Like Mana From Heaven

K. We have the BEST neighbors ever. The funnest little family known as the Granges: Cory, his wife Candy, and their daughter of three, Cadence.

They truly are like mana from heaven. Observe.

When I need my hair done, Candy is happy to assist and does a fabulous job. Seriously, when it's actually styled and my color isn't grown out 3 inches, it looks great. She invites me over for dinner when Doug goes out of town and we swap food from our gardens. She is pregnant too so we get to be excited together. Plus, her name is Candy. How could she be anything but sweet?

Cadence is there to give me hugs and is good for many a laugh. We like to babysit her when we get the chance. And she likes cats. Just.Like.Me.

Cory is a diamond in the rough. He acts tough and mean, but deep down, he is just a prankster with a heart of gold. He likes to hide our trash can (Doug has a fear of someone stealing our trash can, don't ask me why) and likes to yell at me like a good neighbor should. We catch him from time to time doing things such as killing our weeds, snowblowing our driveway (Doug is NEVER in a rush to do either of these) and numerous other neighborly deeds that he likes to brush off as nothing. Not to mention he is GREAT with cars and has saved us from so many headaches we'll never be able to pay him back for his service. One day though, they'll get what's coming to them.

Can any of your neighbors top that? Didn't think so. And if you think they can, I could keep on going.

They are moving this fall/winter to Colorado. Boo. I'm protesting. What would we do without the Granges? My protesting up to this point has done no good though, so if you know of any really good neighbors that are looking to move, send 'em out our way. They will never replace the Granges, but they might lessen the pain just a bit.

It's a Boy!

There is no mistaking on this one! Our little boy was more than happy to show off what he's got. Made us so proud! He was just rollin' around and havin' a good ol' time as we stared on adoringly. They were even able to catch him in the middle of a yawn on one of the pictures.

Doug was actually in town for this appointment so this was his first time to hear the heartbeat as well. Very special. They said everything looks normal and that so far he's a perfect little boy! *Warm Fuzzies*

In the slideshow there's a pic of him showin' off his shtuff, a pic of him yawning and then a few different angles as well for a closer look. I had to include a couple pics of Doug from back in the day. Now you know what we're in for...such a cute little goober!

So there I am, lying there with goo on my belly watchin' my little goober wriggle around when I had an epiphany. A name. It just came to me out of nowhere and felt oh- so-perfect. Now it's just convincing Doug. Wish me luck.

For Netflix!

With the recent incident at Netflix, I really had to sit back and ask myself what I would do if Netflix was no more. Movie rental stores are now unacceptable in my eyes. There's no going back. So, in order to support Netflix through this trial, I want to publicly announce my loyalty.

Now, I know it has its flaws, but how much easier can DVD rentals possibly get? You go online, you choose your movies and you wait patiently for them to appear in your mailbox. You take out a movie and put it in the machine...and when the fun is over, you simply return it (no postage necessary and no due date.) Magic. Simple. I barely even have to lift a finger. The selection is fantastic too. I don't know if there has been a movie I have wanted to watch thus far that they haven't had available. Not to mention their free online viewing system, flat rate and system to stay connected to family and friends (which if you are also a loyal member, send me your login so we can stay connected.) I could go on, but I won't. I think I've made my point.

What about you? What's your preferred method of renting movies?