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Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving was laid-back and relaxing. We spent it at my parents' house with my mom and dad, my brother John, and my other brother Joe and his wife Libby.

(I was a slacker and didn't take many pictures)

Dad and the guys played around with Dad's cool steam engine



how could you not love this guy?







putting up the Christmas tree on Saturday








why yes, those are Star Wars ornaments on our tree!



i love my mister :)






Merry Christmas!
love, mr hercules & captain jules

Thankful

I have been trying to be more grateful in my life. I think I do an ok job, but I want to rock at it. Lately, I've been thinking about it in the mornings, after Mr. Hercules leaves for work and I am in bed alone, waiting for another hour before I really have to get up.

My list usually starts something like this:

  • I am thankful for Mr. Hercules
  • I am thankful for this amazingly comfortable bed (made comfortable by this)
  • I am thankful for the harem of lovely pillows that Mr. Hercules puts up with (which leads me to be thankful for Mr. Hercules again)
  • I am thankful for our safe home
  • I am thankful for this amazing bed
 And then I usually fall asleep again.

My mom gave us these gratitude journals a while back, and I've tried to write things in there, but haven't been awesome at it either. So the past little bit, I've trying to do better. So, with a little more thought, here is part of my list of gratitude.
  • I am thankful for my amazing husband. I couldn't have dreamed up a better man. Some days I wonder if I'm dreaming it all, or really married.
  • I am thankful for awesome parents who have no idea how seriously cool they are.
  • I am thankful for the ability to read (made possible by the awesome parents who have no idea how seriously cool they are), and the passion I have for it
  • I am thankful for my job
  • I am thankful for a reliable vehicle
  • I am thankful for simple joys from etsy that make my hands less dry and my lips less chapped (and my ears more pretty, and my body smell lovely, and my fingers all ring-y, etc. etc...)
  • I am thankful for the right to vote, even if it doesn't go my way
  • I am grateful that I don't have to be scared when I go out shopping, or come home at night
  • I am grateful that I have a kick-toshie family 
I am grateful for this guy





and this little guy



and them








and them



 and them



happy thanksgiving











Thoughts from "The Alchemist"

reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo, and thought I'd quickly share some thoughts that have stuck with me:

"What is the world's greatest lie?" the boy asked, completely suprised.
"It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie." 


"People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being," said the old man, with a certain bitterness. "Maybe that's why they give up on it so early, too." 


"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it..." 


"...people need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want. We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand."

Your Horoscope

Your horoscopes, compliments once again of The Onion:

Aries Mar 21 - Apr 19

Sometimes in life, you just need to stop whatever you're doing and take a step back. Actually, maybe it's two steps back. Yeah, that's good. Keep going. The stars will let you know when you're far enough.

Taurus Apr 20 - May 20

As you'll soon learn, there are scandals and then there are Scandals—depending on whether or not the word starts at the beginning of a sentence.

Gemini May 21 - Jun 21

A tragic boating accident will soon claim the lives of the lead singer, guitarist, and drummer of your one-man band.


Cancer Jun 22 - Jul 22

When played with skill and grace, the game of soccer is like poetry in motion. Which explains all the bored-stiff people just pretending to follow along.

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 22

You'll popularize a new dance craze this week, thanks in large part to the large, feral raccoon clawing at your back.

Virgo Aug 23 - Sep 22

Remember a couple of months back when the stars accurately predicted the birth of your second child? Man, that was great.

Libra Sep 23 - Oct 23

Keep in mind this week that anger is fear in disguise, although why you'd be afraid of the soda machine eating your dollar is for you alone to answer.

Scorpio Oct 24 - Nov 21

Like a moth to a flame, you too will be strongly attracted to a giant flame today.

Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21

You've never worked a day in your life, though that's mainly because you keep getting the dang graveyard shift.

Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19

Due to adverse weather conditions and severe delays, your next stop this evening will no longer be "Party Town!"


Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18

You'll find yourself up the creek without a paddle this week, but take heart: Paddles are available for purchase at any decent sporting-goods store.

Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20

Everything you desire shall be yours this week, providing you do not under any circumstances read your horoscope.


scars

I do not have pretty feet. They are long rectangles that are the same size as Mr. Hercules'. (we found that out this weekend) They also have thick scars running down the sides of them where I had surgery on them when I was in eighth grade.

98% of my days, I don't think even think about those scars. They've become a part of my feet, and I love my imperfections. Sometimes my feet hurt when the weather changes, and I can't bend my big toes very far, because the bones were cut and fused back together, but even then I don't remember that it was because of the foot surgeries.

Mr. Hercules didn't even notice my ugly feet for quite a long time, which should really be quite shocking, because I am a Barefoot Earth Child as often as possible, and he tickle tortures as often as possible.

I remember how incredibly painful those surgeries were; waking up in the middle of the surgery, and not handling the pain medicine well and having to get shots instead, and recognizing for sure that I have a VERY low pain tolerance compared to most people. I remember my best friend Zach staring at me when I came to school in a wheelchair instead of the crutches I promised I would come strolling in on (apparently he had a fear of wheelchairs? Not sure, but he didn't talk to me for a week. After that, he would push my wheelchair around, carry my books, and be Zach again).

As painful as things like that are, it's amazing that we don't think about them all the time, that we let them pass and become part of us. And then, one day, we don't even think about them anymore. We even forget the scars are there.



I love that about life.

babysitting

look who came by for a visit last night!



 
mr. hercules likes being an uncle




no comment :) lol



 isn't she a cutie?




 
I can see many afternoons spent at our house playing video games with Uncle Ty in her future...

 

 
she had some mad gaming skills!





I'll add the video later :)
have a lovely weekend!

:/

Just looked at the weather forecast for the next 10 days:





drat.



A fear of rectangles

I haven't had the best day today. It's been funky, and I'm in a bit of an ennui. So to get through the afternoon, I am watching West Wing clips on my break. Thought I'd share some lovely ones with you.




This one always makes me feel good :)



This is particularly funny to me because I had a dream about it the other night... I won't give you all the details, because it's far too ridiculous (mr. hercules about drove off the road laughing so hard)








Halloween

We had a very fun party at our apartment on Saturday! Hope your weekend was a safe one!


Mr. Hercules working on his Enterprise pumpkin


 
our friend Heber helping carve my pumpkin



some very cute bugs! {mr. hercules' half-sisters}a lovely bug catcher {mr. hercules' step-mom}and a kind of creepy exterminator... lol {mr. hercules' dad}


I would have given these two a trophy if I had one!



chrissie and kathy


kathy the sweet lil' bird!


tristine watching Scooby-Doo


chelsie jamming out :)


Landyn the cute frog!


the finished product


 
do you know who my pumpkin is?


mr. hercules as Wolverine :)
(i think he's cuter than hugh jackman)



 
i am SO in love with this man
lol
he's been growing his hair and beard out for a couple of months to get it long enough to be wolverine. we cut it all off yesterday, and I have my Captain Awesome back :)

I hope you all had a safe, lovely Halloween!



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