Fat Lip

Isabel had a fight with the ladder out on our play area. She ended up with a fat lip. We've been eating popsicles to help it feel better.

Duersch Family Pumpkin Carving

Every year we get together at Jarad's parent's house to carve pumpkins and have a party. Here's some pictures from this year's festivities.

Family

With the passing of Uncle Brent we have come to understand a little more just how important spending time with family is. Here are a few pictures of us enjoying our family.

Tagged

My friend, Denise, tagged me a couple of weeks back, and I'm finally taking the time to follow through. So, here goes....

8 TV shows I love to watch
The Office
E.R.
The Office
Friends
The Office
Rachel Ray
The Office
The Office
(Okay, so we don't have cable and I have two kids, so our television is usually showing PBS kids.)


8 Favorite Restaurants
Cafe Rio
Sweet Tomatoes
Macaroni Grill
Does Cold Stone Creamery count?
Bro. Chili's Chinese place (the real name escapes me right now)
Papa John's Pizza (love the buttery dipping sauce)

Okay, I can only think of 6 and even that was a stretch...maybe I need to try some new places

8 Things that Happened to me Yesterday (Thursday)
I...
went grocery shopping
ate a pretzel and drank Diet Coke at Costco (how's that for healthy?)
painted Cole's bedroom ceiling
watched The Office
caught up on all my phone calling
worked out (at 5:30 am)
took cereal to Brooke
went to bed before midnight
(Yes, I am boring!)

8 Things I look forward to
Sunday afternoons (everyone naps on Sundays at our house)
picking Cole up from school (that's when he really talks)
exercising
January...we're going to visit the Larsens
Wednesday...my mom and I are having a girl's night
Tuesday...I get to go to scrap club
mornings...that's when my kids like to cuddle
nights...more cuddling with the kids, then me time

8 Things on my wish list
finishing our basement
$1,000,000 dollars
a bigger kitchen
a cruise with my husband
a new purse
more food storage
a stylish trench coat
wood flooring

8 people I am tagging
Jen, Brooke, Sheri, Carly, Cari, Megan F., Crystal, and Clint