Look who turned 12!!!

Happy Birthday, Sam!!!
First Birthday,
Almost two,
We "picked" this special blog, just for you! (Good rhyme, huh??)

(Hope your day is great!!! You are AWESOME!)

Fav Photos of the week

Two cute soccer players and a penguin. These are my favorite photos of the week!

Four of my favorite people

10 days until Sam is 12

Yep, Sam turns 12 in 10 days. The countdown has begun. He has made his gift list and started planning his birthday dinner. It is official, he is growing up.

 Anyway, I didn't keep my daily promise of blogging because I chose to hit the pillow instead of typing up something that happened from my "ever so thrilling day." I will always chose sleep over blogging! More to come, maybe not daily- but weekly.

I am on a roll

I think I am doing good at keeping my blog "on fire." I just don't know what to write or have much to say, today. It was one of those crazy- busy days that still hasn't ended because I can still hear noise upstairs and it it 9:05. I can't wait for the quiet to come tonight. Just quiet. I did check out a few good books at the library today, so I think I will go and enjoy them if I don't fall asleep first!

Happy Birthday, Andrea!!!

I need to give a shout out to Annie and her birthday today. Holy Cow- 42 years young!!! I would have posted a photo but  our hard drive hasn't been rescued yet, so you are off the hook, Lucky! I hope you had a really good day! Also, my friend Terri turned 40 and we have to remember Eve today, even though she didn't take a breath in mortality, we won't ever forget her. 

6 more weeks of winter

Could have fooled me! It was 65 degrees today, so I think it IS spring. Who needs Puxatauny Phil's shadow when we have days like this? Great day though, 12 loads of laundry and my second blog of the month- still on target, thank you. "Happy Birthday Eve" to my sis, Andrea. 

Time flies!

Where did January go?  I still have Christmas pictures to post, where is December?  Sorry for my lack of blogging, I guess I have been a little bit busy lately. February will be different, you can hold me to it. How about a "post a day" 28 in a row - now that would be a new world record for me.( It is 10 minutes before 11 p.m., whew, I made it today.) Maybe I could come up with something clever to say, a thought that would have  deep and profound meaning every day. Keep your fingers crossed. Miracles happen. xoxo

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!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful food filled day!!! The boys headed out early to run a 10 K in Sacramento, "Feed the hungry Run", with 27,000 others. Hannah, Georgia and I opted out and enjoyed the extra sleep, plus it's hard to cook and run at the same time. I love this day. I have so many blessings to be grateful for. Enjoy!

Neighborhood Chat

Our sweet little neighbor,Kenji, stopped by for a visit today. He brought his harmonica and played a little "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah" for me. "Pretty good for an 87 year old", Kenji said. He was terrific! He talked a lot about his trip to Costco to buy a Latte Freeze and walk around a bit for some "good Exercise". I told him how Patrick is dressing up as Gen. Douglas MacArthur today and how he had ben studying him for the last few weeks. Kenji is fountain of knowledge for that time period. He spent years in an internment camp with his family, times were hard.I was glad that he popped by for a visit, and that at 87 years old he talks about the years to come.

Got Tickets?

Does anyone have 4 tickets I can purchase for the BYU vs. Utah game? We want to come early for Thanksgiving and go to the game but don't have any tickets...yet. I tried to buy them in August but they sold like hot cakes this year. Help, Help!!!

Just Georgia

 
 
 
 
Just some shots of Georgia in October. Her team, trophy, and Georgia being Georgia!

Birthday photos

 
 

Yes, food bloggers it was a homemade ice cream cake with a chocolate buttermilk cake and ganauch topping...yummy. It almost burned the house down with all those ol' guy candles on top.

Daylight Savings,Baby

I cannot even wait to enjoy my extra hour of sleep on Sunday morning. I have been in need of some extra sleep for quite a few days now. So while Sean gets up to head for church meetings,Sunday, at 7:30AM (really 8:30) I will be doing some serious snoozing. Is it crazy to be so excited to get some extra sleep. I think not. I think I am sleep deprived, like the rest of the parents in the world. P.S. Do not wake me up and my phones will be turned off, thank you.