Christmas trees......

Let me just preface this post by saying that I absolutely hate Christmas. Seriously. I can't stand all the extra crap that goes up in my house, the scrambling to find the gifts for everyone, always coming up short on the money, the whole "hype" around a holiday that wasn't meant to be celebrated this way. Always trying to please each and every relative who wants to host some special dinner or get together. All the office parties, gifts for coworkers..who do you buy for, whom do you not buy for. You get my drift.

So last night, my husband and kids...who all love Christmas...decide they want to put up the tree. So my husband had dinner started last night when I got home, so after we ate they want the decorations up. My husband goes to take a shower, and I start carting out the crap. Not an easy task, so I'm already miffed. I get out the tree stand and post, get it put together and sort out the limbs. The post keeps tipping, so I keep screwing in the bolts, however, it's not working well, the kiddos are bugging me about which ornament they want out and well, I'm really ticked off. Wanting to totally call off Christmas or at the very least, put up a cardboard tree. At that time, my hubby walks in and realized I have put the post in upside down......duh. So he and the kids take over from there, and I go fix some hot chocolate. I am now a little more calmed down, so I start helping to put up the ornaments. We get most of our ornaments on the tree and realize we have NO lights on the tree....NONE! My husband suggests we do a tree with no lights this year....I just look at him. He realizes how that would totally feed into my whole Grinch/Scrooge mentality and decides to put on the lights. It actually turned out OK, the tree is very pretty this year. I got by with only doing the tree and stockings so far. I know they will want the village out, but I'm going to hold off as long as possible :) Maybe they will forget about it...you know, out of sight, out of mind!! I'll let you know how long I get!

Have a good day and only 25 days til AFTER Christmas :)
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The day after......

OK, the official day is over!! We still have 2 more turkeys to fix! We have our youth group coming over tonight to hang out. Then tomorrow, we are doing a aturkey with all my bloggy BFF's!!! I totally can't wait!!! My whole family is anxiously waiting for tomorrow!

I gotta tell ya, it's such a small world. Wednesday night, we went to some friends for dinner. They spent 5 years down in Dallas while Phil went to seminary at DTS. After he graduated, he pastored a church for a year that was going thru a transitionary period. Anyway, some friends of theirs came up for the week, and they invited us over for dinner with their friends. We got to talking and come to find out, Curtis and my brother were good friends!! It always amazes me how connected we all are. I am always striking up conversations with people, so I usually find someone we know mutally. I really enjoy that!

I'm going to keep this short today, I've got some cleaning to do and my husband's facebook to set up. Have a great weekend y'all!

More to be thankful for....

1. My husband, who grew up with a full time working mom, knows what it takes and constantly is helping me out.
2. My adorable little nephew.... what fun this has been!
3. Starbucks-open 24 hours this Thurs-Fri! It's a beautiful thing :)
4. Friends
5. My job...I think I have the best job in the world. I get the awesome privilage of showing parents the new life God created for them. Watching their faces when they hear the heartbeat for the first time is a miracle each and every time.
6. Mountains (I like these more than I like Starbucks :) )
7. Quad 3's smile in the morning
8. Quad 4's little laugh when he does something suspicious!
9. Chief ( our German Shepherd) when he knows he's not supposed to be in the trash, but he keeps one eye on you and the other in the trash can!
10. Watching my Quad 1 and the kiddos play Halo on XBOX 360.
11. My back deck. It's so peaceful
12. My Excursion
13. Starbucks and McD's pumpkin pies for breakfast !!!!
14. Big meals that really fill me up !
15. World peace (ha ha, I had to throw that one in ....duh!)
16. My bible and all it's little side notes I've put in over the last 20 years

Hope you guys have a really great Thanksgiving day. We are hosting 3 this year. My family on Turkey day, our youth group is comig over on Friday and we are doing another turkey, then on Saturday, all my bloggy friends....which we were friends before blogging....are coming over!!! WOO HOO!! That is the one I am really looking forward to. I can't wait!!
Hope everything goes well for all of you, and safe driving!
Happy Thanksgiving!!

Giving Thanks

OK, tis the week for giving thanks.....

I want to first and foremost thank my Lord and Savior for sending his Son to die a brutal death on the cross for my sins so I can live eternally in worship to Him.
I want to thank my husband for putting up with me for 14 years! For always being my rock, and supporting me even when I have stupid ideas!
I am also thankful for.....
my kids
my parents
my sister, nephew, and brother
my BFF Ang and her awesome family
my job
Starbucks
McD's pumpkin pies
my Excursion...love it!!!
my pastor
my associate pastor
my bible study group and the women leading it
my youth group-they rock
Starbucks
my bloggy friends and twitter!
my puppy..sometimes ;)
sunsets and sunrises
mountains
babies-without them, I wouldn't have a job!!
Starbucks
Dunkin Donuts
Texas Roadhouse
Christian bookstore, or any bookstore for that matter!!
Target
Walmart

I'm sure I'll think of more, and I'll post them as they come.
Have a good day!!

Not Me Monday

1. I did not mix up a batch of cinnamon muffins, and while putting them into the oven did not spill the entire muffin tin upside down on the door and into the oven drawer.

2. I did not let the oven cool down, then proceed to invite my 6 month old German Shepherd into the kitchen to help "clean" the oven. Gross. ( I did really clean the oven with soap and water....promise!)

3. I did not sit by an old man on Sunday morning during church and listen to him snort snot all thru the service.

4. I did not then proceed to keep track of his snorting with tally marks and laugh about it with Quad 3.

5. I am not still remembering he did at least 128 snorts in a half hour's time and only blew his nose once....ugh.

6. I have not had McDonald's pumpkin pies for breakfast every day for the last week....fattening :)


I have been soooo busy this weekend. I painted my entryway, downstairs guest room, and the lower half of my living room. I took some before and after pics, but forgot my camera, so you can just imagine!!!
I am soooo looking forward to this weekend, but have soooo much to do!!!

Have a very good day,

Quad 4

I can't do one, without doing the other!!

Let me tell you about my Quad 4. He totally completes our family. He has a smile that lights up a room, and brown eyes that will melt your heart! He is sensitive to others needs, really before his own. He never stops playing and is constantly on the move. He loves army guys, hunting, and anything else Daddy is involved in. He likes to play jokes, but doesn't take them very well. He gets his feelings hurt quick, I think because he's so sensitive. He is a happy kid, with deep thinking. He hates to see other people hurt, but will tear up the field in football ( I think he has a little of Bob Sanders in him!!) He is currently growing out his hair so he can have dread locks like Bob, but he won't let me spike it in a mohawk or anything crazy!! He is good with little kids. He fights with his sister likes nobody's business, but then 2 minutes later, they are the best of friends. I am so glad that God gave me the privelage of being his mom in this lifetime.

Both of my kids are such good, easy going kids -most of the time!! We have our moments, but I thank God for the relationship that my husband and I have-not only between us-but with our kids as well! We are sooo blessed.

Have a good day!

Quad 3

So Quad 3, who is 11, wanted me to write a post just about her!

She is 11, going on 16. It seems that one day I woke up, and I had a preteen. She loves fashion, clothes, and doing her hair. Yet she loves to ride FourWheelers, play in the sand and in our fort in the back yard. I love the perfect mix of tom-boy, and girl in her. She is a fighter, and would probably win most of the arguments, except she gets her stubbornness from me, and I've had mine longer!

She is probably the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. She's got eyes that change from gray-green, to an aqua blue depending on what she's wearing, and a great smile! She still thinks I'm the greatest mom to walk on the face of this earth!!! We have a really great realtionship, and lay down together in her bed every night and talk! She can talk and talk, and talk, and talk!!! She really loves to talk! She loves to read, draw, paint, design, and is very artistic/creative. She is such a good artist, which she gets from my Dad. She can debate anything, and do it well. Her attitude totally matches mine! She is a really fast runner, and is really good at the sports she tries. However, she isn't really all that motivated to do sports. She would rather read or draw. She brought "girl" stuff back into my life again, and I really don't know what I would do without her. She does really good in school, and is very outgoing. She is always making friends, whereever we go. I am soooo glad God gave her to me, specifically, to be her mother in this life.