WOW! It's November 30! 2007!

I am constantly amazed at how fast time flies. Oh my goodness. Where in the world did November go?? It seems like it was just summer 2 weeks ago. And now we're talking about Christmas?? Thankfully, I have an early start on things! I have most of my Christmas shopping done. I'm almost done with our Christmas cards (which need to go out in the mail TOMORROW). Dan decided that he doesn't want to have a Christmas tree this year. ??Who knows why. He says we have a Christmas Piano, and we can put the presents on top of it. Ahhh.... yes, because that makes a lot of sense. A Christmas Piano... Ok! I can work with that!

Thanksgiving went really well :) Dan's family came to Des Moines!! WOW! And Cheryl and I made dinner. We had CHICKEN (yum!), corn casserole, green bean casserole, potatoes, and biscuits. I think that was all. Hmm.. my potatoes were pretty salty, apparently. Yuck. So no one ate them. We through them out. Oh well :). We went antique shopping and I found ... what did I find..? .... I really can't rememb- OH! We bought Dan this way cool dart board that is enclosed in a wooden case (looks like something out of a pub). I like it a lot. And I'm very good :). Only seldom do I completely miss the board and hit the wall. I think that should count for 100 points. Dan had a 14 hour day Saturday - SO, while he was gone, Bill and Cheryl decided they wanted to redo our basement as a present to him! Wow!!!! It looks so great. Very Drake Blue. He was SO SURPRISED! And relieved that he didn't have to do any of it :). Now all it needs is a sleeper couch and a big screen TV.

I joined an Anytime Fitness gym! Well, not officially. I'm actually still debating. I have a 2 week free trial. I love that they have trainers available and that I can get in anytime, whether it's 2 am or 2 pm, holiday or not. BUT Drake is so much cheaper ... and they have a pool, weight room, cardio machines, a gym, an indoor track, locker rooms, raquetball courts, etc. Ugh. Priorities, priorities. If I stick with Anytime Fitness, I could go to it even if I were in Indiana. Having complete access is very appealing to me, because I think I would be more apt to consistently go if I didn't have to adhere to the business' hours. IDK. (.... "idk, my bff Rose"! hahahahahahaha.....what's SO funny is that my Grandma really has a BFF Rose...) What do you think? Any of you guys go to the gym?

Well!! I might be moving back to Indiana for a few months. I need to finish my degree, and apparently there's a class that DMACC (Des Moines Area Community College) can't fulfill ... so the easiest thing would be for me to take what I need in the fall of 2008, probably staying with John and Kami to help with the babies, if that's OK with them. Fun! Dan would hopefully be able to drive out twice a month for a week. But we'll have to see and work out all the logistics. I'm so ready to finish my schooling! Just to have some closure, if nothing else.

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Andrea Hartstein
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^ Me right now!

It's 6:23 pm. I'm sitting in Starbucks in Des Moines, Iowa, surfing the net. Dan is working tonight at the Walgreens across the street from Drake. I'm thinking about visiting him and getting some action shots! What'd'ya think?





I love visiting other websites of our friends. SO of course I was visiting those listed to the side. I also love visiting our friends, the Jamison's, site. But their site is password protected ... so that's why it's not listed on the side.





AHAHAHAHHAHAHA - This is SO funny .... SO the Jamisons :) I hope this works... Can you see this? Or do you need the password... http://web.mac.com/jonjamison/iWeb/Site/Priceless.html


I hope you can just see it .... but if not, sorry! It's so cute. I'm going to post it and I'll come back and erase this message if it isn't working...





SO, what are the Hartsteins up to lately, you ask? Well, let me tell you! We are busy loving life! Dan has been working at random pharmacies (all Walgreens, just different locations), and Andrea's been busy making our home more of a haven. What's that mean, you ask? My aren't you full of questions! Well, she has been cleaning and decorating and LOVING surprising her HH (Handsome Husband). It's been very helpful in the romance department :) Hey - it takes inspiration to create a new being! OK, update on that - God has been taking extra care in creating our precious baby and we're just waiting for Him to be ready to bestow him or her upon us! So, we are doing everything we know - if you know what I mean - to ensure we're not missing our opportunity! But LORD - We are so ready! Whenever You are! Grant us patience, continue to build up our anticipation, love and excitement, because we trust that You are a BIG God and that You are in control. You see the big picture, and we trust that You will show us where to put the right puzzle pieces. Praise Your name on high!





(Do you find it weird that I talk to God in my posts..??)

He is so cute

We're in the basement trying to go through as many boxes as possible.
Dan found his old Halloween costume: superman. So here he is cleaning,
with his Clark kent glasses on.