What a winter blast!

We have been buried under an inch of ice for two days now. We finally were able to get out today and survey all the damage. It looks like a tornado went through and destroyed our darling little town. It's so hard to believe how much damage ice can do.

Thank goodness we are one of the fortunate ones who only lost electricity for a few hours. There are people around who are still out of power and have been for 2 days now, and with the temps hovering between 22 and 28 degrees, it isn't good, as they have no heat.

Things are starting to melt today, which is only adding to the problem as branches are falling that were frozen and causing more power lines down.

Here are some pics of the damage around our town.






It was so cute this morning, Kaylee got up and looked out the window and said "Mommy, look there is glass everywhere outside". It was absolutely breathtaking to see the sun shine through the ice on the trees and ground. Here are a few pics of that, the images aren't near as impressive as actually seeing it.

Little Angels!

Friday night I got a wild hair and decided to dress my kiddos up and set them in front of the Christmas tree to take some pics for Christmas. I would normally go to a studio and pay some ungodly amount of money to have their pics taken, but I figured with as much as I paid for my recent digital camera and the fact that it is nearly impossible to get a good pic of three little kids, I would try and do it myself this year.

Here they are, I am quite proud of how well they did. I didn't get the PERFECT pic, but we got some really good useable ones. So I wanted to share them. Then I ordered prints online and had them delivered to our local photo place and it was way way cheaper and a whole lot less stress. Worked out really well as we have been "iced and snowed" in for almost four days now. Gotta love winter.

Letter to Santa!

Saw this and thought it was really cute, this is for all the Mommies out there! Enjoy!


Dear Santa*,

I've been a good mom all year. I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor's office more than my doctor and sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground. I was hoping you could spread my list out over several Christmases, since I had to write this letter with my son's red crayon, on the back of a receipt in the laundry room between cycles, and who knows when I'll find anymore free time in the next 18 years.

Here are my Christmas wishes:

I'd like a pair of legs that don't ache (in any color, except purple, which I already have) and arms that don't hurt or flap in the breeze, but are strong enough to pull my screaming child out of the candy aisle in the grocery store.

I'd also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh month of my last pregnancy.

If you're hauling big ticket items this year I'd like fingerprint resistant windows and a radio that only plays adult music, a television that doesn't broadcast any programs containing talking animals, and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper where I can hide to talk on the phone.

On the practical side, I could use a talking doll that says, "Yes, Mommy" to boost my parental confidence, along with two kids who don't fight and three pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up without the use of power tools.

I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting "Don't eat in the living room" and "Take your hands off your brother," because my voice seems to be just out of my children's hearing range and can only be heard by the dog.

If it's too late to find any of these products, I'd settle for enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it being served in a Styrofoam container.

If you don't mind, I could also use a few Christmas miracles to brighten the holiday season. Would it be too much trouble to declare ketchup a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely. It would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around the house without demanding payment as if they were the bosses of an organized crime family.

Well, Santa, the buzzer on the dryer is calling and my son saw my feet under the laundry room door. I think he wants his crayon back. Have a safe trip and remember to leave your wet boots by the door and come in and dry off so you don't catch cold.

Help yourself to cookies on the table but don't eat too many or leave crumbs on the carpet.

Yours Always,

MOM...

P.S. One more thing...you can cancel all my requests if you can keep my children young enough to believe in Santa.

Static hair? Try this!

If your air is dry and the heater is running all the time like it is in my neck of the woods..you will know that static cling and static electricity are not your friend. We have had a terrible time with the kids hair sticking up and in particular Kaylee's hair standing straight out on end at every little thing she does, I have found a product that zaps the static right out of their little heads. It is wonderful!!! Paul Mitchells line of Tea Tree shampoos and conditioners. And with the Tea Tree products..you purchase them, and help plant a tree. We also have the leave in Hair and Body moisturizer..it is wonderful. You can use it as a leave in conditioner or a body lotion. It smells wonderful and makes your skin and hair silky soft. Give em a try if you have static problems. Find them here.

Where has time gone?

I can't believe how long it has been since I posted. Things have been crazy busy around here lately and I barely have time to get what I have to done..and that would include reading all my favorite blogs..instead of posting..lol. Priorities I tell ya.

We have our Christmas tree up and the inside of the house is decorated..as for the outside..that is a different story. We are such big procrastinators..it is unreal. We do have a bit of an excuse though..we are in the process of residing our house..so we didn't want to decorate and then have them taken down..so I am not sure if we will get to it this year or not. We had a bad hail storm in April of this year and it knocked a lot of holes in our siding and damaged our roof, and then we had another bad hail storm in Sept that did more damage...so we have to put on another new roof this spring and thank goodness we hadn't had our siding done yet. Or we would be re-doing that once again..anyhow..I find myself rambling.



The kids are so excited for Christmas..I am feeding off their energy and excitement as well. Christmas has always been my most favorite time of the year. I love everything about it, except the commercialism that seems to be taking over the season. They are already clearencing out a lot of the Christmas stuff in stores around here..it is unreal. Good for those who haven't got their stuff all bought though.

My in-laws got a train for the kids to enjoy and we went out Sunday and helped set it up and Isaiah was totally entranced with it. In no time flat he had taken over the controls from Granpa and was making it go. He is a funny little guy and so smart for a 2 yr old.







Wanted to share a few pics and get a post since it had been so long, but am finding myself running low on time, once again. So will be forced to post more later. Happy holidays.

My Girlie Girl!

Kaylee was in a benefit Fashion Show this past Tuesday and modeled two outfits for a local specialty Kids Store..Classy Kids, she LOVED being in the show. She was so happy for me to curl and fix up her hair, then when she put the dresses on, she twirled in them and said "Look at my fashion show, aren't I pretty?" Silly silly three year old girlie..hehe. She looked so darling in them that my MIL bought both of them for her and the dresses aren't cheap..wowza. What would we do without Grammies?

Thankfulness!

This has been a year of great gratitude for my family. There have been so many things that could have turned out a lot worse for family than it has. I am so grateful and thankful for all my family members who have survived their trials and tribulations!

I am also thankful for all that the good Lord has blessed me with, most specific my three beautiful children and handsome hardworking husband. Without them, my life would be so void.

I pray each day that I will be the best mom and wife possible, as they have made my life such a blessing.