Quilt Contest

Yes - my sister will be shocked. But I was so taken with these gorgeous quilts, I had to pass on the link for a chance to win one. So beautiful! Click here to enter

2 Months and Counting!

Well we are 2 months away from the big cruise with my family to the Caribbean and are really starting to get excited about it. And prepare. We have to finalize our passports and are trying to get to the gym together or alone a few times a week so we will enjoy posing for pictures in January. Nothing worse than coming back from a big trip and realizing you opted out of every picture because you didn't like the angle it was taken from.

Life has been continuing as normal for the most part. Ryan was transferred to the campus closer to home which has been wonderful. He is working day shifts so we get to be together as a family much more and we're saving on gas as he doesn't have to drive for an hour every day. He has applications in with both sheriffs and Corrections and we're very hopeful for both. Now that Ryan has a year of security experience, his chances are so much better than 2 years ago when he tried for sheriffs. The really good thing about this is he realizes he has a real interest and love for security work and is finally doing something he really enjoys.

My work is continuing as normal and life is hectic. It's hard to work 8 hours a day, keep the house at least somewhat tidy, do laundry, groceries, get to the gym, take care of a 2-year-old and find time for sanity, but I'm surviving and looking forward to a break in January!

I've been told by my supervisor that I apologize too much so I won't be saying sorry as I usually do for not getting a post up in 2 months - life is crazy and this morning I made sure to get up half an hour early to get this post up so people don't think we've fallen off the face of the earth. Here are a few pictures from the last month:

Kaitlyn giving big smiles at Grandma's house:


Oma's 2 helpers on Halloween enjoying some dinner:


Kaitlyn dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood on Halloween (sorry, she really didn't want to pose and this was the best one - she was too busy enjoying her Smarties to pay any attention to me):