little buddy

little buddy is just the best friends. and because he is so animated, i have yet another photo storyline tale to share.

as some background to the eye patch, yet again we have faced another husband eye fiasco (the first being a case of pink eye at the end of the honeymoon). this time, the hubs spent a good 72 hours at home with his eye swollen shut after he managed to scratch the cornea of his right eye. and if you have seen the movie 'knocked up', this is where you laugh at his pink eye.... i know you are all aware of my great story-telling capabilities, so i will have to share the details of the midnight eye discovery and early morning blind-man doctor visit another time in person...

"hey, dad, you okay?"

"i love you, best friend. here is a kiss"
"okay, yeah, that's a good idea...let's just sleep"

a halloween tale

once upon a time in a cute little butler neighborhood, a newlywed couple spent a weekend spicing up their curb appeal to put them in the proper fall spirit.

they bought pumpkins and hay, and even offered a spot to a warty, green pimpled pumpkin on their porch to compliment their magnificent mums. aren't they just so cute?

and though she wasn't the prettiest addition, a pumpkin named lucy was born at a monthly wine club gathering with girlfriends (don't worry children, wine club is tame now so there is no danger in the whole knife/wine thing....)

but then, the evil, mean and hungry chipmunks snuck on the porch in the dead of night (or while the cute couple was at work) and began to eat lucy's face!

day by day, (by day by day) she is slowly disappearing....

new "panes"

yesterday our five spankin' new windows were installed. they look as good as one can imagine new windows looking: aluminum clad on the outside and fancy-pants wood on the inside to keep the house looking "originial".

now, not only do i have a clue what we will use as small talk with people regarding the happenings of our lives, but the hubs wants to play the "let's not turn on the heat and see how much the house warms up naturally now that we have new windows" game.

better hunker down. it is going to be a looooong winter.

midnight critters

so we have now moved past the "slapping your wife in the middle of the night" phase to "wake up your wife because you are concerned about the very large critter lurking across the floor of the dining room in the middle of the night" phase.

perhaps it is the weather? change in diet? either way, the dog's slumber seems to never be disturbed by the ginormous rodents playing in the house in the middle of the night.

some nights, he convinces me in my slumber to actually get out of bed with him so we can try to catch it.

homemade

here is my homemade fall wreath. i can just hear the "oohs and ahhhs" now.

this weekend i will try and convince the hubs to go to a pumpkin patch to complete our fall decor.

apparently, i have given up "making" for crafting lately?!

time for a change...

when i first met my husband, he had never mowed the yard before...

ten years later, my hubs is out changing the oil in the car! i'm so proud - he is such a great husband!

$2 if you can name the other voight auto body shop member featured in this photo....