Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

Yes, we woke to a beautiful blanket of white this morning. I snapped a ton of pictures today but haven't downloaded them yet. The boys were super happy today but we couldn't go play in the snow since they have been congested and I didn't want them to get sick. Plus we haven't gotten snow boots yet...will fix that this week I guess. :) But it was beautiful and they stayed at the windows all morning saying "snow." Very cute and very fun.
We had a great Thanksgiving. Hope everyone else did too. Wonderful to have family and friends over. Sad to see everyone leave. The boys loved having everyone here and cried when the neighbors went home after dinner and everything on Thanksgiving. They also threw a huge fit (Cameron mainly) when the family left Saturday. Oh my...I have yet to see him get that mad and upset. Broke my heart. He was so very tired to begin with and that was just the last straw for him. But after that he was fine, all smiles and one happy little child again. Funny.


SIL is cute as a button all preggo. Almost made me want to have another one between her and the neighbor's new little one week old baby that came for dinner. Umm...not. Well, isn't that how I am supposed to feel? I had the pang for like 2 seconds and when the baby started crying at dinner remembered what it was like when the boys were just a week old. Umm...no thank you. I will hold yours and then happily give them back at the end of the day. :) But I love babies...no denying it. Just keep telling myself there is a possibility of having 2 more at a time so not sure I want to take that chance. Hmm...

So now the holiday rush begins. I actually was able to get a lot of the boy's things done already, now to get started on everyone else. Lot's to do and I must get my list going. Now is the time to pull out my nifty planner and go to town. :)

Up tomorrow...pictures of all the pretty white stuff around here. :)

Why I stopped reading...

I stayed up until nearly 2 am reading a book I started yesterday. That is why I pretty much stopped reading once the boys were born. I can't put them down. Once I start reading a good book I just have to keep reading until I am finished. As a kid I used to stay up the entire night just to read an entire book. I get it honestly though. My mother is an avid reader and we always had tons of books around my house. One of my sisters is also a huge reader and she would always take me to the library to check out books as a kind (she is 15 years older than I am so had kiddos of her own when I was growing up). So now I am pooped...heading to bed very soon. :)

Noah got a hair cut yesterday. His hair is just wild. Must find some kind of product to spray on his head in the mornings or after naps. It is just all over the place when he gets up. I have tried plain water but it doesn't work all that well unless I basically wash his hair. Oh well...luckily it is hat season around here so lots of kiddos his age have crazy hair. :)

I found some awesome fabric to do the shades for my dining room. Not going to get them done before Thanksgiving but hopefully the week after. I looked everywhere for ones that were already made and this weekend finally gave up and went to the fabric store. The sales person there was awesome. Can I just say without her I would have bought WAY too much fabric and stuff. She explained exactly how to make them and everything. I think she spent like over an hour with me explaining and helping me pick out fabric to match the fabric I got for the seat cushions (they got messed up in our move). So needless to say anytime I go back there I will be asking for her. The good thing is maybe this will get me back into sewing. And after the holidays I hope to pull out my knitting again. I miss it so...especially now that I live somewhere cold and there is really a reason to knit something. And of course who doesn't love to knit in front of a warm fire with some hot cocoa too. Ahh...the thought of it just makes me all warm and cozy.

Okay, off to get my sleepy self into bed. Lots to do tomorrow before family gets in and I am hoping to be able to sneak a little time to work on some scrapping pages I want to get finished by the beginning of December. Have a great night out there in bloggy land!

Things I've done

I stole this off ScrapbookChic. Very fun and you can steel it too if you like. The things I've done will be in bold.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris - some day
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - only seen it from afar to date
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run- in girls softball
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someones life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Freeze Bobos and a Fisherman

Okay, I told you this was funny. Noah does this once, and only once each night. Freeze Bobos!


Cameron found these little hats they had when they were born and decided he wanted to wear them. Now this is my child with the rather large head. It was the funniest thing. He not only wore it around all afternoon yesterday but id so today as well. Makes me laugh every time! And they are going to kill me when they get older and see these pictures and that I shared them with the internet world. Blackmail, blackmail, blackmail.

Making progress. It's a wonderful thing. Got all the pictures picked out for one project and so now the creative parts get to start. My favorite. I just have a hard time committing to things until the last minute. Must. Fix. That. About. Myself!

Okay, off to get my grocery list together for the morning. My fun Saturday routine! Have a great weekend!!!!

I finally started!

My Christmas shopping is officially started!!!!! I got the boys a few things ordered and they should get here the first week of December. I am not a big crowd person so HATE going to the stores this time of year. I did a lot of my shopping online or at 11pm last year and will more than likely do the same. But I just a had a great deal at Kohl's so not only did I get the boys some items I also finally got a regular food processor for one heck of a deal! Too bad I won't get that little puppy until after Thanksgiving! My mini one has served me well so far so I am not knocking it. :) But man does it feel good to finally have my holiday stuff started.

Funny scrapper...

So I am one of those scrappers who pretty much has to finish the page pretty much while I am sitting there the first time. I have never gotten that about myself. I was just looking back over the unfinished pages in my files and can't believe how many I started and have not finished. It's like I am just stuck somewhere when it comes to them. There is one I had to finish. I LOVE the picture of M and the boys and I have never printed it out. Really must do something about that soon. This was actually taken almost a year ago. Can't believe how much the boys have grown since then. Sigh...goes by way too fast! I kept the layout pretty simple, used Colie's Corner Pumpkin Spice kit and the font is Euphorigenic.


I was so tired that after the boys went to sleep tonight I fell asleep. Now I am wide eyed and bushy tailed. Uh-oh. I had so much going around in my head when I woke a little after 10:30 I couldn't fall back to sleep. But hey, I am clear headed and getting some stuff done so not complaining.

I hung some pictures today in the house! We now have 2 rooms with pictures in them. Woo-hoo progress! I also picked up a new comforter for our bedroom this past weekend. It is finally starting to feel like a home again instead of somewhere we just moved into. So this weekend I am going to finish up some more decorating and then get ready for Thanksgiving. M's family is coming in so we are going to have a great time. The boys LOVE having their grandparents here and they are going to have their aunt and uncle too so this will be even more fun for them. We have been trying to get them to say either aunt and uncle or their names but so far nothing is very recognizable. Hopefully by next week though.

All's well that ends well...

Okay, so I am a determined (stubborn) person. I called this other doctor after the one yesterday and luckily got a very nice gal on the phone. I talked to her about the doctor I wanted in to see and he is not accepting new patients. That was okay, I was prepared for that. So I inquired about a few others there and finally after chatting for a while about our situation we set an appointment for the beginning of January. So after chatting some more about my concerns she went and talked with the docs nurse and they are going to take us in a few weeks. See...that is what I was expecting. I can deal with them not being seen on well checks for a month or so out but this was not just a well check. AND we are new to the area and it's not like I am just switching doctors for the sake of switching. Give me a break please (pleading over here). I was lucky enough to get a nice gal and she was nice enough to work with me to get the boys in to be seen and get their shots caught up. Thank you nice lady!

Noah was up until after 11 last night. Not sure what was going on other than he is getting teeth. He just wanted to play with anything he normally isn't supposed to. He would lay down with me for a while but then wanted to get up and play. I tried everything we normally do but nothing was working. Finally a little after 11 I gave up, put him in his bed and I guess he knew I was tired, he cried for a minute (like 3) and then gave up. I had watched the clock because I was going to give him 5 minutes because he and Cameron sleep in the same room. Didn't make it that far. Poor Cameron was up half the night as well because of this. But as usual they were troopers and were back to their usual selves today. Thank goodness! We have had a few whiny, cranky days and I was at my wits end. I think M was too. Thank you boys!!!!!

So needless to say I have done no scrapping for a few days now. And the stuff I worked on before then I can't share since it isn't finished yet. Bummer. But I am working...slowly. Still trying to come up with some more ideas for the holidays. Need to find some good sites or books to get some ideas from.

My little guys aren't so little any longer. Look how big Cameron looks in this picture.

And Noah is into hording cars lately. Very funny to watch him try to walk around holding 4 or 5 cars or so. I know I say it all the time but they really do just crack me up.


And I did manage to capture the Bobo's picture tonight. Have to download it though so will share later. It is a priceless one! Hope you all have a great week!

Rant ahead...

Okay, the doctors here are crazy. This is now the second time I have tried to get my kiddos in with a new doctor and been told they can't been seen until FEBRUARY! Okay, that is like 2 months away. Are you crazy? So I asked what I do if they are sick...oh, well we can see them then. But you can't schedule a 30 minute appointment for my children between now and February? And it doesn't matter that they will be behind on their 2 year check up AND shots? Oh, she tells me if I don't want to be behind on the shots I can take them to the health department for their shots. Umm..no. Why do you think we have a pediatrician for? Grrrrrrrrr.......

It's Friday...

Another Friday. I got to go out with some of my neighbors at the last minute tonight. Good time and glad I went. Now I just have to get M to get out with the guys one night. Hmm...how to do that?????? They are all shy. Must figure something out. It's good to get out and just enjoy life. Off to bed for me now...

Baby it's cold outside...

It's getting chilly around here. Next week the lows are in the 20s and highs in the 30s-40s depending on the day and they are calling for some snow on Sunday. I am so not used to this and pray I like the winter here. Because so far I have LOVED it here. Haven't felt more at home in many, many years now. Now if I can just get the dog to not wig out we will be set.


We have been having ladybugs around here like crazy. I counted 27 of them just on the back one corner of the house the other day while we were outside playing. The other night I found this little one down in our basement and she has been happily flying around the last few days. Makes me smile when I see a ladybug.


I am amazed that my child can not only put my shoes on but that he can run in them. Not to mention he had them on the wrong feet this day. He was running around the house. I laughed. I waited for him to fall. But no, he just ran the circle from the front foyer, to the kitchen and then through the dinning room, over and over again. They just crack me up with the little things they do.

Oh...and I have to capture my child (Noah) doing "Freeze Bobos." If this doesn't make you smile I don't know what will. He will only do it once and when they are on TV. No prompting from mom or dad will work, just the actual show in real time. I tried to catch it tonight and he came running to me (saw the camera) and I only got his arms in the shot. Will try again tomorrow night.

Back on track

Okay, so we seem to be getting back on track again. Woo-hoo! I need to snap some pictures of my little project from the Jessica Sprague thing but still working on the cover so will have to do that in the next few days.


When I picked up the boys from PDO today they had made these adorable little leaf pictures. Awww...my first guys art project from school! My heart melted in an instant and I was so proud of my little guys. One of the teachers told me Noah had to have his in a straight line...no moving them any other way. And Cameron arranged so nicely on the page. And of course they had to go up on the refrigerator. Now my rear is motivated to make this really cool thing for the wall to hold their art work. Guess I'll add that to my project list. :)

So of course tonight after dinner we had some extra time and the boys colored for a while.




And Noah decided to color his face. Can you see the blue mustache and mark across his nose?


Man, the last few weeks have been rough! But we are back on track. Today was an awesome day. The boys went to PDO, I ran some errands and then came home to put my project together, M and I went to lunch and then went and picked up the boys. I love that we can go together and pick them up. Always makes me happy when he can go along too.

I will say working on some other type of project when I am in a scrapping rut seems to do the trick to get the creativity back. I am full of ideas and energy again for working on several different projects right now. Won't be able to post a lot of pictures of some of them until after the holidays. But I promise to share some of the fun. :)

Oh! And I have been having a great time finding new recipes to try. I have a weekly menu that I do that I could not survive without. And here lately just feel like we need to try some new things. The boys are pretty good eaters...I am VERY blessed in that respect. But some of the things they will eat are out of the norm for kiddos. Like they don't like sandwiches or wraps yet. No peanut butter of any kind. They do like the normal mac and cheese and grilled cheese, but man you can only make so many grilled cheeses and mac and cheese so many times for lunch. Yesterday I tried just making some grilled chicken with some rice that had broccoli and carrots in it...they ate the rice but not the chicken. I was happy...Noah doesn't touch any kind of green veggie so this was a MAJOR breakthrough! Cameron on the other hand if he sees green beans will eat nothing but green beans...forget anything else on his plate. Very funny to me. They are so different from each other...night and day. So, if you have a favorite recipe your family just loves I would love to have you share it with me. Always up for trying something new.

Okay, off to snuggle with the kiddos before they go to bed...my favorite time of the evening!

Edit***So I figured out how to change the background on the blog finally! Now I have to work on the header and a few other things so hang in there with me until I get it all fixed up and spiffy looking. :)

First sentence

Cameron said his first sentence the other day. "I got a squishy." How's that for a first sentence? Whenever the boys have a really wet diaper we say they have a "squishy" while we are changing them. Lately Cameron has been feeling his diaper when I take his pants off to change it and he will say "squishy." So the other morning while changing him I said he had a really good squishy (for those of you who know what we went through with Noah shortly after he was born you know we celebrate any kind of diapers in this house!). So he felt his diaper and looked at me and said "I got a squishy." I laughed...only my child would have his first sentence be about his diaper. Ha!

We are all recovering finally around here. I am thrilled. Only a few more days of antibiotics for the boys. They seem to be back to their cheery selves with just some stuffy noses first thing in the morning. Woo-hoo! Now lets pray it stays this way.

I am taking a class at Jessica Sprague and am so excited about it. It is all about documenting your roots, family, and stories. I really want my children to know about their family and not have to be like me and wonder. So this is right up my alley. Very cool so far but I have some serious work to do to get everything printed out and cut. Just too tired and need the sleep more than I need to finished each day's work. She is one awesome person in my mind and I really love her style and outlook on life.

Off to bed for me now...just wanted to say we were all well and on the mend. Hope you are all well too!

In need of some inspiration

I am so in need of some inspiration at the moment. I just can't seem to get a page done right now. Always a bummer when I get like this. I have a few started but just can't seem to get them to come together. Guess it is time to take a break and do something else so I can get some inspiration from that instead.

I did do some organizing today. Woo-hoo! My kitchen drawers were so in need of it and I went and got some little things to help. Guess I should have taken some before pictures but I can take some after so hopefully I will remember to do that soon.

I did break down today and go to the doctor. My one ear has been ringing for 2 days and throat was killing me so I just broke and went. Have an ear infection. My kids don't get them...I do! She said it is more than likely the same thing they have just went to my ear instead. Oh well...things could be worse so I am not complaining. :) Got some antibiotics and hopefully will be back to myself soon. It has been a miserable week...no other way to describe it.

It's Friday baby!

Cameron is cracking my up. He has started saying "there you go" when he gives you something. But of course he says it way cuter than that. And they have started telling me what they want to eat. Well, when I ask if they want something they say yes or no. Like in the morning when we are having breakfast I ask if they want waffles and if they do they say yes or waffle. Very fun age!

Where is this year gone? I am just amazed at how fast it has flew by. So much still to do and experience. I swear I am going to make a bucket list soon. I need to make one just for me and the boys. Things that we all need to do before they go to school!

Still a sick house around here but we are on the mend at least. Tons to get done this weekend so no time for me to be sick. :) Plus I haven't scrapped in days now...going into some kind of withdraw over here. And I want to pick up knitting again. The boys need little hats and mittens for the winter weather, don't ya think? Off to bed for me...

A sick house again...

We are a sick house again. Poor little guys both have a sinus infection. Took Cameron in this morning. I woke up yesterday not feeling well either but was determined that wisdom tooth was coming out anyway. Probably should have waited but I am limping along much better today than I was yesterday. M had to take the day off and take care of the boys...I couldn't stay awake if my life would have depending on it. I slept most the day and then turned around and went back to bed early and slept the whole night. Guess my body has finally said enough. Not sure what is wrong because I am too stubborn to go to the doctor but if it keeps up I will go...eventually. But the boys are all taken care of, on antibiotics and felling better already. You can tell...they are fighting again. Ha!

So, nothing got done around my house the last 2 days. That's okay, sometimes it just happens that way. I was so giddy I got the organizer finished I didn't care if one more thing gets finished for the week on my list. Can you tell how happy I m about having something like that to help? Crazy, huh? The only other thing I would like to get done is the Halloween decorations put away. Since M was out of town the day after Halloween and the boys ended up sick and no nap...they didn't come down like they normally would have. I have them mostly down and in a pile ready to be boxed away, just have to get the boxes out and put them in. Not an easy thing with 2 little ones running around and breakables. Definitely something that has to happen when they are sleeping...which they haven't been doing well this week due to their poor little heads feeling like they are about to explode. But all in all they have been awesome little troopers so their are no complaints from me. That is unless you count my complaint about M acting like a huge baby because he had to take off work to take care of the boys. Now that topic I won't even get started on...

We got some fabulous news today. M's brother and his wife are expecting a baby girl! Woo-hoo! The first girl I think on both sides of their family. Can we say spoiled rotten? I know we will be doing our share. I have nieces and nephews and I will say when they are little it is so very easy to spoil the girls rotten. There is just so much out there...all pink and purple of course. :) So guys, get ready because you are in for the ride of your life. Parenting is a whole new world and adventure. And they are even expecting on my mom's birthday, now how cool is that?

Oh, to answer you Janell on the pictures of the house...girl, I haven't been able to decorate one room here yet. I keep thinking I will but it hasn't happened. This house is so much different than our one in TX and I am having anxiety about what to put where. But I am determined that this weekend at least one room will get done!

And look what we may get this weekend...see those little snow flurries in there with the rain?

I am determined...

to get things done ahead of time this year. Last year was tough with 2 little ones to take care of. This year they are a little more independent, consistently sleeping through the night, and on a good regular schedule. So I am determined to get Christmas presents started early, get my holiday cards finished by the beginning of December instead of the week before Christmas, and some holiday baking done. I have so many great ideas swirling around in my head, just have to get better at implementing them. I have started keeping a notebook and writing things down as for some reason I can no longer remember what happened 5 minutes ago let alone all these cool ideas once I do have the time to sit and work on them. So, I am going to get it all done so I can enjoy my holiday season without the stress of trying to finish it all at the last minute!

I came across this really cool idea from Controlling My Chaos the other day and I just couldn't wait to get this done. So here is mine all finished and ready to go. I even have some things I had pulled out of magazines the last few months I was able to put in there already. Woo-hoo! I have officially started getting ready for the holidays!





I used Pillowgirl's Christmas Dreams Kit for the front page. I had actually made a few things from one of her CU kits as well to go with this kit, the ribbon with the eyelets and the green frame around the photo were things I made to go along with this kit. And the font it called Rage Normal. Seems to be an interesting font to find. I had used it one other time and just listed it as Rage. Learned then just how hard this little thing is to find! But we did and now I know to just add "normal" after it now. :) Very cool font indeed and now is one of my favorites!

Edit** If you go to this web site you can download Rage normal font. You have to scroll down, I think it is the second font called Rage. I have not been able to find this anywhere else but it is a very cool font!

It's official

Noah has a sinus infection. Poor little guy. Our first antibiotics adventure. They made it orange flavor and he isn't crazy about taking them but he does. So for that I am thankful. I am also thankful we made it to 22 months without anything other than minor colds and stuff. And I am also thankful (and praying this is true) that the pediatrician said this was not contagious because Cameron and Noah share cups all day long and I am not able to get them not to drink after each other. Which really cracks me up because they have the exact same thing in their cups and I let them choose which one they want when I give it to them. But for some reason part of the way through they decide to swap to see what the other has. Very funny to watch. So needless to say, 4 hours of sleep is not fun to live on for a few days so I am headed to bed soon. Thankfully they both did nap today (haven't the last 2 days) so I did manage to sneak in a little nap myself...otherwise there is no way I would still be awake right now!

I did find a really cool project I want to get done this week. It is simple enough, shouldn't take me more than about 30 minutes or so. Just have to fit it in between sickness and the dentist and stuff. Determined to get it done by the end of the weekend though! Will have to share when I do...it will be my first hybrid project. Woo-hoo!

My baby...

is sick.


So tough to see your little one(s) sick. He was up at 4 am this morning for about an hour and just broke my heart. Cameron has been a little trooper. He has a snotty nose but been his usually playful self. Noah on the other hand not so. When he does wake up he just cries for a while and wants to sit and snuggle with you or sit on the couch like above. One of his eyes is red and has goop in it so I called the pediatrician to find out if I needed to take him to am immediate care place today or just wait and bring him in tomorrow. Bringing him in tomorrow. She said she didn't think it was pink eye (thankfully) but could be a sinus infection (he is running a fever and has a runny nose along with the eye thing). Poor little guy. I am just waiting for Cameron's to start as well now. It is impossible to get them not to share cups, etc. I know this because I have tried. :)

So, needless to say I am headed to bed instead of scrapping. Oh well...guess I will get some time later this week when things calm down. Getting a wisdom tooth pulled on Wednesday so at least this has all kept me so busy I haven't had time to stress about that!

My little devils

So the boys discovered they like Halloween last night. I didn't really get any good photos of them but these were the better ones I was able to get. They don't like the camera any longer so pictures are tough these days. They just turn the other way now. But they did have fun going to a few neighbor's houses for Trick or Treat. And it was very cute to hear them say it and then say "Thank you" after they got the goodies. Makes a mommy proud!

And speaking of talking. Cameron said "I love you" for the first time this week. He was jabbering away one day right before his nap and among all the jabber he said it. At first I thought I was just hearing it because I wanted to. Then when I laid him down for his nap and said I love you to him he said "love you" back to me. I was the happy mommy at that point. And of course still didn't believe my ears so I said it a few more times and he said "I love you" or "love you" back each time. Aww...makes a mommies heart melt.

Been a busy week. Only got one layout scrapped. Had a tooth break last weekend so got that fixed this week and Halloween cookies took up all my time. I guess that is how it goes during the holiday times. Going to be busy from here until the end of the year.

Credits: Pumpkin Spice by Colie's Corner, Template is from the My Scrap Shop Template Challenge