Hodgepodge!

1. Have you ever been on a real sleigh ride? How about the warm weather version - a carriage ride? 

              I think that when I was little I have been on a carriage ride but I am really not sure. I know I haven't                   been on a sleigh ride although I would love to.

2. What's your policy on 'chain mail'...you know, the emails you receive that are often some sort of poem/blessing/good wish that ask you to send it on to 10 or 12 friends? Do you delete without opening, read and trash, read and trash and then worry you won't be blessed/lucky/protected? Do you delete the sender from your contacts or just go ahead and send the love onward?

                 If it is funny I will usually pass it on, I do usually read them all though.

3. Who is your favorite character in any of the Christmas movies and why?

              The Grinch he symbolizes the start of Christmas for me I have watched him every year since I was a child.

4. Share a favorite quote.

             I took the road less traveled and that made all the difference.

                     

5. What's your favorite holiday scent?

               Things baking in the over all the way! If I had to pick one of the candle sencts it would have to be apple cin.

6. Does the Christmas season stress you out? In what way?

          Not at all to me every moment of it is exciting of course I also don't go to the store when there are ten billion people there.

                 

7. What's the best thing about your life right now?

                  My son being another year older for Christmas with a grasp of  how things work, I love being Santa so much it keeps me up all night on Christmas eve. 

8. Insert your own random thought here.

                             That wood floors suck! They are cold and I have to wear my slippers all dang day.

My first Christmas tree..........

 I am 26 years old and have two children and because of living situations over the past 4 years I have never gotten to have my own tree! Now I do!!!! It is a little tree but to me it might as well be 50 feet tall because I know that on Christmas morning my kids are going to wake up in their own beds and come out and see all the goodies santa has left them right in their living room.  I put up the tree tonight and tomorrow morning my son is going to get to hang ornaments on the tree for the first time in his life. This year I am so very very blessed, it is all around me. I sleep on the couch  so that I am not to far from my kids and right at my feet is the Christmas tree. I get to wake up each and every morning  and see my tree first thing what a blessing that truly is. I am so into Christmas this year. I feel like I have found Christmas for the first time in many years and it is better than any present to just have the feelings of the season with me!!!!!!! On top of that people, IT IS SNOWING! This year has been so rocky in so many ways but I know now that the new year that will be coming soon and with it so many possibilities and new blessings. 2011 will be a good year I just have a feeling..............

Daybook Dec. 7th

FOR TODAY
Outside my window... Even more snowing so many people are complaining about. I think it is a welcome sight although the temp could be a tiny bit warmer.

I am thinking... About what I getting my kids for Christmas seeing as i have not done my shopping yet:)

I am thankful for... Hot Coffee and cold Iced tea


From the learning rooms... Revisited the letter H today and righting my son's name. He did really well.


From the kitchen...mac and cheese and fish sticks


I am wearing... fleece shirt with a cowboy snowman on it that says " Let it snow, y'all"


I am going... Out to bring the trash cans up to the house.

I am hoping...That is stays warm in the house tonight, it is so cold outside and the electric baseboard heat just does not seem to be keeping up.

I am hearing... Children playing in their room that should be sleeping.


Around the house... I am doing some cleaning to get ready to put up the tree.

A few plans for the rest of the week: Put up the Christmas tree and get some deep cleaning done.

Here is picture for thought I am sharing...(add your picture here) Sorry no pic today.

Daybook for December day 1

FOR TODAY
Outside my window... There is beautiful snow falling and more on the way.


I am thinking... About eating the chocolate cake I just baked.


I am thankful for... My Children and their sweet smiles.


From the learning rooms... My son and I are going to be working on the letter I and reviewing letters he has already done.


From the kitchen...Chocolate cake,YUM can't wait!!!!


I am wearing... Pj's yes I have not gotten out of them today.


I am going... I am staying in today it is way to cold to go to the store.

I am hoping...That it keeps on snowing.

I am hearing... Elf playing in the backround and the dryer running in the other room.


Around the house... Things are so beautiful with all the Christmas light up.

One of my favorite things... Coffee, this I believe needs no more explanation.


A few plans for the rest of the week: Put up the Christmas tree and get some deep cleaning done.

Here is picture for thought I am sharing...(add your picture here)

                  

Let it snow.

 For the last three to four years Christmas Eve and day have been rainy so this year no matter how much everyone may complain I am going to say LET IT SNOW! I want it clear up to my butt and still coming down, I will scape the car, I will shovel ( first I have to buy a shovel lol), but dag gonnit I want a white Christmas. This morning there is snow on the ground and I think one of the best things that I have seen in awhile was my son's face when he got out of bed today and look out the window, he could not wait to show me the snow and wanted to go out in it right then.   I quickly replied with a NO at 7 in the morning I an not going out into the frozen tundra. Truth be told I am just as excited about him to look out there and see snow on the ground there is something about it that is just truly magical.

12 days of Christmas day 2

Christmas Traditions!

When I was little my mom had many traditions that went along with Christmas. One of my favorite ones was actually my Aunt's. All of the family came to her house on Christmas eve and she hired a  Santa to come every year, that night as we drove home everything always seemed so magical, I think I have spent my entire adulthood trying to reach that feeling on Christmas eve. In fact my son's second Christmas when he was 18 months I was up ALL night waiting for him to get up in the morning. 

    My children are not very old but I do have a few traditions. Leaving the Christmas tree lights on all night on christmas eve and then playing christmas music to wake everyone up in the morning ( which was one of my mom's also.)  Another one of my mom's that is continues is getting new pj's on Christmas eve. One I am doing over the years is to make sure that the children get a new ornament every year.

Hodgepodge! Love it!

                                           

1. What is the most interesting thing you've done in the last year?

            I started my son in preschool.... which would normally happy and exciting but my son has done      some very interesting things there. Like pooping his pants when he is FULLY potty trained and many random things that I then feel like i am in trouble for because he does them and then I get pulled into a meeting.

2. What is your most meaningful family heirloom?

         My mothers hope chest. She moved and decided to pass it on to me. It is so special to have because she used to keep everything special to her in it.

3. What food festival would you most like to attend? If you're not sure click here to see a list of possibilities.

            

                     It would have to be Chocolate & Coffee Lovers Festival - in Seaside; February 1 - 2, 2003; at Seaside Civic & Convention Center. i could take or leave the chocalate but I LOVE LOVE LOVE coffee. During the year I go to about every festival that I hear about.

4. Snow...do you love it or is it considered a four letter word where you live?

                Truly i do not look forward to it coming but once it's here I love it. Mostly when it is clear and still, Clear up to your butt and still coming  :)

5. Can you ski? Do you ski? Are you any good?

                

                  I have never tried but I could tell you right now I would not be any good.

6. What quality in your spouse or best friend are you most thankful for?

             

                 The choice my best friend has made not to have confrontation in his life, he will go off and think and calm down but avoid ever yelling if at all possible.

7. Describe the coziest spot in your home.

                           

                                               Pic is kinda dark but you see the little table in the kitchen. In the morning I love to sit there  and drink my coffee with the radio on. Which now has changed over to Christmas music.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

                               It's snowing!!!!!!!