December 2011

Our Year In Review

December 30, 2011

Reflecting back on 2011, my little band of four was blessed beyond measure. Here’s a look at our year…. in pictures! January You know who had to shovel MORE snow than she’d like to talk about, which is still NOWHERE NEAR the amount that McDaddy shoveled. I attended Becky’s second annual soup swap. February Stevie [...]

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Behind Bars – Like A Caged Animal

December 29, 2011

I have often talked about my time in jail here on the blog. Recently, it dawned on me that another member of our household spends the bulk of her time behind bars.  Like a caged animal, she gets out ONLY when one of us I let her out. As you might imagine, she loves to [...]

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Excuses

December 27, 2011

It’s been a busy, fun few days. I didn’t really mean to take an all-out bloggy break because I had planned on giving you a play-by-play of our Christmas morning, but in all honesty, I have been busy living. Living and enjoying life with two excited little boys, and a sweet husband who will be in all-out travel [...]

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We Are Rich!

December 23, 2011

The gifts are wrapped. We’ve visited Santa. We’ve enjoyed Louis Hamilton. The snowmen are on display even though it has been warm enough to wear short sleeves for the past two weeks.  Our house is festive. We’ve welcomed family and friends into our home for holiday get-togethers. The nasty burnt stinch is gone from the house [...]

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Louis Hamilton

December 23, 2011

Today I’d like to introduce you to the newest “member” of our family. Meet Louis Hamilton, our “Elf On The Shelf”. Or in this case, our “Elf On The Bathroom Sink”. I had never heard of the whole “Elf On The Shelf” thing until this year, but according to a lady in the ornament shop, [...]

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You Capture – Festive

December 22, 2011

I love this time of year! Festive. Fun. Family. F is for fun wrapping paper. E is for the extra special ornaments that mean so much to me. S is for SNOWMEN, of course! T is for our beautiful nine-foot rotating tree. I is for I love spending time with my family. V is for natiVity. [...]

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Proof That I Am A Hot Mess

December 21, 2011

I attended Becky’s annual cookie exchange this evening. You know, the cookie exchange with a CROWN at stake. (My cookies are in the Longaberger basket in the lower left corner). I started looking for a recipe weeks ago, and I did a trial run of my [THREE STEP] cookie this past weekend. I was sure [...]

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Dolphin Tale

December 20, 2011

I was recently contacted by Grace Hill Media about the release of Dolphin Tale on DVD. With an all-star cast (Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick, Jr, Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson) Dolphin Tale is a wonderful heartwarming family movie appropriate for folks of all ages. Oh, and did I mention Harry Connick, Jr. stars in the movie? Inspired [...]

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What I Learned This Week

December 20, 2011

Some things I learned this week. 1. Purchasing Christmas presents on-line at the K-mart is easy. Picking them up after 10 PM is not so easy. 2. Purchasing Christmas presents on-line at the Wal-Mart is easy AND means that you WILL NOT have to wait in the three-mile long check-out lane. 3. It is liberating [...]

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Did I Really Say That?

December 19, 2011

Welcome to another version of Not Me! Monday, where I share several things I most certainly did NOT do. For starters, I did NOT take 117 pictures on Sunday between basketball and two holiday performances at church. I also did not cringe when I saw this picture and was faced with the reality that my [...]

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