All the decorations are down and the house is a mess! LOL...
I so love Christmas, I hated to see if go.. I normally leave the decorations up till New Years! however, got to get back to work on the remodel...
I am off work for the next 5 days, so looking forward to resting some what now that all the hard work is over..
Gonna get up in the morning and clean and do laundry, and I hope not much of anything else the rest of the week...
David and I are staying home for New Year's Eve this year... first in many that we have not had our annual Party... but we wanted to stay snuggled up and eat a lot of junk food...
Then I will cook the normal diner Thursday and then we may work on the bedroom some, then again maybe not!
Well, I am off to bed, as morning will be here soon enough!
Hugs to all in my world... thanks for stopping by!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Where did Christmas go??
Wow,
With all the prep that goes into the days leading up to Christmas, it sure did go by in a flash...
The kids arrived home last Tuesday around 8:30 or so, we ate supper and visited until 1:00 AM... Christmas Eve started off with coffee 7:00 AM I started cooking and making candy... The kids went and picked Mom up for a few hours we had finger foods and visited until 5:00 then the kids took her back home, and we headed to the in-laws at 6:00 PM...
More finger food, and then the gift opening started... we had allot of fun... David's Mom and Dad decided to give money this year to everyone... always a great gift!
The 4 of us left about 8:30 and headed to the big Drive through Santa Land on I-20 as Callie had never seen one.. we had a blast! back home and stayed up again until a little after 1:00 AM... Santa had to come so lights out!!
Christmas morning started around 9:00 AM this year... I LOVED staying home, we eased around in our PJ's for a bit, drinking coffee and visiting.... started cooking and then we opened gifts around 1:00, then the kids went back after Mom... David's parents came by to visit for a bit, then around 5:00 we chowed down on Turkey, dressing and ALL the trimmings! YUMMO!!
We rolled into the family room and watched Jeff Dunham's Christmas DVD that Casey received... had so much fun just laughing away and chit chatting... David and I took Mom home around 8:00 and headed back home where the fun carried on again until after midnight...
The next morning we left the house at 8:00 AM and hit the stores ALL DAY!! Then we drove and looked at Christmas lights at Holley Tree... LOVED THEM...
Headed back home and ate again watched TV and headed to bed sometime after midnight...
We slept in Saturday morning until about 8:00 where David and I stayed in our PJ's all day and did nothing but watch movies... The kids went back to Tyler Saturday afternoon and purchased a 52" LCD flat screen TV! they hooked up with some friends and arrived back home a little after 9 PM...
Off to Arlington Sunday morning, as we had to carry the kids TV in our Truck... set it up and headed to Best Buy for cables and surge protector... Went to Hooters for hamburgers and wings... back to the kids place and visited for a bit more... David and I got back home around 8:30... where we crashed!!!
I so loved having the kids with us! but back to the real world... both of us headed back to work today, dragging!!!
Tonight, it is pulling boxes down from the attic, and after work tomorrow, stopping by Sam's for some New Year's Eve groceries, coming home and trying my best to have everything boxed up and put away... I am taking Wednesday, Thursday and Friday off... want to get up Wednesday morn and clean clean clean... and then nothing else the rest of the week!!
Can't believe it is all over, but I have to say, kinda glad, as we have to get back to the remodeling soon!
Well, gotta get up in the attic.. More later...
Hugs to all in my world...thanks for stopping by!
With all the prep that goes into the days leading up to Christmas, it sure did go by in a flash...
The kids arrived home last Tuesday around 8:30 or so, we ate supper and visited until 1:00 AM... Christmas Eve started off with coffee 7:00 AM I started cooking and making candy... The kids went and picked Mom up for a few hours we had finger foods and visited until 5:00 then the kids took her back home, and we headed to the in-laws at 6:00 PM...
More finger food, and then the gift opening started... we had allot of fun... David's Mom and Dad decided to give money this year to everyone... always a great gift!
The 4 of us left about 8:30 and headed to the big Drive through Santa Land on I-20 as Callie had never seen one.. we had a blast! back home and stayed up again until a little after 1:00 AM... Santa had to come so lights out!!
Christmas morning started around 9:00 AM this year... I LOVED staying home, we eased around in our PJ's for a bit, drinking coffee and visiting.... started cooking and then we opened gifts around 1:00, then the kids went back after Mom... David's parents came by to visit for a bit, then around 5:00 we chowed down on Turkey, dressing and ALL the trimmings! YUMMO!!
We rolled into the family room and watched Jeff Dunham's Christmas DVD that Casey received... had so much fun just laughing away and chit chatting... David and I took Mom home around 8:00 and headed back home where the fun carried on again until after midnight...
The next morning we left the house at 8:00 AM and hit the stores ALL DAY!! Then we drove and looked at Christmas lights at Holley Tree... LOVED THEM...
Headed back home and ate again watched TV and headed to bed sometime after midnight...
We slept in Saturday morning until about 8:00 where David and I stayed in our PJ's all day and did nothing but watch movies... The kids went back to Tyler Saturday afternoon and purchased a 52" LCD flat screen TV! they hooked up with some friends and arrived back home a little after 9 PM...
Off to Arlington Sunday morning, as we had to carry the kids TV in our Truck... set it up and headed to Best Buy for cables and surge protector... Went to Hooters for hamburgers and wings... back to the kids place and visited for a bit more... David and I got back home around 8:30... where we crashed!!!
I so loved having the kids with us! but back to the real world... both of us headed back to work today, dragging!!!
Tonight, it is pulling boxes down from the attic, and after work tomorrow, stopping by Sam's for some New Year's Eve groceries, coming home and trying my best to have everything boxed up and put away... I am taking Wednesday, Thursday and Friday off... want to get up Wednesday morn and clean clean clean... and then nothing else the rest of the week!!
Can't believe it is all over, but I have to say, kinda glad, as we have to get back to the remodeling soon!
Well, gotta get up in the attic.. More later...
Hugs to all in my world...thanks for stopping by!
Monday, December 22, 2008
OUR GODCHILDREN!
This is my best friend Traci, loving on Grayce!
This is little Miss Kassidy, she loved her little people mini van...
Sweet little one!
This is Peyton, showing one of his Star Wars figures...
She loved her Cabbage patch kid!
COUNTING DOWN THE HOURS
My kids are coming home tomorrow night! I am so excited... it now feels like Christmas.. the weather has been bone chilling for the past several days, the high today was 33 and lows last night was 22...
However, it is supposed to be in the 60's on Christmas, it missed the mark by a few days... but at least it will not be too hot!
I have had a busy week! Saturday I spent all day cleaning the house, then we headed to Tyler to the grocery store...
Our God Kids came for Christmas on Sunday... had a blast with them... was up until 1:00 am this morning, could not shut my mind off... watch several Christmas movies... now I am ready!!
Well, off to bed in a bit... hugs to all in my world... thanks for stopping by!
However, it is supposed to be in the 60's on Christmas, it missed the mark by a few days... but at least it will not be too hot!
I have had a busy week! Saturday I spent all day cleaning the house, then we headed to Tyler to the grocery store...
Our God Kids came for Christmas on Sunday... had a blast with them... was up until 1:00 am this morning, could not shut my mind off... watch several Christmas movies... now I am ready!!
Well, off to bed in a bit... hugs to all in my world... thanks for stopping by!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
OH MY GOSH!
What were we thinking?????
Remodeling during Christmas? The stress of it all is starting to get to me...
My house is a WRECK! I am not getting much done at a fast pace... the first of our Christmas company is coming next weekend... I am no where ready for that...
I have not started my Christmas candy making, let alone the shopping list.. UGH!! I need a drink. haha...
The next two weeks are going to be so hectic... it took me 9 hours yesterday to wrap my Christmas gifts... I still like my Mom's and my secret Santa gift for work, need that by Tuesday...
Tuesday I am taking my best friend to lunch for her birthday... after work, our work Christmas party at On the Border... at least there will be drinking! Friday night I have my scrapbook workshop (the one thing that will relax me)...
Sunday, my Godchildren are coming for their Christmas! I will be huffing and puffing in high gear to get my house ready between now and then, I have to squeeze a manicure and pedicure in this week somewhere...
Next Monday, I have my annual Christmas dinner and gift exchange with my best friend at Olive Garden... we have an annual tradition to eat and drink wine, then we walk over to Marshall's, Goodys, Lowe's, Drug Emporium and Pets Mart till we sober up, so that we can drive home... we have been doing this for the past 8 years... we have such a blast!
Then I pick up my Turkey and Hams and deliver those to some of our friends that night, then Christmas Eve I will be cooking most of that day, then it is off to the In-laws for the night... then this year we are starting our tradition of Christmas day at home, just the 4 of us... I am happy to say, this is what I am looking forward to the most this year...
My mother in law is not too happy, BUT, we have been going to her house for the past 25 years on both Christmas Eve and Christmas day, and it is time for me to host my kids, and someday grand kids... she will just have to understand that...
I am exhausted just thinking about all this amongst the muck of mess that is in the back part of my house... again, what were we thinking... LOL
Pray for my sanity, as I approach this task... Well, better get back the laundry and chores... I will check back in with all later on...
Hugs to all in my world... thanks for stopping by!
Remodeling during Christmas? The stress of it all is starting to get to me...
My house is a WRECK! I am not getting much done at a fast pace... the first of our Christmas company is coming next weekend... I am no where ready for that...
I have not started my Christmas candy making, let alone the shopping list.. UGH!! I need a drink. haha...
The next two weeks are going to be so hectic... it took me 9 hours yesterday to wrap my Christmas gifts... I still like my Mom's and my secret Santa gift for work, need that by Tuesday...
Tuesday I am taking my best friend to lunch for her birthday... after work, our work Christmas party at On the Border... at least there will be drinking! Friday night I have my scrapbook workshop (the one thing that will relax me)...
Sunday, my Godchildren are coming for their Christmas! I will be huffing and puffing in high gear to get my house ready between now and then, I have to squeeze a manicure and pedicure in this week somewhere...
Next Monday, I have my annual Christmas dinner and gift exchange with my best friend at Olive Garden... we have an annual tradition to eat and drink wine, then we walk over to Marshall's, Goodys, Lowe's, Drug Emporium and Pets Mart till we sober up, so that we can drive home... we have been doing this for the past 8 years... we have such a blast!
Then I pick up my Turkey and Hams and deliver those to some of our friends that night, then Christmas Eve I will be cooking most of that day, then it is off to the In-laws for the night... then this year we are starting our tradition of Christmas day at home, just the 4 of us... I am happy to say, this is what I am looking forward to the most this year...
My mother in law is not too happy, BUT, we have been going to her house for the past 25 years on both Christmas Eve and Christmas day, and it is time for me to host my kids, and someday grand kids... she will just have to understand that...
I am exhausted just thinking about all this amongst the muck of mess that is in the back part of my house... again, what were we thinking... LOL
Pray for my sanity, as I approach this task... Well, better get back the laundry and chores... I will check back in with all later on...
Hugs to all in my world... thanks for stopping by!
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