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The ear is still throbbing and the painkillers make me sleepy so didn't get much done around here today. I did work on the other canvas I am making for Christmas. I am hoping to feel much better tomorrow and get it done.
I did order some cute 4X4 clipboards from Oriental Trading. I can't wait to get those and play with them. I am feeling very crafty lately and just hope it continues. I really wanted to work on the tins I got for Gift cards but can't seem to find my corner rounder punches anywhere. I can't imagine what I would have done with them but have looked everywhere for them, so of course had to order a new one today. Hopefully it gets here soon.
Kinsey got her haircut today and it looks so cute. I did get a couple of pics but am just too groggy to get up right now and get the camera to download them and share a pic.
Been playing with my camera lots, and have even been putting it on manual and trying to learn new things. It's a very steep learning curve but I know I can do it.
Well time for me to get off of here and try to get some sleep. Have a good one.

Got the ear all fixed today..although as bad as it hurts right now you would never know that it really is fixed. I go back to the doctor next Tuesday so we'll see what happens from here.

Finally finished one of the dozen of Christmas gifts I am making. I loved how it turned out and am hoping I feel better tomorrow to finish the other one I started. It's an altered canvas that I will be adding pictures to and you can just stand it up somewhere. I am also going to order some 4x4 clipboards from Oriental Trading and alter them for some friends and another friend found some silver gift card holders and am going to alter those and use them for of course gift cards. Now to just find the time and really get all of this done.

Took the kids to our annual uptown Christmas walk last night and we had a great time. The weather was perfect, the kids were cooperative and I got lots of pictures. (Although I either need a new a new lens or an external flash cuz the flash on my camera just doesn't cut it).

Well back to school and work tomorrow. This holiday weekend flew by so fast. We get tons done so it wasn't a waste but could use a couple of extra days to finish up everything we needed to get done. I did get the house clean yesterday, paper sorted, and worked on Christmas gifts but that's about it. Ended up going to dinner with some friends and their kids, and then hubby was watching Notre Dame get beat so the kids and I decided to head to the movies and saw Deck The Halls. It was cute.

Today is another Thanksgiving which means not being home and not getting much done. I am anxious for tomorrow so I can call and see what time they will be fixing my ear Tuesday so I can make sure I have everything lined up. Hubby goes back to 2nd shift for just one more week then all of December he will be on 1st shift and I can't wait.

Also the next 2 weekends are going to be very busy. Need to finish Christmas shopping, take the kids to hubby's works Christmas party for the kids, then the next weekend is the adult Christmas party, finishing making all these Christmas gifts, start my baking and wrap gifts. Oh goodness I better get busy.

Hope everyone has a wonderful and relaxing Sunday.

The decorations are up and we are officially ready for Christmas. I know these aren't the best pictures but need to ask Santa Claus for an external flash and new lense for Christmas. Hubby and I got up at 5:00 yesterday morning to hit Wal-Mart and Kmart. We got what we needed and got out there home. Came home and back to bed we went. Then up to put up the decorations.

We all put up all the decorations inside and then hubby and Logan put up the decorations outside. It was so much fun. This is a corner cupboard hubby's mom gave me and I repainted it and thought it would look great with the snowman I collect. Kinsey even added a little village at the bottom. I will have to make sure to take pictures of the rest of our decorations later today.

Today is another busy day at my house. I have to take some pictures of my friend and her family, sort bazzill paper, make puppy chow, clean up the house, and finally work on my scrapbooking Christmas gifts. Tomorrow is another Thanksgiving at my stepmom's family. Is it Monday yet so I can relax. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

I have so much to be thankful for this year. I have a totally wonderful supportive husband who totally rocks my world (well at least most of the time). I have four beautiful children who bring a smile to my face everyday. I have a pretty terrific family. We have all of our parents happy and healthy. I have a wonderful group of friends (especially Brooke and Trish) who I couldn't have made it through the last year without. I have a nice house and I can't forget the dogs(yes they drive me crazy but they are like my kids).

I hope everyone had as wonderful thanksgiving as we did. We had our parents in to eat and then spent the rest of the day watching football and Grey's Atanomy.
OMG speaking of Grey's..this show just gets better and better every week. I am on pins and needles waiting for next week to get here.

Hubby and I got up at 5:00 this morning and hit Wal-Mart and Kmart. We got what we needed and got the heck out of there. We made a pit stop at McDonald's and then home and back to bed we went.

Today we are putting up the rest of the Christmas decorations and putting the house back together from yesterday. I am also hoping to finish up some Christmas presents I have started.

I am decorating some canvas's and putting pictures on them for some people for Christmas. I will share a picture later when I get one done.

Enjoy your day and remember to be thankful for all things in your life.

The last 2 days have been filled with running, running and more running around. Going to the doctor for my ear, taking and picking kids up from school, picking Kinsey up from choir, taking Kinsey to orthodontist, picking Kinsey up from play practice,going for a hearing test, finishing grocery shopping for Thursday. Oh boy I sure there is at least one day this weekend where I don't have to run somewhere.
I did go to the doctor for my ear and it's going to require a minor procedure to fix it, which sucks but I can't wait. It doesn't really hurt right now it's just more annoying than anything. So hopefully within a few weeks it will be all better.
Guess I better get back to cleaning and getting ready for Thanksgiving.

Thought I would share a picture of our oldest dog, Daisy. She wasn't too happy as you can tell.

Logan and I decided to get Santa hats at Wal-Mart Friday night to take some pictures with. We had so much fun setting things up and just playing. This kid is one of a kind. As the youngest of 4 children he really keeps us on our toes. Not the best picture but you know practice makes perfect.

We had a fun yet low key weekend here. Finished painting the bathroom Friday night then headed to Wal-Mart to finish getting stuff for Thanksgiving. Saturday was the big game and yes Michigan lost but that's okay it was a great game and Ohio State deserved to win that game. Good luck to them on winning the National Championship. I might even have to wear something OSU to support them.

Sunday was the last Nascar race of the season. Thank goodness I have football to watch til January. Dale Jr. had a bad day but 5th in the points after the terrible season last year is awesome. Can't wait to see what he does next year.

I don't think I have ever been so excited to go to a doctor as I am today. I am finally going to see an ENT (ear, nose and throat dr.) about my ear. In September hubby and I took a mini vacation to Orlando and I getting over a cold. After we got home my ears were driving me crazy and I thought they hadn't popped on the plane ride home, well come to find out my left ear completely popped and now has a whole in it. I really really hope they will do something about it because it is driving me crazy. So wish me luck at the doctor!!

As I stated in an earlier post I got a big new camera. A Canon Rebel Digital XT. It's a monster of a camera and I love it, but boy it's a big learning curve. I am trying to read, practice and play, but as soon as I take 2 steps forward I stay 2 steps back. I am determined to learn this camera and take wonderful pictures of my family. So I am going to read, practice and play lots and lots more. I will get it right , eventually.

It's the day of the BIG game. OSU vs Michigan. The game of all games and it's gonna be ugly and great. It's a huge game and will be a nail biter.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Life has been busy crazy. Still trying to learn to take great pictures with my new camera. It's a big learning curve but will be well worth it in the end.

Getting ready for all the fun holidays. I cannot wait for Christmas this year. I have also bought some new snowman and new decorations, bought some stuff to get started on my baking, and can't wait to get the shopping done.

Finally getting the scrapping bug back. As soon as I get some other stuff done I plan to jump in head first and make some great christmas gifts. I hope everyone loves what I make.

It's been a long time since I have blogged. Guess I am not very good at this. Life has been crazy. Our trip to Orlando was wonderful and relaxing. Just what we needed after a super crazy summer. Then last weekend was my CS retreat. It was wonderful, fun and also relaxing. It is so great to get away for a few days and be with wonderful friends and meet so many new friends as well. I love being with the creative ladies there. The way they create blows my mind.

Things are good on the homefront.. busy but good. We are all trying to adjust to school being back in. The kids definitely keep up us on the go.

Well grey's atanomy is coming back on .. So tata for now!!! Have a great weekend

After going back and forth all about whether to get a new digital camera. I decided you only live once and took the plunge and did it. I got a Canon Digital Rebel XT Silver 8.0MP Digital Camera w/EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Kit Depends On Lens Optical Zoom - Retail . I can't wait to get this in my hands and play with it. I have lots to learn in just a couple of days since I want to take it to Florida next week and get some great pics.
Have lots going on this weekend tonight we might go watch my little brother play football. Tomorrow morning go watch little brother play JV football and then go watch my little sister play volleyball. Then come and get ready to have our pictures taken.
Sunday we have a family reunion. Hubby has to play pool so the kids and I will go visit at the reunion.

Have a great weekend

The kids bathroom is finally done and will be ready to use in about 36 hours (after the caulk dries). We had a huge leak and even had to cut out part of the ceiling but hubby and his best friend tore out the walls and completely rebuilt them and it's done.. Woohoo.. thank goodness I love taking bathes in their so I just can't wait til Wednesday night..


On another note...I was walking down the stairs tonight and Chloe(see picture) got tangled in my feet and you guessed it I fell.. oh goodness I even had to take a trip to the ER and get some painkillers.. I think I am going to put myself in a bubble until we get back from Orlando and the retreat.. have a great evening..

September is here and summer is officially over...


So do you like?? Hubby decided he needed one of these and I actually agreed. It worried me to death to have him out on it but it will make it so nice with his new job being so close to home for him to be able to ride . Instead of the hundred's of dollars we were spending on gas.. it will cut the cost down so much and he can ride it 9 months out of the year. So to me it will be worth it in the long run.

Summer is officially over.. we had our last little event for the summer. We always go to a little fair in the town my dad and stepmom live in. My little brother and sister are in 4-H and show sheep and it's always nice to hang out with the family. Here the kids are walking the sheep while my brother and sister clean out their pen.


The kids had a ball going down this slide..they just kept doing it over and over.

The kids rode tons more rides and of course we got to have the great fair food and then home in time for the Nascar race.
Now time to get back to planning the rest of the month. We have so much to do and so little time to get it all together. Hubby and I will be leaving in 10 days for Orlando for 5 days and then I am home for 3 days and gone another 4 for some cropping time with some of my favorite people in the world.
So between getting everything and everyone ready, getting caught up on other work things, and making sure laundry and cleaning is down before I leave, I am going to be very busy.. Take care and will try to be back tomorrow.

Welcome to my blog. Yep I have decided to enter the blogging world. I don't know how much I will write here or how often but it's a start. I hope to share all my thoughts, things going on, pics and lots of other things here.