Hey Mom!

Hey Mom! I hung up the rub-on that you gave me. I was going to put it on the wall over the stairs, but it was too hard to get it centered and level. So, I decided to put it over the door instead. What do you think?

I might buy some flourishes and add them to help frame it a little. I'm not sure about that yet.

I just LOVE it!

Thanks Mom!

Random Things

Natalie has lost her first tooth. Don't know when. Don't know where. Don't know how. But it's lost.

Decorating the tree.

The girls ready for their school Christmas program.

Encouragement?

Julie got me hooked on a blog by a lady named Ree Drummond also known as the "Pioneer Woman" (www.pioneerwoman.com). I find her to be so real, so funny, and I understand some of what her life entails. These pictures made my day! Be sure to read the captions under the pictures...they sure make me laugh!

I'd love to hang this next one somewhere around here!

Love it! It's sad that I can sort of relate to it!

So, so true.

Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

The First Snow

Well, it was inevitable that the snow was going to eventually fall.
Today was our first snow day, much to the kids delight!
Here are some pictures of their adventures.

For those of you who enjoy much sunshine, enjoy a little snow.

Ballet, Soccer, and Canadian Thanksgiving

Our Ballerina.

Emily has been playing soccer this fall. I don't think that they have lost a game this year. It's starting to get really cold. But it's hard to believe that only a week before this picture was taken, it was warm enough for shorts, tee shirts and flipflops.

She isn't half bad...she just has a tendency to be afraid that the ball is going to hit her in the face.

So, on Monday, it is Canadian Thanksgiving. The kids didn't have school this afternoon, and we went for a walk on the nature trail. I took the time to take some pictures of them, and some of them turned out pretty ok.

First Day of Pre-K

My little boy started pre-k on September 15. I still am surprised at how much I cried. Isn't he cute!

Joyce

I hope that you enjoy this video of Joyce (and some other ladies) working out to a Richard Simmons video!

Straight Hair

So, I got my hair cut today by my favorite hairdresser, Gina. She always gives me such a great cut. Today I told her I wanted a change, so she gave me a great cut and straightened my hair. So, what do you think? Em took a couple of the pictures, and she took one while I was scratching my face. I think that it is such a funny picture, but at least my hair looks good! Julie, is it too short? Someone told me tonight that the cut makes me look like Em. Interesting.

Birthday Treats and Back to School

The girls celebrated their birthday the other day. They had 8 of their friends over for lunch and one of the activities was to make "purses."

The older girls made a more advanced project. I found a gift bag that was falling apart at Sears, bought it at a discounted price, and created my own template from the original. I traced a pattern, downsized it on the copier, and viola! Each of the guests picked out papers that they liked. This particular one is the one Em made. They all turned out really well.

After the girls went to play, I filled them with some treats.

This is the one the younger girls made. I made something similar at a club night party. I just changed the dimensions to suit my needs, and they turned out great. The scallop circle is what holds the flap of the purse together. The scallop is held on by a brad, and we used a pop dot to attach the castle.

And I glued some treats into place when the girls went to play. Someone stole the little Kit Kat out of this one.

It was cold and rainy today, and the girls humored me by taking the annual first day of school picture by my tree. (Ryan wants to take the tree out, and I won't let him, thus it is my tree!)

The girls are standing in front of the trunk, so you can't really see my precious tree. The leaves blend in with the stuff in the background. But there really is a tree there!