Monday blahs on Wed

Well this is my last day to work this week! That is a good thing right? Me and my boss alternated the four days off. Worked out great! We also have monday off but the kids DON'T I can get some peace on that day! Not much to report here! Just looking forward to a whole day in pjs tomorrow!!

Fantastic Christmas!!

What a wonderful day! Of course the kids tried to start it at 2:00 am....not really what I was ready for. They tried to sleep with me but their just wasn't room so I made them sleep on the couch, and they did! I thought maybe they would have sat and whispered the whole time but they dozed off till about 6! Thank goodness! They had a wonderful time opening thier presents and Taylor only opened a few that were not his. LOL...Santa was good to me and brought me lots of new scrapping goodies in my stocking! Can't wait to use them. The boys got me a Rascal Flats cd, a huge black and white photo collage frame, and a huge cd book for all my photo shoots! What sweet kiddos! The boys got TONS of stuff. Had a great meal with the whole family and played Mad Gab till all hours of the night! Came home so bone tired we were asleep within minutes! This morning has consisted of Jammie's and toys and movies...totally relaxed and not caring what the living room looked like! We did just put all the presents away so we could walk though and now I have to run to the shower to be at the mall and then we are on our way to see NARNIA!!! Hope you all are recovering from the Holiday!!!

Music of the DAY!

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Its almost here!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Can't wait! Almost everything is done. Going to clean like crazy tomorrow so i wont have to do much this next week. Get the muffins mixed up for Christmas morning. We are having sausage and cheese muffins. Its a new recipe, i will tell you how it goes. Also getting my bacon water chestnuts thingy ready. It has a real name but I can never remember it. If you know what it is please tell me again. LOL

Then we are baking snicker doodles for Santa and maybe hanging out and watching Christmas movies with Grandma and Grandpa.

For those of you that I am not with this Christmas please know I love you all and miss you bunches.....

AUNT BETH YOUR CARD CAME BACK IN THE MAIL! I FORGOT TO PUT STAMPS ON IT! IT WILL BE LATE BUT YOU WILL GET IT!

Masterpeice!!!!

Love this artwork! Looks good enough to eat!

Cute can...lol

My mother in law made gave me this for Christmas and YES I opened it cuz the tag said too! Nyah!. Any way its a Wrapping kit! Got all the stuff I need to wrap presents!! THANK you lois!!!!

Make your own snowmen!!

Have some fun! SNOWMEN FUN!

Yo.....4 days left.

Yeah, 4 days till Christmas, 3 till Christmas Eve. Finally done with everything, cept a little project for a friend of mine. She has a million and one holiday decorations and has had a hard time keeping track of them all. So I am making her an "inventory" lunch box! There are dividers for each type of decoration. I will take pics of her decorations and collections and develop them after Christmas so she can just slip the pictures into the correct dividers. Easy for her and that way she knows what she has. This is really a problem for her because she has bought doubles of lot of things. Here is the outside!!

Monday.

Today I am only thankful for one thing.....

MONDAYS only come once a week!

Ugh what a day! Took Taylor to the dentist this morning (8 o'clock)only to find out that they couldn't work us in, due to circumstances beyond my control. Taylor was not unhappy, but hungry,ran to Fred Meyers to find water chestnuts and grab some gogurt for bug to eat on the way to school. Bug not only ate it but decorated his jeans with it. Ran home right before the bell rang to change pants. Then at lunch I hurried to the bank and ran over the little island. You know the one in the middle of the road to keep idiots like me from hitting the stall thingies. The guys in the huge trucks look at me like "dang women drivers! Even worse she's blond!". Yah its been a day already.

Finding comfort remembering that my favorite day of the year is almost here. I think I may be more excited than my kids. Course they are really gearing up! Only two more projects to go and I am done. Nothing major to work on, but looking forward to them cuz it will be fun. Altering two chalkboards for the boy's teachers.

I ran across this quote in a book yesterday! I think its completely correct.

   "you can not talk peace with someone who is not peaceful"

K I am thankful....

for snow flakes falling as big as my toe...

Children who still giggle when i tickle thier feet...

for mom's who are happy to hear my voice on the phone...

For little brothers who turn in to good big brothers

For the small things at work that make my day go smoother ie: a printer that actually prints, a christmas tree in the window, a computer to play christmas music on and a way to talk to my friends!LOL don't tell my boss....

Monday here I come!!

Amazing what animals come out at Christmas!

I'm not talking about white, snowy polar bears, or beautiful white tailed deer. I'm talking about the nasty, fighting, pinching, arguing, temper tantrum of the male based children. I can not believe how unbelievably misbehaved these two have been this weekend. It's gotta be the Christmas stress, the waiting, and the wondering, even the SANTA threat isn't helping. Maybe a good bundle of chores will!

Went to fantastic dinner last night with some friends. Fabulous steak and wonderful company. It was nice to get out with out the kids and just be me for awhile.

Up early today to get a head start on the Grocery shopping before every one and their dog gets to Walmart. UGh.......

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Typepads getting freaky

seems typepad is acting up!

Happy

Happy because.....

i joind dphoto

taylor opted to cuddle with me last night

christmas is only 9 days away

i have sweet christmas plates to use christams eve

i have good friends who care about me

i took some cool shots outside this moring.  

 

Literal translation

Ok a little background. Chris and I have been reading the bible together. We are working through Genisis right now and it really quite facinates him. He is so scientific in the brain. Well we decided to read both Matthew and Lukes version of the birth of Christ seeing how its Christmas. In the book of luke there is a verse that says that the first born son to open the womb is holy to the Lord. Chris very impressed with that verse. "I'm holy to the Lord mom"!! Very excited! LOL

What is he thinking?

Ok how ironic is this guy? Lets make sure my hood is up so I dont get cold while I shovel snow in 0 degree weather!! Oh yah......

foola poops and weasils

What can I ask you makes young children the entertainment of the world? If you have kids you will know what I mean. In case anyone was wondering to keep a foofla poop (hula hoop) up you have to shake your bum. That's what Taylor learned in PE yesterday. Never knew that myself.

ALL THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IS DONE!!! Just a few small projects to finish up for teachers and that's it!! I even have all of them pretty much wrapped and under the tree!! WHEWWWWW!!

Here is a pic of one of my new ornaments. I got a set of (fake) blown ornaments that are snowmen of the seasons. This one is the fourth of July!

Christmas photo shoot

Not quite what I was working for but it will work!! Kids kinda cooperated!! LOL.....Here are a few.

FULL ALBUM HERE!

Wittle baby!!

Isn't he adorable!!! Only 5 lbs and 19 inches long!! Such a sweet baby!!!

I want it NOW!

I want it, I want it and I want it NOW!!! Object of my desire!

A watched pot never boils....right?

Been waiting for my friend Heather to have her baby. She is SUPPOSED to be induced today IF her amniotic fluid was low. How dumb is it that her apt wasn't till this afternoon!! The most excited is my Tater bug though. He can't wait for baby Teagan. Every time he sees her he runs to talk to the baby. Giving her belly hugs and listens to Teagans hiccups. I had promised her a mini baby book and a infant photo shoot. Haven't done the book yet!!! LOL....She may have to wait for that till AFTER the shoot! LOL!!

So cold still today. They had school but there were only eight kids in my youngest sons kindergarten class. Wonder how many in my oldest sons class?

Pretty pumped about Stacy Julienne's new project. Online courses!! Check this out!! Big Picture!!!

But baby its coooollllddd outside!!

Negative eleven degrees!! Wow....

All the schools are closed in our district except for my kids. Of course. Chris has the flu so I was planning on keeping him home and then just decided Taylor did not need to stand out side in that cold of weather. So I called them both in sick. I love our school but sometimes I really wonder. The Jr high RIGHT next door is closed!?

Anywho I am working at home today and trying to keep the children separate! Have a wonderful {warm} day!!

RAK!! (random act of kindness)

To the person who emails me the FIRST correct answer will get a FIVE dollar gift card to Target!!! NO hints!!!!

Which movie did the song White Christmas first appear in.

Ready set go!!!!

ribin@cableone.net

DONE!!!!! TAMMY WON!! Fiestyscrapper!! I will get that right out!!

Finally done with the tree!!

I took exactly one week!! LOL. I found even another box of decorations in the shed while looking for the outside lights. Mostly a modge podge of old decorations when the kids were toddlers, but a few important handmade ones. Got those up and a few new ones and Voila!! A modge podge tree!! LOL. Love it!

Spent yesterday putting up lights outside. Spent four hours in the cold but didn't get much done cuz well I didn't check the dang lights BEFORE i strung them. Yes I know I know!! Well half of them don't work so only part of my yard is decorated. I don't think i will worry about finishing it. Too darn cold!

I spoke to a dear friend of mine on the phone this weekend. She told me she had lost a precious member of their family. Mimi. An adorable kitty cat who will be greatly missed. The reason of her passing was eating a Lilly. Lilies are apparently lethal to cats so if you do have feline furbabys please be sure not to bring home lilies. I was completely unaware of this and I would hate to think of anyone else having to go through what she did. So sorry honey......

Loosing all track of time

Last night I was wrapping presents and while doing that thinking about all I have to be before the holiday sneaks up on me. Thinking I don't have much time to do this. Feeling the pressure of the time constraint on my back. Wondering if I will get it all done and when I can sneak out with out the boys to do their shopping. How am I going to get it all done??? UGH well you know guys it is ONLY the FIRST of December!!! After Thanksgiving comes and goes time speeds way up. Am I right? Its as if all of a sudden the world is spinning faster and so is my pocket change. I am making a lot of my gifts this year and even that was supposed to make it easier. Now I am just trying to get it all done in time. Anyone want to do it for me? LOL

Got a few presents wrapped and under the tree for the boys. Just some stuff I had already picked up. First thing Taylor noticed is that Chris has more gifts and they are bigger. You know its like having twins!!! Everything has to be the same or their is a big fight. I told Taylor that not all the gifts are under the tree yet and that he had better not think about who got what or how big it is or maybe Santa would bring coal. He looked at me and said 'mom, what is coal?' with this {mom has gone crazy} look on  his face. How do you explain coal? So I told him its a big black rock. He actually looked excited at that. Bah Humbug