3 DAYS PEOPLE!!!!

WE HAVE 3 DAYS LEFT TO RAISE $915.00 FOR CHARITY:WATER!!!!! HELP US!

Thank you so much for those of you that have donated already. You cannot even know how much it means. We are so grateful. Can't wait to share the news of when and where that well is built!!! We will change the lives of a whole community (250+ people). Can you believe that???? We will actually prevent death and disease by giving them clean water. Have you actually ever been able to say that you saved someone's life??? Well we are changing and saving lives by building this well. So just do it, if you haven't already!

www.mycharitywater.org/letsbuildawell

Here is the "Certificate of Completion" that we cannot wait to see!!! They give us the actual GPS of where it is built and everything!

Christmas Night at the Cheathams

Late Christmas afternoon, we went over to the Cheathams for dinner and more present opening. A fun time was had by all.







I have no clue what these 3 are doing laying on a hard tile floor!



The annual reading of Twas the Night Before Christmas that we didn't get to read on Christmas Eve due to the icey road conditions.



Brooks having his turn reading

4 days!!!

Hey friends that read my blog.... charity:water update

We are so overwhelmed and grateful for all of the donations for the water well that we are building in Africa! We cannot thank each of you enough. We are in the last 4 days of the campaign and we have $975 more to raise. We are almost there and we have almost done it!!! If you are so inclined, please donate $10 or $20. $10 will give one person clean water for 10 years!!! Let it be the last Christmas present that you buy this year for someone!

We cannot wait to see that water well built!!!

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We just need $915.00 to go!!!

Thank you so much friends!!!!!

Christmas Morning 2009

That right there, folks, is a Nook. More on that later....in its own separate post.




Big daddy got him a PS3!!! I have no earthly idea why he needs this. He has absolutely zero time to play it. But after he bought me a pink slug bug, he got whatever he asked for including the sun and the moon!


Ellison got new bedding for her room!


A gift for all 3 kids that they are opening. A ping pong table! They are opening the package of balls.


Ellison got Zhu zhu pets. She has played with these things for hours!!!


Halle Caroline playing with her new DSi


We couldn't believe we had a white Christmas!!!
It was a great morning and everyone was very happy!

Christmas Eve

Well....we literally SLID all the way home from San Antonio on Christmas Eve afternoon. We had no idea the roads were gonna be so bad and icy driving home. It was a VERY SCARY ride home. We finally rolled in at about 9:30 after a stressful ride home. But what was super fun was that---we came home to a white Christmas Eve! The kids played for just a little while.

Ellison making a snow angel!


Our Christmas Eve tradition is to roll in town at about 8 and head to the motherland Cheathams and read the Night Before Christmas with the cousins all in their matching pjs. But with the weather and road conditions being so bad (I know Casey...we're Texans!), it didn't happen this year on Christmas Eve. So, we had our own little reading of the book at our own house. It was fun!

Btw--I'm totally getting into the collage making! loll!

More Christmas in San Antonio

We had a blast in San Antonio! Lots to do and lots of peeps to see!

Ellison and Grandpa Don

playing farkle with Grandpa Don
Cousin Time!








Sweet Cousins

More Christmas with Gram Pam

It's a tradition for us to always go see Santa at La Cantera. I am so happy that I got my kids to take the pic with Santa one more year! ha! Every year, I think it will be my last. Today they said, "Mom.... we are the oldest ones here!" But they obliged anyway. Thank you kids! xo!


This is Santa asking Brooks to explain what a "Nook" is. lol! He probably doesn't get many requests for that! ha!


Lunch with Gram Pam


Ellison decided she was going to be a toot for most of the day (imagine that) and not smile for hardly any pictures



a little shopping





Dad told them to say "Santa Farts!" That's what the laughing is all about! Dad!

Christmas at Gram Pam's

 

Getting in the spirit!

I finally had a chance to catch my breath today and do a little baking. Why is everything so crazy the week before school gets out? There is just so much going on for the kids... I just take it one day at a time. I've just had no time to do these fun things that just really get you in the Christmas spirit, like baking. The girls took turns coming and helping me, which is always good because I don't have to referee. But don't you know, the second both girls sat down to ice the cut out cookies, it all went down. ugh. Needless to say, I ended up icing almost all of them.




Good gracious! There was no need for a cute monogrammed apron... I hadn't had a shower in like 2 days. NASTY! Totally keepin it real.




I have THE BEST NEWS EVER to share with everyone after Christmas. It has to do with that funny little letter that I wrote a few weeks ago. I can't say too much because I don't want to ruin a Christmas surprise. Let's just say, I have never been so surprised in all of my life. You are not gonna believe it! There really is a Santa! I am still just shaking my head in disbelief. And make sure that you all do a little shopping at Barnes and Noble. I AM JUST SAYING!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas to me!

I don't even know how to begin this post. It was the GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE....next to the day I married my husband, next to the day of my firstborn, next to the day of my second born, next to the day of my third born.....

I'm not too sure if any of you followers of my blog have known about my obsession. Complete, total, utter, with all of my being - obsession. Not just a little obsession. It's sick really. It's mentioned on my side bar in "about me" as one of the things I love. I talk about it at least once a week, but at least once a day when the weather gets warm and beautiful.

This is why my husband, for many other reasons also, but this is why he is the greatest man alive.

I have been in love with this for about 4 years now since the first day I saw it. HAD.TO.HAVE.IT!!!! HAD TO! Everytime I happen to see it, I start screaming at the top of my lungs. My kids know exactly what it is and just laugh. I am literally shaking as I am typing this just reliving all of the emotions... I cannot even tell you my love for this thing.

So here it is....... my love........TRIXIE :)
Story to follow


















Isn't she a doll!!!????!!!!!


So here's the story. As I said, she's about 4-5 years old. We crossed paths every now and then. I knew exactly where she used to live - I'm a stalker like that. My husband actually passes her everyday on his way to work. I have told him forever.... if that car ever goes up for sale.... YOU BETTER CALL ON IT!!!! He would have anyway, without me even asking. He's a good husband like that. I have had a picture of this car above my computer that I use for monogramming for 2-3 years. The previous owner owned a store, so it was in an advertisement. Everytime I was sick of monogramming, I would look at that picture and say, "I'm gonna buy that one day".

You can see the itty bitty picture taped to the cabinet door


So, last Thursday, he called me at about 9 am. He said, "You are never gonna believe. you are not going to believe what is for sale?" "What?" I said. "Paige's pink slug bug," he said. Here's where I start screaming and freaking out!!!!!! "NO WAY NO WAY NO WAY NO WAY NO WAY" and pacing back and forth and more pacing. Because I know this will be the most ridiculous and inappropriate purchase mankind has ever made. But I know that this opportunity will NEVER come again. You see, she's so unique because first of all, she's PINK, but she's got this pearlescent thing to her. Gorgeous I tell you. Just darling.

Anyway, the car had been for sale for 20 minutes when hubby called on it. He was the first person to call on it. THANK GOODNESS! They had several other calls on it after ours. The sellers were good people because they chose to deal with us first because we were the first call.

I am the luckiest girl alive!


I'm not too sure about my photographers abilities - the angle of the camera! whatever.


Isn't it the cutest thing you have ever seen in your life???