Happy Thanksgiving

Hope that everyone has a great Thanksgiving!! It's a quiet day at home for Dan and I this year. Yesterday was my prep day, have the two pies done, the turkey is brining, cranberry mold is done. Today everything just has to be cooked. Shouldn't be too hard....although I will admit, this will be the first turkey I ever cook!! Wish me luck! Only other plans for the day are to relax on the couch, watch some movies, watch the Packer game and go through all of the Black Friday ads!!

Snow!!

Yup!! Our first official snow of the year today. The first snow is always so pretty....could have done without the freezing rain before hand though, made things a little slick!!

I'm thankful though....last year around this time we were having a blizzard that dropped 36 inches in about a day and a half!

Staying Positive

This is what people are always telling me, you need to stay positive. What exactly does staying positive do for you? Does it magically erase the problems and worries from your life??

I've had some pretty hard hits in the last couple of years, and I do believe that I handled them as well as I could, doing the best that I can, in the hopes that I would come out on top. I don't feel as though I did.

I find myself constantly frustrated by the fact that I'm working retail for minimum wage after 2 years of college, which in turn has me spending hours each week working on our budget trying to get everything paid, a little extra for us to do something fun, and also trying to set money aside. Each week one of the three suffers.

I'm doing everything I can to get a job in my field and it's not happening. I'm frustrated, and I don't want to stay positive about it anymore. It's not only me, there are millions out there who have the same problem and it just angers me. I just wish I knew what to do.

Dream House

 One of the things we loved to do this summer was to drive to neighboring towns and hit rummages and look at houses that were for sale. We found this one at the beginning of the summer, and then saw it again this fall. On a whim, we called the number, were given the code for the key box and were able to walk the house. We fell in love. There is only one floor that needs to be replaced, otherwise there is no inside work needed, and minimal outside.                                                

The downside.....we have no clue when we'd be able to buy it. Dan lost his job in September, and the job he has now just covers the bills. I've been trying to find a job in my field since May, and have only been able to find part time in retail.

The upside....it's already been vacant for around 2 years....is it possible we could luck out and it would stay vacant until we're able to do it?? I'm praying so.

My Other Love

Here is the other love of my life, this is Weeb's. She's been in my life just about the same amount of time as Dan. He gave her to me just over a year ago, which is also her age. I'd been without a pet for a couple of years, and was missing having one and he surprised me! Her full name is Weebeloe, because when we first got her, she wobbled when she walked...'Weebloe's wobble but they don't fall down!'
                                                                                                                                                         




In the top photo she's hanging upside down in the tube on her scratch post that Dan made for her....she's outgrown that one already, and he's recently made her a more deluxe model!