Sleigh bells ring.....

In 45 minutes it will be December. Wow. You know, they have a nickname for next year already. They are going to call it "ten". Cute.

Tom and I got a lot accomplished today, the highlight of which was actually sending off our passport renewal applications (complete with photos...thank you , Triple A!)

My sister in law(well, outlaw) is concerned that I reveal way too much info online, so i won't say what we're doing at the crack of dawn Wednesday morning, but I will hint that we will be very happy to see Wilma and Harry later that day near their home.

I'm psyched for tax season with H&R Block this year. My January schedule at the Sears Burlington is all blocked out (no pun intended?lol) and I am ready to get started!

We will be hooking up with a goodly portion of my side of the family in mid-December as the Mays descend upon NYC and we meet up with them at Jeff's for a Cody birthday party. We are hoping to get there to see the boys in "Oliver" at their school too the same week.

We bought tickets for the Jamboree in the Hills today. So far the list of groups performing over the four days is: Brooks and Dunn.
(I'll keep you posted.....)

Extending the week-end...

Tom and I will be staying in Atlantic City off and on all week, just for fun. :-)

We ended up going to Prospectors Friday after all when we heard Ganine was going to be there. It was great to see her after all this time and maybe we can do it again Thursday!

I went to the annual Women's Expo at Hartford School Saturday morning. The place was packed and parking was at a premium.
There were a lot of exhibitors including local authors Patricia Perry and Bea Joyner,

awesome caterers with delicious samples- from chocolate covered strawberries and mouth-watering appetizers to hot and spicy quesidillas to Jamaican cuisine. (The caterers pictured...just to give them a well-deserved plug!)....are Culinary Express, Sensational Host, and Scotch Bonnets Catering ,Jamaican Cuisine).

A really nice surprise was running into my dancing friend, Esther, who, it turns out, is a massage therapist at Rizzieri. (Now I love her even more than ever! :-)

The weather outside is frightful...........

It's Friday night and normally we would be heading for Prospectors, but it is cold, wet, windy and dreadful out. Plus there are other extenuating circumstances so it looks like a cozy warm night in.

Hopefully, tomorrow will be a dancing kinda night...and we can hook up with Ganine and Jim for the first time in a long time.

My thoughts are with Terri in Tampa.....

We have to pick a week-end for our romantic getaway I won at the NJEA Communication Tools Workshop. Whoohoo! How fun!!!

My aunt in CA has written a children's book about her life with her sisters in days of old (one of her sisters was my mother), and in reading it, I learned a number of details that were new to me. It was like finding treasure at an archeological dig site. :-)

Busy busy busy

Right now a very patient Verizonwireless representative is trying to help us get Tom's laptop functioning with the new replacement aircard I traded in for today. Why can't things ever be easy???
We are missing Tracy Byrd at Prospectors but are looking forward to reconnecting with Ganine and Jim there next week. Dancing last night was fun and we met some great newcomers.
I am in sleep deprivation recovery...Wednesday I got up early and headed out to take my HRB certification test and stayed up right into overnight at Contact, then headed for the train to AC and the NJEA Convention, had fun there, trained back and headed to my late-running class in Willingboro and then came home around 11. (Did I mention I fell asleep while the District Manager was talking to our class?? How embarrassing!) Friday was Eastampton Seniors, a Contact In-Service with John from Social Security, and dancing. Today was hair and getting the new device (who knew what a nightmare installing it would be??), and meeting up with Mirella for some HRB study grouping.
We are missing Jeff and fam on their way to DC to see Hannah next week-end because of a vacation and meeting conflict :-(
Tomorrow Tom has a bowling tournament and it's Sugarfooting Sunday too. :-)

November already????

Yes, we have changed the clocks back and it is cold and darker earlier....The Phillies are in the World Series and Halloween has come and gone.

The days are just flying by. I don't know how I would ever get everything done if I had to work still! :-)

Today we ran over to Taylors in Cherry Hill to see Blake Shelton "singing for beer". He was really good. What a nice treat!









This week coming up I have election stuff- calls on Monday, working the polls Tuesday, certification test Wednesday, NJEA Convention Thursday, and an in-service with Contact on Friday. I am keeping busy, that's for sure!

I need a vacation! I know! We can go to Atlantic City....and maybe Orlando....? :-)