Merry Christmas!

Wishing you & your family a very joyful Christmas day & a happy new year. You probably aren't celebrating with the style that we are though--awesome plaid PJ pants, yes!

Other wonderful things about this morning:
*butterbraid for breakfast, strawberry cream cheese
*the stories of David's great deals on my presents, with sales and coupons
*coffee with peppermint creamer :)
*sleeping in!
*jewels and treasures for me, lovely necklace & earrings set!
*spending time with David

Anticipating a fun day with the Vos clan!

Christmas time is here

James, who we distracted with his own tree to decorate


Henry with his gimpy non-lighted legs

Our tree!

The Long & Muddy & Exciting Road

Muddy, scruffy looking yard. . .



















Clean, groomed, green yard! Woohoo!!

October is here already?

Well the lawn is up at green, while the sky is grey and drippy. Like a clash of spring-like growth and pleasantly dreary fall all smashed together in my front yard. Woo hoo.

No other thoughts from my brain at this time. I used to write a lot--why was is so easy to waste time in college blogging? Instead of writing papers, I would write pointless updates. Now, instead of cleaning my house, I don't do anything. Not even blog! :) Crazy, hey. Yeah, me too.

New computer!

After a 6 month hiatus. . . I finally have something I consider blogworthy, namely, I have a computer that doesn't crash while I try posting a new entry. Yep, new laptop! Who's happy? Me. Who is mildly jealous? David and my old laptop. :)

thankfulness

A few months from Thanksgiving, I know, but right now I am thankful for a whole lot of things. I will list a few, since it is good to be specifically thankful.

*David, who makes me smile
*Our house, which makes me feel very very blessed
*Food, which makes me hungry and then blissfully NOT hungry
*Sunshine and rain, which both make me happy when they happen with mostly sunshine and then a nice few days of rain for a change!

Thank you, God, for everything.

My Christmas List

• safe flights
• most presents made it past security. . ,
• Stress Ball!
• "I think I'm happy. . . HOOO!"
• Wine
• Day trips
• Historical Landmarks
• Rivers & rocks!
• Ironstone Winery :)
• Daniel's pellet gun from Dad
• Daniel's .22 from the brothers. . .
• back scratches
• food
• chocolate
• leftovers
• games & stories
• tiny bed :)
• sisterly shopping
• motherly advice
• fatherly jokes
• brotherly love. . .
• old books
• Mountain Mikes Pizza
• Jamba Juice!
• Bass Pro, huzzah!
• and of course, the train museum
  
• Wonderful Christmastime!