Polar Express

So last night we went to Barnes and Noble Storytime and they read Polar Express and had tickets and hot cocoa and cookies and craft. There was a coloring contest and our artist (Paige) was very excited because she loves to color and draw. So she tells her sister that she was going to win the contest. And the crying began. So now Laine is upset because she says she doesn't want to be a loser...she wants to be a winner too. So the only way we can get her to stop crying is Paige whispered in her ear that if she wins she'll share the basket of goodies (polar express on CD, hot cocoa, a game, a santa hat, jingles bells). It was very generous for the winner.

So then I see Laine talking to the storyteller.....And I was panicking...cuz i pretty much knew what conversation Laine was having. She walks back to us and I asked her what she was talking to the reader about (she knows the reader from storytime each week...Ms Rhonda) and Laine proceeds to tell me that she told Ms Rhonda that her sister was going to win the coloring contest because she was the best colorer. Oh great! I said Laine there is lots of other kids who are working on their project and coloring and Paige might not win. "Oh yup she will"...Laine says. So then later....much to my complete embarrassment Laine is again talking to Ms. Rhonda. She just was laughing and so sweet about it. Paige says "oh great... Laine now I'm going to lose because you are being so annoying". But Paige really did win. She really did have the best coloring job. I saw the other pictures and I do really think Paige deserved to win. When we were leaving Laine was so sweet and telling Paige "I'm so proud of you...I knew you would be the winner". Paige was so happy carrying her basket and did indeed share everything with her sister when we got home......ahhhhhh Christmas memories.

Dec 4 fun

I love this picture of the girls decorating a gingerbread house from last year. We plan to do it again this year. I usually get a kit because I think gingerbread is hard to make....sometimes it is too soft and other times hard as a brick. Tonight the girls are helping me make Christmas cookies. I have a Cookie Exchange at our church on Saturday and have some cookies to get done. We also are going to Polar Express Storytime at Barnes and Noble....can't wait for a Peppermint Mocha... yea!

This little light....i'm gonna shine

Laine singing just puts a smile on my face...(put the music in the sidebar on hold to hear her) Enjoy

Dec 2

All I need to say today is peppermint mocha.....Starbucks is good but Caribou Coffee is the best... Go here if you really need to be tempted :)

dec 1

I am so looking forward to Christmas, I love to post every day this month...usually it isn't a full post...maybe a picture or maybe a link to something fun I have seen for the Holiday season...Check out the site elfyourself.com. it is cute and easy to use...

i'm thankful...and happy thanksgiving

i am thankful for a good many things both simple and some more complex. i am thankful for (most importantly)...my family...my husband and my daughters who live in this house with me and make my life complete, content, and bring me joy just doing the daily things.
I am Thankful
that i can watch my daughter get on the bus and she waves and waves until she can't see me anymore, i get to spend many mornings with laine either driving her to preschool or going to storytime, for my husband who works hard and is patient and loving to me and our daughters, my mom who does extra special things for my sister and i even though we are grown up, my mom who helps when laine is ill or has appointments out of town, for my friends at work who make me laugh, for my sister and her family who live in our same neighborhood, our church, good friends who helped finish the basement, awesome babysitter for laine on the days i do work, that Ikea is really not that far from laine's doctors, for laine's doctors, for my job, to have my morning coffee, my pandora jewelry, for great in laws, for days at work that i don't have to clean up poop or pee or puke, christmas lights, summers at the beach, building sand castles, that jesus cares about me, snuggles in bed on saturday mornings when the kids, our finished basement, my new scrapbook room, that when paige laughs her nose scrunches up so cute, that laine dances for me, i really could go on and on but tonight i have my girls and hubby at home and we are going to watch a movie and play some games and that is more important.

christmas book 2009

I am doing a christmas book 2009 that was inspired by Ali edwards idea. Go here for more info. I plan to write traditions, take pictures, and journal during the month of December in my book.

being a little crafty

These are some books I have made for my daughter's teachers for Christmas. It was so fun making and decorating them. Looking forward to my scrapbook room getting done soon.

basement

we have been working on finishing our basement for the last year and a half and doing all the work ourselves. Yea! We got the carpet installed this week. I have a alot of decorating to do but here is what we have done...the only thing left is the ceiling. Maybe this winter that

would be a good thing to work on.

busy fall....

We have been busy here and having fun with the awesome fall weather this month. We are working on finishing our basement for the last 1 1/2 year. We have done all the work ourselves and proud of the work. I will post some pictures soon. This week carpet was installed. I will have my own scrapbook room. oh yea! There is a family room and playroom and office too. I promise I will post some craft projects and also some basement pictures soon.

PS dear "pink" friend....
where, oh where did you go? miss your stories and pictures. i know you are out there...