Ill start with the girly stuff and end with the boy-e stuff.

I decided that corn syrup sucks, unless its in my beloved Pepsi. I am trying to eliminate most of it from our diet. Nathan loves a good bowl of applesauce with lunch, and I am apt to buying Musslemans or motts lunch packs. Recently however i switched to just buying th bulk jar and filling up the re-usable throw away Tupperware from Glad.

This is saving us a little bit of money, (i haven’t figured it out, but a jar goes along way ). However, when I started looking at the ingredient list, i realized that they are all using corn syrup. I decided it was high time for me to make my own applesauce.

So i did.. and it was scrumptious

Smashing the apples.

Next we move over the boy stuff.

Nathan has always wanted to weld. He talks about and talks about it, but refused to either pick up a welder and teach himself or take  a class. Well after 4 years of me badgering him to take the class, I just signed him up and said, Ok, your signed up for welding class, you start in three weeks.

That silly grin hasn’t left his face since.  I would love to show you that grin, but he wont let me photograph it, or his first piece he welded.  I was proud of him though, he’s really liking the class. I havent seen him this excited in a very long time.

Super Bowl weekend was a great. My Dad came to stay the night and visit with Nathan and I on sunday and we cooked dinner, had some beers and watched a VERY entertaining football game, where our team, The Steelers, won!! Great game, we enjoyed it, unlike previous years which hvae been major snooze fests.

Lastly, its winter. Do you know how i know this?

Because Mazey rejoins my house on a daily basis covered in snow from doing this.

Getting a snow bath.

And Lola looks like this.

Eating Yummy Snow!!

Its time for christmas lists!!

For my family and friends i would love to have comments on here to maybe your amazon wish lits or ideas for gifts..

Nathan and I both have wishlist on amazon, his is sligthly outdated..

Nathan and I went to a rally cross this weekend.

It was cold and rainy and miserable out. The course would have been a great course, but i was sooo wet that each run took almost three minutes each. By the end of the day, i was soaked to my knees, despite spending most of the time in my car. Nathan however stayed warm and toasty.

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Nathan was packed into his clothing. I made the executive decision that he would need a good worthy rainsuit, when he asked me to get him a new one for the weekend, instead of the target special cheapo pvc ones. I was a little surprised at the cost of one, but decided to risk it and buy it anyways. It had a good think layer and seemed big enough for him to double up clothing underneath.

Nathan balked at the price a bit as well, but decided that it was a good investment as well, since it would last a long time. Saturday made him even more happy with me purchase when he was able to wear his THICK big red coat, sweatshirt, thermals, and tshirt underneath the jacket, and and the pants fit nicely over his jeans/thermal, as well, withought being too tight.

Nathan finished 3rd in his class, and came home to claim all the NTR mud that we brought home with us. Much to Nathans chagrin, i did however forget to take a picture of his poor mud covered car. Oh well, always next time

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We also got the first snow Monday morning (2am’ish). Big fluffy flakes, that dont stick, but are beautiful to look at. I was alone to see this in our house. As the dogs and cats cant appreciate the beauty. But i do. It always makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.