HaPpY nEw YeAr!!!

From all us Ware's....we hope you party like rockstars tonight! We will be moving stuff to the storage shed and probably crashing at like 9p.m. I know, we are animals!

I Never Win Anything.......

until my bestie, TONYA (http://3toadsand1princess.blogspot.com/ ) bestowed this on me!!!

She actually gave this to me awhile ago. I'm just a little slow that way! sorry Tonya!

So.... I need to list my 5 fabulous addictions......

1. blogging duh!

2. PEPSI i lub it!

3. thriftin', junkin' you know...trash to treasure

4. jewelry Lia Sophia rocks!

5. I know I complain alot but...my FAMILY means everything to me

now I will pass on the love to......

NATALIE

STEPH

wow I need to pick 3 more.....hummmm....I might have to get back to this. Some loser friends of mine don't have blogs yet! yes they live under rocks

Just A Peek......

at C-mas morning at our house!!

and I haven't cleaned up anything!! I think I'm partied out! That is until New Years! We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Best wishes to everyone in the coming year! We love you all!

Doggie Drama & Cookie Fun

Chocolate is a staple @ our house. Especially this time of year. I went grocery shopping today and bought some of those plastic candycanes filled with m&m's. Brought them home and stuck them on my bed to be put away with presents. Went downstairs and started cleaning. About and 1/2 hour or so later wonder where the dog is and why is being awfully quiet. She likes to get under our bed and take naps so I assumed that was where she was. I was right. She also got 3 out of the 4 chocolate candycanes off the bed! Not one m&m was left!! I immediately panic!


dogs + chocolate = ruh roh!!

Hubby calls Dr. Jeff

INDUCE VOMIT

whaaaaa?

trip to Walgreens

hydrogen peroxide was purchased...

given to the dog.......

we wait...
and wait....
and wait.....

8 doses later(not kidding)

lovely colored red and green snow in my yard!

I HATE MONDAYS!

so to cheer us up we decorated gingerbread cookies after school.

3 year old used 1 tube of green and 1 tube of white solely on his single cookie! Notice the 'fist of rock' his trademark lately...... @#$% Guitar Hero!

hope your monday was more productive than mine!!!

at our house......

we have our very own detective. he may only be 3, but he has cracked the case on if santa is real or not!

only real santa's wear "WHITE GLUBS"

if the santa has just regular hands, then he is a faker!


the santa at the ward party.....FAKER

the santa at the mall.........REAL WHITE GLUBS


good to know!

I'm So Behind!

I'm very very behind when it comes to blogging lately. We all have been so busy, you know, knee deep in the whole Christmas things! I really have enjoyed reading everyones fun Christmas-y ideas, traditions, crafts and decorating! Sadly I just haven't had the time to load all the pictures from my camera into the 'puter and do some blogging of my own.

With that said. You have been warned. Lots of pictures coming up!

Last Wednesday, the elementary had their annual fundraiser day at the local market. The school gets a percentage of all the days sales. The faculty also bags the groceries, the PTA puts on games, and the choir sings. Now keep in mind that this is a small , hometown store. But our choir is HUGE! So they set them up in the back of the store, by the meat department. Nothing but class for us baby! We were sooooo crowded! Hence random children's heads in the pictures!

This is my 9 year old and her friends looking totally bored, waiting for the dang thing to get going! singin' singin' away! It was so hot in there, one poor little girl went all white, then green and had to be carried out in the middle of the performance. Poor thing.

Ok. This is my sad sad attempt to take pictures of some of my Christmas decor. Some of you have asked me to show it. You are warned. I lack in photography skillzzzzz

my front room.......




I wanted just a picture of my village, but the 3year old bogarted the photo, how could you say no to that face AND the "fist of rock"?!

best 50 cents I ever spent thriftin'. This shutter is so easy and fun to change out for the seasons

a little shelf in my kitchen......the fabric candy canes are some of my favorites

my centerpiece, nothing too fancy

just some snowflakes hanging around.

on to the family room

my sad sad attempt at the mantel. I do like my hubby's idea of taking an old shutter, painting it black and hanging it above the mantel to hold some C-mas cards, good job honey!

The cutest stocking ever were made by my husband's Grandma R. She so lovingly has made one for everyone in the family(immediate and extended and then some). She passed away a couple of years ago, and we are so grateful to have these treasures to bring out every year and remember how much she loved Christmas and how much she loved her family........

the tree.......which the kids decorate any random way.....

ok this next idea isn't exactly Christmas, but I have made a bunch of these to give as gifts. Just get an old headboard, bunk bed ones work really well because they are shorter. Paint, stain, distress--whatever, attach some hooks, get some frames---paint those a cute color, add some fab ribbon and some cute pictures and voila! Easy peasy!

this one I actually bought at a boutique last year. it had some vinyl on it that said "the children were nestled...." I took it off after last christmas and never had the time to put some other saying on it, but I did see ones at the boutique that said "rise and shine". So cute!

love me some C-mas cookies.......especially if they come out of this snowman my Aunt gave me.... oh and have you had the christmas peppermint star peeps?! yummy!!

and lastly......my favorite thing about this season........

COKE in the bottle! I feel like a kid again!

Thanks for staying with me for this long post! I promise to be better, and blog more often. Hope everyone has a wonderful evening.

Are You Getting Ready?

I'm so excited to decorate for Christmas!! I have to admit, I started a week or so ago! Sure it's a pain to lug up all those totes from the basement, but hey, that's what hubby is for!!


I thought I would show some of the things I started putting out. In my front room......I went with a "Believe" theme. It's not quite done, I will post pictures of the whole room in a day or two, I'm still tweaking! sorry, blogger would not let me post the pictures any larger! I swear blogger and I have a love/hate relationship lately!

Hubby and I made this sign a couple years ago. It's just a table runner framed with 2/4's painted and distressed! I gave some as gifts that year too. Easy-peasy!

My Mommy gave me this Scentsy warmer! Love it! It's filled with pomegranate goodness right now!

Anyhoo, I'm off to see what the kids are yelling at me for. I guess they need to eat or something!

Jubilee

This afternoon we took our kids to the Jubilee. The kids love to look at all the different trees and see who donated them. For those of you that have never heard of this before, it is a fundraiser for our school district. They hold it every year the week of Thanksgiving. Tuesday night they hold a big gala and people bid on these amazing trees. Then weds. and friday the public can view them and place bids also! Hubby's boss always buys a tree, then sets it up along with ones he's purchased years before. The showroom of the dealership looks like a winter wonderland!! So fun!

I always look forward to this tradition, it makes me get a little weepy every time we go. You see, my oldest daughter has personally benefitted from the generous donations of people and businesses. Because of her disability, she is blessed to have such an amazing group of friends with CP, Autism, and so on. This jubilee makes it possible for some of these kids to have special devices to help them get around, communicate....the list goes on and on! Two of her best friends have posters up with their amazing stories.

If you have time, check it out!

I Got Nothin'

I really don't have anything interesting to blog about! It's been pretty boring around here with the usual day to day stuff! I know I shouldn't complain because next week will be busy with Thanksgiving and all......


I guess that could lead me into my thankful thursday stuff.




Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner......

**I am thankful for my family, my little one and the extended family. My kids love spending time with all their cousins. We are so blessed that everyone lives close by.

**I am thankful for our health. Two years ago was a pain. McCoy in the hospital for RSV and then Brian with his lovely tumor. This year has been much better, with the occasional pukey pukey now and then!!! hehe

**I am thankful for school! Not just the fact that the kids get out of my hair everyday, but the fact that they all have amazing teachers! I truely enjoy volunteering at a school I love so much. I am so sad that they will be changing the boundaries next year and we will have to go to another elementary.

**I am thankful for my girlfriends, and that includes my mom, and sister. It's not a secret, I love to talk, and gossip(sorry), and talk, and giggle! They help fill that need, and keep me grounded when I seem to freak out over nothing.

**I am thankful for my husband(cheesy). We are sooo much alike, and don't take crap from each other anymore! We say what we feel to each other, good and bad. Don't laugh, but we are stronger because we don't keep in the little things that seem to nag and bug. Nope, no secrets here!

**I am thankful for the holidays! The food, the family, the friends, the food, the decorations, the food, the music, the shopping, and oh the food! I've started getting some of my christmas stuff out, and my house is in shambles! I've already got one tree 95% done!! One down, 3 more to go!!

......I guess I really did have something to blog about! ;)

Santa Claus Is Watching You -- He's Everywhere, He's Everywhere!

Sorry, I couldn't resist the Ray Steven's shout out!

I have a question my blogging girlie friends.......

when is it too early to threatin', I mean, TELL your kiddies that the big man is watching?

I think I've used this phrase on McCoy at least 27 times today!!

I think he would actually believe me, if it wasn't for the fact that I started telling him this back in um I think August!

you know me, just keepin' that christmas spirit all year long!!

On My Morning Pepsi Run.......

saw the new guy that works at chevron.......

he looks like Robert Pattinson........

made.my.day.

I think I am ready to throw the dvd players out the window!!

This is what the 3year old watches every EVERY day



what's on upstairs...............
and what's on downstairs......

yes, you read it right, we have to have BOTH movies going at the same time so he can ran UP AND DOWN the stairs a bazillion times to catch both flicks!!!

preschool can't come soon enough!

Sometimes You Just Need Some Randomness

thank goodness it's the weekend!!























what needs to be posted on the fridge.....

and finally, for my mom........

have a good weekend!

15 years ago........




November 5, 1993


I think I made a pretty good decision. I married my best friend for eternity in the Ogden Temple.

@ 9:26am to be exact

I know this cuz Ralph and Delayne had a stop watch!

yep, in the temple!

Some things I really remember about that day......

Brian picking me up in his old ford high boy, painted 20 thousand different colors of rust, because if we got in an accident on the way, we would win!

I remember the look on my husband to be's face when he saw me the first time in my dress.

The fact that he couldn't stop bouncing his right knee up and down while we listened to the sealer talk to us.

The very heafty woman in the background of our wedding video......skirt tucked into her g's and all as she was getting out of her car!

Me, passing out in the bathroom of the Mansion House @ our wedding breakfast cuz I was too nervous to eat anything that morning!

Brian, Carson, and Rick doing the Paul Simon 'You Can Call Me Al' dance for me before the reception!

and finally

the look on Brian's face when I told him to help me out of my wedding dress after the reception, so I could change into comfy clothes to go on our honeymoon!

Ah, young love!

in these 15 years we have went thru a ton of ups and downs....

4 children, job changes, 20+ cars!!!!!(not kiddin') and sometimes wanting to throw in the towel, but looking back at everything it makes me appreciate our marriage more and as each day or year passes I am very thankful for our decision that beautiful November day


I love you Brian, you are my best friend. Happy Anniversary

Hope everyone had a fun Halloween!! We sure did! Enjoy the weekend!

Why I Love My Husband......

I love my husband today because he left me!


That's right, he left

at 8:11 am to be exact

took the kids to school and left

took the 3 year old too

and left

left to run errands

for hours

left me to do whatever I wanted to do

so I cleaned and cleaned and cleaned!

I know I know I should've went shopping, or got a massage or something!

but I'm strange like that

I love to clean

to deeeeeeep clean

and there was some areas in my house that desperately needed it!

you know those areas that are hard to get to with a 3 year old attached to your hip!


so now it's almost 1 in the afternoon

my house is shiny

my laundry is done

I made caramel apples and pumpkin squares too

yea to my hubby for getting the heck out of my way today!

I LOVE YOU!

look at my new pretties!

so i decided to go junkin' today at the d.i.

i was getting kinda bummed out because nothing was catching my eye

until i saw her



isn't she cute?!

only 5 bucks. already dressed in red. distressed and all!

score!

then this evening i got a surprise


looky what i inherited



my sweet, awesome, and totally decor savy uncles gave me these!!

they are 'down-sizing' and said to expect more cool decor to come my way!

yea me!




can you say red wing crock love baby?!

thanks, kim and brent they will be loved soooo much in my home! i can't wait to start decorating with them!