Stockings

For the first year, we have stockings hung from the fireplace.

And, let me tell you, I have had a time convincing Caleb they are not, "Sockings."

Yesterday, I sat him down and explained they were stockings.

"ST...ST...ST...Stockings," I said.

And every time he looked at them I would repeat it.

Today, he checked to see if he had been good enough for Santa to come early.

As he shook all four of them, he looked at Georgia Kate and said, "Nope. Sorry. The ST...ST...ST...Stockings are empty."

Well, at least he isn't wearing them on his feet anymore... :)

For Mom

I did this last year and Mom loved it...

I had completely forgotten that she asked me to do it again this year until just now!

Mom, hope you enjoy!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

The Dreaded Christmas Card Picture...

Trying to catch a perfectly posed picture around here is like wishing for snow in June... It just isn't going to happen...

Seriously, this is the best picture I got of Caleb...

Thanks Yo Gabba Gabba for the whole "make a funny face" thing...

I hope you all have a wonderfully CRAZY Christmas :)

Santa Video!

Thanks to Kacey for posting the personalized Santa Video!

My kids were so excited to see a video of Santa with pictures of them in it!

I entered all the information and ramped the kids up for Santa.

All was going great until it got to the part where Santa knows what Caleb wanted and the conversation went something like this...

Me: Caleb look! Santa knows you want a Spiderman Bicycle!

Caleb: No!

Me: Yes! A big boy Spiderman Bike!

Caleb: No! I want a Train table!

Fabulous!

Now I am torn between spending the next week anxious over whether he will forget the train table when he sees the bicycle or if I should go get a train table...

***Update***
Looks like Santa heard Caleb loud and clear and a train table will be the prize for good little boys and girls :)

Poor, neglected blog...

I have been meaning to update, but it's nearly impossible these days.

The kids are keeping me busy...

The house is on the market and must stay clean ...

It is nearly Christmas and I still feel ill prepared...

The kids have been sick for a while now.

Caleb spiked a fever last night so off to the doctor we went...

Both kids have a tragically bad sinus infections, bronchitis and a small possibility of pneumonia.

Caleb's has no fever in the morning, but it seems to spike at night.

If he's not better by the end of the week, we get to go back for a chest x-ray.

Until then, we are on a round of amoxicillian.

The good news is they gave us a nice long perscription so we can be all better by Christmas!

Christmas Decor on a Budget!

For the last several years, Adam and I have been on a pretty strict Christmas decoration budget.

Fortunately for me, my mother is as in love with Christmas decor as I am and has plenty to share.

However, I still like to have something new every year to add a little spice to the decor I have already used.

The next couple of days, I hope to have several posts up about easy, crafty, affordable, cute decorations that this year!

As most of you know, Mom and Dad bought a new house.

The previous owners were very crafty.

The lady even owned a kiln or two and taught ceramics classes out of her basement.

They left behind all kinds of wonderful things that are going to good homes.

I pulled this little jem out of their trash pile.

I brought him home and put him in my sewing cabinet and completely forgot about the poor guy until I needed some scraps.

He rolled out into the floor and my heart pitter-pattered!

I picked up some Krylon metallic spray paint at the store today and ran home to fix him.

I got the quick drying stuff so two coats and thirty minutes later, he was ready!

Now if were only time to put out Christmas decorations...