I can't believe it's already Friday! I drove limo up to the casino Wed. night and yesterday I spent the day with my mom. We went and bought decorations for Bill's 50th birthday party. He doesn't want a big party so we are just taking the 24 passenger limo coach and a few of his friends up to Fergus Falls to listen to one of his favorite bands. I am looking forward to it, I'm sure it will be a lot of fun. We then went to Fridays for a drink and something to eat and then a movie. We haven't done that in awhile so it was very nice.

We had a discussion about family traditions. My family has just never been one to carry on any traditions, my mom's mom has never been into anything that involves other people in her kitchen and I just miss that we don't have a family recipe or tradition to pass on to my girls. So I told my mom that we need to make our own damn tradition.

In so many Mexican families it is tradition to make tamales for Christmas every year. I remember sitting in the kitchen with my ex-husbands family and helping them make tamales. It was fun but I never really enjoyed it because I felt like an outsider. I wanted to do those things with MY mom and MY sister.

I brought it up to my mom and she said NO NO NO. No because she isn't the "let's stay in the kitchen and cook" type of grandma, No because it is a lot of work and No because she has no idea how. I told her that we could figure it out and damn it she is almost 50 so she might as well start learning how to be the 'ol grandma in the kitchen! ROFL Anyone who knows my mom knows that that will NEVER happen but for one damn day I think she can handle it.

I think I might have talked her into it. There is a Mexican woman who owns a little Mexican grocery store close to here and she once told my mom that she would teach her how to make tamales. This is something I really, really want to do. I want my daughters to have this tradition, I want to give them something that they will still carry on even when I am no longer here. My mom might hate the idea now and when my daughters are teenagers they will probably hate the idea too but damn it I don't care! Someday they will thank me! lol So this is my mission, to make tamales for Christmas this year. I'll keep you posted!

Just a quick post today. Not much going on. The girls seem to be swamped with homework and I still have a cough left over from my cold which is driving me nuts! Since I am coughing so much I have a horrendous headache and can't seem to keep an original thought in my head. So when all else fails follow the crowd. lol Here is my very first This or That Tuesday.

1. Heroines: Ariel (Little Mermaid) or Belle (Beauty & the Beast)?
Definitely Belle she has always been my favorite.

2. More heroines: Mulan or Pocahontas?
Pocahontas...although I must admit I've never actually seen Mulan

3. Princesses: Snow White or Cinderella?
Cinderella, I've never really card for Snow White.

4. Toy Story: Buzz or Woody?
Buzz mostly because he is Anthony's favorite.

5. Animals: Simba (Lion King) or Bambi?
Simba, Bambi always depresses me. I remember that movie making me cry and cry as a kid.

6. Naughty boys: Peter Pan or Pinocchio?
Peter Pan

7. Sidekicks: Sebastian the Crab (Little Mermaid) or Jiminy Cricket (Pinocchio)?
Jiminy Cricket

8. Villians: Wicked Queen (Snow White) or Cruella DeVil (101 Dalmations)?
Cruella DeVil

9. Classics: Goofy or Pluto?
Neither

10. And of course: Mickey or Donald?
Mickey, Donald was always so grumpy.

Well I guess I should figure out what to feed my family for dinner tonight. Before I head out I just wanted to say thank you to my sweet friend Kay for her wonderful blog award! :-)

I love fall! Today (Sunday...I haven't gone to bed yet) we took the kids to a pumpkin patch a few miles from here. I had to share with pictures below, it is so much fun. The kids enjoyed picking their pumpkins and playing in the strawbale maze. John bought me a gorgeous fall swag I'll have to take a picture of as soon as I find somewhere to hang it. They also had a few baby animals in the barn for the kids to pet. We had way too much fun.

We ended the day by going to Krispy Kreme and finally trying one of their unbelievably yummy doughnuts (ummm......okay....we ate more than one! lol) for the very first time. The kids loved watching them be made. We came home to a house that smelled so yummy because before we left I turned the crock pot on to warm up a batch of apple cider. It was a perfect end to a perfect day. :-) Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I also hope you enjoy the pictures below. Click on them to see a larger image.