Year -End Recap part 3(sept-Dec 2007)

September 2007 - And The Winner Is.
The First line was "On Monday I posted this post about how Princess was picking outfits for the 1st day of school.. I showed you all what one of her choices were and the lovely shoes she thought looked best with that outfit.."

Highlights: guy.. most of Sept was spent in hospital and doctors office and when it was all said and done he DH like I mentioned was sick and in September ended up in the hospital for a week, Then a week later was back in the hospital having gallbladder surgery He was really one sick missed 6 weeks of work from it. Mr Man continued to go fishing, Princess got into the who's who book for middle school age kids. Princess was also playing in her volleyball league and started conditioning for 6th grade girl basketball.

October 2007 - Toilet Papering Yes or No.

First Line "I was reading over at The Adventures of Fantastagirl This post.
In it she talks about how she can see both sides of her towns homecoming tradition of TP'ing."

Highlights: DH and I celebrated our 13 year wedding anniversary, DH was cleared by the doctors to go back to work, The kids had fun trick or treating and with all there Halloween parties. We took MR Man to Cedar Point as an early birthday gift.

November 2007 - Throwback Thursday #8

First Line "Today I'm throwing it back to July of 1997. Here is our family photo from back then.

Highlights: I turned 35 years old, Mr Man turned 8 years old. He had his kids party and the next day had his family party which my sister and her family from TX was at. We had a great Thanksgiving. Mr Man started his basketball and Princess started her indoor softball practices, Sweet Pea got her very 1st report card and Little Man started speech.

December 2007 - Christmas blogging fun #2
First line"For you the holidays are about emotional connection and bonds.

Highlights: December was a fun month. The kids and I did alot of fun activities to lead up to Christmas. Starting with the Christmas parade, seeing Santa, going up town to watch ELF, doing the lighting of the uptown lights, making pop up nativities, baking cookies and cookies and cookies. going to see Alvin & the chipmunks. The school Christmas programs and concerts, the church candle light service, Christmas eve, Christmas day and so much more.

Christmas Eve 2007

Our Christmas Eve tradition is to pack up the kids and go to my IL's house for our Christmas eve pizza, game time and presents. So this year like all the other years since DH and I have been married was no different. Here is a slide show of that night. Christmas Eve 2007

blogging fun

found these over at Frdgrl27's blog and thought I would play along.

Your Karaoke Theme Song is "Margaritaville"

You are a true party animal, but your style is mild and chill. Kicking back with a few friends and a few drinks is all you need to be happy. You certainly don't feel pressured to be a part of any party scene. In fact, you avoid trendier spots. You've been known to kick loose anywhere and everywhere. All you need is a cooler. You might also sing: "Gin and Juice," "Love Shack," and "Red Red Wine" Stay away from people who sing: "Wind Beneath My Wings"

What's Your Karaoke Theme Song?

Your Birth Month is November

Tolerant and inspirational, you are wise beyond your years. You are universally sympathetic and a great humanitarian. Your soul reflects: Compassion, friendship, and secret love Your gemstone: Citrine Your flower: Chrysanthemum Your colors: Dark blue, red, and yellow

What Does Your Birth Month Mean?

You Should Spend Your Summer at the Beach

You're a free spirit who is always thinking of new ways to have fun. And you don't just love summer... you live for it. So, you really should blow off your responsibilities and head to the beach!

Where Should You Spend Your Summer?

Picking up where I left off

Last night I started posting about our weekend last week. click here if you missed that. Today I'll finish up with last weekend just in time for this weekend to start :)
Sunday December 23 2007. We got up got the kids dress and headed off to Sunday school. Between Sunday school and church I passed out all my Christmas cards to my church family. Then just as church was ready to start we all got a early Christmas gift. J came walking in.. who is J you ask. he is one of the church boys(young man) who we have come to know and love over the 4 years we have been attending our new church. I have got to watch him grow into such a wonderful young man these past few years. He graduated from High School this past summer and with in days was off for the service and we haven't seen him since. We have been praying for him and getting reports from his mother.. We knew he was getting to come home for two weeks in January before being shipped over seas, but no one not even his mother knew he would be home for Christmas.. He wanted to surprise us all.. and let me tell you he did.. I don't think there was a dry eye in the place and church got started late because of everyone lined up to give him a hug and welcome him home.
Sunday was our candle light service at church and my kids sang that day. They sang Away in a Manger and Angels we have heard on High. In between the two Sweet Pea quoted from Luke 2. I wasn't sure if Little Man would sing with them or not.. we did the Away in a Manger song for him so he could do motions and such. but every time we would practice he wouldn't sing along, he would just start yelling "NO, Stop, NO sing" So I was pretty sure he was going to have no part of getting on stage and singing.. but he surprised us all and wanted to go on stage when it was time and not only that, He sang!!!! words real words, the words to the song.. I didn't even know he knew the 2nd song but he sang that too.. OH MY GOODNESS you should have heard him doing the Gloria part.. LOL it was so cute. The pictures from the camera didn't turn out to well the video of it is cute but I don't know how to share video here, someone is going to have to tell me how to do that one of these days.. but here are the not so good pictures.




After they sang we went on with our Carol and Candle light service.. At the end we all get up and light a candle and talk about what Christmas means to us, what we are thankful for or what this past year has taught us or Well just about anything we want to say people talk about everything LOL..
Jack and his girlfriend walked up together and He let her light the candle and talk 1st, they were very close to being the only people left to do this.. so this meant there were people lined up all up front and going around the church holding candles, After she talked.. he talked, saying how much he loved all of us and how much he has missed us and missed being in church with us.. then he talked about how much he loved his family.. and how thankful he is for his family and his church family.. Then he told us how thankful he is that God brought his girl friend into his life, He asked her to come back up and stand up front with him(she had went and took her spot with her lite candle going around the church) When she got up there he said he wanted all of us there with him when he did this.
Talk about not a dry eye in the place. This picture is a posed one that I took for them after the service. It was just the sweetest thing ever. J had to be back on Dec 26 and won't be back home until Jan 18 and then in February he is off to Afghanistan.

After the service we had a cookie and hot coco fellowship time and then we came home... but not before my mom snapped these pictures of my gang.
After all that excitement.. The kids and I made about 8 dozen cookies and made a mess of the house LOL.
Then my dad and mom came over that night and surprised me with a 22 inch computer monitor.. EVERYTHING is so big looking now.. sort of feel like I'm a little old lady needing all this big print or something LOL. Dad had bought himself a new plasma monitor so passed his old one off to me. After setting that all up they asked if the kids could go to there house with them. Since I didn't have plan for the kids for Christmas eve morning I said it would be ok.. and off they went all 4 kids with grandma and grandpa.
The rest of the night I wrapped Christmas gift and got Ready for the Christmas party with the inlaw which was Christmas Eve night.. and that is where I'll pick up my Christmas story the next time.

Faith-Lift Friday(12/28/07)

Matthew2:1-15

2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
2:3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
2:4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
2:5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
2:6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
2:7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. 2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. 2:12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
2:14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

So I'm a week behind

Yes it's true, I'm a week behind on blogging about my life.. I know your all just heart broken about this, come on you know you are. :)

I"m going to try to get myself all caught up. Lets start with last Friday. It was my kids last day of school before break. That night my parents called and asked if the kids could spend the night I said the 3 younger ones could Princess had a friend spending the night so she couldn't.. ONLY My parents said the friend could come and stay also. Checked with G(the friend) parents and it was ok.. So my parents came and picked up 5 kids and took them to there place to spend the night.. They rented movies and made milkshakes and had a good old time. Mom took picture and here are a few of them.

Sweet Pea and Little Man

Mr Man

Princess and Her friend G supporting milkshake stashes.A closer shot of PrincessWhile they were with my parents having all this fun.. DH was sleeping because he had to go into work that night. I was left at home alone. I thought WOW this would be a perfect time to do the press cookies.. So I got the cream cheese cookies all mixed up when I walked by my oven and found it wasn't warm and i had it preheating.. SHOOT... my oven wasn't working.. So I called my grandma and went to her house to use her oven. Ended up over there for 2 hours then came home and found out what was wrong with my oven.. UMMMM I didn't know there was a button on top that could keep my oven from turning on OOPES.. so I hit that button and boom my oven was fine. So I got DH up and off to work and made more cookies. Then watched some cheesy Christmas movie on ABC family(well it was taped I was watching it around midnight) Then I went to bed.

Saturday morning DH got home from work and went to bed, While he slept I cleaned up a bit and showered and went and got my hair cut then came home woke him up and off we went.. Christmas shopping.. We shopped for 6 hours and finished it all up. Got to my parent house at 8pm to pick up the kids.. On the way home we kept goofing around to embarrass Princess and her friend just a bit, you know singing really loud to 80's songs and the such.. Then we drove past a few nice Christmas lights displays in peoples yards and DH and I thought one more prank to pull on the kids would be in order.. So while at a stop.. DH and I did a Chinese fire drill... OH MY GOODNESS did the kids get a big laugh out of that.. All of them thought it was just the coolest thing ever and said next time they want to run around with us LOL.. Well all of them except Little Man who got scared and started to cry when we did that.. OOPES.. bad parents we are ;P

After all that excitement we dropped G off at home and we made it home about 9pm. Earlier in the week the gifts that my sister got the kids for Christmas came in the mail and have been tempting my children.. So Saturday night we gave in and let them open up there gift from Aunt P.

Think I'll stop here for now and pick back up tomorrow or when ever with what all went on Sunday 12/23/07

To my sister(Throwback Thursday 12/27/07)

This week we are throwing it back exactly 10 years ago to the day. December 27, 1997
The day My sister married her hubby D.
Princess was only 23 months old and was the flower girl. Here she is checking her makeup, I mean who cares if she didn't have any on, LOL, but she saw all us other ladies in the bridal party doing it so why not.


Here we are walking down

Happy 10 year Anniversary Sis.