Everything rhymes with orange

Dang, it's been more than 30 days since any sort of real post. I know that pictures are worth way more than words, but for some reason you just can't beat a good old fashioned hand typed entry, or updation if you will. However, since it's been quite a while now, and my life is not super interesting these days, and I'm typing this on my cell phone, maybe I should have just went with the photo update. . . Oh well...anyway, hopefully I can remember some stuff and at least hit the high points. Hallows eve: alyndas in-laws were in town for this one so we tried to keep it low key and head over to the neighbors for keg water and trick or treaters. We ended up giving away ALL of our leftover candy I've been collecting in the candy dish over the last few years (there may have even been some Portland candy in there, and sorry to the kid that got the after dinner peppermints from garlic jims...i know, we are hella cheap!). Other highlite was carving a pumpkin head in order to impress the neighbors. It was impressive...and also scary for their kids. Yes, I made multiple kids cry, multiple times. Work: good news is that I'm moving on up, not necessarily to the east side but to more of a day shift type role. Only I don't get to be "on" dayshift since I still have to make sure night shift goes off ok and that my shift still dominates, even if I'm only there for part of it. I also spend a big portion of my day complaining as I'm still not exactly aware of how good I've got it. Aparently those whose first job is with this company complain way more than the seasoned veterans. Makes sense...and this is coming from alyndas eye doctor so I guess I believe it. That was the craziest small talk ever though...and I've made some pretty small talk in my day. Thanksgiving: so being that we have no family in the desert, thanksgiving was spent with friends, some of which I've only just met even though Alynda has known them for a year. However, we did purchase two 20lb turkeys. One for now and one for later. Pretty awesome. Right now I'm into turkey soup. Except that causes problems for me since I've been known on occasion to waste entire days accomplishing nothing but eating soup... Christmas: I would like a rubix cube and a football this year. Let me know if you have any questions.

because you know...i could totally crush it today...

He's a very useful cat.

Pumpkin head

If you can't beat'em, sweetums.

Peanuts on the side, chopped cabbage and a foil liner is apparently
how pad Thai rolls down here in the desert. Wierd huh?