Thanksgiving Week

Our Thankful Tree has come to an end for this holiday season. We were thankful for...

An Education, XBox 360, Photos, TV, Contacts to See, A Heater, Teeth, Sleep, Clothes, Shoes, Being Able to Hear, Water, Deodorant, Modern Day Technology, The Gospel, Make Up, Sunday Dinners, Friends, Modern Day Medacine, Sports, A Home, Food, Andrea's Job, Family, Good Health, Showers, Cars, Money, Prada, Jason, Andrea, Candles, Malls/ Shopping, Holidays, Weekends, Weather, Teachers, Laughing, and more...

Prada was thankful for... being fluffy, not being blown away from the wind, a bed, naps, blankets, play time, cottage cheese, kisses, toys, treats, Pomeranians, walks, potty pads, loving parents, and Elwood.

Before heading out for our Thanksgiving break on the west side of Washington we had been watching Prada's boyfriend, Elwood. Prada was sad to see him leave, literally. She whinned after Elwood and Chloe were picked up.

Thursday morning on Thanksgiving we began our trip to the west side of Washington to visit both our parents. We had contemplated whether or not to go because of the blizzard. Although the west side was not a problem Andrea was concerned about the roads heading out. We decided it should be okay and headed out, and it really was not too bad. Andrea's dad had just returned from England the night before and was able to join us for dinner. We had dinner at Jason's parents. However, Andrea's mom and dad joined us for Thanksgiving dinner.

On black friday we were not the crazy shoppers standing in line at 4 am. Instead we slept in until 9:00 AM and then went to the mall only to complete our Christmas list. We shopped for a couple hours and met up with Andrea's parents for pizza. Shortly after that we spent some time with our friend T.J. and Mallory who traveled home for 23 hours. Later that night we had dinner with them and our other friend Evan and his girlfriend Stephanie. Even after Thanksgiving dinner, pizza, and a steak from Black Angus Jason managed to loose weight!

Saturday we drove up to Seattle with Evan and Stephanie and spent the day there. Everyone in Washington seemed to be there that day, it was crazy! It was Stephanies first time in Seattle so we went around the Space Needle, Pikes Market, enjoyed the waterfront, and an under ground tour of Seattle before heading back to the parents. Incredibly Andrea did not shop!

Prada was not thrilled about us being in and out of the house. Our parents were constant baby sitters and told us all about how she whinned when she realized we were not home. What a brat!

Sunday was our last day on the rainy west side of Washington. It was also one of our earliest mornings. We had to be at Andrea's parents home by 7:30 AM. We got to see her sister's new apartment. Then got new phones! Our phones were really showing its age so it was great timing for new phones. We all got matching phones, not even different colors. Lets hope we don't mix anything up. Before heading home we ate breakfast at the Old Country Buffet. The roads back home were much better, no snow on the roads at all. Probably because everyone in the world was heading home the same day. It took much longer to get home just because the last half hour. The stop light to turn into town held up the line clear to Colfax. We were moving inch by inch. Finally we got home!

One of the first things Andrea did when coming home was taking down the Thanksgiving decor and setting up all the Christmas decor. She even wrapped all the presents we bought over the weekend. Our home is ready for the Christmas holidays!

We really needed this Thanksgiving break. Tomorow we go back to school and work.

Blizzard on the Palouse

We have all been trying to stay warm as the blizzard covered the Palouse.

The photo was taken before the snow picked up.

Andrea still had to go to work today. Jason drove her to work through the snow. Thank goodness for 4 wheel drive or we would have been stuck in our parking spot. Walking out to the car it was probably about 6 inches. Thats really all a guess, but it was deep! All the small dogs and puppies nearly swim through the snow.

Jason has the week off for Thanksgiving. He mostly cleaned the house and took care of Prada and the dogs that we are babysitting. 

Our neighbors began to make an igloo outside. They plan to have it finished tomorow.

Lets just hope that the roads clear up by Thanksgiving!

Feast and Snow

Yesterday we enjoyed the company of some friends for a pre-thanksgiving feast.
Jason made his first ham.

After dinner we played balderdash. Jason won.

A snowstorm has been scheduled from yesterday until tuesday. We are suppose to get about half a foot of snow. All day yesterday it snowed. So far it is snowing all day again. Prada loves the snow.

Snowy Days in Pullman

This week we saw our first snow fall of the season. We were a little anxious to see Prada's first reaction to snow. Prada stepped out to the snow earlier this week confused. Then she realized she could eat the snow. After a few licks she realized it would be fun to jump around and run in the snow leaving her little paw prints all over the place at 6 am. I had to cut her play time short to be able to get ready for work. The snow did not last very long. Andrea really is not a big fan of the snow, mainly because she hates driving in it. Although no one can deny that fresh snow is beautiful.

Today we went shopping for our pre- thanksgiving dinner. Tomorow we are having a pre- thanksgiving dinner with some of our friends. We are cooking the ham and mash/gravy. It will be Jason's first time cooking a ham.

Tomorow we will begin watching Prada's boyfriend Elwood for a few days before Thanksgiving.

The results from Andrea's check up came in and everything is good!

Relaxing on Sunday

Today started going to church. Everyone was pooping in nursery today and the smell lingered around the room. Nothing else new there. Then we headed home. We have a Sunday dinner pretty much every Sunday with our neighbors. They came up for dinner and we played games. Mostly we watched the boys playing shooting games on Xbox.

Jason and I have always discussed places we want to go in our life. Thought it might be fun to list some of our adventures we would like to take together. Don't worry there is no way we would go on vacation any time soon other than seeing our parents.
- Disney World
- New York
- Seaside, Oregon
- Disney Land
- Yellowstone
- Mexico
- Hawaii
- England
- France
- Italy
- Germany
- Spain
- Australia/ New Zealand
- Chicago (for the food)
- Vancouver, Canada

That is our draft list for now, maybe one day we can begin checking the list off. Jason claims this will only be accomplished once we are all retired, if that.

Pay Back

Prada has been recovering very well from her surgery. She decided to do some pay back to us for making her get fixed. The other day she had been napping for quite some time on the couch. She has never been able to have the courage to jump off the couch but she usually whines when she wants down. Instead of letting us know she wants down to do her business she sits up and pees on our couch. I was across the room watching it soak into my couch saying "NOOOOOOOOOO". But I was too late. I figured maybe I deserved that also because she had been there for quite some time and I should have known better that she needed to go outside. Well not even an hour later I was getting ready for bed and Prada came happily prancing in because she loves to be on the bed with us. Again she cannot jump up or down on the bed. So I put her on the bed and not even a second later she squats and pees right in the middle. Thats when Jason and I knew it was some sort of devious plan, it was pay back.

To make matters worse we had run out of quarters to do laundy. We wouldn't be able to do laundry until the next day. So we had to sleep on the guest bed that night. Don't worry we cleaned up all her mess.

The exciting pay back from hard work came through at work. Maybe it is not exciting to everyone but to me it was pretty darn exciting. I have a business card now. So if you need help with the Graduate School Programs feel free to ask for my card. Haha.

Friday was massive laundry day and today is sit around and be lazy/relax day. I plan to sit in my jammies with no make up and I probably won't do anything with my hair. It is going to be gorgeous and wonderful! Jason is enjoying the WSU football game at home before he goes to work.

We are still waiting on the results from Monday's check up pap. We got the bill before the results.

So glad it's Wednesday...

Wednesday is like a mini Friday today. Tomorow is Veteran's Day, no school or work! Today was just as crazy and exciting as a Friday. Prada has stayed over night at the Vet's from her surgery to be fixed. Everything went great and we were able to take her home today. Jason picked her up and brought her to work during lunch. It was like nothing happened to her, she was soo excited. The Vet even gave her a little handkerchief to wear around the neck, she loves it. She has not tried to rip it off once, unlike her bows. We also got the teeth she pulled, one looked like a baby shark tooth. She got some medacine and all this information about the surgery. In the packet of information was a letter "written by Prada". It was called "My Big Day by Prada". It was way cute. It started by Prada saying how the Nurse kept petting her and telling her how good she was. It pretty much explained her surgery in Prada's point of view. She even said how tired and groggy she felt when the nurse came to see if she was in any pain. It ended by saying "no matter how much my stiches itch mommy please dont let me scratch or lick them". What a brat.

At work I made a girl cry when I told her she needed a signature. It is pretty hectic at work right now with all the deadlines coming up. We have final exam scheduling this time and the programs of study are due Friday. Soon we will be getting ready to clear students for graduation. I can't believe how fast this semester went. At least it will almost be Chirstmas. I can't wait to see Prada's reaction to snow, even though I am not a fan of snow myself.

Jason had an accounting exam today and he feels pretty confident about how it went. He has been studying non stop for the exam. He got home from the exam and now he is studying for Spanish. I guess that is how this time of year goes when everything is starting to wrap up.

Next project in the Butcherite house is to prepare a Christmas list. I know what Prada wants but it will take some time to think of what we want.