While looking at my blog stats, I noticed that Fat Boy was my 100th post. So congratulations Fat Boy! For this honor, we will hang a bunch of stuff all over you, occasionally remember to water you, try to keep the kids and cats off of you, and when Christmas is over, we’ll strip you [...]
Archive for the ‘Christmas’ Category
8 Dec
Fat Boy comes home
Before you go thinking I am speaking rudely about another person, please read on. Tonight we went to get our Christmas tree. As long as I can remember, we have had a live tree. I’ll have to ask my mom if we’ve ever had anything else, but I don’t think so. So [...]
3 Dec
Child Labor (with love)
Every Christmas season, I come up with some to-do lists of extra chores for the kids with dollar amounts assigned to them. They use the money they earn to buy Christmas gifts. The lists usually include those things I would like to get done, but will not have time to do before Christmas. Past lists [...]
29 Dec
She’s Here!
We made it through shopping, wrapping & performances. We made through Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We even made it through Christmas at my mom’s the day after. However, at about 4:45am on Bill’s birthday (the 27th), labor pains started and did not go away. We got to the hospital around 7 and at 1:14pm, [...]
22 Dec
Christmas Kittens
If you are looking for THE gift for your kids or know someone who is, we’ve got them and they’re free. They are very kid-tolerant, litter trained, and lots of fun. They are three months old now, so they’re more like teen kits, but still pass for kittens. We have four – three girls and [...]
19 Dec
This and that
Last night while I was out, Bill and Katelyn got B.I.F.ed. (Bless it Forwarded) The suspects, dressed in camo, rang the bell and left a cute little goody bag for us with a note. I don’t know who did it, but based on some intel I possess, I have my suspicions. All I have to say is [...]
18 Dec
I found it!
About 10 minutes after writing the Christmas Mission post, I found my CD. I was more determined than ever to find it, so I starting going through all of the CD’s. It was in a Casting Crowns case of all places. Why I didn’t think to look there, I don’t know I really [...]
17 Dec
Christmas Mission
I am on a mission. Since I was a teenager, I’ve collected Christmas albums. Then, of course, they were on tape Every year I would add one or two. I have slowed down the last couple of years because I have so many and because I got an iPod last year and I [...]
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