After I waited for this thing, um Stripes to die from all the live food that Dh keeps feeding it, being stared at by the cat and the constant tapping on the habitat by the kids, it finally curled up and died one night after surviving for 2 weeks.

Yippee, um, I mean,   awwwww!

Well now we had  a ton of crickets, so DH said lets go to Petco!! Introducing 'Dash' the green anole. He lasted a whole 4 days!! DH (notice a pattern) decided that he needed some UVB rays and put the poor lizard out on the fence yesterday. I did warn him, but he is always right. (sigh) A couple hours later after DH goes to nap before work I go out there and there we have a fried lizard. So I won't have crying kids, I told them to jump in the car and we are going to get a friend for 'Dash'.

I have the sales guys put 2 lizards in the box while I distracted them. We get home and the kids goes to play and I get rid of 'Dash 1' and try to put the new 'Dash 2' and 'Flash' into the habitat. One goes in fine and the other jumps out and disappears. Crap!!  I search my back porch for 20 mins, nothing.  Tell the kids that the ne friend escaped and they don't care. sigh

1 hour later I am on my way out the door to go play 'Bunco' and at the last minute decide to give my hair a quick brush. When I am done I happen to notice this green thing on my shoulder, Yes, it is the escaped lizard just sitting there staring at me.  People is was in my hair for over an hour and almost went to Bunco with me!!  I would've never be invited back if I had a lizard jump on the table as I was rolling the dice. LOL!!

Mid Nov. we packed up the Man and sent him hunting for food (deer)in Illinois. After all the money that was spent for the trip, he was told that he better bring something back even if he has to hit it with a car. It didn't happen, but he did bring back presents.  He stayed for 11 days which means he wasn't here for Thanksgiving. I didn't plan to make a big dinner for the kids and I but in the end when I saw the good deal on the turkeys I had to get one. So via webcam and phone we shared Thanksgiving with Hubby and his family.

The kids enjoyed the turkey a lot. The Boy devoured his turkey leg like a Renaissance King. LOL!! The Girl just kept raving about how good the whole meal was. Wow, I felt like the greatest cook in the world. LOL!! After dinner we took a walk around the neighborhood, returned home when the boy had a meltdown in someone's yard because I would not let him ride his scooter in their rocks. sigh.  Later that night, Hubby calls and gives me the lowdown on his cousin-in-law. She always has put herself above the rest of the family, so I guess this is expected of her. Aunty has a gum ball machine on her coffee table and I guess cousin-in-law kept bitching about it because she does not allow her daughters to have gum. When it gets put up high, but according to Hubby not soon enough, because while we were on webcam one of the girls came in the room and asked for a napkin to spit the gum out into. She whispered that she would get in trouble and culd he not say anything. LOL  Of course, Hubby is on the child's side and don't rat her out.

Later, he and his male cousin was sitting in the garage talking about when they hung out together inthe 'old days' and my Hubby says 'remember when we use to go to titties bars?'. Cousin's wife heard and had a fit. She said that this family is so backwoods and have no sense at all and more that hubby didn't tell me. Now this woman has known this family since she was in junior high. She has been around them for over 10 years before they got married and knows that they are fun drinkers and nutty. It is not like how I was introduced to them  out of the blue after I was married into the family with a child. So I don't know what her problem is. It is not like she comes from a very well to do family with high ettiqiute. That ended the family get together. I guess you can't have a holiday without some kind of drama.

Hubby came home on Black Friday night, so I didn't get to go out shopping but that is fine with me. Aunty requested the kid's list and within 2 hrs she had over half the stuff on the list bought. She even came back and took Hubby out with her a second time and he bought some stuff. The town she lived in did not have the crowds so she didn't have to get up at 3am, she got up at 730am and on the road at 830a. I am so going to open an account and just save money so that next year we are going up for Thanksgiving and I'll mail the stuff back. Plus I hope to get to see some friends while up there. LOL

Saturday, Hubby stubbed his toe on the train set box that was placed behind the couch out of the pathway to the hall but he somehow hits. The thing turned blue and purple and we just knew it was broken. He just decided to sit in his chair and ice it and complain.

Sunday he is in the garage working on the car and comes in with blood dripping. He somehow sliced a finger. Sigh!!  I finally said just sit down and watch football and don't touch anything. I just know that spouse abuse services will be knocking on the door to arrest me when he returns to work. LOL!!

THe kids got their progress reports and are doing really well!!

Oh, poor Hubby got a very nice welcome home event from his wonderful, darling son. On Monday Dad took the son with him to the grocery store for bandaids that didn't have some kind of character on it. In the aisle is Hubby, the Boy and an old lady. The Boy out of the blue turns to the lady and says "Help, I'm being held against my will." The lady looked at the Man and back at the Boy and The stunned Man pulled out his wallet and showed her the Lost child ID card I insist that he carry and showed her that this Boy did belong to him. They get home and the Boy is crying and runs into his room and The Man tells me what happens. I tried not to laugh because this is what my world is like most the time with the Boy. I told him it was from the cartoon SpongeBob he lets him watch. LOL!! Let's just say that it has not been on in the house for quite awhile now.

One thing I have learned is that I go through way less food, laundry, toilet paper and sleep sounder when the Man is gone. I miss him to death but when the clothes all seem to make in into the laundry basket and the toilet seat is down in the middle of the night, it makes it a little hard to welcome him back. LOL!!!

The house is decorated inside and out. I was a nice wife and let him buy blue and orange bulbs since he is a big Bears fan and he is the envy of some men. LOL!!

Our neighbors gave us their old refrigerator before they moved out and it is so nice to hvae in the garage. They thinkthe man they sold it to is just going to flip it or rent it. Now today the old lady on the other side of us has a For Rent sign in front. Crap!!!! I hope these people are choosey about who they rent to.

The Man squadron had the kid's Christman party on Sat. Nothing like seeing santa come in on a helicopter. It was fun for the kids.  The Adut Christmas party is on the 15th at one of the casinos. I am only going because of the good prizes we could win.

Well that is it for now. I was going to post about watching the Am azing Race but I am like 2 weeks behind. Good thing is that it looks like this is not the last season because they are advertising for the next season. WooHoo!!