I can't stop shopping....

In my fridge I have 5 1/2 2# blocks of Tillamook cheese. That's 11# of Tillamook. I also have 24 Tillamook yogurts (30 cents each!!). I have been to Fred Meyers 3 days this week to buy (you can only get 1 cheese at a time with the 3.99 coupon). And we won't mention the Tillamook ice cream at 2.50$ per gallon. Do I have a food hoarding disease? If you must know I cannot tolerate eating cache valley, kraft, kroger or any other kind of cheddar cheese. I grew up in Oregon, eating only Tillamook cheese and I can't switch. I usually pay 5.99 per 2# or 4.99 if I am lucky. Should I buy more? Should I stop? Should I get some professional help?

And coming soon.... Family pictures 2011. Complete with Eliza sticking her tongue out, Ian with a finger in his nose and parents looking like they are trying not to strangle their children.

Happy October

Nothing much going on around here... Eliza loves dressing up lately. Luckily for her friend Bryson she likes dressing up as a superhero.

One great thing about October is the end of baseball!! Hooray! We now have our Saturdays back and I am not giving them up again. Ian had a love/hate relationship with baseball. He hated it because it's harder than it looks but loved it because he loved chasing the ball and playing with other kids. He always was extremely surprised when he hit the ball.

I will only sign him up again if he begs and begs and begs. Some of the games were just too painful to watch. The kids don't strike out so they just throw the ball over and over and over again until they hit it. As a last resort they get out the Tee.

the in-laws...

One of my wonderful sister in laws came across the country to help watch Eliza my final week of full-time work. She made our lives sooo much easier during a difficult time. Then we all piled in a borrowed car and headed to Stanley Idaho... one of our favorite places.I love idaho for it's free camping and hot springs.

I love the mountains and the trees. I wish Eastern Idaho was greener.

So what is your guess... is she falling or being thrown in or something else entirely???

The kids had a blast exploring trails, caves, rivers, lakes and motel rooms. We couldn't have had better travel companions. Thanks for a fun trip!

Changes...

I took the day off work for my b-day last week. Hooray! We all went on a little hike. The kids mostly whined but I just kept reminding them how much fun they were having. 31 is kind of a depressing age. Eliza looks a little crazed in this picture, I had to share it because the camera rarely captures her true nature.
And introducing.... Mike's new office. Don't you love the wall art? He is teaching full-time at the local university this year. I will be cutting back my hours soon and changing my job from head of the dietary department to consultant dietitian. This means no more 5 am phone calls and no more crazy scheduling. I'm excited to have holidays with the family again! I am a little bit nervous about turning over this job to someone else... it is my baby because I was hired before the place even opened and put a lot of procedures into place.

And check out this house!!! Extreme makeover home-edition is in town this week helping out a single mom with 9 kids whose house burnt down and she had cancer and a gazillion other problems. The family returns tomorrow for the big reveal. I couldn't wait though... I went down to check it out and it looks great. I would live in it. There seemed to be about 100 people in blue t-shirts and hard hats just standing around.

And rumor has it (from an unreliable source) a famous werewolf (ie Taylor Lsomething McShirt Off) has checked into a local hotel to be on hand for the unveiling of the house. The traffic over in that part of town is horrendous, as well as the crowds of people attempting to get a look at the various stars.

So... who wants to give my apartment an extreme makeover?