Happy December!

Tradition says that my Christmas tree would have gone up yesterday, but it didn't. With the sickies hanging out here the cleaning that comes before the decorating has gone way slow. Sadness. :( I've spent the day trying to catch up, hoping to get the tree put up tonight, but we shall see. It may end up being tomorrow. :p

I did get my Christmas banner up on my blog though. Lazy me, I'm just recycling the one I made the first year I was doing this. That poor angel has been retired and everything. Hmmm... Maybe that's why I still like it. :) She was part of my very first Christmas tree. Back from single mom/college days. I still have quite a few of the ornaments I bought back then, just not the tree or the angel.

Anyhow, I feel like such a slacker once again. It seems like most of my fellow bloggers decorated this weekend like I would have, and here I am hoping to get it done soon. Of course, there will be pictures & such when we get to. :) For now you all get to hear me whine or whatever. Again. This is not a good habit I've been developing, huh. :p

Kirsten helped me throw this together to add to this post since I was worried I'd have no Christmas-y pics just yet. Not that this is all that Christmas-y, but yeah. It's what I had to work with. :p
(She even took the pic - it was on Thanksgiving & I wasn't feeling great, but it's something, right? Yeah, I'm so glad we'll have plenty other stuff to take pics of over the next few weeks. :p)

Kirsten

A quick shot on Thanksgiving day.
Isn't she beautiful? :)

Happy Thanksgiving :)

May your day be full of good things, and your tummy be full of good food.

:)

a Monday kind of entry

Ah it's been days again. My poor neglected blog. :p
Was a long sort of a weekend. Been tired, sore & taking care of sick kiddos. Again. Little Vern is home sick from school today, and Elijah & I are both sniffly. They're watching movies & I'm wading through laundry. Fun huh? Just taking it easy, trying to feel better. Gogo cold & flu season with school-aged kiddos. :p I just hope everyone's feeling better in time for Thanksgiving. :)

It's a good thing that my boys are easy to please & just hanging out too. I'm so very out-of-it. My thoughts are in California with someone who means the world to me. Still thinking about Jason - sending more hugs'nstuff, prayers & whatever else I can come up with his way. It's not really my place to talk about it here (not that I know a whole lot) but I found out that he's in the hospital and it's serious. :( Just had to mention that my heart & my thoughts are with him & his family. More than I know how to say.

Well, the original plan was to give a list of things I'm thankful for this holiday week, and even in my current state of out-of-it-ness I can think of lots of things I'm thankful for.
~for my cute kiddos, the littlest of whom are still all snuggled up watching movies.
~for my heating pad that makes sitting here bearable.
~for the leftover stuffed crust pizza that I'm about to call lunch.
~for my friends. I'm so lucky to have the friends I do.
~for my blanket. It's cold down here today. brrrr...
Five good things. :)

Have to go switch the laundry & check how Vern's day is going. He's been having back problems & was headed to the chiropractor today. It'd be good if one of the 2 of us were able to move & such, and my pains aren't going anywhere just yet. 5 more weeks til Maiah's here. Oh my!

Happy Monday!

Today-ing

Thinking about Jason. Hoping he's feeling okay & that he gets some answers out of the tests going on today. It's no fun to feel like crud. Hugs'nstuff going out to him. :(
Coloring with Elijah. Had to stop when we couldn't find a sharpener for the red pencil crayon. Gogo Lightning Mcqueen!
Bugging Kirsten to do her chores. As always. She has Christmas music going on upstairs while she pretends like she's working. That's my girl. :)
E-mailing Vern to figure out dinner tonight. The rice is smelling so yummy.
Working on the last bit of the last slideshow I need to finish up before I can declare myself work-free until I after have Maiah here.
Trying to get the laundry under control. Which squirrelly type out there has stolen the laundry fairy? Hmmmm...? I'm in need of some help over here. :p
Homework-ing with little Vern. He's doing so awesome at school. :)
Poking my head into WoW. Was a quiet day in our guild. Think maybe I'm not the only person I know who was in need of a nap? lol
Planning Thanksgiving dinner at Nina's. Yum.
Wishing everyone a fantabulous Thursday. :)

oh boy

I had my 34 week appointment yesterday. One more 2-weeker & then we're down to weekly ones. o.O We're getting close. Oh boy. I've had a couple of comments lately that Maiah's dropping too. I guess it's kinda nice to have a little more room for my organs & stuff, but I'm hurting more than ever in my hips. :p Fun stuff. Well, kinda. It's fun to think I'll be holding her in no time. :)

Meanwhile, sorry I've not been blogging. I still need to upload my pics from the weekend to share, and I'm dying to get some recent shots of my kiddos for here. My poor blog has been missing their cuteness factor for awhile.

Well, I have a mountain of clean laundry to fold & a little boy who wants a yaya. Off I go.
Have a great day people!! :)

Just in case...

...anyone's wondering where I've been I thought I'd check in.
I'm still here, just a little zombaliscious & unable to see straight. I kinda look like this... @@ thanks to photoshop & acdsee.
Anyway, if I keep working at the same pace that I did all weekend and through last night there's a very good chance I'll finish up & be done with all slideshows and digital negatives in time to hand 'em over tomorrow. There's a good 18 hours or so of work left on the slideshows though, so I need to stop typing and get back to it. :) Wish me luck!