Merry (sick) Christmas

Merry Christmas from our home to yours!
I am in Northeast Nebraska visiting my folks with the girls.  The hubby had to stay home to work.  We made the drive pretty well considering our youngest is fighting a fever.  I had some great helpers in the back seat.  We made it into town just in time for me to see my lifelong best friend before she left to go home to Ohio.  It sure was good seeing her and her family!  The next day I started feeling sick and we are going on day 4 of being here and our youngest is still fighting a fever and I have gotten what the girls had as well.  I went to the Doctor and he said it was Influenza.  GREAT!  I am glad I am at my folks where I can rest and my Mom is really helping take care of the girls and loving it.  I do however REALLY miss my Hubby though.  Must sign off for now.  I hear my Mamma coming in the drive with a soft pretzel and a smoothie from the mall.   It's the little things!
   God bless and Happy New Year!!!

SNOW!!!!

     Yesterday was the last day of school before the Christmas break started.  I dropped the girls off at school and hugged them tight and told them to have fun.  Two of the other Mom's and I left to go have coffee before returning to the school to make pizzas for a pizza party for lunch before the classrooms began their Christmas parties.  I was a bit disappointed because our area was in a Winter Storm watch and I woke up to no snow.  I happen to be one of those crazies that LOVES snow!!!!!  Imagine my delight when it began to flurry while we were chatting over coffee at McDonalds!  We decided it was really starting to come down, so we left to begin baking the pizzas.  In the 15 minutes it took to get to school the weather took a turn for the worse.  We wondered if we would have to serve lunch at 10:30 to get kids HOME early.  We decided we would have to reschedule the pizza party and get the heck outta dodge!  The roads were very icy and visability was zero.  Keep in mind we live in the West in a tiny town out in the country!  I almost did not make it home as the hill leading out of town was so icy and my minivan is NOT equipped to handle that.  We finally made it home safe and sound and snuggled down into our couch with hot cocoa and a good Christmas movie.  This morning we woke to about 4 inches of snow.  Just enough to play in!  My dreams came true.  Now if only it wouldn't melt so we could have a WHITE Christmas! 

Cute Bubba in the snow.

Lamp post in our yard.  Love having it lit up at night!

Lil A playing in the snow.



Me and lil A. 




Two of the girls and myself.  Our oldest is inside sick.  :(

    I wish you all a wonderful Holiday and wonderful times spent with family and friends.  God bless!

"Baby" A's Birthday!

I don't know where the last 4 years have gone.  I just know they have gone way too fast!  Today our "baby" is 4 years old.  The girls were all up at 6:45 because they were so excited to see A's bedroom.  I usually fill the birthday girls room with balloons and hang streamers in the doorway, and the older girls remembered that, so they were so excited to wake up and play with balloons.  And all these years we have wasted money on toys.  Balloons are the way to go!  ;) 
   I am a bit sad as I have to go help out with a school function while the hubby is at the movies with the girls.  I miss them!  But tonight we will have a horse birthday cake and A can open her presents.  She already received birthday money from her Grandma in Louisiana and knows exactly what she wants to spend it on.  A stuffed dog that bounces.  The kid LOVES stuffed animals! 
     I hope ya'll had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  We did.  The meal was delicous and the company even better.  The girls were adorable and my folks had fun relaxing with the grandkids.  After our tummys settled a bit we put up the Christmas tree and over the past week I have been decorating for Christmas.  I love this Season!  Now, I must go and put in my time helping with a volleyball game.  Sports are not my thing, but I will do what I can to help out.  Hope everyone is having a great Saturday.  The high temp here today is 69.  That is outrageous for December 1st in NEBRASKA!!! 

My friend and I waiting to see "Breaking Dawn 2" for the second time!!

Working on word families while waiting for dinner!

Our table before dinner.



Getting ready to eat!



We made a dent in that turkey. 

Mom's yummy pumpkin pecan pie!

Our tree.  I bought new ornaments and flowers this year.  I love the white and silver!

My Anniversary gift from my sweet hubby!