Thanks, Ben! I’m thankful for you too — but I’ll write about you another day.
I am very thankful for my family. I don’t get to see them as much as I’d like, but we do keep in touch through emails and phone calls, and I love them very much. My mom makes the best Thanksgiving dinner I’ve ever had — and Thanksgiving anywhere else just isn’t the same. So, tomorrow I’ll be thinking about all of you a lot and remember that I love you and am very thankful for you.
Once again, I’m a day late. I guess the first thing I’m thankful for is people who keep reading this even though I’m not always prompt with my posts. 🙂
The first thing I’m thankful for is quite cheesy — no, not pizza. I’m thankful for JENELLE! She’s been a great wife to me over the past 20 months, and she was a great girlfriend to me in the three years before that. Those of you who know me know that I have my share of funny behaviors, and Jenelle puts up with all of them. Lately, she doesn’t mind me exercising after work, even if it keeps her at SCJ an extra half-hour or so. I could go on for a while about her, but I’ll spare everyone a few eye rolls. 🙂
What else I am thankful for? Plenty more to come!
Whoa, eight days since the last post…
Since we’ve been pretty lazy with the WebJournal lately, we’re going to try and post something every day next week — and since it’s Thanksgiving week, we’ll be highlighting something we’re thankful for in each entry. The fun begins on Sunday the 21st. We have some semi-interesting weekend plans, so you’ll get to hear about those as well.
Otherwise, Jenelle and I are trying to make the most out every day, and we’re keeping busy with work-related stuff, church-related stuff, exercise-related stuff, and married couple stuff. 🙂
By the way, have you tried to post a comment without success? Let me know. Thanks!
A third Christmas list is now available to the right — the Comande Family Christmas list! If you’re a Comande family member, and you want your Christmas list posted for all to see, you can contact us (e-mail, phone, whatever), and we’ll add it as soon as we can. So far, it’s just Sue and Ed. Would you like to be next?
And even if you’re not a Comande Family member, we’ll still put a list up for you. 🙂
A few birthdays before heading out:
Sunday the 7th: Happy Birthday, Grandma Iz!
Sunday the 7th: Happy Birthday, Uncle Gary!
Friday the 5th: Happy Birthday, Jeff! (a friend in Missouri)
…and now it’s here! My (Jenelle’s) Christmas list is now online. Just click on the link below our webcam picture.
Remember — nobody has to buy us anything, but since you never listen when we tell you that, we’ve come up with a few suggestions. Enjoy, and remember to send Ben an email before or after you buy – he can verify no one has bought it yet. (And send me an email for Ben’s gifts.)
Family members — if you have a Christmas list you’d like us to post, let us know!
On a tangent, it seems like Christmas celebrations start earlier and earlier each year. Has anyone remembered that we have another very important holiday before the big Joyeux Noel? It’s called Thanksgiving — and I think we should all remember to be thankful for everything we have before beginning the crazy Christmas shopping season.
And finally, on a completely unrelated note, the crazy Kerry campaigners have finally stopped calling us! We are both thrilled the election is over as we can now stop screening calls.
A lot of us had trouble making shots at tonight’s game, but I still thought we put forth a good effort. Oh, well… you can’t win ’em all. Next week, we’re playing a team called “Bye”. I wonder if they’re any good.
In other news — only 6 days until I get my ring back. 🙂
Silly me, I forgot to mention two birthdays from October 21:
Happy Birthday, Randy! – Picture here
Happy Birthday, Jeri!
Last night was the first game of the city league basketball season. Though only six players were available for the Pinocchio’s team, we managed to squeeze out a victory over Ricky’s III. I didn’t score any points, but I did have a couple of rebounds.
Our next opponent is Ricky’s I. Is “I” better than “III”? We’ll find out on November 4.
Would you like to try the BEN weight loss plan? Here’s what you do. Exercise a little more. Eat a little less. That’s it.
I’ve noticed that I’m losing weight in various parts of my body. Since January, I’ve lost roughly 40 pounds. My waist size has dropped from nearly 40 to 34-35. But here’s one I didn’t expect — my wedding ring doesn’t fit anymore.
So, yesterday evening, I went in to Rasmussen Jewelers to get my ring re-sized. You know how jewelry store folks like to make positive comments about you and encourage you to buy something? Well, jewelers must love it when a guy walks in and needs his ring sized down. Assuming correctly that I must have lost weight, the compliments rained down — stronger than the light drizzle outside. Being the only person in the store, every employee managed to get one in.
The person helping me out: “You look fabulous.”
The person sitting at a computer updating something-or-other: “Wow! How did you do it?”
The person in the back on the phone: “You’re looking great! Nice work!” (He must have been on hold — otherwise, he really confused the person on the other line)
Anyway, my ring size was 9 when the ring was purchased in early 2003. I’m now a size 7.5. Those finger aerobics really pay off.
Jenelle here…
When I was growing up, I would often go to the grocery store with my mom. Every single time, without fail, she would complain about the grotesque mold growing under the handles of the shopping carts. It was quite grotesque. She would often complain to anyone that would listen about the perils of germs.
Well, mom, someone out there heard you. Today at Jewel I noticed free disinfecting wipes to sanitize your cart should you wish to keep your fresh fruit and meat e coli free. So, while your gripe may have been with a Safeway store 1700 miles away, someone at a Jewel in Racine, Wisconsin heard you. Guess you’ll just have to move here.
Well, Northwestern fans aren’t happy, but the whole state of Wisconsin has no depression whatsoever, which makes me smile. 🙂
The flowers that were previously displayed on the webcam (now available for viewing here) were purchased at Pick N’ Save.
And, as you can see from the latest webcam picture, our butter knife indeed does have a notch. The picture was taken to answer a question from one of the many readers of this log. Thanks for asking!
