Gramps took this gem while we were visiting in Vegas. I thought it was hilarious and I haven't posted a picture of us in a while. This is Annie and Gramp's dog Ned. We had Otis with us but we kept him in the car because Ned was scared of him last time we brought him over - when he was 20 pounds...

I tried a new recipe on Sunday. Perfect for Sunday. Spicy Country Ribs. They are actually boneless and they totally fall apart when they are done. We got good rolls from the bakery and had sandwiches. Anyway, it's a good recipe, you should try.

Way too many blue haired ladies at my work. Can you believe stupid Garfield and Oddie won! We were robbed.

If you haven't tried the Reeses Fast Break, you are seriously missing out. Seriously. I would recommend the mini ones - I like the proportion of peanut butter to nougat better in the mini ones.
Do yourself a favor and go out and get a Fast Break.

And here is the masterpiece. This picture is blurry but I like it... Do you think we'll win?

Anyway, we took a trip down to Vegas last weekend to surprise everyone and our plan (or I guess lack of a plan) sort of backfired. Russell's Mom was going to a soccer tournament with Kimberly and Stace took the fam to Disney. We had fun anyway. Everyone came over on Saturday so we could play and it was really fun. It's only been 4 months but all the kids seem so much bigger. We saw a movie with Mom & Dad, Patrick & Yasmin. "The Prestige." It was pretty good. Russell went to Lake Mead with Eric almost as soon as we got into town. He didn't catch anything (wonder why). I guess I have to admit it - Russell was right - the drive through Nevada was an entire 2 1/2 hours shorter. That's not a small difference but whatever.

We left at 7:00pm on Thursday and we got to Vegas at 6:00am on Friday. We left at 2:00pm on Sunday and got home at 11:30pm. It was a lot for one weekend but it was worth it.

So, there is a pumpkin carving contest at work on Thursday and I told everyone that I was going to win. Here are a couple pictures of Russ taking care of that for me.

I'll post another picture when it is all done. It's going to be awesome and I am totally going to win.

Okay, this woman's wedding dress is made out of cream puffs. The dress is entirely edible.

I've thought long and hard about this and if I could have an edible dress, I would want it to be made out of those sour candy strips.

What would you want your dress to be made of?

Is this the weirdest looking fruit you have ever seen? It is definitely the weirdest fruit I've ever eaten! It's called an akebia. This lady at work grows them in her backyard. They are native to China, Japan and Korea and she says everyone told her that she wouldn't be able to grow it here but she did it. They told me that it was going to taste something like tapioca pudding but I've never had tapioca pudding. It was weird and it kind of looked like a catepillar but I went for it anyway. Doesn't sound like me, does it. Oh, yeah.