Wahoo Fall is here!!!

Well Summer went out like a Lion!  The heat, humidity and hurricanes.  GOOD RIDDENS!

Have you watched any of the new Fall shows?  My favorite new shows are 

                             A Million Little Things

                             The Cool Kids

A Million Little Things has drama, comedy and such a great story line.

The Cool Kids will make you literally laugh out loud!

Two shows you don't want to miss.
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The weather in NC is gorgeous.  We have ups and downs in temps through October but we are enjoying this now.

The NC State Fair started a day late due to Hurricane Michael but they should have record year if this weather keeps up.

With the good weather comes progression of our home.

The porch is framed. The front door is in, the back door should be in tomorrow.  Hopefully the siding will be done by the end of the week.  The rough ins should all be complete by Monday the 29th of October.  Assuming that all goes as planned we hope to insulate the first week of November. 

I still keep hoping and praying we can spend Christmas/Chanukah in our new home.

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For those that didn't see on Facebook - I took Tucker and Kaylee to see Jordan (one of our friends from their daycare), at the Pumpkin Patch.  They were very inquisitive and Tucker found some kind of animal poop that he decided his head needed to be rubbed in.  We took a picture in the hay pile that was set for photo ops.  I was not planning on the photo but wanted to get a picture with the furry kids so I jumped right in with them.  Thanks Jordon for take all the photos.  This was the best of them.

We also brought home a white and orange pumpkin for Daddy! (aka my husband Keith) who loves Halloween. He loves to greet the kids at the door and hand out candy.  A few years back a 3 year old little boy just came right in to see the dogs we had then like he lived here.  The little boy's dad was mortified but we just laughed.  

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Last week I received a wonderful surprise from a friend

She is an upcoming and new designer.  Mary has created these beautiful three patterns. 

The Dogwood Mat

The Travel Pillow

And 

Circle Party Pinkeep

Patterns $10 each 

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So...........have you ever been "Boo'ed"?

We were today. 

I came home and on our chair near our door was this.........

In there was this note.......

What a cute idea.  

So now I have 2 days to "Boo" two other people. 

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I had a busy bowling week.......last Saturday I bowled in a 3 6 9 tournament.  You get a strike in the 3rd, 6th and 9th frames.  We each bowled six games in about 2 1/2 hours.  The fact that we got 3 strikes per game would make one think there is no way they could get less than 100??????  LOL....I did.  I am still so NOT consistent  I bowled 147, 148, 90, 112, 139,188.  I did however win a side bet of $16 for the handicap.  It was fun. Thanks Annette for talking me into it.  

I am now going to bowl for a good cause next Wednesday.  The bowlathon is actually this Sunday but I cannot make it so I am going to use my league scores on October 31,2018.

Here are the details:

Quilts for Kids

if you are interested in sponsoring me please email or text me the following no later than 10/30/2018 at 5pm.  I will be playing 3 games, 10 frames.  You can pledge a flat amount or base it on score, pins???  For example if you wanted to sponsor a penny a pin and I bowled 150, 100 and 125 that's 375 pins or $3.75.  Thanks in advance.

This is the form I need to complete:

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And a great recipe. Low Carb Bagels

They were surprisingly amazing.  

Be sure to use the Fage Yogurt.  The thicker the yogurt the better. 

Skinny Bagels

Everyone have an amazing week.  I hope to have positive updates on the house soon.

Let me know if you would like to sponsor me for Quilts for Kids Bowlathon.

Stacey 

Zippity Doo Dah --- Where is Mr. Bluebird?

So unless you are living under a rock, you are aware of the chaos going on in our government.  I am not going to discuss it but brought it up because I thought - what a better day to blog and try to divert the attention of the massive storm occurring.

I went to two places this morning and it just amazed me how the "Political Storm" is creating havoc like a full moon.  People are short tempered and unkind.  I have valued and instilled the values in my kids - "You treat others how you would want to be treated".  This is not a difficult task.  We all have bad moments or days.  We never know what someone else is facing.  We cannot control others but we can control our own behavior.  If everyone can try a little harder maybe "Mr. Blue Bird" shall land on your shoulder.

Ok, that was a bit intense but I just don't understand why people have to be so ugly!!!

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New Home Update:

We spent all day last Saturday with our electrician finalizing the rough in.  I'm sure I have missed a light or switch but we do have a lot. So it is what it is.  The framers did not show up but they are coming this Saturday - (so I was told).  We had a beam of steele installed for the porch yesterday before the rain. Once the framer gets his part done a lot more can happen.  FINGERS AND TOES CROSSED!!

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I was reminded by a friend "Linda W" about a situation that occurred about a month ago.  It's actually a Public Service Announcement.  I had to learn the hard way.  So here is what happened.............

I was bringing items to a consignment shop and had all the nicely ironed and hung items laying in my hatch back of my Ford Edge. The clouds were rolling in while I was unloading.  I went to get the last load and had the back hatch opened when the rain came down so hard I though I was being sprayed with a garden hose.  So I quickly jumped into the hatchback/trunk and pushed the electric door button to close the hatch.  Once the door closed I had realized I left my keys in the front seat as well as my phone and my starbucks latte. I sat and waited for the rain to let up which seemed like forever but it was about 5 min. I then pushed the button that closed me in the car but to my surprise it does not open from the inside when the door is closed.  Now what? I laughed for at least 2 minutes of my alone time.  Then I looked out the window and realized I can't see the owner of the shop who had come out for smoke and it's getting hot in the car.  So I look to the middle row of seats and unless I could make myself into "flat Stanley" I wasn't getting into the back seat.  This had become a MacGyver moment.  So I decided to take the middle headrest out.  That at least gave me enough space to squeeze myself through, flip over the seat and then open the back side door manually.  I saw the owner and asked her if she was entertained waiting for the rain to end.  She said she didn't know I was even stuck in the car.  So the public service announcement in summary is if you are going to shut yourself in the car make sure you have Keys in Hand!

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I love to share some Yummy Recipes when I find them so hee you go............

I made this with Zoodles this week and loved it.  If you do not know what Zoodles are they are Zucchini strips that look like spaghetti but are zucchini. 

Skinny Chicken Piccata

Have a great weekend everyone! Take time to do something you enjoy and most of all something nice big or small for someone to make them smile.

Hugs!!!
Stacey

I'M BACK!!!

So I decided to Blog again.  I seem to disappear for a year then get the urge to start again. (Looking back at the blog).  I have had quite a few people ask me when I would start posting again.  Time always seems to be the issue with everything.  Time passes so fast and gets away from us so why not take the time.  I am working on making time for things that make me happy and this is one of them
This year has been beyond crazy personally and in this world.  I have chosen to create this as a  place to visit without politics and drama which is why I wanted even more to blog the good things. 

With all that being said we are very happy to see Florence make her exit - our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected.  We were very fortunate to only lost power for 6 hours.  We had a glitch with the generator but Lowes was opened and had plenty in stock.  It was an easy fix.  Both our current home and new home appear to be without damage.  THANK GOD!!

During the storm we watched the Black Panther Modern Marvel movie.  I didn't think I'd like it and the movie was a bit different for me but the effects and story were better than I thought.  We also watched Melissa McCarthy - "The Life of the Party".  It was also not the best movie but cute and a current spin of Rodney Dangerfield's "Back to School".

Now we need the rain to take a hike!!! Things to dry out so we can move on with our new home.  For anyone that doesn't know. We bought the land in Fuquay Varina, NC 14 years ago and finally broke ground last August.  Keith (my husband) and I are building our dream home. Here is our current status...

The HOPE is to be in for the holidays.
I will keep y'all posted.
My older son Justin is living with us and is eager for us to move out so he can take over this house we are in.

In the meantime we have these two crazy fur babies. We adopted Tucker (lab/shepherd mix) a year ago Mother's Day and Kaylee (chow-chow/golden - Heinz 57) this past February.  She was a Foster Failure.  I failed.  I  had her for a week and could NOT give her back!

They keep us laughing. 

Kaylee is such a Daddy girl.  She is obsessed with Keith.  Every moment she can she is kissing him  And Tucker is a mama's boy.  

They absolutely adore each other from the moment we brought Kaylee home..  

Do you truly know how to boil the perfect egg?

This morning I wanted to make egg salad.  I however either overcook or undercook my hard boiled eggs.  And then there is the frustration of getting the shell off.  So what do I do?  I GOOGLE how to boil the perfect egg.  And they were truly perfect. 

How to Boil a Perfect Egg

What else has been going on you ask???

I bowl on a ladies Wednesday league.  I started a year ago August.  I was lucky to bowl on average a 70.  Thank goodness for handicaps.  My teammates have all been supportive for the most part.  I was truly frustrated getting more gutters than pins.  I am proud to say things have improved.  No I'm not entering the Pro Bowlers but I have gotten my 90 handicap down to a 73.  (Those that don't know - the handicap is your average subtracted from 200).  I shocked myself and everyone else this week and bowled a 186.  I then went back to reality and bowled a 93 and 98.  Consistent I'm not. But here's the proof.  I had to take a picture.  

I also play Mah Jongg on Mondays.  People think it is  Jewish ladies game but guess what? I'm the only Jewish person  I love the game.  It's challenging and fun.  Of course we have a few of our own rules that would be snubbed at but we have a good time.  We won't tell the Mah Jongg police.  

On that note..............I found this the other day.  SERIOUSLY???? It was pretty funny.  But again -

Seriously?

Automatic Mah Jongg table

I know this was a rather random all over the place post but for the most part I think that brings everyone up to date. 

My goal is to blog at least once a week. 

Ta Ta for now!!!

Stacey