it's been a month...

Oh, so much to document!!!

I finally found my camera cord, but for some reason it's not down loading my pictures,

and who can have a post without pictures!?!

but, I will get my pictures up and somehow downloaded....

I have a lot of good ones,

like, Halloween just for starters,

this year was one.of.thee best!!!

we've done a few fun things lately...

like winning the Chili Cookoff last Saturday night in our ward,

have I mentioned we have the best neighborhood and ward? hummm.

Caitlyn had her last Young Women In Excellence night,

it was nice as they had all the girls display things about themselves,

it was fun getting to know the girls and leaders just a little bit better and we had fun putting Caitlyn's display together.

she's an amazing girl, my Caitlyn and a great cookie baker!

(inside joke)

Just getting ready for Thanksgiving and feeling very blest to be able to see family and loved one again, that we only get a chance to see every blue moon!!!

so thankful to my dad who made it all possible.

although,

Candice is still in Texas for this holiday and so it's bittersweet,

but, we have a little surprise in store for her....

I love the holidays and I love traditions....

I'm going to be making "chop suey" candy which is a tradition that we can't live without,

started by my dear grandma Norma B.

in years past, I usually made one big batch,

but this year, I think I'll be up to my eyeballs in chop suey cuz so many of us will be together again,

without saying any names, I've been approached with making a whole batch for one particular person who said he'll even pay me for materials and time!

and that he would just eat chop suey instead of Thanksgiving dinner!!! ha!

bring on the chop suey!!!