Hannah and her pie

Hannah wanted chocolate cream pie for her birthday, so that is what she got. I made it and it was rockin'. We almost started the house on fire with all 10 candles!

Santa dropped by

Santa dropped by on a firetruck (this is a yearly tradition) and I took photos sans Hannah, who was at soccer practice. It is hard to get a good picture with all of these cute and crazy goofballs! Merry Christmas, it's coming!

Sisters

Sisters make the best of friends.

Happy Birthday, Hannah!

Happy 10th Birthday, Dear Hannah! I love you so much. You are an amazing daughter, friend, sister, cousin and just an all around "Super Star." You are our princess and everyone loves and adores you. I hope your special day is great!

Ode to a Turkey Sandwich

I Love turkey sandwiches! Not "nasty in the package turkey", but turkey off of the bird the day (or days) after. I like it with stuffing, cranberries, light mayo, salt and pepper on a GOOD piece of bread or a crescent roll, homemade, of course. I don't think there is a tastier food combination.It is a sad day because I think my sandwich days are over since we devoured the meat and there isn't a piece left. I think if I had to answer"what would be your LAST meal, as in LAST meal?" I might have to pick a thanksgiving turkey sandwich. Yummm...I think I will go and warm up some soup, turkey,of course!

The maturity of an "almost" 10 year old

Hannah came home from school today so excited! I put the tree up while everyone returned to school so it was a big thrill to see the tree all a glow through the window. We are decorating it tomorrow, however, too much homework tonight. Hannah said, " Mom, how did you do it?" "Do what?", I said, " How did you get ALL the decorations out, make turkey soup, clean the house, and SHOWER? and do it before we get home???? I love how appreciative she was and how she came to this realization of hard work. The shower part cracked me up. She's GREAT!