Wordless Wednesday

Out of the mouth of babes

So this morning while Abby and I were eating breakfast she told me what she really wanted. She said “Mommy I really want you to have another baby” After I almost spit out my food I tried to rationalize with her and I spoke the most profound words ever:
“WHAT?!? Abby you don’t even get along with the brother that you have, why would I want to have another one?”
She then told me that she wants me to have a girl baby and maybe she would get along with her. The key words are girl and maybe. Nothing is a guarantee. Sorry punky but your mommy isn’t having any more babies. You can beg, plead and promise to get along with her but it still won’t work. I should have told her to show me that she can get along with Andrew and then I would think about having another baby. But that would just be wrong, I guess.

The Circus is Coming to Town

Well, more correctly, the circus came to town and we were there to see it. Last year I took the kids by my self because Marty was in Ohio, this year he got to experience it with us. And boy was it an experience. I love the circus all of it; the popcorn, the clowns, the cotton candy. Let me tell you about the cotton candy. So we all know that cotton candy is only sugar. Well, we must have had the golden sugar or something because a bag of the sugared gold (ok so it came with a hat also) was $12.00. Yes, you read that right and yes we got some. We are such suckers!! The kids had a blast and so did all the parents. We went with 2 other couples and their kids and I’m not sure who enjoyed it more.

Playing dress-up- well not Andrew

The kids

Asia the elephant painting her masterpiece.

The Masterpiece

My very own clowns

Foto Friday

Like Father Like Son

Andrew was so cute yesterday at church. I always go get the kids during the invitation because they like to hear the music and they feel included. The service we go to is contemporary and has a band instead of an orchestra/choir. The music was really upbeat yesterday and Andrew and I were singing (me more than him but he likes to try) Andrew looked me just as serious as he could and said “Mommy, I wish I would have brought my guitar” It was precious, he wanted to be on stage playing his guitar with the rest of the band. He truly believed that had he had his guitar he could have been up there playing away. A few minutes later he said “I wish daddy bring his drums too and we play together” Watch out world Andrew has aspirations, even at the tender age of 2.

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Little girls can be so not nice.

I will start this post by saying that I know my little girl has had her not so nice moments. But I saw something the other day that broke my heart. I was walking Abby into school one morning last week and I saw a girl in her class (here forth named C). Abby didn’t notice her thankfully but C gave Abby the dirtiest meanest look I have ever seen. Believe me I have seen many, ok so I have even given a few in my day. I had to look around to see if the look was intended for anyone else, but no one was near. Later in the day I asked Abby if she and C play together. She said “no, C only plays with B” (another girl in their class) I then asked if she and C were friends and she again told me no, then she said that C wasn’t nice to her sometimes. Really, it’s already starting? Aren’t they too little for this? I know the answer to that but I am not ready for the heartbreak I’m sure will come Abby’s way someday. Why can’t everyone just get along?

On a sweet note, there’s a little boy in Abby’s class that has a crush on her (I mean hey, why wouldn’t he). I was talking to his mom this morning and told her that Abby will be at his birthday party this weekend. The whole class was invited but she told me that he didn’t want to invite anyone else to his party, only Abby. She would name off names and he would say, no only Abby. Even if we did have other plans, I would rearrange them to make sure Abby was at his party, it’s obviously important to him.

Andrew's boo-boo

Andrew told Marty that his boo-boo was all gone from his hand. Marty asked where it went and Andrew said matter of factly:
God took it away.

Melts my heart.

Fiddler

Marty's playing with a guy tonight named Fiddler. Seriously, only in Nashville.

Wordless Wednesday. . .Christmas card out takes

The busy moms lifesaver

A few months ago I felt like I was in a cooking rut. I was making the same meals every week with little variation or we would go out to eat. Don’t get me wrong, I love to go out to eat but it was showing in our budget. Wow, it was really scary; we really like to eat out.
So in August I signed up to a meal planning website. I was very happy and didn’t have any complaints. But, just recently I found another website that I like even better. E-mealz is a really great website. First and foremost, it was started and is run by Christians. I like it because I can get 7 days of meals, although we don’t ever use all 7 days (a girls gotta eat out at least once a week) and I can also get a shopping list. The best part for me though is that I can pick what store I shop at and it will utilize the specials for that week, so I am also saving money. Big bonus!! It is $15.00 for 3 months ($12.50 if you use the coupon code DAVE, always trying to save money) but we can it that much worth at one sitting at McD’s. I feel like an infomercial but I really do like the meals and the program so I wanted to pass it along to others that might have fallen into the dinner time rut.

I'm back

After a wonderful and relaxing holiday vacation, I am now back. I feel like I haven't written anything in such a long time, oh wait I haven't. I went through a blogging funk. I just wasn't inspired and couldn't come up with anything blogworthy. I know you are all laughing because some of the silliness I have written about definitely hasn't been blogworthy. I also get really bogged down when I have a lot going on, I can't sort out what to write about. Too many things, so little time.
I am going to get into posting regularly again so get ready.

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The Griswold's in Nashville

I will give Marty credit, our house looks fantastic (alebit a little bright) but fantastic none the less. We have so many lights that we have been afraid that planes would mistake our house for the runway, we are near the airport after all. And Abby no longer needs a nightlight in her room because the glow from the outside is enough it make it look like 2:00 in the afternoon in her room. All kidding aside, Marty has done a great job. He is a little obsessed with Christmas lights and every year we have a few more lights than the previous year. Watch out, I'm sure one year we will be featured on the HGTV show What's With That Decked Out Christmas House. If you haven't seen the show, it's quite comical. That is until you realize that your house and your husband are quickly approaching the needed requirements for becoming a decked out Christmas house. What will next year bring? I'm afraid to find out.

As promised

Well, better late than never I guess. Here are pictures of the kids' rooms. Neither one of them are completely finished, but they both have a real good start to them. I just need the final touches like curtains and nicknacks. I had made my decision on what quilt I wanted for Abby's room (not this one) but when we got there, she had other ideas. She really liked this one, so that's what she got. I'm such a sucker. We painted the polka dots on the wall when we first moved in so the dots on the quilt worked well.

Abby's polka dot palace

Andrew's wild safari. Yes, those are animals on his wall.
Andrew's big boy bed

Elf on the Shelf

Meet our newest Christmas tradition. He is yet to be named since he hasn’t actually made his appearance yet, that will come tomorrow morning. I love Christmas traditions and I love Santa, yes even at 33 years old. Every year since the kids were born they have been getting a package from Santa complete with a letter from the big guy himself and reindeer food so Rudolph can find our house on Christmas. They love it and I love to see the magic it brings.
Well, this year I am introducing a new tradition and it’s an Elf on the Shelf. He is adorable. The concept is that Santa sends an elf to watch the kids and will report back to Santa who has been naughty or nice. How else would he know, there are lots of boys and girls to watch ya know. At night the elf will go back to Santa with his report and will reappear the next morning before the kids wake up. The elf has to be moved every night to a new location, he did make a trip to the North Pole after all, and can’t be touched or he will lose his magic powers. Note to self, keep the elf up high out of the kids reach. I am such a kid myself, I can’t wait to put the elf out tonight and begin the magic.
I love the magic of Christmas and this is just one more way to make it special for my kids. I hope it brings many fun times and lots of good memories.

What a difference a year makes

Andrew not so happy, but Abby's not fazed at all
Andrew happy

We went to see Santa the other night and I was so proud of my little man. He did such a great job and wasn't scared at all. The kids told Santa what they want for Christmas. Andrew wants a Spiderman guitar and Abby wants a Christmas doll house and a turtle. Yes, you read that right, a turtle. I was happier when she wanted a real cat. Cat she might have gotten but a turtle, no way!! I don't know why she wants a turtle but she does, maybe I can find a stuffed animal and say that Santa must have misunderstood.

Abby is so honest, God love her. She told Santa that her and Andrew fight often. Santa said that he understands.

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Misc

Ok, so there is nothing specific for me to write a whole post about but there are random things so this is going to be a post about all the miscellaneous things going on in our life right now.

**Andrew is potty trained!! YIPPEE (I think) He has been in big boy undies for a month or so now and has been completely accident free. He was so easy to potty train; I need to count my lucky stars knock on wood or something because I know he will get me back 10 fold somewhere down the line. He is even napping in big boy undies. He could probably go diaperless at night but I’m not going to push that issue. I don’t mind buying a pack of diapers a month.
**Today at school Abby is putting up a Christmas tree in their classroom and they are having a Christmas Program and a Christmas Party. Not a Holiday party but a Christmas Party complete with a decorated Christmas tree. I love that Christmas has not been taken out of her school.
**Our Christmas tree is up and Marty is working on the lights outside. By the time he is finished, you should be able to see the glow of our house from Georgia. Last year he had 1500 lights on one tree alone. Hey, we have the Opryland Hotel to compete with.
**I have not forgotten about posting pictures of the kids’ rooms. In order to get a picture, I have to clean their rooms and that just hasn’t been on the agenda lately.
**I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving and stuffed themselves full to induce a turkey coma.

Wordless Wednesday. . .yes he is about to run me over