we have the best friends!!!! and papa!!!

last night paige started with a sore throat and during the night had a fever....so she stayed home with me today. but laine had preschool and paige soooooo didn't want to go anywhere. i have such a sweet friend who helps me so much. my good friend (tricia...who I can't hyperlink cuz she does have a blog...but I blog because she was in the "Know" a few years back and i first heard about blogging from her) picked up laine for school and brought her home, brought paige crackers and gatorade and then all of us lunch.

We had soup last week and I used all my saltines up! of coarse! so papa (grandpa) stopped by the store and brought paige gingersnaps and sprite and saltines. Today was suppose to be a grocery day while the girls were at school, but tricia and papa were such a blessing....its is cold here in michigan and not wanting to venture out with this little sick one.

paige has perked up a few times during the day and played on the computer and helped me wrap a couple presents. we are having my cousins and their families here on saturday and have presents to wrap... check, tables to set up...check, cleaning...check, laundry...check, played with the photobooth on my computer...check and taking care of my sick one and praying laine doesn't get it...check

why does Santa hav'ta get all the glory

I was having a conversation recently with a friend at the gym while with were both getting our workouts in....and ya'all she just cracked me up I tell you. See, I was sharing the story about how Paige wants a DSi (expensive hand held video game), and an American Doll. I told Paige that I didn't think that we would buy both for Christmas.....to which she replies..."that's OK mom....I understand....You and Dad can get the DSi and Santa can bring me the American Doll. (Jeff is saying seriously????She still believes????? I think it is just precious my 3rd grader still believes and my husband who probably never believed in Santa....not so much I will post more about that later) any hoo.....

Well then grandma came over, and Paige marked up the American Girl catalog with her wishes and now Grandma is getting the Doll. So Paige says she is asking Santa for the DSi.....So that leaves me a few other presents on the list for us to give. I was telling my friend this whole story to which she says......"Heck NO.....at our house Santa gives books". Which just cracked me up. Her and her husband always gave the great, most wanted toys...Santa....well he gave books. So I am thinking Santa is bringing socks.....and books....and maybe a new shirt.....Definitely not the DSi....that will come from mom and dad.

Christmas sleeping

we put christmas lights in the girls room after Thanksgiving...both need night lights so they love..love...love the lights this time of year.

elf yourself

check out my video above....the girls thought it was so fun!!!

Christmas lights

Put Christmas lights inside your car and drive around town with a 4 year old and an eight year old and you are bound to have fun....(My Jeep has an outlet inside it)...It is so fun! So hard to take pictures with lights though:(

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...