I had planned to do another year end wrap up, but I ran out of time. 2009 has passed too quickly. We've lost 4 family members and rode out the bad economy remarkably well. I say all in all, it's been a good year. I hope that 2010 blesses all of us with riches and peace. If you are up at midnight, kiss a loved one and make a little noise. We plan too!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
New Year's Eve 2009
I had planned to do another year end wrap up, but I ran out of time. 2009 has passed too quickly. We've lost 4 family members and rode out the bad economy remarkably well. I say all in all, it's been a good year. I hope that 2010 blesses all of us with riches and peace. If you are up at midnight, kiss a loved one and make a little noise. We plan too!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Potty training and truly his father's son
All day yesterday found my son running around in his new big boy underwear and a shirt. He was so proud of his Spiderman underwear that he didn't have a single accident all day. Man were we proud! As in Phil and I. But apparently Ironman doesn't have the same appeal, because within an hour of putting it on, Matthew had a huge accident in it. Sigh. We'll get back on track a little later today. Mom needed time to regroup! And you ask, why is he truly Phil's son? You already know they look alike and both have quite the sense of humor, but last night was the final proof I needed. Matthew hitched up his little butt check and squeezed out a fart! Matthew is NOT my son! 100% Dad's.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Christmas Day again
After this the heavens opened up and sprung forth all kinds of yummy foods and we ate till we couldn't eat more. We all got more wonderful presents and Christmas was complete. A good time was had by all. Time passed much too quick and dark was coming. So, because of drifting roads, we boogied back home. We got to keep Angela for one more night and the next day we was able to get her car back out and home. I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas. We really enjoyed our 3 days of Christmas. I mean, why wouldn't we? We had a white Christmas that caused us to have 3 days of Christmas! Looking forward to having the 4th day whenever you can make it down Auntie.
Christmas Day
Santa brought us lots of good stuff. We grazed all day like cows and ate chili. We played with our new toys and got Angela addicted to Farmville. We looked at the snow and shook our heads. Maybe tomorrow we'll get to have the main event...
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Christmas Eve
Santa's Visit
He's making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out who's naughty or nice...
Santa's here!!!!
Let's see what I have for you little boy...
Yeah, I've been a good boy ALLLL year...
I do not smile for posed shots anymore, don't ask.
A marshmallow candy cane to munch.
Matthew liked Santa so much he brought him a bus so that Santa could look it over. This was the Monday before Christmas. Santa visited the daycare and school. Everyone enjoyed it. Even the teacher who doesn't like Santa at all.
White Christmas
Our neighbor came and cleared our driveway yesterday afternoon, but warned us not to try and go anywhere yet, as the drifts were bad. He had gotten his 4 wheel tractor stuck twice, trying to get through 5 ft drifts 1/8 of a mile from our house. As he runs cattle, he has to get out everyday. We were unable to go anywhere from 2 pm Christmas Eve, because of blizzard like conditions, until this morning. Instead of being able to celebrate with my family, we were stranded at our house with excellant chili. My parents had drifts around their garage so bad that his 4 wheel drive truck could not get out. They had to call a guy to bobcat them out today. And then bobcat them into my Grandmom's house. What a mess. It's still snowing at my aunt's, so she is very snowed in. As were were able to make it out today, we did manage to celebrate Christmas. I believe Christmas leftovers are calling to me. I'll be back with the gift portion of our "3 day" Christmas.
Labels:
Christmas,
family,
fixing Hill Top Acres (our house),
nature,
old friends,
playing,
snow
Thursday, December 17, 2009
The busy season
It's the busy time of year again where you are scrambling to finish shopping and making cookies, planning menu's and cleaning house, and if you are nuts like me, moving your furniture around and sorting out cookbooks. I moved our kitchen hutch all by myself Monday night. Since I moved it, I've been weeding out cookbooks. So far I've eliminated some. I had two shelves full and my goal is to have only one shelf full. I hardly ever remember to crack them open anymore, even though I love to cook. Isn't that sad? (Even more sad I can never think of a thing to make for dinner.) So that's what I've been doing all week.
Matthew has been being a wild man from lack of outdoor time. Last night he announced it was bedtime and put himself to bed. Oh, I should have mentioned that Phil also converted his crib to a toddler bed, before he left. This means that Matthew has fallen out 2 times, lost all his covers twice, and had to sleep with me once. It's been an interesting week. Matthew also has peed on the toilet several times today, but I think the only motivation was for the candy treat. A night ago he wanted candy so he went and peed on the toilet. When asked if was going to start going on the toilet he replied, "Oh no!" Like silly mommy, I just want candy at the moment.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Weekend wrap up
We had a busy and relaxing weekend all in one. It's always a good weekend if we get to spend it as a family. Saturday, Matthew and I took off and met Angela, to visit the bug zoo. Matthew had a great time getting his personal tour. Afterwards, we did a spot of shopping and headed home. Phil, meanwhile, had been wrestling with hanging the Christmas lights outside. Phil has been massing enough to lights, since we got married, to compete with the Griswolds. Well, maybe not that many, but close. He has big plans. This year he went simple. He still needs to finish a pillar, but it still looks good. We watched alot of movies. Today, I decided that change was needed in the living room. So right before Phil took off, had him lug various pieces to new locations. Since he's been gone, I've been trying to organize, weed out, and place things in a decorative manner. I aspire to have a beautiful home. And I hope someday it will be.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
More snow and such pictures
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