'Til Tanner & Sean Come Home

47 Days until Tanner and Sean come home for a few days of their Christmas break!  Can't wait.  Wish there were lots of others coming as well.  (I guess we could have them bring Elle, Nixon, and Hudson!  Think about it, parents!)  We are excitedly counting down!!!

..... and this Christmas cactus is from last year!  Imagine that!

Lunch at Applebees!

Today I had lunch at Applebees with my great friend, Sarah Williams. That can't happen often enough. I love to spend time with her. We always have lots to talk about.

Anyway, this tale is not about lunch..... It is about the new decor at our Applebees. They just updated their restaurant. I walked in the front door and turned to be seated... and right there as large as life was Sean on the wall. I had to take a picture! It was a fun find.

(He is on the 'Maysville' part of the display; obviously, Sean is the opponent.)

One Benefit

I just finished making cookies to take to our young adult activity tonight. As I finished mixing the dough, I thought to myself, "Man, I don't need to share this beater with anyone!" Ah hah, ONE BENEFIT!

I do on the other hand, realize the disadvantage to this... eating all this cookie dough by myself. I will have to work harder at walleyball tonight!

Zanesville is on the Map!

I don't have any photos to post, darn it! I haven't seen any of the 48 - 80 exotic, wild animals that are roaming about in our neck-of-the-woods. I sat out in my hot tub last night wondering if I would see something creeping into my yard.

I heard about the incident last night while I was at a superintendent's advisory network meeting at West Muskingum High School. I thought there were maybe 6 animals on the loose. I knew the deputies were out hunting them. I mentioned it to Lyle when I got home. We both kind of ummm-hmmm'd it all. Then this morning at an appointment, I caught the Today show, CNN, Fox News, .... and heard there were 48 animals, schools were closed, warnings were given to stay in homes, and it is national news. WOW! What a great way to get your name out there! It was fascinating to listen to everyone's take on this while I was working out at the gym, you know, with my geriatric gym friends.

We are safe and unscathed by this, we think!

SEAN STILL SINGS!!!

I don't know any particulars, just that Sean was asked to sing something at their Ward Prayer on Sunday evening. His friend, Emily Martyn, accompanied him. Her dad is in our Stake Presidency. Sean took her to prom last Spring. His roommate, Remington, videoed it on his phone, I think.

I told Sean that I really wished that I could hear it, and so he posted it on YouTube for me to listen to. I'm just sharing the blessing! ENJOY!