Nor'easter

Nothing like a winter storm to change the weekend outlook. Instead of running around to a million and one activities, we were home bound. We got about 18 inches of snow at our house in less than 24 hours. The drifts were probably closer to 2 1/2feet in some areas.


How cute are my snow bunnies? They, and I must admit, I, had a GREAT time with all of the snow. I don't know that my husband would agree since he spent 24/7 shoveling and plowing.


Sledding....here is when it is VERY convenient to live on a golf course. We just circle around back and head for the hill. The kids had a blast...even Sarah hit the slope....that is until she wiped out. Hannah on the other hand was a much better sport and didn't even mind when her entire face ended up covered in snow!! Noah loved hitting the one bump and catching air on the ride down. WHAT FUN!!!

Tenty = 100

Ninety-five, ninety-six, ninety-seven, ninety-eight, ninety-nine, tenty....makes perfect sense right? That's what my four year old decided and I couldn't really argue the logic. 7,8,9, ten --- 70, 80, 90, tenty. So, really, why is it that it is one hundred and NOT tenty?!?!

Overheard

Do you ever wish you could remember a conversation forever? Anyone with children will know what I am talking about. You are driving in your car, pretending to mind your own business so your kids won't know that you are listening to them, and they say something that just makes you chuckle and smile. This evening, as I am driving the kids home from school, I heard a conversation b/w two of my kids (my 4 and 8 year olds) that I hope I remember forever -- a conversation that I couldn't wait to share with their dad, a conversation I just HAD to scrapbook, and a story my grandchildren will surely get a kick out of.



Sarah: Noah, I know everything.
Noah: If you know everything...Then is God a boy or a girl?
Sarah: I know, but I am not going to tell you.

You kids crack me up!! You certainly put a smile on my face after a long day at work!

YUMMY!!!

I am not one to make the traditional holiday cookies. I don't have the patience for cut-out sugar cookies or spending hours decorating cute little faces on gingerbread men. Maybe next year when the kids can do all of the decorating. This year, we made holiday peanut blossoms instead. We rolled some in colored sugars and others in peppermint stick. I wasn't sure how the peppermint ones would turn out but I will say, they are DELICIOUS!!

Sweet Angel

I love watching my children sleep. I love looking at their sweet faces. I always feel so at peace ....knowing they are safe and protected for yet day. Oblivious to the dangers of the world and the daily concerns we have as parents. If only they could stay this young forever....

Finally Some Layouts

Our life has just been too chaotic to get much scrapping done this past month. Between sickness, sports/activities, work, and the holidays there hasn't been any real down time. With the few hours I got last weekend, I did manage to journal on my stack of "not quite finished" layouts --- that was 16 layouts! I do need to get better about finishing my projects. I tend to get sidetracked with new ideas/plans.

My goal for the next few months is to use up some of the supplies I have on hand. As all of you scrappers know, it is much to easy to buy, buy, buy. I now have more stuff than I could use if I scapped a couple layouts a day for the rest of my life!!! That is A LOT of stuff!!

This first one is an old Basic Grey Line and Technique Tuesday stamp set that I bought years ago.


This second layaout is so so simple but the colors were just perfect. The paper is Studio Calico -- I must have 4 kits here sitting untouched at this point! I really must put them to use. SC is great at mixing and matching lines from diff manufacturers, and their own papers are just fabulous!!

Christmas Classics

Do you know what makes me truly realize that the holiday season is upon us? It isn't the passing of Thanksgiving, or the gift displays in shop windows, it is the beginning of the Christmas specials on each evening. ABC started it off right this year with the showing of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas last night. The kids and I, well at least two of the kids and I, curled up in bed last night to watch it together. It is so nice that they enjoy watching the same exact cartoon that I enjoyed watching as a kid....none of the fancy high def or 3D technology, just a good old fashioned Christmas cartoon.



Now I can begin seaching the tv listing and rearranging our schedules to be sure we are home to watch Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and all of my other faves. There is nothing better than cuddling with the kids, sharing my childhood memories....hard to believe it was so many years ago and now I am a mother with 3 children of my own.