Heartfelt

Help me!!!

Hello all blog readers! My office is having a food drive for my local area food bank. For every item you donate you will receive a ticket in our raffle for a 50 dollar gift card!! Email me if you would like to help and are in my area!!!

A Merry Christmas from our house to yours. In our own little way!!!

The soundtrack of my life......

Thats what taylor told me when he gave me a mixed cd to put in the car. He said that the cd was HIS soundtrack. Not his Favorites, not songs he liked, but his soundtrack.

Here they are in order!

Broken road - greenday

Ebay- weird al

Game over - jonas Brothers

holiday - greenday

Jail house rock - elvis

Oh Mary - neil diamond

Party in the usa - mylee Cyrus

You can feel it all over - Stevie Wonder

Stayin Alive - Alvin and the chipmunks version

We're not gonna take it - Twisted Sister

Yoda - weird al

Dec 14th

Sad day. We gave Scout back to his foster mom. He and sparky just could not mesh well together and Scout figured out how to jump the fence. Taylor was heart broken (scout was going to be his dog) I told him Sparky has been our dog for years and he gets first choice. He will have another chance to have his own dog. Still didn't make me feel better. Scout was such a LOVING pup!

Dec 13

Wonderful day at home. Baked cookies, took walks in the snow, played outside with the dogs and I worked on our Christmas cards!

December 12

The day I wish really never happened. I took the boys shopping at the mall and Taylor spent his hard earned money on me and someone stole the gift! My baby was so heartbroken. The mall cops were even on the case. After that we met Kendra, Shallee and Heather at Red robin for lunch. YUMMM. Kendra had never eaten there. Then unfortunately we went to Pet co while Chris went into Toys r us to get Bugs gift. We left with a DOG. WHAT WAS I THINKING.

December 11

FRIDAY..love fridays even if nothing too special happened. I gave Darla a ride home from work and we stopped at Wallyworld!

December 10

Christmas music is a must for me during the holiday. I found two new Cd's to listen to! a new christmas Harry Conick jr and an oldie but goodie on cd. Bing crosby! the cd is actually a the same as a record i have stashed in my closet! At least now I can listen to it! It has my favorite all time Christmas song on it. Melecalicimaca! (sp?)

Dec 9

LaRee and Darla got our Office Christmas tree up. Its about to fall apart. Last year my father and I had to duct tape the base together just to keep it upright. We use colorful decorations on our work tree well....because I want to!

Dec 8

Bitter cold today. Its getting to the point this week that I am using more gas keeping my car warm than for actual driving. I have been taking the kids to school because in my opinion its too cold to stand and the bus stop for too long. Brrr....is winter over yet?

Dec 7

Today was an ordinary monday. Work, home, and helping bug with homework. He seemed to have more than normal this nigh so we spent most of the evening at the kitchen table.

dec 6

Worked all day on a christmas gift! Can not share any more on the blog!

Dec 5

I was up by 7 wanting to get the cake done. I was totally worried I wouldn't have enough fondant for the strips and polka dots. I had some learning experiences and needed the boys help here and there but I go it done!! LOVE how it turned out! Wish the fondant was a little smoother but all in all I think its pretty good!

Dec 4

 

Darla came back over tonight to work on some more of her Christmas project. Tiff and Micheal came with her and later her oldest son Chris showed up with treats! My Chris was sick in bed and missed the whole thing. I butter-creamed all three layers of the baby shower cake and fondant them for decoration tomorrow morning.

dec 3

Darla came over tonight to start a Christmas project. She need to borrow my sewing machine. I helped her do some while baking the cake for the cake I am making for Darla's friends baby shower. It will be three tiered and I hope it turns out ok!

dec 2

Today LaRee and I tried a new coffee house in town for lunch. They had a special on a Southwestern chicken sandwich that was really yummy. I also got a peppermint mocha coffee that was so smooth. Definitely found a new favorite place to get my coffee! AND its on my way to work in the mornings!

December 1

I was going to post this last night but just too tired. I have decided I am going to post what I want to scrap in my december daily album, just in case I fall behind. It will be easier to know exactly what I want in there and can take the journaling right from my blog.  It might be boring for ya so i am just warning you!

Dec 1

Today Lois came to Idaho Falls because she has meetings tomorrow for Columbia Electric. We picked her up from her hotel and she took us to dinner at Olive Garden. We had a wonderful dinner and our conversation consisted of Elvis, math, and Thanksgiving. After dinner we headed to the mall and did a little Christmas shopping. The boys already had some money from their Grandpa Gibbons so they HAD to spend it. Taylor got the Lightning thief in paper back and a Chargers wallet. Chris bought some pokemon cards when he and Grandma ran into walmart. We took Lois back to the house and showed her our trees. I love getting time to spend with Lois. She is such a wonderful woman and actually one of my personal heroes!

brand new day

I woke up this morning refreshed! I know that sounds dorky but the night before I had only slept a total of about 4 hours. Couldn't sleep. Watched a christmas movie, soaked in a hot tub, read a book. Just could not sleep for some reason. That really hardly EVER happens to me. I usually can sleep just fine, most of the time I don't even get up to pee. tmi sorry.

Today is DECEMBER 1st! Where did that come from? I mean really. This year has gone by super fast. Guess that being in a complete fog for most of it will do that to you. I put together a december daily book like ali did and can not wait to get started! Its a book journaling your day to day of december till Christmas day. Today I get to start it! This is the cover. It's not a great photo because its off my phone but you get the gist. I used the new BG christmas paper and LOVE It!!! I will show more when I can of it.

We have our decorations up. Most of them. Enough to make me happy, and put the rest back in the shed. Even though I am looking forward to Christmas its still going to be hard and don't want to have to put all that back and be even more depressed. I am also almost done shopping! Just need a few more things then I am DONE! Phew!

How is YOUR december first going?

thankfull

This thankful post is way past due. Way past. My aunt did pass away last week. The 24th to be exact. She fought and we all thought she would get better, not perfect but there was hope. She passed away suddenly tuesday morning. Our family decided to have thanksgiving dinner anyway. We have always had thanksgiving at her house. Its been that way since before i was born I think. Her son's and hubby decided we would do it there to honor her because that's what she would have wanted. We actually had fun. I cried all the way there feeling awfully sorry for myself and for my cousins. We all were missing our passed parent on this first Thanksgiving without them. My uncle gave a short speech and prayer before eating thanking God, and us for such a wonderful family. I do have a wonderful family. We are close, we love each other and help each other as much as possible. My grandmother is 91 years old. her GREAT GREAT grand baby was there and we made sure we got the photo op. I forgot my camera so I am hoping my cousin will email her shots she got.

Since I really can dwell on what I am NOT thankful for I am deciding to list what I am most thankful for.

1. My God. He is amazing and while have never been a preachy christian I believe in him whole heartedly and thank him for all my amazing blessings.

2. my kids. Gosh I love them.

3. my family, the crazy ones too.

4. My mother who is there for me when I need her, she being one of the crazy ones.

5. my friends who care for me as much as my family does.

6. my job. thank you GOD and my father for leaving me this business. (any one need life insurance, plug plug?)

7. my home. It took a lot of saving and hard work but I have my home and I love going home to it every night.

So there, I am thankful.