More November Photos

On the 11th of November, the picture is "Night."  Here's the football stadium at night, after everyone's left.

 

November 12th was drink.  Here's the Bloody Mary's we were drinking before game while tailgating a couple of weeks ago.

 

November 13th, where I slept.  My wonderful, comfy, cozy bed.  So happy I purchased a new mattress and box spring this summer with my bonus money.  My back rarely hurts at all any more.

 

November 14th was something man-made.  Last weekend, our Prayer Shawl Ministry group fed the college kids from the Wesley Foundation.  We fed them frito chili pie, with salad and dessert.  We also had made all the scarves you see here.  We laid them out on a table and the kids got to pick the one(s) they wanted to take and keep. It's fun to watch them "shop" for their scarf.

 

 

 

November 15th was "In my bag".  Don't have a picture. So I'm substituting the turkey cookie that Jennifer's mother-in-law made for our Thanksgiving dinner.  Very cute!

 

 

 

November 16th is the view from my window.  Lots of leaves.....and the beautiful Fall colors.

November 17th was the last thing I bought.  Thursday night (at midnight, so technically Friday morning) I hit Old Navy to purchase some of the things for an 8-year old girl whose wish list I pulled from the Angel Tree at the YMCA (my Zumba Gold class).  I ended up buying everything on her list since I got such good deals AND I had a $10 coupon too.  Loved doing it!

November 18 was "happened this weekend."  Tailgating with my family and friends and the BEST football game I've been to in awhile (Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State). November 19 was something awesome - we came from behind to win during overtime!   AWESOME? HELL YEAH!

November 19 was "work/play".  Played a lot yesterday during the tailgate. November 20 was what I wore - well, those pictures are below.

November 22 was what I'm grateful for.  I'm grateful for my two daughters who I love very much and I'm so proud of.

 

 

November 23 was something black. Don't have a picture for that... November 24 was a sound I heard - the sound of winning.

November 25th was sky - here's a picture of the sky over the stadium yesterday.  Just a perfect fall day!

Continuing with 30 Days of Pictures - November

On the 9th of November, we were supposed to take a picture of something small.  I took a picture of this small bud vase. Last weekend, Joe was out working in the yard and brought me this rose he picked off a bush he planted in the back yard.  It was sweet and unexpected and I put it in this small bud vase beside our picture on the hearth.

The 10th was something we can't (won't) live without.  I have to say other than my microwave (cause I can still use my stove/oven) - probably my iPad (really the internet).  I LOVE my iPad.  I use it for a lot of things.  I play games on it every day.  I cook with it. I just pull up my Pinterest recipes and have them right there.  If I don't like them, I can delete them and not have to worry about how much space they are taking up in a notebook somewhere.  Same with sewing projects - I can keep the picture up right beside where I'm sewing.  I can read my book or my newspaper online, look at some of my print magazines online (which I'm going to stop taking). I look at Pinterest the same way I used to look at magazines - who needs a bunch of advertisements?? I send emails to my children/friends. I get on Facebook and look at friends' pictures and keep up with their lives.  If I'm watching a movie on TV and I see someone but can't remember what else I've seen them in - I just pull up my handy-dandy IMDB app and look them up.  Check out the weather for the day... All from the comfort of my couch in my robe. I don't even have to go get on my computer anymore (but I still do occasionally).  My iPad doesn't do EVERYTHING I need, but it comes very, very close.  As a secretary, I can say unequivocably that the internet has changed my job immensely since I started in 1973, typing on a manual typewriter. Thank you Jann for giving me an iPad last fall (October 2011).  I love it!!

30 Days of Pictures in November

November 4 - The picture of a TV.  Here's the TV in our bedroom.  Every night after I read for about 20-30 minutes I turn the TV on and watch Family Guy.  I like a good laugh at the end of the day. I usually fall asleep and Joe turns it off when he comes to bed.

November 5 was a clock showing 5:00.  Here is my TV at 5:00 A.M. for those of you who rarely see the butt crack of dawn like I do some days....

November 6 was a favorite thing. I'd have to go with my season tickets to the Broadway series this year.  I went and saw Mary Poppins last night.  I can't wait for West Side Story to come in May.

 

 

November 7 was a reflection.  I don't have one of those, so I thought I would show you the line at my voting place the other night.  I had been waiting about an hour when I took this picture.  It took me another 30 minutes to get up to the check-in point.

 

Today, November 8, was something I do every day.  I weigh in on my Weight Watcher's scale EVERY morning. Will this be the day I break through 150 pounds?  Um, so far, NO! My body is fighting me with everything it's got.  And that damn leftover Halloween candy keeps laughing and calling my name....

 

 

November - 30 days of pictures

I found a thing on Pinterest where you take a picture every day in November of something on their list.  November 1 was something that begins with a C. I was going to take a picture of myself, but decided that I needed to take a picture of my Cuisinart Coffeemaker that makes the Coffee I need every morning when I get up.  However, since it's black, and the shine from the flash on the camera has pointed out how dirty my coffee pot looks in this light.  Hmmmm, better go CLEAN IT.

November 2 was Color.  Turquoise has to be my FAVORITE COLOR.  I love blue and I love green so it makes sense that a blend of the two is my favorite.

November 3rd was Breakfast. This was my breakfast this morning.  First I had to go to Weight Watcher's for my meeting and to weigh in so I don't eat anything before I go (just drink my coffee).  I lost a half-pound this week.  Then I drove straight to Kristen's apartment in the city for a United Way Zumbathon. She invited me to do it with her at Chesapeake Energy.  I had to "power up" before doing hard-core zumba for 90 minutes. I had peanut butter crackers and a banana with Gatorade.  Afterward, we scarfed down Chick-fil-a while watching the 2nd half of the OU-Iowa State game.

Wrap up for October

 

 

 

Friday night, Kaitlyn and Michael went to a Halloween party. At the last minute, she decided to go as a "whale trainer". We didn't have any water shoes so she wore some of her old rain boots (you know they wear those when they are feeding the whales).

 

 

Saturday we had a big tailgate before the Notre Dame game.  Michael went down to see Gameday on ESPN and his sign was picked as one of the top signs.  Kay and I sat together at the game, we had 50 yard line seats in the upper deck, as well as having our own chairs (not on a bench!) complete with cup holders.  Here is a picture before kickoff looking over some of the university campus.

 

Instead of everyone wearing all red or all white, we had a "stripe-out" where you wore a specific color if you were in an even or odd section.  It looked pretty cool.  Sadly, we didn't win. But we all had a great time.

Jody Zimmerman

For my family that knows Jody Zimmerman: he and I are friends on Facebook.  I love looking at his pictures (he has a beautiful home in Louisville, KY).  I also share his love of animals - he raises and shows Weimareiners and is president of the Louisville Weimareiners Club (or something like that). He is also an author and a certified Yoga instructor.  I truly believe that he is probably the most successful of the 3 Zimmerman children.  Anyway, I've added a link to his blog on the side of my blog.  I hope you enjoy it.  Looks like he lives an enviable life!

Tailgating and Smashing Pumpkins

This weekend, Michael, his friends, and Joe set up another tailgate.  Joe's mom and her husband, Johnny, stopped by, Michael's dad came by (this was our first time to meet him), Mark, Kathy and one of their girls stopped by. Monty and Michelle came by.  Some of Kaitlyn and Kristen's sorority sisters dropped by.  We had a great time.  OU beat the heck out of Kansas, so EVERYONE was leaving the stadium early.  Kristen and I left about half way into the 3rd quarter.  Joe stayed with Michael to break down the tailgate.  We plan on setting up another one next weekend for the big game against Notre Dame.

Last night someone picked up our pumpkins off the front porch and tried to smash them in the front yard.  Joe heard them and woke up, then woke me up.  The dogs slept through the whole thing (so much for being watch dogs!).  Every year there are smashed pumpkins in our street.  This was the first year we had real pumpkins on our porch since the girls were small and we carved them for jack-o-lanterns.  I guess I'll go back to fake pumpkins on the porch next year. I'm thinking of putting a sign up that says, "Smile, you're on camera."  Kinda like the "Beware of Dog" signs you see.