12.12.2012

december gratitude today:

christmas musical concerts filled with

classic holiday songs.

i hear a special trumpet duet on stage.....

12.11.2012

wow.

educational book for all.

eye opening read.

i actually took notes while reading this book....

12.11.2012

december gratitude journal:

the mailbox is delivering daily treats.

holiday cards with glowing smiles.

envelopes filled with joy, peace & cheer.

love walking down to the mailbox at this time of the year!

off to start addressing our envelopes....

12.10.2012

did not care for this book.

at all.

not even a little.

not sure why i even finished reading it.

probably had something to do with waiting for it for

so long from the library.

its been on every list of 2012.

not sure why......

12.10.2012

december gratitude journal:

the tree is out of the box & standing tall.

the lights have been untangled & plugged in.

it's starting to look like christmas around here!

off to find the ornaments....

12.9.2012

december gratitude journal:
holiday brunch at the range at the domain.

planning our holiday fun.

nothing better than a sunny sunday with friends 

at the domain at a sports bar on a sunday morning!

12.8.2012

december gratitude journal:

welcome ethan!

6 pounds 11 ounces at 7:08am today.

big sister hannah & big brother owen.

congrats to all!

12.7.2012

december gratitude journal:

holiday cookies everywhere!

nothing better than the sight of green sugar frosting.
let the sugar rush begin!

12.7.2012

loved this book.

reminds me of the other boleyn girl.

quick easy read that draws you in.

thanks amanda for sharing !

12.6.2012

december gratitude journal:

nathans wish list finally appeared....

talk about begging...

12.6.2012

december gratitude journal:

waiting in the car pick up line and catching

a glimpse of a curly haired young man 

playing football on the playground with his classmates.

12.5.2012

december gratitude journal:

ups delivery today with

a sweet smellinh circular objects.

christmas in a box......

hohoho - the holidays are coming whether i'm 

ready or not!

12.5.2012

december gratitude journal:

we've been jingled!

a fun christmas treat was left on our front door step last night

and we kept the spirit going by jingling two more neighbors.

a new fun holiday treat.

12.3.2012

december gratitude journal:

holiday shopping with sarah today.

our annual tradition lives on.

a day off from work filled with a visa card workout.

we hit the container store.

we hit the domain - brookstone, starbucks, papyrus & loft.

we finished up at target.

it's official - christmas is in full swing!

12.2.2012

december gratitude journal:

the gift wrapping station is set up

waiting to be put to use.

filled with pottery barn snow & peace tags.

filled with hallmark snoopy paper.

filled with assorted gift tags.

off to start the holiday shopping!

hohoho

12.1.2012

december gratitude journal:

one present bought, received & wrapped.

gotta start somewhere!

hohoho.....

11.28.2012

loved this book even though its officially classified

as a teen book.

it reminded me of 'a diary of anne frank'

slightly hard to get into at first with death taking

a talking role....

4 out of 5 stars on my scale.

11.26.2012

i am thankful for monday mornings.

i am thankful for a 5th grader on safety patrol.

i am thankful for the above treat found in the bottom of the backpack.

i am thankful for reading about what colin is thankful for.

colin is thankful for everything from an odd shaped leather 

brown ball to clouds to teachers to nfl to youtube.

he is also thankful for ketchup, election day and the water cycle.

i am thankful for school paper treasures.

11.25.2012

i am thankful for signs of christmas.

i am thankful for sunday traditions & papa murphy pizza.
i am thankful for early morning church service.
i am thankful for five family filled fun days.

11.24.2012

{top 4 photos at baylor university today, georges restaurant in waco and last 2 photos in downtown round rock}

i am thankful for sunny saturday road trips.

i am thankful for sleeping baylor bears.

i am thankful for finding the immortal ten statue.

i am thankful for justin getting a head start on his project.

i am thankful for georges classic cheeseburger.

i am thankful for walking around downtown round rock.

i am thankful for finding the immortal ten plaque.

i am thankful for justins creative passion process.

i am thankful we are a part of his project today.

i am thankful for leftover turkey sandwiches.

i am thankful for college football.

i am thankful for long weekends together.

11.23.2012

i am thankful for photos received in my inbox today.

i am thankful for colins fall season of flag football.

i am thankful for boys who love to be part of a team.

i am thankful for beautiful austin weather year round.

i am thankful for staying away from the stores on black friday.

i am thankful for planing our christmas vacation tonight with sarah & troy.

11.22.2012

i am thankful for thanksgiving day.

i am thankful for being vertical.

i am thankful for not having to cook all day.

i am thankful for back to back football games x 3.

i am thankful for sunny 82 degree days.

i am thankful for having a camera but not using it today.

i am thankful for my health & my family.

i am thankful for facetime and iphones.

i am thankful for everything except chicken salad today!

happy thanksgiving y'all!

11.21.2012

i am thankful for christmas cards arriving.

i am thankful for school holiday.

i am thankful for friends reruns & ginger ale.

i am thankful for a pre-ordered thanksgiving feast.

i am thankful for steve doing errands today.

i am still not thankful for chicken salad.

11.20.2012

i am thankful for colins lego creativity.

i am thankful for not having to worry about getting out of bed today.

i am thankful for steve coming home earlier.

i am thankful for a quiet house & ice chips.

i am not thankful for yesterdays chicken salad.

11.19.2012

i am thankful for scrapbooking september photos.

i am thankful for capturing everyday memories.

i am thankful for a busy weekend at work.

i am thankful for a short school week.

i am thankful for early morning grocery runs.

i am not thankful for chicken salad today.

11.16.2012

i am thankful for 1.00 book sale at the library today.

i am thankful for a house filled with book readers.

i am thankful for a public library that is close to our house.

i am thankful for colin and riley going to locked-in tonight at gattiland at 11pm.

i am thankful for friday afternoon pickups x 3.

11.15.2012

july and august photos have left their envelopes &
found their way to their new home in a scrapbook binder.
300 summer photos filled 26 pages & 52 layouts.
from the forth of july shootout to tag camp to church camp
to vacation days to birthday parties to the first day of school.
from here to canada.
from july 1st through august 31.
summer memories relived.
off to find the shoebox of september pictures!

11.14.2012

gratitude journal for today:

++ two hot air balloons in the morning sky on the way to drop colin off at school.

++ christmas cards ordered.

++ library book sale has a whole room of $1.00 books now.

++ football in the street x 6 boys.

++ new episode of modern family on dvr.

++ coffee mate peppermint mocha creamer.

++ online report cards.

++ not having to turn on the furnace yet this fall.

++ red envelope christmas catalog in the mailbox.

++ making nathan blush at the dinner table.

++ friends reruns on tv.

11.13.2012

todays sippel story came early - 8:15am to be exact.

'um mom, i was thinking that if you ran up to game stop today while i was at school then i wouldn't have to waste any of my time standing in line after school to pick up our new pre-ordered video game.' said justin as he laid down some cash & ticket stub.

-

well what could i say to that.

a. laugh out loud

b. smile - i've already had a cup of coffee.

c. really?!

d. no honey sorry i can't. i'm spending the day in bed watching soap operas & eating bonbons.

e. sure - i can't wait to play it !!

-

you know what answer is correct.

11.12.2012

the christmas magazines are filling the mailbox.

the christmas catalogs are arriving daily.

the christmas music is playing at walmart.
the christmas ads are appearing in my inbox.

the christmas pinterest board is filling up.

the christmas list is started.

the christmas cards are in the making.

the christmas countdown is on.

here we go.

hohoho.
christmas eve is 6 weeks from now.