Why Mike is Superman

Here's what my sweet hubby did this weekend:

1. washed all the dishes
2. voluntarily vacuumed the whole house without being asked
3. gave the vacuum cleaner a haircut (I tend to shed some nice long hairs...)
4. vacuumed the floorboards, corners, and ceilings
5. cleaned the ceiling fans
6. went grocery shopping with me
7. cooked me breakfast AND lunch
8. remembered how I like my eggs without any reminder at all, even though we haven't eaten them in a long time
9. made the bed (this one is a BIG DEAL!)
10. let me sleep in

Isn't he amazing?!

Bored in a movie?!

I had a new experience in my teaching career the other day. We had just finished doing a novel study on Sarah, Plain and Tall. So, I thought I would be a nice teacher and get the movie for my kids to watch on Friday afternoon. Nice, right? What kid doesn't like watching a movie instead of learning? Yeah, well, the ones in my class don't! After only 30 minutes, they were all antsy and talkative, and when I asked if they wanted to turn it off and do something else, they all said yes! How strange is that?!

New Pajamas!

JC Penney had a huge sale yesterday, and my old pajama pants were kind of falling apart, plus they're kind of thin and better for summer than winter. So Mike helped me find the perfect new ones! They're cute, they're warm, and they were on sale! I have them on right now, and I am a happy woman!

Jimmy John's and Cold Stone

This weekend was our stake conference, so we drove to Ames twice. On Saturday night, we went to get dinner in between the priesthood and the adult session. Where did we eat? Well, our two favorite places in Ames, Jimmy John's and Cold Stone!

Jimmy John's might be a midwest thing since I had never heard of it before moving out here to Iowa, but let me tell you, they are the YUMMIEST sandwiches ever!!! Better than Subway, and I like Subway! Has anyone else ever eaten at one? If not, search it out. It's well worth it! (Which reminds me... I have leftovers in the fridge right now!)

And Cold Stone? What more can I say? You people that live 10 minutes from one, appreciate your good fortune!

So, where do YOU go to eat a treat? (Hey, and I didn't even mean to rhyme!)

First Snow

We had our first snow of the season today. I thought it was... well, okay, a little pretty. But ONLY because it didn't stick to the ground! One of my windshield wipers DID break when I tried to use it because it was frozen to the windshield! But I think Mike can fix it.
Sigh.
I'm trying to be positive about the long winter ahead...

Bathroom update...

If you missed my earlier bathroom post, go check it out. The great news is that when I came home the other day I saw this:

Notice the brand-new tile! Of course, it also meant that the toilet had to go somewhere, so here it is in our computer room!

We couldn't walk on the floor for a few days, but now everything is all put together and ready to use again. It is SO NICE to not have to trudge downstairs any time we need to use the bathroom! Hooray for our landlord! (And isn't it nice that he owns a flooring shop?!)

1.99!

That's right, folks. I went to the store today and I saw it with my own eyes. Gas for only 1.99 a gallon!!!!

I knew there had to be an upside to our crashing economy!