Happy Thanksgiving!!!


I hope everyone's day is full of thanks, family, friends and lots of yummy food.





Thanks for being here for me.

Christmas Tag!!

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your family and friends. Okay, here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!! Just copy and paste into a new post and then tell anyone and everyone you want to do this that they have been tagged.. Change all the answers so that they apply to you....Tis the Season to be NICE! 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper 2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial , although I really LOVE the smell of a real one! 3. When do you put up the tree? Usually the day after Thanksgiving, But it all depends on when Robert helps me get it down. I personally think the longer it is up makes it actually worth the time it took you to put it up in the first place. 4. When do you take the tree down? Not until after New Years 5. Do you like eggnog? I don't like the stuff from the stores but I love the stuff my mom makes as it really is just and allspice, nutmeg milkshake. 6. Favorite gift received as a child? My hope chest 7. Hardest person to buy for? Robert my hubby 8. Easiest person to buy for? My kids 9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes 10. Mail or email Christmas cards? This year I don't know most years in the mail they go 11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Clothes I don't know from who but I am sorry if you are going to get a women clothes or shoes just get her a gift card. 12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Polar Express 13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Mid summer I start looking for small things, But most of the shopping is done after Thanksgiving 14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No 15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? I think Hickory Farms makes them and they only come out at the holidays they are pastel colored kisses that are mint oh love them. 16. Lights on the tree? White keep it simple 17. Favorite Christmas song? Silent Night also love when I can sing to the kids when they are not being so good the Santa Claus song with you better watch out, you better not cry. 18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Most of the time we stay at home, but are thinking of trying and seeing family this year. 19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Yes 20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star 21. Open presents on Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Morning 22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Christmas decorations before Halloween in the stores. 23. Favorite ornament theme or color? no theme unless alittle bit of everything and everyone is a theme. We let the kids pick out a new ornament each year and put it on the tree. My mom and dad did this with me and when I got married I wasnt left with a naked tree our first year or having to run and get all new ones. It also helps get our family talking as the kids ask where is this from or who made this? Its alot of fun. 24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Ham and cheesy potatoes. YUMMY 25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Oh man! this is hard as I know and truly want my family to be happy and enjoy each other. But deep down I really want a nice camera I know I am terrible. 26. Who is most likely to respond to this? Lots of people 27. Who is least likely to respond to this? Lots of people Merry Christmas!! I tag Laurie, Michelle, Charity, Amber and anyone else that wants to do this.

Cobwebs

In my mom and dad's home in good old Arizona, there is a poem that has hung on the same wall for as long as I could remember. But this poem didn't really mean anything to me until I became a mother. So I wanted to share it..


Cleaning and scrubbing can wait tell tomorrow
Cause babies grow up we have learned with our sorrow
So Quite down cobwebs, Dust go to sleep
I'm rocking my babies and babies don't keep..
Author Unknown

But on busy days when I'll I see is the dirt on the floors or the dishes piled high in the sink. And all my little one want is my lap this little poem come quickly to my head. So next time you are having to choose between vacumeing the floors or holding that baby remember this. Because I don't know about you just as soon as the vacume turns off the carpet is going to get dirty again. But if you pick that baby up that moment will forever be in yours and their heart.

Button for Kaiya!

A dear friend had what I think is one of the hardest things happen to them. They where blessed with a sweet little girl that was called home to our heavenly father much sooner then we all wanted.

There expenses are going to be great and that is the last thing they need to be thinking about now. So I am adding a button to my blog. If you know them go here.http://5flakes.blogspot.com/ and grab one and put it on your blog. If you just want to help then click on it and do what ever you can.

Thank you.


p.s. You are in our thoughts and prayers.