Back to the daily grind!

As a kid I always hated to see the end of the holiday season. Some how as an adult I have found myself looking forward to getting back to daily life! LOL. Now that we have a few weeks of January marked off the calendar I can finaly get back to normal life! (as if life is ever really normal) I did get a chance to scrap some photos from this years Christmas and thought I would share them! The kids loved Christmas as well as Scott and I. It was great to go home and spend a week at moms house and just relax a bit! THANKS MOM!!!

I did learn a very valuable lesson this year. It doesn't matter how many fun toys you buy them for Christmas..... they still get bored and want you to play with them!!!! (man it would have saved me some money to know this BEFORE Christmas!!! I am also putting a comic in this post. This was in last weeks Sunday paper and I had to laugh because this has been my life since Christmas EXACTLY!!!!! Hope you all enjoy it too!!!!

Lots of love to everyone who loves me enough to check my blog! LOL......

Sentiments of the Season

Well, after tragically loosing this scrapbook page in a freak accident (my computer wigged out and deleted it when I was almost done!) I have finally managed to get my challenge page done!!!! On the forum I play around in they have monthly challenges. This month I had the honor of being the challenge host! That means I get to tell every one what to do!!! LOL (ahh... power!). Anyway, the challenge was to do a scrapbook page showing something that had particular sentimental value to you this time of year. It could be a decoration, family tradition, or just a fond memory that you enjoy during this season. This was the page I did for my challenge...... the 2nd to last day of the month... but hey.... at least I got it in on time!!!

Whew....... didn't Christmas use to take FOREVER to come!? Now it seems like it is over before we even start December!!!! LOL..... Things have been a bit crazy around here as I am sure it has been for all of you too! So this will be the lost post for the year I believe. (maybe not... ya never know...lol) thought I would post a few cute pictures that I got scrapped of Braden on Christmas day last year! What a heart stealer!!! And some of the completed tree this year! :) HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!!

The Tree is FINISHED (and so are my layouts..lol)

By Popular demand (mom asked about them) here are Phase 2 and 3 of our Christmas tree! Note that Amalyssa is wearing different outfits in each phase! LOL.... we really did do our tree in 3 phases!!! We put the tree up on Monday night for FHE and talked about it's symbolism in Christmas. On Tuesday The kids and I decorated the tree but I made them wait untill Dad got home to put the star up. By the time we got to it Amalyssa was in pj's and ready for bed! LOL. It was fun to see Amalyssa get so excited about the tree! She has been asking me to put decorations up since about 2 weeks before Thanksgiving!!! LOL.

Keep watching for more LO'S (layouts... or pages... hehe) I have TONS still to scrap for the season and it is only Dec 2nd!!! YIKES! I am in trouble! LOL

'Tis the Season!

Tonight for FHE we started to put up the tree!!! Dad and I were too tired and it was too late to do the lights and ornaments too! LOL... So we just put up the tree..... SOOOOO.... Here is my page for 'phase 1' of putting up the Christmas tree! Tomorrow the kids and I will put all the lights and glitz on the tree.... Wish me luck!!!! LOL....