Gorgeous, gorgeous!

I didn't have the time or patience to upload umpteen thousand gorgeous pics from this weekend so I just chose 3 favorites. We did a little tail-gateing Saturday morning and then we were off to the mountains. My parents have a place about 2 hours away for here and that's where we headed. It was so beautiful! The leaves were just amazing! And how about this view!?! That afternoon Savannah, mama and I took a walk down the road and collected leaves. Savannah thought each leaf was gorgeous and derserved to be chosen.

After a big breakfast Sunday, we decided to go....pick apples? no...hike in the woods? nope... go canoeing? unh-uh...pan for gold? not this time. We decided to go to the flea market! Which leads me to my next post...

Overheard at the White House...

You know how sometimes you think, "Man, I wish I could be a fly on the wall..." well, how would you like to be a fly on the wall tomorrow...in the Oval Office...when Obama goes to meet with Bush about the take-over transition. It might go a little something like this:

White House aid: Mr. President, meet Mr. Obama. Mr. Obama, President Bush.
Obama: Mr. President, it is an honor to meet you.
Bush: Hey, Mr. Osama, I mean Obama. Hee, hee, Just kiddin! Well, how do you like the place so far?
O: It's nice, but I'm thinking about changing the name. The WHITE House just doesn't have the right ring to it.
B: Well, I guess I see what you mean. Heck, even that store the girls like to shop at, "The White House" added "Black Market" to their name.
O: Uh, I'm staying away from anything that has do to with "markets" for a little while...
B: Alrighty then, let me show you around in here. You'll definitely be glad to know we had a doggie door installed for Barney. That'll come in handy for the girls' new puppy.
O: Yeah, I should have kept my mouth shut on that campaign promise. That's all I hear at home now is when are we getting a dog?!?
B: Yeah, just you wait until those girls get a little older...asking to stay out late...skip the family gatherings at Camp David...anyway, you'll need these, too.
O: What's that?
B: Poopie bags. You aren't the only one doing your duty around here, if you know what I mean...
O: Oh. Thanks.
B: Over here's the Official Commander in Chief desk. Top drawer: pencils, pens, erasers, Tic Tacs and White Out. Second drawer: The Bible. You'll be needing that since the Rev. Billy Graham is retiring from advising the President anymore.
O: That's OK. I've got Oprah.
B: Yeah, OK then... and the Third drawer: left over cigars from Clinton, but I wouldn't smoke them if I were you.
O: Noted...
B: Now, lemme show you the phone. Dial x10 for the kitchen. Cook can make some mean chimichangas! Extension 11 is for the press secretary, x 12 is for them to bring the car around, x 13 is the Lincoln bedroom... x19 is for the special branch of the secret service -
O: Like in case something happens in the Oval Office?
B: No, for when Jenna and Barbara are up to no good, you can get some of the fellas to follow them around town and keep them out of the news. Trust me, Malia and Sasha may be cute now, but give them a few years and they'll be raisin' some hell!
O: Oh, I hadn't thought about that.
B: And whatever you do, don't push this red button.
O: Is that the button to start WWIII?
B: Nope, it's for the trap door under the desk to dump the interns. Clinton had that one installed when he was in office. I got a nasty bruise on my chin one time when I hit it accidentally.
O: I don't plan on needing that one, but you never know. Whoopi Goldberg called me, "sexy" on The View.
B: I see....No, they moved the "annihilate" button to the Oval bathroom - you know- where REAL work gets done. Heh, heh. Actually, Uncle Ronnie was so worried about one of them Commies coming to get him in the 80's, he had The Clapper installed which releases tiny poison darts aimed at the doorway when activated. All you gotta do is clap twice.
O: Good to know.
B: Oh, I have a gift for your lovely wife, Michelle. Laura and I noticed she likes to wear pearls so we thought she might like these. They were my mom's, but since dad left office she doesn't dress up too much anymore. To tell the truth, she just lays around the house in a Baby Phat athletic suit most of the day watching the Food Network.
O: Oh, that was very thoughtful. Thank you.
B: Well, I guess that's about -
(Over the phone): Mr. President, we have a Code C-18.
B: Aww, Sh*t!
O: What does that mean?
B: That's the code for -
(entering the room): Hi boys!
B&O: Hillary?!?
Hillary: I just thought I would stop by to offer my services, to see if there was anything I could do to help this transition go a little more smoothly...
(Bush and Obama exchange glances)
CLAP! CLAP!

Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

"...a beautiful day for a neighbor, would you be mine, could you be mine?"

Mr. Rogers aside, it really is a gorgeous day here today! Sunny, warm and the trees are in their peak color! Then "why", you may be asking am I sitting inside at the computer? Steve is napping and Savannah is occupied with ye princess dress up clothes at the moment. Besides, we got out this morning and soaked it all in. Savannah and I took some beautiful pictures. First, we hit the town park, then we went to my dad's pond.

This is my current desktop background. Gorgeous!

God has quite the paintbrush:

We had the playground to ourselves!

Would you look at those eyelashes!

Savannah and Buford:

The pond where the goats and donkeys live:

The critters:

Not my dad's pond, but one that is down the road from us:

We are supposed to go to the mountains tomorrow so I may have some more pics later. Enjoy your weekend!

Rock the Boat!

We voted today, despite the lines, yucky weather and taking Savannah along. She kept saying, " Can I take dis on the boat?" "Yay, we're goin' on a boat ride!" and then I figured it out. We told her we were going to VOTE, but she heard BOAT. Yes, that may have been more fun, but not today, boo.

It wasn't too bad. We stood in line for an hour and 45 minutes. Savannah behaved pretty well. She socialized with the other kids there and even entertained everyone with a brief dance performance. That's my girl!

On a separate note...We had a girls shopping trip the other day with our friends Amy and Harper. After almost 4 hours, the girls had been pretty good, but they were reaching their limit. Our last stop was Ross' shoe department. Amy was on the hunt for the mate to a boot and I was keeping an eye on the girls. They found themselves a half-empty shelf and proceeded to sit down and pout. They made up a little song, something like, "This store is no fun, there's nothing to do," And of course I had my camera...
How stinkin' cute are they?!?

Halloween low-down

We had a pretty good Halloween, which included plenty of treats, chills and frights: treats - the humongous pile of candy Savannah racked up; chills - the fever induced kind from some of us being sick over the weekend; frights- me being scared that Savannah or I will be sick next!
Our church had their Halloween party Wednesday, which was good because we weren't so hurried last night. My whole family was there and we had fun "trick or treating" and playing games.
Friday, Steve wasn't feeling too good so he stayed home while me and Savannah made the rounds. We made a few stops to see some family and then we went to our friends' church festival. There were so many people there! They had games, a super slide, a bouncy house, food, fireworks, trunk or treat, and a DJ. But what did my little ladybug tell me? "I just wanna swide (I just want to slide)." The girl knows what she likes!
Afterwards, we stopped to get a sandwich and then we were home by 9:00.
Tonight, we were supposed to have a birthday dinner for my brother at my parents' house, but my dad was really sick last night and mama's sniffles haven't gotten any better. So, we are postponing that until maybe tomorrow.
Anyway, here are a few pics from the festivities...

Savannah's "scary" face

Posing on the porch.


Playing the "Go Fish" game at church

My niece, Grace as "Gabriella" from High School Musical (the wig was a trip!), my niece Madeline as a spider and my Savannah as a ladybug

Riding the "train" with our friend Harper as Fern from "Charlotte's Web"