Wordish Wednesday

It's been a bit of a crazy week here. Yes, I realize it's only Wednesday...

My Husband is an avid hunter and this week is the big "shot gun" week. Meaning he hunts with the club he belongs to all week, in the cold, walking thru local wooded areas, to bring home the meat. (Sorry to all of you animal lovers - don't hate!).

So because of this hobby, I am left with doing Mommy & Daddy duties. Which is tiring and it might make me appreciate the things he does a bit more... but just a bit.

Getting up in the morning to get myself ready, 2 little girls ready, take them to daycare and be to work by 8:45 is not so easy when I don't have that extra pair of hands helping out! But we have managed thus far so I'm sure the rest of the week will go just well. *fingers crossed*

By the end of the day, I am more than happy to give baths so we all can lay on the couch for a bit before bedtime. I think my 2 little girls are part fish!

After baths we watch the show of choice (Barney), the girls sip on some milk, we snuggle under the blankets and they are more than happy to go to bed at the end of the show. It's blissful!

I've been enjoying a cup of coffee & muffin after the house is quiet. I finished up my Christmas cards last night, organize the Christmas gifts one night (organized, not wrapped!) and maybe tonight I will get the laundry done... all in all.. it hasn't been so bad but I will sure be happy when things are back to "normal"! 

Mommy's Nighttime Bliss

Sunday Citar -- Little Decorators

I took the time yesterday during nap time to put up the Christmas tree and get most of it decorated. I saved a few ornaments for my little elves since I knew it was inevitable that they would want to decorate themselves. They didn't do a bad job and the smiles on their faces made me realize that I don't really care where they put the ornaments or how many times they take them off, pile them up like a collection and then put them back on. They are here with us for another Christmas, they are healthy, they are happy, they are BEAUTIFUL and it fills my heart up.

"The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other."

 ~Burton Hillis

Your Three Words & 5Q Friday

                      ~ O, Christmas Tree~

I finally got all of the pumpkins and fall stuff put away. I know, I know.. I'm probably behind on this as most of you more than likely already have your stockings hung, trees decorated and you've been baking sweet gingerbread cookies in your Christmas apron since the day after Thanksgiving right? Well pffft to you!

The plan is to get the Christmas tree down from the attic along with the 10,000 boxes of Christmas decorations. (maybe slightly less but I like to exaggerate for the sheer purpose of a giggle ok?!).

I know this year I am probably in for a real surprise. I mean really, with a 2 year old & 3 year old what are the chances of my tree looking like it belongs in a Martha Stewart magazine? But I'm ok with it. I've come to terms with the fact that the top part of my tree will be just how I want it and the bottom half will simply be my girls creativity at it's best! I will not stress over it. I will not care if all of the decorations are in one little blob on one side of the tree. I will not care if anything gets broken (although I will try my best not to put any breakables within reach!). I am simply going to put it up, decorate it and then sit back with a cup of hot chocolate and see how long it takes for it to truly take its shape from my little artists.

Did that sound convincing?

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Welcome to Five Question Friday!! Your very own super fun excuse for an easy blog post! ;)

Rules for 5QF: Copy the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then watch for the linky to appear Friday morning and link up!!

Oh, and make sure you have lot's of fun, too!!


1. What's on the top of your holiday wish list and why?!
Well, a new lense was on the top of my holiday wish list. Why? you ask... well, because I'm really getting into this photography thing. I love looking at photography blogs & checking out all the creative ideas people come up with to photograph. I love learning new things. I love every aspect of photography right now and so I wanted a new lense that zooms in further than what I have now!

And, I kinda already know that I got it... because I was skimming thru Amazon on Cyber Monday and that lense happen to be pretty darn reasonable so I mentioned it to Hubby and yeah... click, click, click... it's on it's way in the mail!

2. What is your favorite Christmas gift from the past?
Well, if I had to pick just one it would be my engagement ring. Maybe cheesey.. BUT.. it was a memorable Christmas Eve and a joy to see my then boyfriend get down on one knee with a dozen roses and a pretty little box to ask me to be his wife. It was just the two us.. it was romantic.. it was sweet and it was a favorite Christmas!

3. If you had life to do over, what would you be when you grow up?
Hmmmm... I probably would have finished school & became the teacher I always wanted to be. Life got in the way and took me elsewhere but I remember always wanting to be a teacher since way back when.

4. When do you put up your tree?
Normally the second week of December - so this week! I'm sure I've put it up later or earlier at some point but the standard timing is this week.

5. What is your favorite Holiday?
This is a toss up really. Halloween is fun with the little ones, seeing them dressed up & saying "Trick or Treat!" but Christmas is always so family filled. I longed for the day of staying home in my pj's while the kids played with their new toys and that is exactly what we did last year & plan on doing this year! So, I'm going to say it's a tie right now between Halloween & Christmas! 

2 Truths & A Lie

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Tell me 2 truths and a lie and make me guess which is the lie. You've played this game before, so why not join The Scoop on Poop and CA Girl every Thursday by:

• Grabbing the handy little button on the sidebar

• Posting your 2 truths and a lie

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Well, since the holidays are literally right around the corner, I thought I'd make this somewhat in regards to the busiest month of the year (at least for me!). Here are my 2 truths & a lie in no particular order, ha... can you guess which is real & which isn't? Give it a go!

~ I'd love a Kindle for Christmas.

~ I spent $500 each on my Girls for Christmas!

~ My Hubby & I have "stocking wars" with each other.

I will reveal the TRUTH next week so stay tuned! 

Wordish Wednesday

I had the great pleasure of having a photo shoot with my best friends daughter, Amber over the weekend. She not only did every pose, stand & smile I asked her... she's also adorable too! So, I didn't really  have to even break a sweat walking around taking snapshots of her here & there (plus it was quite cold that day anyways!).


I can't tell you how nice it was to just say 'ok, stand here and do this' and get just that! Instead of running around with 2 toddlers trying to get them to just look at the camera ONCE! haha... someday they won't want me to stop taking pictures, I just know it. For now, I will practice photographing nieces, loved ones and perhaps even animals!


Here are some of my favorite pictures from Amber's photo shoot:

and I did a little editing with this one... I just love pictures 'walking away'..

I'm not sure why!

Thank you, Amber for being so adorable & easy to photograph!!

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