Only waited in line for an hour (worse last year).  My boys love seeing Santa! 2006 And for your viewing enjoyment (I apologize that my scanner doesn’t do the best job on some of these, including this year’s).  2000 – 2005

Greeting cards have all been sent. (Go ahead, sing it like Karen Carpenter, I can’t resist either). All gifts are bought, wrapped and under the tree. The meals are planned. Santa has yet to be seen and sat on, but I am putting Derek in charge of that (sorry, honey).  I know the lines will…

Had a nice time visiting with my Dad and Christy who came to celebrate a couple of days of Christmas with us.  The big gift from them…this: (Look at those faces!)  It’s a 15-in-1 game table that has pool, foosball, basketball, air hockey, ping pong, shuffleboard, bowling, etc, etc, etc… It kept the boys occupied…

We’ve been enjoying the season, despite me being large in stature and hormonal. 🙂 Christmas books, looking at Christmas lights, Christmas goodies and treats, etc. Here are a few of my favorites: A gingerbread house (thanks to the kits you can buy for $7!) Our neighbors are big practical jokers.  While at their house for…

I’m feeling a little more PATIENT today than I was yesterday!  After a new haircut and highlight to cover the gray, lots of laundry folded and put away, "hello dollie" cookies made (mmmm…), and a holiday party for me and Derek tonight (first time to go out together in ummm…months), I’m feeling better.  Tired, but…

Well, so it goes…I go into labor at 27 weeks and we worry about him coming way too early.  I take every precaution necessary (steroid injections, medication, bed rest, no driving, no stairs, etc.) and now when I desperately want him to come…HE WON’T!  I’m still dilated to a 1-2, with no progress.  Technically I’m…

of Derek and Jacob, taken this weekend.  People are always telling us how much they look alike, and we are beginning to see it more and more.  And they’re so much alike in so many ways.  Two handsome guys…

Jacob performed in his first piano recitals this weekend and we couldn’t be more proud.  He did so well!  There is something so gratifying as a parent to see your kids work hard and then perform at their best.  It was something new for us, and really magical.  And his satisfaction was worth all the…

Heard the song "Believe" by Josh Groban on the radio today, the theme song for The Polar Express.  Was struck by this line: Destinations are where we begin again. Ponder that for a little while and tell me if it doesn’t remind you to appreciate the JOURNEY a little more.  Sometimes I’m so busy getting…

**almost 10 children among us…EXPENSIVE (but worth it of course). **lunch at Cheesecake Factory…about $15 each. **adult conversation with these two girls on a Wednesday with no kids…PRICELESS! thanks Dana and Shelley!