I'm a homeschooling mom of 2 great kids. I've been married to my wonderful husband since 1997. I love to crochet, knit, and digi scrap. So, you never know what I might post about!
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Hayley did GREAT in the play! She rattled off her line just like a pro and sang her heart out! It was her very first time being on stage or performing in front of people at all, ever! The whole play was just the cutest thing ever! Minimal rehearsals, kids from 5th grade down to preschoolers. It was perfectly imperfect and it was wonderful! And I caught the whole thing on tape.
The visit with my father and step-mother went well. she didn't annoy me hardly at all, and she bought the kids lots of clothes, took us out for dinner, and brought us breakfast. The presents they brought weren't all that great. Pierced earrings for Hayley. Linda didn't bother to ask if Hayley has pierced ears or not (she doesn't) or whether we have a Tonka dump truck (we have 2) or a Sit 'n Spin (we have 1). She also brought zodiac-type readouts for Hayley and me, but misspelled both of our middle names on them. At least we got new frames out of that.
Mom, Dad, Traci, Ray & Logan came over yesterday to exchange gifts. The kids got more clothes, Hayley got an mp3 player that looks like an ipod, but isn't really and Nate got a grandpa-made toy box with his name on it. When Mom was up here for Logan's birthday last month, she dropped off a 2-seater wagon for Nate, so he got that, too. Logan loved his books and I only bought 1 that they already had, Goodnight Moon. That was the one that I thought might be a duplicate while I was picking them out, but I decided to get it anyway. Oh, well. If they're like us, they'll go through at least 2 copies, anyway.
We'll be leaving on Saturday (and so will Mom & Dad) to go down to the coast. We'll be staying with my in-laws like we usually do. Our 10th wedding anniversary is coming up on the 31st (Monday), and our original plans fell through. We were planning on staying out at my grandparents' trailer on the lake, since grandma called me a few months ago specifically to offer use of the trailer anytime we wanted it. So, I called her a few weeks ago to let her know we'd like to take her up on the offer. She said that would be great, but I think I must have woken her up from a nap because at least 5 times during the conversation, she asked if there was anything we needed or wanted to have out there ready for us, and at least as many times she asked what day we were going to be down there. I know she wrote it down at least once while I was on the phone with her that time. We decided to go by and get the key from them, and they'd show us around the place on the 29th. Then a couple of weeks later, she called and said that there might be a conflict, that someone else was wanting to stay out there on Christmas Eve and asked when we would be down there. I told her again that it was the 29th and she wrote it down. I let her know that it was just going to be Buddy and me for our anniversary, she said that was great and that we could get the key at some point, but that they should be home on the 29th. Then, a few days ago, she called back again and said it's too cold for us to stay out there, that there have been a few freezes lately (it's frozen here for the last 3 or 4 nights, but I guess it has down there, too). So, now we have to figure out somewhere else to stay for the night. We were thinking of going to the Armadillo, too, since it's right across the street from the lake, but I pointed out that it's probably full of kids and people we don't know, and that it's not BYOB anymore, so we might as well go somewhere else.So, Buddy booked a room in the hotel we got married in and we're thinking of going to the karaoke bar we used to go to or do something with one of my old friends we haven't seen in years. Buddy has recruited his parents to watch the kids (and dogs) for us. I'm sure they'll be overjoyed to find out that Nathan still doesn't sleep through the night and comes to our bed to nurse, and that the puppy isn't fully housebroken and cries, whines, barks and howls at night. So, the next time you hear from me, I'll have been married for 10 years and it will be 2008 (hah! I almost typed 2010! The kids are going crazy and I had to tell them to cut it out, and apparently lost my train of thought!)
Alright, on to scrapping business! Here are the latest LOs I've done with Pillowgirl's Beautiful Day kit. I love this kit! I LOVE blue & green, even better when they're together, plus this kit has so many elements I could probably make 50 LOs before I used them all! Anyway, here's Daddy's Boots:
I still haven't loaded the pics off the camera yet (the old camera or my brand new Sony Cybershot, either! So, when I finally do that, I'll have some cute Christmas play and Christmas Day pics for you. For now, I'd better go. Oh, but not before I give you one more link. I'm proud to announce the grand opening of my store on Etsy!! I'm selling some afghans that I made awhile back. I've been meaning to sell them for quite a while, but never have managed to get around to it. A few weeks ago, I finally put them on ebay and eventually sold 3 of them. There are 4 left, so I put them on Etsy. Please go have a look and buy them! LOL Oh, and I made a banner for my Etsy store using Pillowgirl's beautiful Day kit! Look!!
Ok, I'm going now, but I'll leave you with this passage:
I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. Luke 15:7
