Saturday, November 15, 2008

FIRST HAIRCUT


WE COULDNT BELIEVE HOW GOOD CARLIE WAS FOR HER FIRST HAIRCUT. WE TOOK HER TO SNIP IT'S IN PLYMOUTH. THE GIRL WHO CUT HER HAIR WAS NAMED TINA AND SHE WASN'T AT ALL THE TYPE OF PERSONALITY I EXPECTED TO MEET IN A HAIR SALON FOR KIDS. SHE WAS SORT OF GRUMPY, NOT VERY FRIENDLY AND DEFINATLEY NOT INTERESTED IN MAKING SMALL TALK. WHILE SHE CUT THOSE CURLS OFF AND THEY SWIRLED TO THE FLOOR IN SOFT GOLD PILES, I WAS IN NEED OF SOME REASSURANCE AND WASN'T ABOUT TO GET IT FROM TINA . HENRI TOOK THE TRUCK OVER TO BJ'S FOR A CHEAP FILL UP ON GAS WHILE THIS WAS ALL GOING ON BECAUSE HE COULDN'T BARE TO SEE IT HAPPEN.
THE HAIRCUT COST $16.95 AND I INSISTED IN BAGGING UP EVERY SINGLE CURL THAT CAME OFF AND TOOK THEM ALL HOME. CARLIE GOT A PRIZE AND A TRIM, HER HAIR LOOKS MUCH HEALTHIER AND SHE'S CUTE AS EVER....OF COURSE. AS FOR TINA, I THINK WE'LL GO SOMEWHERE ELSE NEXT TIME.




WEEKEND GET AWAY







WE FINALLY MADE IT UP TO NEW HAMPSHIRE IN MID OCTOBER.
HENRI'S DAD CAME UP TOO. WE WERE THERE FROM FRIDAY TILL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WE HAD CRYSTAL CLEAR BLUE SKIES AND TEMPERATURES IN THE 60's THE WHOLE TIME. THE LEAVES WERE AT PEAK AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
WE TOOK A COUPLE TRIPS TO THE PIERMONT FARM AND SAW THE COWS,HORSES, CHICKENS AND PIGS, THE PUMPKINS WERE EVERYWHERE AND IT WAS THE PICTURE PERFECT AUTUMN COUNTRY TRIP. CARLIE WAS BESIDE HERSELF WITH THE COWS. SHE WOULDNT GO VERY CLOSE BUT SHE WAS FASCINATED WITH THEM.
WE WENT TO NORTH CONWAY FOR LUNCH TOOK THE KANKAMANGAS TRAIL AND STOPPED ALONG THE WAY TO SEE THE SIGHTS.
WE TOOK OUR TIME HEADING HOME AND ALL IN ALL IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND.
CARLIE AND "GUMPA" HAD A BALL TOGETHER, AND SHE ASKED FOR HIM FOR DAYS AFTER.




Thursday, November 13, 2008

IT'S BEEN A WHILE.....

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Sorry I haven't blogged in a while.... I recently got a comment from a post in June and realized that that's the last time I blogged. So alohas happened since June. Henri's job with the bank wasn't all it was cracked up to be. They decided a mutual parting of the ways was the best thing. So were back to that again. He's been sending out resume's like mad but due to this lovely economy, the interviews are coming few and far between.





Mom was in remission for all of about 5 minutes. Her tumor grew some more and she's back on chemo. This cocktail of chemo s making her sick as a dog. Hopefully we'll have a happy ending. My job was sheer hell all summer but were fully staffed now and things have settled down and I'm back to just doing my own job.... Thank God!!





Halloween was a blast this year, Carlie was a cow and moo'd herself silly. She started out in her costume at 10 in the morning, we went to visit Uncle Andy, Jess at the coffee shop, the VNA luncheon then home for a break to set up the walkway for trick or treaters. Back in the costume and over to Nanna's then home for trick or treating! By the fourth house she wouldn't even moo anymore we were exhausted. I couldn't get us home fast enough. We were in our jammies and cuddled up in the big chair for the rest of the night. I love being a Mom.