Bronchitis and....SNOW ;0(

Here are some pictures that relate to my life right now:

Don was diagnosed with severe bronchitis on Tuesday and has been in the bed sick all week. The doctor said he was one step from pneumonia and needed to get to bed and get some fluids right way. Yesterday he was worse, but this morning he does look better.

The weather has been awful this week. The high yesterday was 23 and we have gotten 6-8 inches of snow. The snow covered trees are absolutely beautiful!

Sorry for the short post, but I have to get to work. I know much of my family keeps up with my blog even though we dont get to talk on the phone or visit in person. I wanted to update this blog briefly so you would know we were still alive!

Have a great week! Just heard on the news that it is only 21 days til Spring!?!? YIPPEE!!

Happy belated Valentines!

Don and I had a great time last night at "The Lion King" Broadway musical in downtown Pittsburgh. The Benedum Theatre was fantastic and the play was fabulous! The set, actors, costumes and special effects were some of the best ever. I could watch it again today if I could afford the tickets to go twice. The weather was cold, but it was clear with no rain or snow falling. We did get about 7 inches earlier this week with lots of ice!

Things are still very busy. I have been sick with a sinus infection/chest cold and still working both jobs. Don returned from his D.C. trip only to be bombarded with work at the office filling in as the Wing Commander for a week. Don leaves today for another week long tdy to Scott AFB, Illinios. I am working tonight and this weeked for H&R Block. The extra money is nice, but I dont have time to spend it....the irony of it all, huh?

Hope everyone had a very Happy Valentines Day. I didnt even get to mail out valentines this year, but all of you are in our hearts and we think of you often.

Happy New Year - FINALLY!

I can't believe that January is almost over and I haven't had the chance to blog even once so far this year! I started my job at H&R Block on the 3rd. And I got a call from the firm asking me to start work on the 4th instead of the 14th as orginially planned. So this year started off very busy with two jobs.





I absoultely love the firm I am working for. My boss is great and I like the personal injury cases. I am getting used to working in a large firm - there are 10 lawyers, twice as many secretaries, 4 paralegals, 3 law clerks, two receptionists and a runner! I am used to a one lawyer/one secretary office. We work very hard, but have fun too. Thursday night we had a "Girls Only" farewell pizza/beer party for the female lawyer that is leaving, and it was fun to hear some of the antics and stories about the firm. I remember thinking "if this conference room is bugged we might all be fired tomorrow".....the rest of the girls laughed and said the "guys" would get a kick out of us making fun of them. I am still not sure about that one!





H&R Block is VERY busy this week. I work today from Noon -9:00 p.m. I was suppose to go in at 3:00, but they called and said I had appointments booked every hour on the hour beginning at noon. That is good news - the more returns the more money I make.





Don is still in D.C. at the National Security Conference. He really enjoyed his visit to the Capital Building on Thursday and he got to sit in an listen to the Senate as they were passing a bill. Something that I would LOVE to do - maybe one day!



Last week brought an inch of snow every day. We had about 4 inches on the ground last night when I went to bed and I woke up this morning to another inch that fell during the night. Got my haircut first thing this morning and then spent the next hour shoveling snow and clearing the driveway and walkways around the house. Hopefully the sun will come out Monday and melt most of it away.



For those of you waiting on my phone calls, be patient. I worked HR Block this past Monday and Tuesday nights. Wednesday night Stitch had a vet appointment and I had a dinner engagement with friends. Thursday night I worked late and last night I went to bed at 6:45!!! Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to return phone calls, emails and send out a few thank you notes that are WAY past due!



Enjoy your week, and hopefully I can up date this blog more often!

Cool gift, and Heidi Pictures!

I am excited to report that Don purchased us partial season tickets to the Pittsburgh Pirates 2008 Baseball Season. I can not wait until the first game in April! I love the ballpark and hope that the Bucs have a better season this year than last.

Heidi and her boyfriend Michael are enjoying their visit. They have both fallen in love with the town of Weirton like we did. We spent Wednesday doing some after Christmas shopping and got some really good deals. We also visited Don at work and he took the kids on a tour of a C-130, and then took us all for the traditional Primanti Bros. sandwich. Thursday we saw "National Treasure - Book of Secrets" and Friday, since I had to work, Don took them to Pittsburgh to ride the incline and eat at Hard Rock Cafe (Heidi's favorite). Here are some pictures from this week:

Heidi and I spent this morning at the salon getting pampered and this afternoon we are all going down to Wheeling to visit Cabela's, have dinner and tour the Oglebay Resort Festival of Lights. Sure wish we had more time to show them around. It is simply amazing how fast the week goes when we have family visiting!

Have a great weekend!

Happy Birthday JIMMY!

I can't believe my baby boy is 26 years old today!!! I hope you have a very Happy Birthday Jimmy, I love you bunches! This picture is of him in the first grade. He really looks a lot like me now, but in this picture he really reminds me of his dad. Hopefully he will send me some current pictures of him soon so I can post a picture of him at 26 years old.

Some of you have asked for more Disney pictures, so here are two more of my favorites. All of us with Donald and Daisy Duck at the Disney Vacation Club Member's Merry Mixer at Epcot, and the other is a picture of my Dad with his "Salad in a Vase" at the Nine Dragons Chinese restaurant in China at Epcot. Isn't that salad pretty and unique? It had asparagus, bok choy, carrots, Japanese radish and I think zucchini. It was served in this beautiful vase filled with ice and came with a side of ginger salad dressing for dipping.




Don and I watched the old black and white Christmas movie "Christmas in Connecticut" tonight and it was wonderful. We really enjoyed "It's a Wonderful Life" while we were at Disney, and we still have Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" to watch this weekend. We have a couple of Christmas parties this weekend also, and are toying with the idea of an afternoon at "Mountaineer Racetrack and Resort" on Sunday. They opened the remaining table games today so we can now play blackjack, craps and roulette!

My family is having their Christmas this weekend at my parents house and I wish we could be there to join them - maybe next year. Hope you all have a fun weekend and a Very Merry Christmas!

Home again, Home again.....boo hoo!

Not really, I am glad to be back at my house, but I miss my parents and Florida! The weather was fantastic while we were there. Highs in the 80's and lows in the 60s - perfect. We landed in Pittsburgh and were met with 20 degree temps and snow on Saturday....4 inches! I got my snow tires though and actually drove to HR Block this morning by myself. The roads were clear thanks to the rain that washed most of the snow away. Looks like the rest of the week will be smooth sailing. Here are some fun pictures made by Disney last week:




Had to battle Capt. Hook after riding "Pirates of the Caribbean", but seeing Johnny Depp as Capt. Jack Sparrow made it all worth while! It was so fun to share Disney with my parents. The holiday displays were absolutely gorgeous and I can't wait to finish decorating my house "Disney" style. I better get started...one week till Christmas and I am still putting up decorations! The good news is I shipped all the gifts today, so hopefully they will arrive before Christmas.

Jim Shore Artwork!

We are having a great time at Disney. Lucky me - when we checked in on Saturday Don saw where one of my favorite Artists was signing his work over at Epcot. I was so excited to meet Jim Shore, shake his hand and pickup some of his newer pieces and have them autographed.

My parents bought me the new Donald Duck Ornament, and the new Boy making a Snowman figure. I am so proud of them! After meeting Jim Shore we went to France for an awesome dinner and enjoyed great conversation and fun with my parents.

Sunday we toured all of the resorts and saw the great edible decorations. Loved this one at the Contemporary Resort made of all chocolate!

Last night we had dinner at Mexico in Epcot and rode the Soarin ride. Today is MGM Studios day and I am excited about seeing Fantasmic tonight. The weather here is beautiful - in the 80s during the day and the 60s at night. Will try to update more in a couple of days!