Almost Ready

Well I must say this is the first Christmas where I am done with shopping early. Been slim pickins this year due to the money situation but will make sure the little ones have a Christmas. We didn't even do any decorating this year except for a tree. Rick and I decided to not buy each other anything this year because we get what we need during the year if we need it and Santa can't afford me a new car yet so I will just wait. LOL I am going to try to go to the Christmas Eve service at church this year, never been and always wanted to go. Shall see.

Well last day to have little bit until the 29th, sure will miss her. She is growing and growing by the day and I know she will have changed so much when I see her again. Little ones grow up way too fast. She is getting at that helpful age where she wants to help me in the kitchen. She helped me fix tea yesterday and she told Mr. Rick when he got home that she made it and he had to be patient until it was done (not realizing of course it had been ready for some time). Can't wait until she and I bake cookies together, etc. Sure do love her.

Lot's Happened

Well I haven't had a chance to post in some time. A lot has happened since my last post. Sorry to all the family for cancelling on Saturday for the December Birthday Party but Tammy and her family appreciated the food. I made a stew and she said that everyone ate some and there was only a small bowl left, so I was glad to here they enjoyed it.

Yesterday was Rick's actual birthday and he took the day off and then the ice came. So needless to say we weren't able to do much until late in the day when the ice melted away. It hit us all the way to McKinney so with that, Tammy and CP were stuck in McKinney so I didn't even get to keep little bit yesterday. Rick and I had plans for her to go running around with us and out to eat. Oh well, she got to stay with her grandma and aunt and I am sure she had a blast.

After we were finally able to get out we went and tried a new mexican restaurant close to us. The food was good, loved their rice and beans, probably the best I have had. The only drawback is that the waitress didn't speak good english or understand it I guess because she got Rick's order all wrong, he wanted every beef and she ordered him everything chicken and he wanted a soft taco and she brought him a hard shell one. Then we got ready to pay and she didn't give me the right money back so I had to go through what I gave her and what the bill said and told her she owed me more money back. What an ordeal! I would think if they want to work in a restaurant they should at least understand what the customer is ordering and also be able to give the right amount of money back.

I promised Wendy I would bring some Apple Fritters for Christmas day so I am going to practice my hand at making homemade apple fritters this weekend. If it fails, guess what, not apple fritters for Christmas, hee! hee!

Say A Prayer for the Blake Family

Well has you know, Tammy's Dad was put in the hospital on Monday with a massive heart attack and went through emergency surgury. However, his kidneys quit working and they thought he would come around. At 2 am this morning Tammy got a call to go to the hospital, he was going downhill. She called me at 6 am this morning and said it didn't look good and he probably won't last the day.

Please say a prayer for this family to get them through this time of need.

This Past Weekend

This past Sunday was our church's Christmas play, which was just as good as it has been the past few years that I have gone. Sheila went with me again this year like she did last year and she loved it also. Since no one else went with us, Sheila and I made a girl's day outing out of it and went to Red Lobster for lunch after church. We then went and did some shopping and then we stopped at the grocery store to get the stuff so I could make Dad a stew. He is such a big tough man or at least he thinks he is. He went to work on Saturday and became really sick and still, even with me telling not to push himself, went back to work on Sunday morning. He said he was going to work so we could buy Christmas for the little ones. I tell you, he can be so stubborn sometimes. But he has always been this way, so it doesn't surprise me at all that he still his. However, when he isn't at work then he becomes a Moma's baby and wants taken care of when he is home. So I do, because I love him so much.

Cool Beans

Well we went to the gym and then we were leaving out of the parking lot. CP said stop! Eat at the house top. She was talking about McDonald's. Now mind you I haven't eaten at a McDonald's in probably 20 years. Anyway she wanted a happy meal because she wanted one of the Madagascar's. Evidently she knew about them. So she got her prize and played with it for a matter of a few seconds and decided they weren't for her. However, I know Landen will like them so we are going to start collecting them to replace the Yo Gabba Gabba's that she took yesterday that I bought for him. I know Landen will think these are cool because they talk.

Worst meal I ever ate but don't think there is anywhere I could take us both for $6.00 and get a toy with it. LOL

No More Christmas Shopping with CP

Well we went Christmas shopping early this morning at Target and I got Leighton and Landen some toys. Hannah wanted a Yo Gabba Gabba movie so I bought that. Everything was fine and she showed no interest whatsoever in what I had picked up for them so we went to Le Peep to eat a mid-breakfast. What an angel.

Then we got home and I took her out of the car seat and she started yelling Help! Help! Toys. Wasn't sure what she was talking about. She fought me all the way into the house and was crying real buffalo tears. I kept saying baby what is wrong. And she kept yelling toys. I tried to give her everything and she was throwing them down and having a knock down drag out fit. Then it hit me.

She thought the toys I bought for Landen were hers. So I said you want to go to the car. She walked to the back of the van and yelled toys. I said those are Landen's and you got a movie. She wouldn't have anything to do with that answer. So guess what she is playing with right now. Yes, Landen's toys.

So I have learned that she doesn't understand what it really means when you are buying toys for other kids and we will not be going Christmas shopping anymore together. LOL

Overjoyed with Love

I am sure being overbound with lots of hugs and kisses today. I guess CP missed me as much as I missed her. LOL

Thanksgiving Done

Well Thanksgiving is over with and I feel that is a blessing in itself. The holidays are always so nerve racking and hectic that at my age, it just flat wears me out. When I was younger and had little ones at home I couldn’t wait for this time of year, now I just can’t wait until this time of year is done and gone. It sickens me to see all the Christmas decorations in stores and cities being put up and lit before Halloween has even come and gone. It seems like more and more people are forgetting what Christmas is all about anymore.

It was so nice though to get together for a lovely meal and see all the loved ones. We missed the ones that couldn’t be there for one reason or another but we had a lot of them there. Rick, Wendy, Landen, Leighton, Becky, Ryan, Clyde, Wendy, little Clyde, Christopher, Madison, Donella, Dale, Elisabeth, Rick and myself. It was great to sit around and all of us tell what we were thankful for, which most all of us for thankful for the same things.

Then it was off to my house and we had a crowd follow us since Danny, his wife Shannon and their daughter Shelly came over. It was great to see him again and what a nice looking young man he turned out to be. I am hoping they can come to the birthday celebration at my house on the 13th. It will be nice to include him in all of our family events.

Well it is Monday and I must get ready for CP to come. It will be so nice to see her again. I sure of missed that little squirt.