Ham and Swiss

I'm sorry but I just love a good ham and Swiss cheese sandwich on fresh cracked wheat bread and, of course, I have to have mayo on it. Some really like mustard with their ham and cheese but I am definitely a mayo girl; the only thing I put mustard on is a hot dog. Discovered this awesome sour dough cracked wheat bread at Smith's (made fresh, daily, in their bakery) - YUM!!

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Misha and Marcelle's Visit

What a great weekend we had. Misha and Marcelle arrived at lunchtime on Friday. John took them out a couple of times to visit a friend of ours at a ranch where Marcelle could be exposed to horses for the first time - hope to have those photos soon. She was a little wary at first but ended up liking the horses. They also went to a great park nearby and for a little shopping trip to Walmart (we love Walmart - sorry). Tiggy, our dog, and Marcelle became fast friends. Marcelle would crawl after him wherever he went. I think it was love at first sight. The swimming pool was a great hit too. We also blew bubbles and tried to catch them and then she would pop them - great fun! We just loved having them here and miss them terribly. We can hardly wait to see them again - hopefully at Christmas if John can get the time off, if not we will probably go in January.

Photos by: Anne and John

Today Is The Day!!!

They arrive today; we can hardly wait. We need hugs from Misha and little Marcelle. It has been way too long. We await with a child's swimming pool, bubbles, kiddie books, bath and pool toys, and small cuddly animals. Trips are planned: to our park with the big grassy area for Goo to explore, to another huge park with baby swings, to see miniature horses, and to shop for a cute outfit and perhaps her First Birthday (in a few weeks) present. We are anticipating our first hug and cuddle from Goo. Our arms ache for our sweet daughter. They will be with us until Monday morning; we will cherish each and every moment.

Infantry

We have incoming! Yup, tomorrow baby Marcelle and Misha arrive to visit for four days. We are just so ready to see them. We haven't seen them since last year when Marcelle was three weeks old (she's eleven months old now). We miss them so very much; it's hard to explain how happy we are to know they will be with us tomorrow. Yippee!!!!

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Snail Mail

Why does it take forever for a piece of mail to get to its destination 5 miles away and another, from across the country, takes 2 - 3 days. I really don't get it. The worst, though, is that some mail NEVER gets to its destination and unless you know it's coming you don't even miss it (what if it is really important?). This happened with a voting ballot sent to us 2.5 weeks ago that has to be submitted by this Friday. I saw mention of it in an e-mail and called - they hand delivered the ballot. If I had never seen that e-mail or if the person sending out the bulk e-mail hadn't mentioned the ballot in passing we never would have been able to vote on a very important Homeowners Association issue. Such is life - guess I better get used to it. Am I ever happy that I pay all my bills online - who knows which payments would actually arrive if I put them in snail mail?

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Chick Flicks

I love chick flicks. I love having to have Kleenex by my side. The whole experience is cathartic. One of my all-time favorites is "Regarding Henry" starring Harrison Ford and Annette Bening. I am not really a Ford fan but in this movie he is great and I always like Bening. If you've never watched it try and find it on TV or rent it. It's a real tearjerker - you'll love it. There's even a child and a dog in it - how can you miss.

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First Date

Misha and little Marcelle arrive on Friday for a visit. We are so excited, we can hardly wait ---- 3 more days until they arrive! I feel like it's a first date with Marcelle. We haven't seen her (except on Skype - not sure how well she can see our faces, etc...) since she was three weeks old. Sometimes children, especially toddlers, can be spooked by people they don't know and end up crying because they are scared. Because she doesn't know us at all this is a possibility. We love her so much and just want to cuddle and play with her; let's hope that our "first date" is a really great one.

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