Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Ok, I am one of the weird one's. I have been doing my snow dance (and trust me, you don't want to see it, I have no rhythm) and I would LOVE to see it snow about a foot. I LOVE the snow....I want snow, bring on the snow!! It would soo nice to be home on Sunday in a nice warm cozy house making christmas candy and watching the snow fall and accumulate on the ground. (OF course after the candy is made, I would sit on the couch and read book # of the Twilight series -- I do hope it is better than book 2, kinda disappointed in it!) Of course if snows that much the kids would not have school, they would think that was ok, start christmas vacation a little early

Doesn't this look like fun, I wanna go!!!!

Could you imagine having enough snow to make this? Someone is very artsy and creative....... (I wonder if it is real?!)

Chuckle for the day

I found this extremely funny!!! Enjoy and have a great day.

Happy Holidays.......

Ok, I think I might actually be starting to get in the christmas spirit. The house is decorated (sorta), started buying presents (sorta), christmas letter and cards are done (need to finish printing labels and buy stamps), think I will go ahead and make some candy on Sunday....once I buy the presents, I will probably wrap them right away, I LOVE to wrap presents.

I also figured I would post some christmas funnies. Some of this may be offensive to some, but if so, then don't read them :D (I didn't post the REALLY funny, offensive ones).

Enjoy a good chuckle.....HO HO HO

I want what they are having!!!!!
Oddly, this picture looks like something the boys would do (below) HAHAHAHAHAHA

~~Bah HumBug~~

Ok, I am officially going to say it!!! I am a Grinch/Bah Humbug this year. I just can not get excited for christmas!!!

I have actually accomplished a few things though. Bought a couple of gifts on Saturday, of course 2 of the things I bought were in the ads on Sunday, on sale!! I did manage to get my christmas cards ordered AND picked up. I even have my christmas letter about done, so yes peeps, I will hopefully get those in the mail later this week.

Still trying to decide if I am going to make any christmas candy, don't really need it, but I think I have to have fudge and peanut brittle!!

Poor Gunner, he thinks I am "not in the spirit" he came in last night with a couple of totes of christmas stuff. He decided we needed the stockings hung up, more lights and that the poor tree needed to be decorated. I think they are going to finish hanging the ornaments when they get home from school.

Went to the Christmas bazaar in Portland yesterday with LeeAnn, it was actually really disappointing....when we first started going, it was alot of homemade crafty and unique stuff. Now it is like a huge indoor street vendor/flea market. Not to much crafty stuff, alot of it you can buy on infomercials or at Walgreens/RiteAid/Walmart....Don't think I want to go next year!

Well, I figured I needed to update my blog and that was the best I had. I was really going to try to post something nice and christmasy everyday for the month of December, but that hasn't worked out so well yet, I have missed 4 days, but I will try to be better.

Twilight Saga

Ok, so I decide to jump on the bandwagon and start reading the Twilight series. So, I go to Walgreen's to check out the new store and they actually had the book, so I thought that was an omen I needed to read them, so I bought it. Got home, and decided I need to atleast order the next one or two. I found a lady on half.com that had both book 2 & 3, thought COOL, I will order both and save on shipping and then pick up #4 later. I was excited when I received an email that the book(s) were to be delivered yesterday (since I am 3/4 thru the first one). Nice Mr. UPS man drops them off, I open them and there is only book #3 and it was IN SPANISH!!! ARGHHHH, not sure how that happened, but it is going back. SO needless to say, I now need to find Book #3, plus Mr. UPS man did not deliver #2, need to find out where that went. Hope problem is solved before I finish the first one!!!! I am sooo not ready to release my inner espanol.........

"O Christmas Tree"

Well, this is not exactly what my tree will look like (Thank God) and this looks like ALOT of work, but here is a Redneck Christmas Tree.........



It does look kinda cool when done, especially lit up.....

Christmas Traditions...

Ahhh, the holiday season is upon us. I can not believe it is that time of year again. Kudos to everyone who is all decorated and have their gifts all bought and especially to anyone who has them all wrapped (and under their decorated tree). As you can see from previous post the tree is up with lights (because they are attached) and no ornaments, that is as far as the decorating has gotten. I have so far bought NO presents so needless to say nothing is wrapped. I do feel positive that I atleast have some ideas, that is a step in the right direction, but I am also thinking it might be a good year to have a low key christmas. I would rather spend time with my family......

Thought I would share a few of my favorite Christmas traditions. Some of them my hubby thinks the boys are getting too old for, but, come on it's christmas!!!

Nothing gets me in the spirit like watching the movie Christmas Vacation. I have seen it atleast once for every year it has been out (and then some), but come on, it is a classic. Of course, White Christmas and Miracle on 34th Street are good, but Christmas vacation takes #1 in my book......
Another favorite tradition is Storybook Land. Mark says the boys are too old for that, but hey I still enjoy it, plus that is the only way I can torture them with sitting on Santa's lap
Another favorite is making, frosting and decorating sugar cookies. I remember when I was younger, Mom would make a big ol batch of sugar cookies, Dad would make his YUMMMY homemade frosting and we would spend a Sunday afternoon frosting and decorating cookies. I miss that...I do make a bunch of candy and stuff, but thinking this year might have to pass on that, too many calories....

and then there is always the bazaar in Portland. For several years Lee Ann and I would go to the Expo in Portland for the World's Largest Christmas Bazaar Missed last year, but might have to make a trip this year.

Of course going out and cutting a tree is always fun, but with the wood heat, it makes my life much simpler to have the fake one, trust me!!

Those are a few of my favorite traditions, there are many other things I love/enjoy about the holidays, but those are the high points........