There was an October 2011

Yep. October did exist. I just never had the time to document about the month.

As of now, Bama is undefeated and ranked 2nd in the BCS. We have a huge game this weekend against LSU, the number one ranked team. This game is being hailed as the unofficial national championship game. Number one against number two in a regular season scheduled game. And it is in Tuscaloosa. So much media attention has been on this game for months and especially in the last week or so. We have pre-ordered our National Championship game tickets. Since the game is in New Orleans and so close to Tuscaloosa, we do not think we will get tickets from The University so we are searching.

The Libian looney tune leader, Maummar Gaddafi, was killed by Libian rebels on October 20, 2011. He had been in hiding for months when his convoy was attacked by NATO warplanes. The rebels on the ground found MG hiding in a drainage pipe. He was then beaten and shot numerous times before dying. He has a son who is now in hiding in the Sahara desert.

We have gotten more work done on the hot tub deck. The hot tub has been removed from its deck, all the boards have been removed, and most of the new aluminum boards are cut and ready to be screwed into place. The back yard is a mess. The old boards are on the ground, trees are down, tree limbs are in piles, the hot tub is in the middle of the yard, and other junk is piled in various areas. This is all called progress.........I think.

We got a dining room set! And it is absolutely gorgeous. I finally got to unpack all the china we have, including the two sets of china we bought in Japan. So, there are four different types of china in the cabinet plus a few pieces from my grandmother. I had some Venetian prints I bought at market in Atlanta three years ago that are now on either side of the china cabinet. When we were in Germany and Italy three years ago we bought some prints that I had framed over a year ago. They went perfectly in the room, too. There is also an antique black Chinese cabinet that is being used as a buffet. We bought a huge screen from Hong Kong while in Okinawa that is in a corner. I looked at flower arrangements for the table, but could not find one I loved so I made one myself. It looks good and doesn't even look like I did it. On the table is a table runner I bought in China. All in all, that room is fabulous.

In the adoption world, it is all the same. Slow. Uneventful. Our four year LID anniversary is in a few days. Barely worth mentioning.

Gas prices are around $3.20-ish.

Ok. So now I need to prepare food for this weekend's tailgating. So much to do!

RTR!!
Tide Gal