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BUT, that&#8217;s not what happened (more like eye rolling). Instead we told her it doesn&#8217;t matter who won, we have to support him now that he is our President.<\/p>\n<p>I doubt that worked.<\/p>\n<p>Justin&#8217;s getting all upset with the state of our health care system. I&#8217;m just upset because my car door was frozen shut the other morning. I&#8217;m all about the important things in life.<\/p>\n<p>Oh! Ya! It&#8217;s like freezing temps now! Justin and I are such wimps. Scully, surprisingly, still likes to be outside. We did get her a new coat, but all the treats she gets from *someone who shall remain nameless*, has left her a little sausage. So the coat has to go back for the bigger size. But seriously, it&#8217;s freaking freezing here people. And it&#8217;s only November. Ok, positive thoughts. I lived in Utah, not as cold but it did get cold there. Damn my 5 years in the desert heat!<\/p>\n<p>On the housing front: Yet another offer on a cute little starter home. And we&#8217;re doing ANOTHER offer on a different home tomorrow. The reason? They are both short sales and since our last offer on a short sale took about 2 months, we figured, we&#8217;d for sure get one or the other. So why not two offers. Don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m rich or anything. Cause I&#8217;m not.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow is our company arts\/craft\/bake sale. Guess what I&#8217;m selling? Ha! Nope! I made homemade caramels (courtesy of my mil&#8217;s recipe), the standard chocolate chip cookies (which is the best recipe I&#8217;ve EVER found for thick chewy ones), and my yummy chocolate chip-pumpkin squares. I just hope I don&#8217;t eat everything on the way to work tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll close this with a short story of our nephew. He&#8217;s three and hilarious. Justin took him yesterday to pick up his older sister (who is 5) from kindergarten. 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