Supplies

At the end of October, my co-worker told me our fave chocolates were on sale so I made sure to stock up before the sale ended. These chocolates are so delicious and well worth the higher price. I'm proud to say we still haven't eaten them all and I've shared them with others. Thank goodness for dark chocolate to help us through peak advising at work (in other words, this means my calendar is booked every half hour with a student from 8 am to 4 pm with a working lunch.

Winter Scenes

Many people don't look forward to winter, not me. Here are some beautiful winter scenes of our campus with the first, light snowfall a couple weeks ago. The infamous bridge, it's always colder on the bridge - but it's so pretty to look out at the river.

Looking north from the student center at our new plaza. The building at the left is where I work. The building to the right is our new Centennial Hall, under construction and slated to open for spring 2014 classes. Very excited because there will be an Einstein Bagel shop in it (yes, I do have my priorities straight). 



Dog Gone Fun

 Pancho, I just don't get it, I got the big bed for you 'cause you're the big dog.

Pancho knows who's top dog so he won't dare kick Misty off the big bed. He won't even move her stuffed animals so he can get his full body on the small bed. That's my Pancho boy - lovable and kind of goofy.

Catching Some Sun

Like her mom, Misty is a sun worshiper. When fall rolls around you have to take advantage of beautiful October days that are cool and sunny. And you must bring your toys with you.

If Misty could talk, she'd be saying......"oh how I love to sun myself, it feels so nice."

 Time for a nap or perhaps she's meditating.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! So fortunate to have a good life filled with loving family and friends. Thinking of you on this Holiday!

Raking Season

A lot of people think of October as the beginning of fall, kids look forward to Halloween..... I call it raking season. Our yard is HUGE and it takes a lot of work to keep it nice. These pictures just do not do it any justice, there were mounds and mounds of leaves and walnuts.

We have a black walnut tree and this year saw a bumper crop of walnuts. It was dangerous to be under the tree becuase walnuts were literally raining down. Of course, the squirrels love it, but Misty and Pancho go crazy over the squirrels.

 Up close, walnuts in different stages of decay. They are bigger than golf balls, have a wonderful citrus scent, but be careful, they stain your clothes and hands red. If walnuts weren't so difficult, time consuming and labor intensive to harvest, I could be eating my own walnuts instead of buying them at the store.

Halloween Bug

It was mid-October and the local car dealership decorated this VW like a spider. I thought it was pretty creative and went so well with the changing color of the leaves on the tree next to it.

Book Sale

The weekend I started feeling sick coincided with our annual book sale. A lot of individuals put in tons of time and effort into making it a success. The money we raise is offered as a scholarship to non-traditional, women seeking to make their lives better through education.

The children's book area with one of our lovely and talented UWEC students!

On th left, another UWEC student who helped with set-up and the amazing professor, Dr. Applegate. 

The Saga Continues

Wasn't feeling so great after breakfast so I decided to take a shower (hence the messy hair). And the wonderful nurse brought me a sprite because I felt like tossing breakfast. It's the simple things in life, a shower, soda..... oh, and some drugs that make life better. 

Then it was time for lunch - got the chicken special. The chicken was pretty good, but not the rest.

 I still put my game face on and nibled a bit.

 Not to worry, a visitor helped me with lunch.

The Next Day

I had a pretty good night's sleep. Went for some simple and plain stuff for breakfast, English muffin, cream of wheat and hot coffee. Bland but satisfying - just needed some butter, brown sugar and cream to enhance things.

My wonderful colleagues sent me this gorgeous flower arrangement.