Aaaand, it's almost over

The "big day" is done! We have one more family get together today - we'll be late, as usual. Tomorrow, we are meeting with some friends to exchange gifts and see the Globetrotters. Then, Christmas will officially be over.

We had a VERY nice Christmas! We are trying to make room for the new toys and stuff....always the challenge. The rooms will be cleaned over the next month and donations made!

The weather at the beginning of the week was bitter, snowy and all around wintery! Today, rain, fog and mid 50s....craziness!!!!!

I hope you are enjoying your holiday season!
Happy New Year!

Christmas funnies

You can click on each one to see it bigger too....

But not for me....

Snow day for everyone else in our house - I'll be leaving for work shortly... :( Guess in a way, I'm glad the foot of snow missed us that they were predicting last night but a day at home with nowhere to go didn't sound bad either.

For those of you with a snow day today - enjoy! :D

"MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!"

(said in my best Jimmy Stewart voice)

It was on last night and I got my husband to watch most of it with me. Sorry, I know it's kind of corny but I love it!!!!!!

And of course, what Christmas movie viewing is complete without:
"This here is a quality item, Clark!"

"I want a Red Ryder an official Red Ryder carbine action two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time"

Merry Christmas and enjoy the movies!

Catch up time

Among the requests and posts on other blogs are "is your house decorated"? I will use that term loosely. The trees are up and decorated, stockings are hung and the mantel is covered with snowmen. We do not have outside lights (much to DD's disappointment!) but she'll get over it.
Our upstairs tree (snowman theme):
Our mantel:
Our downstairs tree (Hallmark, homemade, misc ornaments):
Yesterday was DD's holiday program at daycare. It was lots of fun and the kids were VERY into it!!!!! I realized as I was taking pictures, it will be her last program at the center. I can't believe she's off to kindergarten next fall....

Here she is with her antlers during the program:

It's fortunately been a pretty uneventful week!

The Survivor finale is on tomorrow night - it should be interesting! I'm rooting for Bob...

I hope you had a good week and enjoy your weekend!

Thursday

Hello! Just wanted to shout that I'm still alive. I've battled the flu and won this week and am just starting to feel human again.

I know I promised pictures last weekend, but OBVIOUSLY THAT didn't happen....still on my "to do" list - I promise!

Hope you're having a good week. Don't forget about my cyber crop starting tomorrow at my other blog.... http://challengeu2.blogspot.com/2008/12/cyber-crop.html

TGIF!

Geez! I had to work 5 days this week. What's up with that????

Well we got a little more snow Wednesday and yesterday. Hopefully we'll be done for the winter now....

Been a pretty uneventful week and looks to be a pretty uneventful weekend. Sorry nothing real great to report.

2 Peas Friday Challenge - How did you meet you closest friend? I can answer that 2 ways....
I met my DH at our friends' wedding - best man/maid of honor....the rest, they say, is history.


Next weekend - I am having a "cyber crop" on my other blog: http://challengeu2.blogspot.com/2008/12/cyber-crop.html So I hope all you scrapbookers will check it out and hopefully be inspired.

Enjoy your weekend - and I am REALLY hoping to get some pictures posted this weekend!

Tuesday again

Hi!!!! Hope your Thanksgiving was nice and you had a great weekend! May this week be a good one for you.

The trees are up, decorated and lit. (Pictures to come) DD can't understand why we don't have outside lights. :) Call us the neighborhood Scrooges, if you want - they are a lot of work...

Saturday night, we went to Famous Dave's for dinner after I got done with work. It was SO yummy! We ate like crazy too - shame on us... :D

We got about 5" of snow Sunday and yesterday. Due to the fact that there is a salt shortage, there wasn't a lot of salt on the roads yesterday, thus making it very interesting driving. Not that our county is notorious for having great roads in the winter anyway...BUT! So winter has arrived! The temps have taken a nose dive!

I will try to get some of my weekend scrapping/card making posted this week. Yes, I actually did some!

The Cubs have "officially" parted ways with Kerry Wood and Bob Howry. I can't say as I'm real destroyed over this fact. I just hope they are wise in finding their "replacements".

We are debating what our family Christmas outing will be this year. We are kind of tired of Navy Pier, so we are searching to see what is available in the area. I am still on the hunt of DH's gift - he once again bought himself what I was going to get him - but have come up with some ideas. So, hopefully I can get that taken care of in the next couple of weeks.

Hope all is well and that you have a great week - thanks for stopping by!