Christmas Tag.

Wrapping paper or gift bags? for christmas wrapping paper for sure makes it that much better for the kids. .
Real tree or artificial? artificial for sure i just like them better they are easier to maintain. with less mess.
When do you put up the tree? I try for a couple days after thanksgiving if not sooner
When do you take the tree down? after new years
Do you like Eggnog? sure do
Favorite gift received as a child? baby dolls or the ornaments mom would give us for our trees when we were grown
!Hardest person to buy for? DANIEL for sure he gets everything he wants himself and isn't the easy person to shop for by far.
Easiest person to buy for? the babies for sure they are easy to please Christmas is just a really good excuse!
Do you have a nativity scene? Yes,i have 2
Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
Worst Christmas gift you ever received? call my gifts have been wonderful no matter what they were because i enjoy the thought more then the gift. knowing someone thought of me during the holidays is wonderful in it self.
Favorite Christmas Movie? I love them all but i would say the grinch the old one. it brings back nice memories from when i was a kid
When do you start shopping for Christmas? when ever i find the time and something i just have to get for some one.
.Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No
Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? all the sweets i'm horrible at eating sweets i know.
Lights on the tree --- colored or white? colored for sure
Favorite Christmas song? noel and holy night
Travel at Christmas or stay home? I wouldn't really call it travel, but we always spend the day with family.
Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cubid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolf...
Angel on the treetop or a star? angel for sure
Open presents on Christmas Eve or morning? morning for the most part we give in and open one on christmas eve.
Fav.ornament theme or color? i love everything on my tree the color we have most on the tree is red and white.
!Favorite for Christmas dinner? Ham
What do you want for Christmas this year? for every one around me to have a wonderful christmas and enjoy every thing they recieved in gifts and love.

Winter Wonderland.

For those of you who ordered the snow for Christmas ...... You can now tell it to stop.
Winter here in Idaho has finally decided to make it's appearance. For a while we went without snow here, which is unusual for Idaho this time of year. But in the last week it has decided to snow on us,, and man when it started I think it forgot to stop. GEESS. I honestly am NOT fond of the snow it's cold and makes the roads an ice skating rink and horrible to drive on. I live in the middle of no where and have to drive at least 30 minutes into town with the roads slick it takes me alot longer. I usually stay home where it is safe. Haha. It's boring yes but safer then me out there driving or at least trying to drive.
So for those who ordered this stuff please ask for it to stop so I can get out of this WINTER WONDERLAND.
On another note hope every one is finishing up with their Christmas shopping by now so they can enjoy the holidays. Merry Christmas to every one and Hope every one stays safe and warm.

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas!

It is that time of year again where everyone goes insane looking for the right gift for those they love and stressing over whether or not they have the money to get all the people they love a gift. In this world some times we all forget the real reason for Christmas. I too am guilty of this. It's horrible I feel like I've lost my true Christmas spirit. I have been stressing over gifts and what to get everyone. I've been worried about whether or not I can get my boys everything they want and more. But Daniel and I have finished with the gift getting and I must say with less stress of gift giving it has made it alittle better for me. We attended a Christmas party for Daniels work Saturday it was a fun night we had a very good dinner at Stockmans off of highway 20 ( for those who haven't tried eating there I would recommend trying). My boys got to stay home by their selves for 3 hours and I worried every last minute, but they were so good I'm more then proud of them. My house was intact and they did as they would while Daniel and I are home. Then on Sunday we attended a Christmas party in Shelley for the Reeders it is Daniels mothers side of the family. It was OK very uncomfortable because I don't know as many people as I should neither does Daniel which makes me feel horrible. But it was overall a good party.

Now as the days count down to the big day my kids are becoming even more excited I can only hope it is everything they are hoping for. We have a few family traditions for Christmas. When I was a kid my mom use to make or buy us ornaments for the future trees when we moved out. So I continued that tradition and have my boys paint me ceramic ornaments I usually pick them up at Micheals craft or some where like that. My boys are doing so well with their painting now it's fun to look at them through the years and see how much growing they have done. This year they painted so well, much better then last. But of course last year they did very well too. Ha ha. Of course I would say that. We usually take the kids out to look at lights we looked at Candy Cane Lane early this year Dustin is more into the lights this year then Bradley is but Bradley is hitting that age where things of that sort are not cool any more. We also take the kids shopping for one anothers presents. Daniel will go with one boy and I with the other. It's fun running and hiding so the other won't see what we have in our hand or the cart. This year Bradley and I were together and Dustin was with Daniel. We took the kids to Rexburg Motor Sports to get gifts ,and boy did they have fun. Most years we make gingerbread houses but we have not accomplished that one. Hopefully we will get that finished before it gets too late.

In all even though the holidays are stressful I wouldn't change them in any way, well actually I would try for more time , more time for relaxing and enjoying the time as it comes rather then stressing and worrying over every little gift. For those of you reading I wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS. May your holidays help you remember how important family really is. I am blessed to have those I do in my life.

Count ur Blessings

It has been awhile since I've really sat down and thought about all the wonderful things and people I have in my life.

Love is the most beautiful blessing I have ever recieved. I have had a tough couple weeks with love and my relationship with Daniel, I won't go into detail on the situation but I do have to say I am thankful for everything he has done and given me. Material things don't matter to me but the love he has given me in the past 10 years matters greatly.

I am thankful for the blessing of being able to love him back unconditionally. I am blessed with the love from my children as well. Their love is a love only another mother could understand. I have the best kids in the world no matter what they do or say in a normal day.

I am blessed to have an extended family as I do. They are there when I need them and always willing to listen or help me get my mind off of the things that hurt so badly. Most the time they don't even know they are helping me because I don't share everything with them but they help in ways so unique. I love my life and the people in it even when times are really tough. I just have to keep reminding myself some times how wonderful it really is. I couldn't ask for more.