We had a hard frost - everything is frozen. It is still very pretty out with the sun sparkling on the frost covered leaves and lawn. The kids are bringing warm water out to the chickens.
DH and I went out on a date last night, it was a semi-formal event, and as I was scrambling to get ready for it, I found out I don't own lipstick, eyeliner, or panty hose. Of course It was 4:30 when I checked the invite to see what time it started; 5 pm! I still had to shower and get ready! I did not have time to run to the grocery store for some. I also don't own appropriate clothing, so I wore black jeans and a long sleeved T-shirt with an inset panel that was a little sparkly - I figured if the room was dim enough nobody would be able to see the fabric. What I should have switched were my shoes. I wore heels. I am soooo not graceful in heels especially once the wine starts flowing.
DH and I almost never go out. No exaggeration, I think this was the 6th or 7th time we went out without the kids since we married more than 14 years ago. It was our usual date; the Autumn Gala fundraiser for Encompass which is a great, local organization that helps families out with free in-home Physical therapy, speech therapy, OT, and all sorts of other great services. We only go once every several years because DH is a softie - put up a slide-show of some hospital shots of disabled children, and get a pretty mom up there with her sad story, and he's soon bidding crazy on every auction item until we max out the card (I was less than $2,000 away from having it paid off!) This year was no different. He does not even pay attention to what he bids on. One of the things we came home with last night is a voucher to use someone's private dock for 2 weeks of boat moorage over Seafair weekend and a week on either side. We don't own a boat. We don't even know anyone local who owns a boat. Then I thought we could just pull up some lawn-chairs and sit of the dock to watch the show. Nope. It is in Rainier Beach - too far south to see the action. Another item he bid on but did not get was a 3 day Harley Davidson Motorcycle rental, complete with leathers and use of a cute little cabin near Leavenworth. I don't think we would have fit into the leathers, and I would have had to learn to ride a bike (something he's been trying to get me to do for nearly 2 decades).
The good news is we will be going to Hawaii! We got 5 nights at a house on 4 acres in Maui - I'm relieved as 4 acres means it is not in a crowded area. We also got a $180 voucher for pet-sitting. I hope they do chickens! This will be our first family vacation that involves airplanes. The kids have been on a plane once before when we flew to Texas to visit my ailing FIL a few summers ago. DS is afraid to fly. He had to sit by the window so he could hold the shade down and not see how high up we were!
The fundraiser netted $330,000 for the charity! People in the Snoqualmie Valley are very generous.
DH and I went out on a date last night, it was a semi-formal event, and as I was scrambling to get ready for it, I found out I don't own lipstick, eyeliner, or panty hose. Of course It was 4:30 when I checked the invite to see what time it started; 5 pm! I still had to shower and get ready! I did not have time to run to the grocery store for some. I also don't own appropriate clothing, so I wore black jeans and a long sleeved T-shirt with an inset panel that was a little sparkly - I figured if the room was dim enough nobody would be able to see the fabric. What I should have switched were my shoes. I wore heels. I am soooo not graceful in heels especially once the wine starts flowing.
DH and I almost never go out. No exaggeration, I think this was the 6th or 7th time we went out without the kids since we married more than 14 years ago. It was our usual date; the Autumn Gala fundraiser for Encompass which is a great, local organization that helps families out with free in-home Physical therapy, speech therapy, OT, and all sorts of other great services. We only go once every several years because DH is a softie - put up a slide-show of some hospital shots of disabled children, and get a pretty mom up there with her sad story, and he's soon bidding crazy on every auction item until we max out the card (I was less than $2,000 away from having it paid off!) This year was no different. He does not even pay attention to what he bids on. One of the things we came home with last night is a voucher to use someone's private dock for 2 weeks of boat moorage over Seafair weekend and a week on either side. We don't own a boat. We don't even know anyone local who owns a boat. Then I thought we could just pull up some lawn-chairs and sit of the dock to watch the show. Nope. It is in Rainier Beach - too far south to see the action. Another item he bid on but did not get was a 3 day Harley Davidson Motorcycle rental, complete with leathers and use of a cute little cabin near Leavenworth. I don't think we would have fit into the leathers, and I would have had to learn to ride a bike (something he's been trying to get me to do for nearly 2 decades).
The good news is we will be going to Hawaii! We got 5 nights at a house on 4 acres in Maui - I'm relieved as 4 acres means it is not in a crowded area. We also got a $180 voucher for pet-sitting. I hope they do chickens! This will be our first family vacation that involves airplanes. The kids have been on a plane once before when we flew to Texas to visit my ailing FIL a few summers ago. DS is afraid to fly. He had to sit by the window so he could hold the shade down and not see how high up we were!
The fundraiser netted $330,000 for the charity! People in the Snoqualmie Valley are very generous.
