Happy Thanksgiving!!

Hello Everyone,
I know it has been a long time since I have written last...I do realize this, but there isn't to much to tell.
The puppies are doing fine and in a couple of weeks they'll be in new homes...hopefully! They are truly..ahem....adorable!! As you can see by the pictures. If you want to buy one they'll be ready by December 15!! It's first come first serve!!
I love this time of year when its time of old traditions and someone tries to introduce a new one....(which usually flops..)
The one I really enjoy is the Christmas ornament tradition. For 25 years my grandma has been giving each grandchild a Christmas ornament...(Ok, so only 2 of us our 25...)As you can see in the pictures it is something we all enjoy...Each grandchild has enough ornaments for there own tree!!(plus, some)All of us enjoy this time because we know my Grandma has searched for that special ornament for each of her 10 grandkids!
Thanksgiving we had at our house this year, and even though the turkey wasn't done yet when it was time to eat....yes, you read write...the dumb bird took...well, we cut away the cooked meat and let the rest of the bird cook. All the food was scrumptuos!! As usual most of my family eat way to much, but they don't seem to mind...We bleive that elastic is our friend; it grows with you!! Haha!!
Anyway, I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and my family and I have been thinking about all of you!!
Love Ya!

ELS Class done...and a new job....

Ok I usual don't brag....but I have too!! I aced my ELS course!! On my sheet thingy I got all excellence!! I am so happy I didn't think I did that well...So..what am I going to do with my certificate? I am going to put it in my folder with my other certificates....For real!
Alright, truth be told I am in the process of seeing if I can get my Italian citizenship so that I can get a EU passport...it is going to take me awhile to dig up all the paper work and get it organized...I'll keep you updated on that...when I get info...
As for a new job..I am once again picking up my "nanny" hat. Seems to be the thing for me. I am going to be watching 2 cute kids a boy and a girl...whenever they need me. The little boy is 4 1/2 and the little girl is 2 1/2.
I do plan on being home for awhile..(I'll be traveling still just within the US) I need to save up money before I move abroad!
That's it for now..not to much going on....

Puppies, Jet Lag, and more...

Well, this is my last weekend of classes!! YAHOO!!! Doing 10hr classes on the weekends is no fun at all...sure the classes are fun and I've enjoyed getting to know my classmates, but....ITS THE WEEKEND!!!Saturday morning I have to give a lesson before the class...I am extremely nervous! Sigh...I'll get through it...maybe.
I also had my first interview this week...nothing came of it yet...I have to wait till next week. It is for a bank in Oneida. Will see...
Mom and Dad got home early Monday morning..They had a super time in Sicily and Italy...in fact they made me jealous. The pictures are lovely and there stories are so funny...Picture my dad trying to communicate with Italians...that in itself makes me chuckle...but the Gypsy story has to be the best....so you'll just have to ask him! No, doubt it will be in the family newsletter; which is in the making as we speak! I am glad they had a wonderful time, and am especially happy they made it home in one piece..(( = It was their first international trip. Now they are feeling the wonderful affects of jet lag. My mom has taken to getting up at 4am and then napping around 4pm...she still has to get my dad up at 10:30pm...Dad is doing much better...maybe its because he is on the night shift....I don't know...but he doesn't seem to have to much of a problem...(( = It shouldn't last to much longer...Daylight savings time is coming..haha..then we will all have to adjust!
Yes, the wretched little puppies have arrived...Freckles somehow managed to carry 10 puppies full term..all would have been healthy, BUT...I got annoyed with her at 2am when she wouldn't stop whining...assuming she had to go to the bathroom I put her out...and went to bed...and fell asleep...she came in around 5:30a.m. and by 7:30 when we went outside to look for any puppies....2 of them had frozen to death...Yes, I am a puppy murder...if Autum could have killed me with her looks I would be dead right now!! Autum was crying..it was sad...but we still have 8 healthy,whinny, rats!! I am sad...but..oh,I don't know...we have 8...My family is complaining about that many..but then they'll say "we could have had 10"....Oh, their complaining because they aren't sure we can sell that many...good grief! I am sure in a few weeks they will be very cute, but for now...they look like white and tan spotted rats...
Well, I think thats it for now...

ESL or EFL What's that....

Never time to breath...I always have something going on. This time it is close to home, but somehow when you have a head cold a 45min drive could last forever!!
The next 2 weekends I will be attending a class in Syracuse to get certified to teach English as a "foreign" language or as a "second" language...ESL or EFL!!
I had 2 classes already and can truly say I am enjoying them. I have 11 adults in my class, and everyone of them is neat to talk too!!
Its a 60hr course and when you are done they will help you get a job almost anywhere in the world. I am not sure where I want to go or if I'll go...
I am searching for a job, and right now it is hard!! No one is hiring or I don't have enough qualifications to get in...Will see...
Anyway, that is what I am up to right now...Oh, and teaching Denver school because my parents are in Italy for the week...sigh...(( ;

KY to NY

Kentucky as usual was nice and warm when we got there....It was totally sweet!!
We had less then 24hrs with the dear Lindsey family but we did enjoy every minute of it. We got to play some vball with the kids,sing around the dinner table, of course, share a meal, and read scripture out loud...It was a sweet time of fellowship and if some of us didn't have to work; we probably would have stayed longer.
On Tuesday we left right after lunch. We had a very long draining car ride home!! It took us 15hrs...Right before we got on 271(I think that's the route in Ohio) it started to pour!!Our speed went from 75-80 to 50-55 real quick...the semi's and the pools of water in the road made for a nightmare...After, about 5hrs of that I couldn't drive anymore,so Angelie took over....and she got totally stressed out as well....It was the never ending drive!!
We ended up pulling into the Bouffard home around 4:30ish....oh,am! We all decided that if we do a road trip like that again we would make our visits a little longer so we can catch up on sleep and not do so much night driving!!
All in all we all had a good time, and we are glad to be back home....and I can say....drum roll....!!!....I want to be home for a long while...I am ahem...tired of traveling...and next year is looking like it will be just as busy!! (( = (I'm not complaining..just saying its nice to be home...)

MO and now KY

So we headed out of chicago around 12:30p on Sunday...After the conference we headed into the city!! It was completly different then NYC...I think I liked it better...It was quiter, less people, less traffic....We got to see the Hancock tower, walked down Michiagn Ave...(aka the Magnificent Mile), and went to a pizza shop that had amazing pizza!! After, we headed to MO...we left Chicago around 7pm....it was a very long tedious driver to MO...We had to switch drivers several times...But made it safely to the Shaver house at 4:30am....we decided that we don't like to drive after a long day of "hecticness"(yes, I made up that word)...(( =
Are time with the Shavers wasn't not nearly long enough!! The kids have gotten so big especially Sage!! They all remembered me and didn't want me to leave...sniff sniff...I didn't want to either...(( =
We did get to go to a "pounding"...which is where a church gathers food for a family and then gives it to them...It was very neat...(pounding=food in pounds...get it?) At the church we all held hands to pray and the man said to me," I never held someons hand from NY." It was really sweet! We also met someone who was from Albany NY...it is a small world!! Diamond is a super small town, so to find someone who is from you area was neat...
The 3 of us headed out at 5am this morning, and made our way to the Lindseys house...sigh, not the car agian we all thought!!! But, after 11 hrs in the car we made it safely....11hrs...it took longer then we thought to get here...
When we got there Marianne and Angelie took some of the kids to the park to play volleyball and sing with Kenzie...a young man that we met the last time we came down here....When they got back we ate dinner and had some wonderful fellowship around the table...Mr.Lindsey read the Proverbs and we talked about it...it is always a joy to here the children put there 2 scents in...
After, we got the dinner dishes done we all headed out to the vball court and finished our evening with some fun volleyball....no pressure it was nice...(( =
Oh, before I forget I don't know if I have allergies or a head cold coming on but something is trying to get a hold of my brain and I won't...nay! I can't let it take hold of me!!!
We are also heading home tomorrow....we are leaving in the early afternoon...so if you think about it send up a prayer of saftey for us!!
Thanks...