I have no words to describe the way I feel after reading the following about water from charity:water.org

Almost 1 billion people in the world suffer from the lack of clean drinking water

That's one in eight people on this planet

According to the organization's website,

"unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease, and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Many people in the developing world, usually women and children, walk more than three hours every day to fetch water that is likely to make them sick. Those hours are crucial, preventing many from working or attending school. Additionally, collecting water puts them at greater risk of sexual harassment and assault. Children are especially vulnerable to the consequences of unsafe water. Of the 42,000 deaths that occur every week from unsafe water and a lack of basic sanitation, 90% are children under 5 years old" (emphasis added). Click here for link.

I am grateful for pure water.

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Snow!!!

We were sooooo excited to wake up to snow the other day. What a beautiful surprise! Here are a couple of pictures we took of our view.

Triple Digits

We have been married for 100 days!!! Paul has run out of fingers and toes to count on... (hee hee). Marriage is great and we love it.

Here are some things we have learned about each other:

1. Mary is afraid of finding spiders in her boots.

2. Paul is great at hanging stuff.

3. Mary is afraid of finding spiders in bed.

4. Paul is very romantic.

5. Mary is afraid of finding spiders in the jeans she left on the floor.

6. Paul likes to get his back scratched. Always.

7. Mary LOVES pickles! And hates spiders...

8. Paul is a surprisingly good cook.

9. Mary is the most beautiful thing to wake up to in the morning.

10. Paul can fix anything.

11. Mary is very cuddly.

12. Paul is very snuggly.

You get the idea......

Our First House Project

When we moved into our new apartment, I was elated to hear that we would be allowed to paint! I love changing things around and think that a fresh coat of paint can re-make a room.

After lots of brainstorming together, Paul and I decided that the bathroom would look good in a light blue with chocolate brown to go with the blue fixtures. It already had some pretty beadboard and trim, but unfortunately the beadboard was a dismal grey.

I began scouting good bargains for "oops" paint, and came across a steal. I had stopped by Kwal paint just before they were closing and was thrilled to find out that their prices for oops paint had dropped (formerly $4 a gallon, down to a dollar). I snooped around the paint selection for a second before finding a light blue AND a chocolate brown in the right shades! I was sooooo excited. A new bathroom color for only 2 bucks. I hurried over to the counter to pay, but since he didn't want to hassle with a transaction for only two dollars, the clerk walked me out to the car with two free cans of paint.

Paul and I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning painting, but got it all done in one shot (we didn't start until after 10:00 p.m.). It took several coats to get the colors to look right, but we had fun. Paul took down the mirror, medicine cabinet, etc. and put them all back up again.

Let us know what you think!

This Is Halloween...

Now it's time for witchy-witches,

Flying 'cross the moon.

Sweep away the gobble-gobblins

With your worn-out broom.

Jack-o-lanterns in the window,

with their smiles so bright.

Owls wake up, and call "Yoo-hoo!"

It's Halloween tonight. BOO!!!

Mary and I were very excited for our first holiday together as a married couple... Halloween!! We decided to dress up as Remus Lupin, the werewolf, and Nymphadora Tonks, the punk witch, from Harry Potter. We found it fitting since they were newly weds. We had just finished the Harry Potter series and started on our costumes right away.

After work on Saturday, we started on the makeup, hair, etc., then headed over to Mary's family's house. We drove her sisters around as they looted the town of all it's candy. They made quite a haul! It was a lot of fun. We topped off the night with a scary movie... "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken."

We were sad to see Halloween go, but are excited for Thanksgiving. Gobble Gobble...