Happy Friday Eve!

It's Thursday already! The week is ending better than it started. My mood has improved enormously over the last couple of days.

Kyle is going north to see the boys this weekend. Then he goes to Coos Bay and Roseburg next week. He hasn't been gone for awhile so it will be strange. Hopefully I can get a lot done while he's gone though.

Strange weather today - fog all day long.

My spirits were slightly dampened about my new project - beading. I couldn't find anything the patterns called for at our craft stores. So, I went online and found what I need. Now I just hope everything arrives before next weekend.

Hell's Kitchen starts tonight! Yay!

Dish Network dropped Fisher Broadcasting which is our ABC affiliate so I've missed the last few episodes of Desperate Housewives. I need to catch up online.

Super Bowl Sunday this week! Kyle will be travelling so I will DVR it and we'll fast forward through the game to watch the commercials when he gets home. I'm rooting for the Steelers because of Troy Polamalu.

That's the scoop from here.

Once again, the weekend is about over. I'm not sure that we accomplished anything this weekend, but I suppose that's okay. Most of the things on the 'To Do' list will wait. We did buy a new ceiling fan and light fixture for the family room today. (Thank you, Dad!) I'm excited about getting it put up, maybe next weekend.

Friday night we went to a Lacrosse game - Portland Lumberjax vs. Edmonton Rush. After losing to the Rush by one point last week, the Jax beat the Rush 15-10 at home. They held the lead the entire game and there were 2 good fights. It was the best game of the season so far. The next home game is February 7. Cheryl and Christy are coming up for that one. We'll celebrate Kyle's birthday, go to the game and do some beading that weekend.

I did some shopping yesterday - darn sales at Michael's! I bought my first additions to my new addiction/hobby - beads. How could I resist? Everything was 50% off!

I haven't been in the best mood this weekend. I've been upset about people and the way they treat other people. I work so hard to do things for people, to make them happy, and I get little in return. When I see something I think someone will like, I buy it for them or send it to them or whatever. I don't have to have an occcasion. I often do it just because. All I expect in return is appreciation. The same thought would be nice, but I know that's asking too much. I don't expect 'things' in return, just appreciation, thought, consideration. Why is that so hard? I'm going to start doing less for others and more for myself and those that are deserving. The really sad part is that I don't know that the others will even know the difference, but I will and that's all that matters now.

So things are about to get really busy. Kyle is going to be doing a lot of travelling over the next few weeks. That will give me some time to get the office/craft room in order and hopefully do some crafts. My work group will be in Vancouver in a couple of weeks so that will be a busy week as well.

Time to think about dinner and work on laundry. The weekend is about over.

Happy Inauguration Day! I didn't watch any of the ceremony, but Kyle did. I did read Obama's speech. It was inspiring. I've heard people joke about change coming, but I'm going to stay hopeful that he can turn things around. Someone online commented that it's not like he can snap his fingers and make things better. It's going to take time and support of the nation.

It was a beautiful day today. The sun was shining, but it was still a little chilly. This evening the wind picked up again. We'll probably have frost again in the morning.

American Idol tonight - auditions in San Francisco. People are amazing. I missed the season finale of Momma's Boys last night. I fell asleep so I'll have to watch it online. We haven't had ABC for awhile now so I've been missing Desperate Housewives. I need to catch up on it online as well.

Happy Wednesday tomorrow!

This is our first post on our blog. Several people shared their blogs with us and Edie became intrigued by being able to share pictures and happenings so easily. So, here we are.

What's going on with us? We finally got the house back to normal from the holidays. (Thank you, Mom/Linda!) Edie will be decorating for Valentine's Day next.

Last year about this time, we found a new event that we enjoy watching - indoor Lacrosse. Portland has a professional indoor Lacrosse team - the Lumberjax. We bought season tickets for this year. We have gone to 2 games so far and have 6 more to go to. The Jax play Edmonton Friday night. They played at Edmonton last Friday and lost 11 to 10 after a 14 to 5 win over Colorado the Saturday before. Go Jax!

Sunday (1/18) was the anniversary of our first date 9 years ago. We didn't do anything special this year unless you count cleaning the house. :)

The weather has improved greatly over what it was a month ago. It's cold at night and in the morning, but clear and sunny in the afternoon. I'll take the cold as long as we can have some sunshine for awhile. Hopefully we're done with snow for the winter.

Tomorrow is Inauguration Day. It will be very interesting to see what the next 4 years hold.