Welcome Kai!

We have a new nephew in the family. Jason's step sister and her hubby just adopted a little guy from Ethiopia and he's home now with his new family. His new name is Kai Nuredin (Nuredin is his birth name)



Welcome Kai!

8 Things tag

I'm bored and Camille unofficially tagged me because I read her blog LOL So here it goes

TV Shows that I Watch

1. House
2. Bones
3. Biggest Loser
   
4. Jon and Kate Plus 8
5. Dancing with the Stars
   
6. American Idol
   
7. So you think you can Dance
   
8. Dog the Bounty Hunter
   

Books I Recommend

1. Twilight
2. Anything Mary Higgins Clark
   
3. New Moon
   
4. Eclipse
5. Breaking Dawn
   
6. The Host
   
7. Pelican Brief (although the movie is better lol)
   
8. Series of Unfortunate Events series
   

Things that Happened Yesterday

1. Finished almost all my Xmas orders
   
2. Went to the dollar store
3. Went to the DI
   
4. Made my boys sad (I feel like crap for it too!)
   
5. Hung out with my sick son
   
6. Started reading a new book
   
7. Put gas in the truck
   
8. Nearly got stranded 2 ft from the gas pupm because the truck was on fumes
   

Things I Look Forward To

1. Christmas
2. Christmas being over LOL
   
3. TooeleMommies site bday party
   
4. Paying off bills
   
5. tax returns!
   
6. The next scrapbook expo
   
7. preschool next month with more kiddos!
   
8. Coffee break with the girls tonight!
   

Things on My Wish List

1. For my eletrical in my house to be upgraded
   
2. For my house to be warmer
   
3. a serger sewing machine.
4. A clean house that STAYS clean
   
5. Less bills (or more money either way)
   
6. Griffin to talk more clearly
   
7. To lose 50-100lbs (over time)
   
8. Get my scrapbooks caught up (hahahaha)
   

Things I Love about Winter

1. It ends.
2. My boys playing in the snow
   
3. warm cozy blankets
   
4. not sweating to death cause it's 90 degrees in my house
   
5. pretty untouched snow in the morning.
6. hot cocoa
   
7. Christmas is during it
   
8. Only 3 more months til spring (I hope!)
   

People I Tag

Ummm anyone that actually reads my blog? LOL

Cutting down the tree

I believe!

Weds was our Kids Christmas party for TooeleMommies. We had crafts, games and cookies and milk and Santa! He was THE Santa!! I believe!!!

Tristan is still scared of him so he wouldn't go near him but I finally got Griffin up there.

Happy Hanukkah!

Yes.. I know I'm not Jewish but I decided that my preschoolers needed to learn about more than just Christmas so we did a week dedicated to Kwanzaa and Hanukkah! My friend the Fode is Jewish and suggested we have latkes (aka potato pancakes) for snack. So we did! The kids INHALED them. They even had them traditionally dipped in applesauce and jelly.. you can do ice cream too ;)

Here's our latkes frying and draining!








After snack we enjoyed playing with the driedle too! Happy Hannukah (later this month) to my Jewish friends!

In my completely unbiased opinion

My son is beautiful!

Cause I'm bored

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? umm wrapping paper cause it's fun to open
   
2. Real tree or Artificial? prefer real but have a fake until I have dogs that won't pee on it *sigh*
   
3. When do you put up the tree? Whenever I get around to it.
   
4. When do you take the tree down? When I remember LOL
   
5. Do you like eggnog? super yummy!!
   
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Umm can't think of anything right now
   
7. Hardest person to buy for? My dad and Griffin
   
8. Easiest person to buy for? Tristan
   
9. Do you have a nativity scene? nope
   
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? ummm neither usually I am horrible at remembering!
    
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Clothes that were 3 sizes too big :(
    
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Umm polar express
    
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually Dec 15th when jason gets his xmas bonus. Sad but true!
    
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yes
    
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Mashed potatoes LOL
    
16. Lights on the tree? ummmm people don't put lights on their tree?
    
17. Favorite Christmas song? Umm must go find it but it's by Kurt Bestor I think it's called Prayers of the children such a sweet song.. not sure it's Christmas but I love it! Oh youtube you must all listen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si4-gOqqlB8 and anything by Mannheim Steamroller!
    
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? we just go to my mom's house
    
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? possibly
    
20. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning
    
21. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? greedy people
    
22. Favorite ornament theme or color? uhhh blue and white is pretty. We have no theme ever.
    
23. What do you want for Christmas this year? a serger sewing machine and a cricut... or some bills paid off by someone other than me :D