Halloween decor around the crazy house

Isn't she lovely....

My new baby, I just love to vaccum (yes, I really do)

MORE PICTURE CATCH UP (ALMOST DONE)

Summer catch up

It has been so long, but I will catch up ....The only thing I know to do is post a bunch of photos of our summer actives and go from there. The bottom half is the rest of the beach and top half is White Lake. Now a fresh start on fall will hit the blog soon....

I know, I suck.....

Aliens have me, they have taken over my brain AND I have been in a " mood" lately but soon I will catch up....promise....

THINGS....

I just went to the garage and there was a HUGE nasty spider. I smacked it with hubby's shoe and thousands of baby spiders went running everywhere...Oh my gosh my skin is still crawling....Yuck, nasty, ugh....

The air condition is running and making my house nice and cool. This makes me very happy. Last night was a long hot humid one.

In the past week, my cat broke, my vacuum and my air conditioner all broke. This is not good for the back to school trip to the Lilly Pulitzer store. Wonder if the Lilly store will take a broken Dyson in as trade?

I still have more vacation pictures and blogging to do so stay tuned.

When one thing breaks....

When one thing breaks I guess everything else decides to follow suit. First my vacuum and on the hottest day of the year the air conditioning unit decides to take a dump.....It's HOT........

She Broke

My Dyson broke...Maybe baby boy will let me use his....I miss her so much.......

CAT'S CAT'S AND MORE CATS

Lulu and Morticia
Wednesday
Two sleeping Princesses
Cat Dog
Morticia, Wednesday & Salem
Morticia in Lilly
Salem & Wednesday
Wednesday
I will be taking a brief break from vacation posts to blog about my cat's. There will be more vacation news shortly but I just need to vent about my four little furry friends. We are the proud owners of four cats. Hubby dislikes every single hair on all four of their littles body's. They all feel the same about him. What brings me to this post is that today we found out that Wednesday has diabetes. Yes, now I have a diabetic cat....I did not even realize that cats got diabetes. If you are reading this and have a diabetic cat please reply to this post and let me know how things are working out for you because this all sounds tricky to me. Here is a short personality and history on our furry friends.

1. Cat Dog : The oldest. Old as the hills. Lives outside and protects our front porch. Got his name because he is a cat the size of a small dog. His greatest mission is to gain access into our garage and house. Loves to make the garage door open and shut. Used as a outside toy for our children. Very sweet and loving. Has occasional bouts with congestive heart failure related issues. He is yellow in color.

2. Wednesday : 11 years old. Now my diabetic insulation dependent buddy. This cat is MINE. She tolerates the children and hubby but prefers me to anyone. She is a inside house cat. She was once mistakenly locked in a outside storage building for two weeks in the heat of summer and walked out alive. She has a obsession with dirty clothing and will drag them ALL over the house daily. She knows her name and comes when called. She WILL bite. My advice to people is to leave her alone. She will now be getting a daily shot of insulation and special diet. She will NOT be happy about this and I may loose a arm and be shredded to bits. She is costing us an arm and a leg.. (maybe I could offer the vet the ones she is getting ready to rip off). She is vomiting all over my house as I type because her little body is not used to the insulin. In my opinion she is worth every penny (just don't ask for Hubby's) Wednesday acts like our other inside cats are stupid and beneath her time and attention. She is a yellow Main Coon.

3. Salem : 3 years old. Lives inside. My mother swears we do not own a cat named Salem because nobody EVER lays eyes on her but us. She WILL always hide when company arrives. She also belongs to me. She sleeps curled up with me nightly. Her and cat number four (Morticia) are buddies and like to aggravate number 2 with silly games and hostile take downs. Cats 3 & 4 groom each other daily. She attends every single bathroom break I take and demands to be petted while I sit on the potty. She is very down to earth. She is as black as night.

4. Princess Morticia : 2 years old. Lives inside. This cat REALLY believes she is a princess. She belongs to Lulu and lives in her room. She ONLY likes Lulu. She wears specially made Lilly Pulitzer dresses. She believes she is to good to use a litter box and prefers to sneak and use the rugs any chance she gets. She believes her behind is to good for cat litter and likes the soft touch of my rugs.... Lulu is allowed to do anything she likes with this cat, dress her up, push her in a carriage, and so on. If cat's could speak she would tell the rest of us to go to hell daily. She has that look on her face every time she runs into anyone other than Lulu. She sleeps on Lulu's bed and loves and kneads on her covers and blankets. Her and cat number 3 are partners in crime and like to sabotage number 2 . She is a Blue Point Himalayan.

All of them are half crazy......but I love them....

Beach Review - three

Funny signs I saw while on vacation...

Beach review - part two

We love to fish.....Hubby cough a SHARK

April's first fish ever....
I catch more fish but hubby catches strange stuff......
Lulu's fish

Beach Review - part one

We left this town, we left this town, we left this town with tremendous speed....(remember the book mom) We were off to the North Carolina Coast. Our trip started with a short overnight stay in Wilmington with friends. We ate and talked until late into the night and the children ran in circles...The next day we headed off to a cozy spot between Emerald Isle and Atlantic beach. Our cute cottage backed up to the golf course and was between the sound and the ocean. In this segment I will include some random beach photos of the family but check back soon for more details on the rest of our week...

MARTHA'S WHAT????

Lulu informed me today that Martha was booooooring......We may have to move from redneckville very soon to prevent any further damage....

NOTE TO ALL MOTHERS....

Note to all mothers: A standard garage door WILL support the weight of a 33 pound 4 year old. It WILL pull them up 3 to 4 feet into the air........You WILL panic upon turning to see this happen.

FOURTH OF JULY WEDDING

We attended a wedding on July the fourth. Both of the kiddos were in the wedding party. I was excited about this because it was a nice change from the usual fireworks and overeating we do on the fourth.

This was a really neat wedding, the couple used some unique ideas and that too was as refreshing as the date.

The venue itself was really cool with old creaky hardwoods, and a old uptown feel. The brides dress was made from silk her dad picked up while he was in India. It was gorgeous...As the grooms men came into the ceremony "the boys are back in town" played. Great comic relief from the standard uptight entrance usually made. The parents read poems, they wrote their own vows, and sealed a time capsule.

While the wedding party had photos, appetizers were served and guest mingled. After the bride and groom entered dinner was served. Then came a night of dancing. Baby boy snagged the garter because all the other single guys had their hands in their pockets. The cake was yummy and had the years they had been together on each layer. My children danced them selfs silly.

Some of the center pieces were fish in unusual glass bowls. Needless to say we now have "Lightening" and "Isabella" the fish living at our house. As the happy couple made their great escape sparklers were lit and used to wave them away. It was all a lot of fun....

Happy Birthday

For some strange reason Blogger would only let me upload one set of photos at a time so the Birthday blog is in two parts.

Happy Birthday Lulu part two

Cowboy hats and big pink bows don't always mix......




It is really hard to believe that Lulu is eight years old. I seems like yesterday that I labored for almost sixteen hours while she took her time making her grand entrance into the world. Happy Birthday baby girl you are so wonderful and we love you very much.

Above are photos of her birthday party. We did the horse theme this year. It was a root in toot in good time. Thank you Nonna for making the birthday tutu.

Big black hat

I thought these turned out cute

Project

I got the supplies to make this today. Someone is having a big birthday party soon.

The big concert

Lulu was so excited to use the tickets she won and get to go to the Taylor Swift concert. Taylor Swift is AWESOME in concert.

UPDATE

IT'S BEEN AWHILE....

We have been busy so I thought I would do a quick photo update to get you up to speed on where we have been and what we have been doing....
Lulu's class egg drop, her contraption survived the 85 foot drop from the fire truck.

Trip to the "IN LAW's" that ended with a broken axle on hubby's trailer. I guess that's what you get when you try to pull a trailer full of power wheels and bikes with a Volvo....
No training wheels, go Lulu, go Lulu






Summer is here and we love us some rainbow flops...Me and the kiddos live in them during the summer...
I cought her making him play like he was a dog and jump through the hoop. She is seven and already talking boys into jumping through hoops....
Last day of second grade, in her Lilly , just like the one below of the first day of second grade....Lilly on the first day lilly on the last day. Her hair grew a bunch this year....

Theory of a Dead Mans lead singer is my new hottie....He is so cute.....or should I say sexy....

Germ freaks DON"T do poopie water

The words no mother ever wants to hear "momma, momma it sploded" (exploded) I knew it was not good....I was lead to the hall bathroom where poopie water was flowing freely from the toilet. Nasty poopie water all over my bathroom about half a inch deep. I just shut the door and pretended like it never happened. I sat in the office for about fifteen minutes and thought about what to do. GERM FREAKS DO NOT LIKE POOPIE WATER. After mustering up a plan I gathered old towels hubby uses to wash the car, several trash bags, and a old mop and I tackled it with trash bags tied around my legs and a gallon of Clorox. Now my nose and eyes burn from Clorox fumes and I have scrubbed until I am sweating like a pig.....This was NOT in the mommy job description......

To old to party

Years ago Hubby and I could party till the cows came home but these days if we do we pay dearly. Four in the morning is way to late to go to bed if you are thirty five years old. Saturday night we attended a GREAT Memorial Day / Anniversary party. Below is Hubby, Kelly and Carrie, view of inside the tent, and Clint and Hubby. Good food, good drink, good times, but feeling sad on Sunday.

A toenail and the Tooth Fairy

Remember the strep toenail Baby Boy had awhile back? The strep is all cleared up but where it had invaded the toenail it caused the nail itself to start to fall off. Baby Boy wined and complained for about a week because it "wiggled". Saturday he came running to the kitchen and said "hey mom, I picked my toenail off, ya think the Tooth Fairy will leave me anything for it"? I thought I would die laughing. I told him no the Tooth Fairy did not do toenails and to throw that nasty thing away. Good try Baby Boy....He is always up to something and like I have said before he is so darn sneaky. Below are some recent photos of him that portray his personality. I especially like him in his sisters recital costume as a penguin and as a Teletubbie in Lulu's doll stroller.

Recital Time

Last weekend was Lulu's recital. She was in the Peppermint Twist for tap and a Penguin in the "big" ballet. She did so good and we are very proud of her. Of course being the spoiled child that she is, she got lots of prizes for her performance. Nonna and Paw Paw got her a tap shoe charm for her charm bracelet and flowers, money from aunt and uncle, flowers and the Lilly Pulitzer activity book from us. She just ate it all up.

I LIKE THESE....

I like these, and no, they have no secret messages that I am trying to convey. I just think they are both fun. Sorry about the f bomb in the last one.

I WILL RETURN

Crazy Busy and more random things

This time of the year things really start kicking with the end of school fast approaching. It seems like I have had a million things to do this week. Sorry about the inactive blogging. I will catch up soon but until then I will leave you with more random crap.

1. I love the cereal above...it's good, try it...

2. Why does it cost so much for a 7 year old to take dance? (we are talking hundreds for recital time)

3. "The Boss" was good..... I am still throwing darts at hubby about Fleetwood Mac.

4. I have an addiction to the game Pathwords on Facebook.

5. I am going to play it now.....

MORE TICKETS WON....

Hubby won ticket to see Bruce Springsteen tomorrow night. I will take it as a good date night, good quality time with hubby. I must say one thing though, (and it's goina get ugly) Why in the hell couldn't they have been FLEETWOOD MAC TICKETS??????? I will stop now and go back to normal programing. Sorry but I had to get that off my chest. I guess now I will just sit here and wait on my Rolex.....

FLEETWOOD MAC TICKETS ARE CHEAPER...

I have two materialistic items that I have been wanting for some time. Fleetwood Mac tickets and a Rolex. When the Mac was within driving distance I hinted and hinted for tickets. Hubby ignored my very froward hints and I did not get to go....Today I emailed him at work to inform him (in writing, no more hints) of these two things. I ended in saying that he should have gone with the Fleetwood mac tickets because they would have been much cheaper, but due to the choice, I now would be expecting the Rolex.

WHATEVER POST

Nearest show canceled......Big tears flowing....
Need I say more ????
I must quit eating Easter candy, I must quit eating Easter candy, I must quit eating Easter candy....Now all of the good stuff is gone I have resorted to the crappy stuff....
SECOND GRADE FIELD TRIP.....LOT'S OF GERMS, LOT'S OF ANIMALS, LOT'S OF FUN.....

She WON !!!!!

Our favorite local radio station had a contest on Saturday and gave away tickets to see Taylor Swift. To win you had to sing Taylor Swift karaoke. There was about ten other people in the contest ranging in age from 7 (LuLu being the youngest) to 20. My baby girl sang her heart out and won. I was so proud of her and now we get to go see Taylor Swift. She is SO excited.

Addition to 100th post

I am going to add a addition to my 100th post.

101. I got stuck in a elevator on my wedding day. In my wedding dress, with all of both family's. The Charleston fire department had to come and save us.

EASTER PHOTO'S

Here are our photo's from Easter.....I love to dress my children alike....
Bee's



All of the cousins ( 2 two year olds, four, six and seven) This group will keep you moving....

A mouth full of peeps...This is my brothers little one and he reminds me so much of LuLu when she was little....

Baby boy ALWAYS has a bruise, cut, or scratch on his head...Every picture...



"quit touching me sissy"
Great photo of LuLu but there is some weird shadow on her forehead, maybe it's just dirt.....

Great spring view in the early morning...
Easter morning blow up....

Happy Easter

MY 100th POST

I know I have been slack in the blogging area lately but I realized my 100th post was next and I wanted time to sit down and do the 100 random facts about me post. Here it goes......

1. I am 35 years old
2. I am left handed
3. I am 5 foot 1
4. I say my prayers every night
5. I love my family
6. My children are truly a gift from God
7. I talk to my mom every day, even on vacation
8. I wish I were super skinny again
9. My grandmother is 94
10. I love music (see music player at bottom for favorites)
11. I have a great husband- love him bunches
12. I have been married 11 years
13. My hair has been every color under the rainbow
14. I love to wear Rainbow flip flops
15. I love Louis Vuitton bags
16. I love Chanel shoes and bags
17. I believe my house is haunted
18. I have one brother who is over six foot tall (he stole my height)
19. I was a evil teenager
20. I am super funny about food
21. I worry to much
22. I got married on Valentines Day
23. In Charleston
24. I love fashion and clothing
25. I am a bit OCD
26. I like the movie Eyes Wide Shut
27. I love my Volvo - Volvo for life
28. I was once shot in the face with a bow and arrow
29. I am a Virgo
30. I am scared of vomit, vomiting, and the stomach flu
31. I am a germ freak because of the above
32. I only drink decaf tea
33. I love Halloween
34. Fall is my favorite season
35. I love my kids with all of my heart
36. I have four cats
37. Wednesday
38. Salem
39. Morticia
40. Cat Dog
41. I love my parents
42. Pizza - yummy
43. Ice Cream - yummy
44. I am learning to let others help
45. Fleetwood Mac is my favorite group
46. My mother in law is Martha re-born
47. I like rain
48. I like Builtmore House
49. We went to Mexico on our honeymoon
50. I think everyone should be nice
51. Mean people really do suck
52. I wish I could meet Lilly Pulitzer
53. I am a Led Zeppelin fan
54. I pick my face
55. I have received a Madame Alexander doll at Christmas, for years
56. I love White Lake
57. The North Carolina coast rocks
58. I think in a past life I lived in Savannah
59. I love a good deal
60. I want to speak Spanish
61. I want to learn piano
62. I want to read the entire Bible
63. I am a night owl
64. I am grumpy in the morning
65. My closet is organized by color
66. I have sold over 600 items on eBay
67. This is hard
68. I like my black and tan mom clothes
69. Crazy people fascinate me
70. I was stuck up in High School and I am ashamed of it
71. I like gum
72. Enjoy naps
73. I want to be a decorator / organizer
74. Being a stay at home mom is the hardest job I have ever had
75. Being a stay at home mom is the best job I have ever had
76. My hubby spoils me
77. That makes me happy
78. I dislike sports
79. My house is either spotless or trashed, no in between
80. My daughter is named after a member of Fleetwood Mac and my uncle
81. My husband dislikes my cooking
82. The meat department of the supermarket scares me
83. I have white coat syndrome
84. Anything preppy is good
85. I am making a mommy's boy out of my son
86. I don't care
87. Kids are only little once
88. I think society forces children to grow up to fast
89. I do the same things before bed every night
90. My hair guy rocks
91. If my hair does not look good I will be in a bad mood
92. I like to read
93. I am a shopping addict
94. I like to help others
95. I use to much hand sanitizer
96. My husband and I have known each other since 1991
97. We dated, took a four year break, found each other again and married
98. I read to many blogs
99. Number 98. does not help my insomnia
100. This has been fun

No more bad dreams

My children complain of bad dreams. No amount of talking and explaining helped. They feed off of the others complaints. Problem solved, "the dream catcher". I know they are tacky to look at and I found the smallest ones possible but they believe in them and they have helped. Both children have four poster beds and I just slid it down one of the post. So my advice to any mom's dealing with the excuse of bad dreams (to get in the bed with mommy) is to try this method. It has helped tremendously at my house. Baby boy did tell me today that sometimes he just "had" to get in my bed because his dreams were so big that they would not fit through the catcher.

Random things I need to say

I have several random things to talk about.

1. I accidentally deleted my blog list. I needed to update anyway so I will be doing that soon.

2. My buddy over at Preppy-Coastee-Mommy is having her first giveaway so make sure and check her out.

3. My sweet Mommy got me a prize today. These GREAT Chanel sunglasses. Thank you Mom...(Hubby said I looked like a bug with them on but what does he know)

4. Why would Noggin (kids television channel) have a show called "Toot and Puddle"? You don't even want me to go there. Yes, the pigs are cute but their names remind me of what happens in the bathroom.

OUR STREP CULPRIT

As I posted several days ago, we have had more strep in this household that you could shake a stick at...Lulu has had it twice (since February) Hubby and I both had it last weekend and wouldn't you know it Lulu started running a fever again last night. Off to the Doctor on a Saturday Morning and of course, she has it again....I mentioned to the Doctor that Baby Boy was yet to get it but had a nasty infected toe that started out as a ingrown toe nail. Doc. inspects the toe and immediately prepares to do a strep test on him. Baby boy was less that thrilled that he was getting a strep test as Sissy's doctors appointment. Keep in mind Baby Boy is fine and dandy and in the process of destroying the doctors office. Well, wouldn't you know it....Baby Boy has strep....So, he is either a carrier or a symptom less child. Either way he is our culprit...He is the one that has been sharing his strep and we did not even realize it. He also has a strep toe. In case you did not realize it, the feet are prime target for strep to venture into and cause a infection. Gross....Now both children are on antibiotics, I finish mine tomorrow and Hubby just opted for the shot last week. Keep your fingers crossed that this will rid our house of this nasty strep....

My sexy man list

This is my sexy man list 2009 (in no specific order)

Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac

Jamie Deen , son of Paula Deen
Alan Jackson
Matthew McConaughey
And last but not least
My Wonderful Hubby

St. Paddy's Madness

I had two of the CUTEST outfits for my children to wear today. LuLu in a green shamrock dress with bows on the shoulders (think of the Valentines dress) and Baby Boy in a authentic Ireland rugby. I made them stand still and got lots of cute shots using my NEW camera. Well, guess what, I do not know how to work my new camera very well and took all of the shots as videos. No photos to put on the blog. I am so mad, I have tried everything I can think of and there will just be no photos from St Paddy's Day. Since I have no cute kid photos of today I will just leave you with some nice green clover.

Twenty little toes

I found a cool site that features people's feet in various locations. the-gypsy-feet.blogspot.com
Check out "Oh Carolina" for my favorite twenty piggies.

ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND WE GO

Round and Round and Round we go and where Mr. Strep throat stops nobody knows...I just want him out of my house...Baby Girl (several times this year) then Hubby and now me. I will be back as soon as this wheel of strep leaves, I finish "The Devil in the Junior League" and get my household back in order. I have a lot to say, just give me a few days.

Hello Mr. Dorito's

Hello Mr. Dorito's, I just fell off of my diet plan because of you and ate you along with 21 of your friends. Thanks a bunch, now I must deal with the guilt. Plus you have made my belly ache. No you were not worth it. I will not give in to your tempting ways again. So take your fat grams and MSG and know that you will not tempt me again...Ha, Ha, Ha.....

DIRTY FLOORS

I cannot STAND for my floors to be dirty and all of this snow and slush makes them very hard to keep clean. My children are doing a pretty good job with shoe removal but hubby brought home dirty wet feet tonight and this just really put me in a bad mood.....I think I will purchase everyone in the household a pair of these.....

SNOW DAY

It snowed and snowed and snowed last night, YIPPEE...

Harper Valley P.T.A

I would like to dedicate this to my dear friend Jennifer.R You go girl.....Think about EDHS and Brier Creek.....

Tea Partay

I'm scared

This little one if sneaky and full of ideas....I know I have posted it before but little boys are full of random ideas and baby boy is no exception....

I have had two random questions today that worry me.

1. Am I to big to fit in the refrigerator ?

2. Is my skin to hard to poke holes in ?

Last week while outside I heard him tell his sister to go get a lighter and he would burn the pile of sticks they had picked up...

My two Valentines

My favorite video

Volvo Driving Soccer Mom

sorry, but you cannot get this video to work on a blog anymore so just go to you tube and watch it.....I will keep checking and if possible get it later....



PS. I was never a stripper (maybe close though) HA,HA

Products.......

Mac studio fix





I am sorta short of words tonight so I will just list some of my favorite products....

This little girl touches my heart

The Macs

This blog has touched my heart, please go there and pray for this child.

At Christmas she was fine and now she is taking chemo. She is under a year old and is cute as a button but is very, very sick.

If someone can tell me how to make a button for blogs I will be happy to add one. THIS FAMILY NEEDS PRAYERS.....Lets all get the word out and get more people praying for her....(I am just not sure of how buttons ect. all work) Lets spread the word.

Oh where, oh where, have I been????

Twice yearly I work for a lady that does a HUGE children's consignment sale. I am in charge of the toy section, so all of the toys you see (and many you don't) I place in their spots. Plus work throughout the sale. It's a fun job and I can shop early plus get paid well. It gets me out of the house at night for several weeks and brings me good adult interaction. So there you have it, my moonlighting fun for several weeks...My posting may be sparse for a short while but I will be back.

It snowed

Finally it snowed....here's the proof

Bread and Milk

Our strung out hyper weather people and calling for snow in redneckville. Around here everyone knows when this happens the local grocery stores are out of bread and milk. (this means the grocery stores in the surrounding big towns) Can you guess what the local Wal mart here in redneckville is out of ??????? Marlboro lights and Bud light....No kidding, I went to get some dish liquid and Tide and I was the only person in the store without a case of Bud, Marlboro's and five frozen pizzas. The check out girl even said that the sale of beer was up by one hundred percent.

How did I end up in this town??????

Dinner

Dinner was amazing. I forgot to mention in the recipe that you can use mozzarella cheese on the sandwich. Very easy and a great addition to my recipe collection.

I feel better

I feel better about myself with no make up.......

WHAT'S IN MY SLOW COOKER TODAY

A friend recently shared this recipe with me and I cannot wait until tonight to try it.

One slow cooker

2-3 lb. rump roast

1 can of beef broth

1 can of French onion soup

1 bottle of beer

salt & pepper

cook on high most of day

shred meat, place on French bread, serve with side of Au-Jus (will be broth in slow cooker)

sounds yummy to me....

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Me in a bottle???

A friend got me a bottle of this for my birthday. I believe that the same company also makes "Mad Housewife" pictured in the photo below. I have been saving my bottle of "BITCH" for a special occasion. I will let you know when I drink it....

Things that got on my nerves today

Here are four things that got on my nerves today,

1. Cat Hair

2. Finding sippy cups in weird places

3. Children's web sites that are hard for a child to understand and work

4. Stopped up toilets

How I am ...right now

At this moment in my life I am a procrastinating perfectionist suffering from insomnia. Sums it up. Now here at 2:00 am I am forcing myself to bed because my children will get up at the crack of dawn. Thank you and goodnight.

Frank

Oh my gosh, on the way to the In Laws we passed FRANK....Baby boy is OBSESSED with the movie "Cars". (most days we MUST only call him "Lightning McQueen) As soon as I saw this tractor sitting in a field I knew we were getting ready for a pit stop.

Just a few more Christmas pics

Top photo, Lulu and cousin, the eating of the ginger bread house (notice baby boy has the entire roof) Just a snap shot of Lulu I thought turned out good, the two bottom are during the Christmas morning blow up.

Christmas and New Years update (just a bit late)

Things have been hectic, you know the routine, take down all of the Christmas decor, clean out toys to make room for all the new ones, clean house and generally just get back into the swing of things. This year all of these task seem to have taken forever. Procrastination because of perfectionism is one of my BIG problems.

The holidays were wonderful and I am truly blessed. I have great family and friends and even got along with the In Laws this year. (apparently it was my Sister in Laws turn to be a problem with the MIL this year)

News Years Eve was also fun, we hosted a small party of close friends of my parents and played cards until 1:00 am or so.

The photo above is of the Christmas morning "blow up". Lulu got her pink DS and baby boy got all the usual boy trucks, cars and legos. (plus a ton of other various things to make sure they were spoiled just a little more).

MY EX LOVERS

All of my ex lovers got together yesterday...... Sorry, been in a really strange mood lately, but will be back very soon....

MERRY CHRISTMAS (AGAIN)

For some reason I am really in the mood to blog....I cannot seem to stop. Believe me I have a million things to do and I cannot get off the computer. Maybe I am avoiding what I really should be doing. Just wanted to to share this with you...Merry Christmas from our Pink Eyes... (really sorta pink and green) Ha Ha...Better than the dreaded stomach flu though...

Merry Christmas

I had my blog all set up for a nice Christmas ending (the post with the pink and green ornaments) but this morning I felt the urge to vent about my husbands inability to keep up with his keys and messed up my order so I will do another Christmas post. I took this shot from one of my trees this morning. So again, I will say "MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL" (and again and again if I don't stop blogging)

HAVE YOU SEEN MY KEYS???

"HAVE YOU SEEN MY KEYS"??? This is the question that plagues my husband's life daily....My response is always the same "NO" The man cannot keep up with his keys. I need a tee shirt for him that reads "have you seen my keys". If anyone knows where I can get one please let me know.

Merry Christmas

I just want to wish everyone in the whole wide world a Happy Holiday Season...

Christmas Card Photo

Here is the photo I used for our Christmas cards this year. I cannot believe I found one where I deemed myself decent enough to mail out to the world.

Christmas Fun

I thought these were funny

Lulu's earrings

I saw these on Sippycups blog and thought they were precious so I had to get some for Lulu. They are for Valentines day and that will be around the time she can remove her starter earrings and sport her new ones. Perfect...

Lilly Pulitzer Video

LuLu's ear piercing

What a sad face...She really did want her ears pierced ( we did not force her)
so happy here.....

CHRISTMAS DECOR

Here are a few random photos from around my house. I love to decorate for Christmas...Notice my pink and green Lilly inspired bathroom..I put up three big trees and five smaller ones.

1922 FAMILY PHOTO

The great thing about the internet is that it allows you to find information in which you might have never found without it. I found these on Ancestry . The man pictured above is my great great grandfather. The photo was taken in 1922.

I HAVE NOT BEEN KIDNAPPED

I WILL BE BACK I JUST HAVE A MILLION THINGS TO DO BEFORE CHRISTMAS....

What did you have to eat????

My Thanksgiving table (notice new color on walls-I just love it) We had this table in the dining room and another in the kitchen. We had twelve people. Every year I get to use my Amber Depression Glass goblets. They just look like Thanksgiving. Love the fall colors.

From reading many of your blogs I noticed a huge variation of menus. Some sounded good, some sounded a bit strange. Here is what we had in the deep south....

Thanksgiving menu 2008

Fried turkey
Cornbread dressing
Mashed potatoes
Green beans and Corn
Sweet potatoes casserole
Baked macaroni and Cheese
Cole slaw
Deviled eggs
Lima beans
Rolls
Sweet tea
Pecan pie
Pumpkin roll
Carrot cake

Happy Thanksgiving

I am truly blessed this Thanksgiving to have such a great family to share this Holiday with. I am thankful for all I have. More to come tomorrow....

LILLY PULITZER WAREHOUSE SALE

I may be to far down south to make it to the sale BUT, I have a great friend who went today and gave me the play by play over the cell...Sounds like she got some great deals (with a few for me, of course). Lots of love to all who live close enough to attend-I'm so jealous.

WEDNESDAY ADDAMS AND BRAD PAISLEY

Many of you will remember my post on how my BFF looks like Wednesday Addams. Well, just the other night while watching the CMA awards I had another moment where it occurred to me that her husband looks just like Brad Paisley. So as a follow up on her story I posted a photo of her husband compared to Brad Paisley. This means Wednesday Addams is married to Brad Paisley. How cute....

SEE YA LATER LILLY

This weekend I finally had the chance to switch over my summer closet to the winter goods. It was a all day daunting task. It should have been done long before now but time was not on my side. In the children's playroom there is a extra closet so the off season stuff gets smashed into that closet. So for now the Lilly will sleep peacefully until the warm weather returns.

TWO HEADED TURTLE

Just had to share this pic. of a two headed turtle we saw on Lulu's field trip to a science center...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY BOY

Tuesday was baby boy's fourth birthday...Happy birthday to my sweet little boy...I will say he can make a preppy momma proud. He wanted a Volvo birthday cake and a Dyson vacc. for his birthday. He went to the mall for a build a bear and then to spend the afternoon with daddy at Volvo. We had a small family gathering where he got his Volvo cake and Dyson that is just like mommies. This thing was impossible to find and had to be purchased through eBay. We had a blast and he had a great birthday.

MONSTER IN LAW

HOW SHE FEELS ABOUT ME

HOW I FEEL ABOUT HER

EXCUSE ME

Why does everyone including ABC news keep saying,

McCain Graciously Concedes to Obama, the Nation's First Black President

Half of his family was white, therefore making him multi racial. Not black not white but multi-racial.

Giveaway

Peeptoe Pumps and Pearls is having a great giveaway.....Check her out and sign up to win the pearls...

Halloween Party

Halloween night, Baby Boy, Lulu, and my nephew (yes, Baby Boy is Po the red teletubbie, he refused to be anything else.....Just a battle I did not care to tackle....My front entrance

Decor for the party

I hosted Lulu's class Halloween Party , we had around fifty people. It was such as blast. I had six stations for the children to visit. Halloween bingo, the good fortune teller, craft table, decorating pumpkins, mad lab boxes, and lots of food...
The brain ....
Great spooky antique picture I found at a local estate sale....
The litter box cake was a huge hit, looked so real

The good fortune teller

Halloween bingo with Elvis ( aka my father)

HALLOWEEN

I know I have been missing for the past week or so but things have been so very busy. We hosted my daughters class Halloween party. We had a blast and I will shortly post about the party and add tons of pics. Stay tuned, I must go get ready to take Lu Lu to a Cheetah Girls show. Be back tonight....

DOOR DECOR

For the front door area of our house I will be using this idea. I think it is so cute. Now all I have to do is locate two legs.

PINK PREPPY HAUNTED HOUSE

HALLOWEEN PIC. OF THE DAY

PINK PREPPY HALLOWEEN

Baby boy makes first purchase on ebay

This morning I found a pair of Lelli Kelly tennis shoes on ebay that I wanted for Lulu. My maximum bid was 20.06. I placed my bid and went on about my day. (leaving the screen up so I could check it later) Baby boy was playing in my office but I took little notice and next thing I knew he was playing one of his games on the computer. Later I checked my bid and I had won the shoes for 36.00. I got worried that I was losing what little is left of my mind. Even considered that maybe our resident ghost was playing tricks for Halloween. Talked to ebay , no help and still no clue. Later I decided to check my deleted emails and found a bid confirmation where my maximum bid was 25,588.00. Baby boy is very good on the computer and can point and click, change screens and start his own games, AND apparently, buy his sister shoes. She is excited and even thanked him at dinner. I have got to watch this little boy, he is sneaky. He will be four next month and is full of energy and mischief. The included photo really captures his personality.

COLDS

I have a darn cold. Wonder where I can get one of these? I could put it to good use.

SLEEPING IN CHURCH

On the way home from church today I asked Hubby how many times he fell asleep and he said only once. Then he informed me that if at any point he had to sit with his head down and eyes closed for more than 30 seconds he would be asleep. This does not shock me because the man falls asleep at stop lights on the way home from work and awakes to the horn of the car behind him. When we go to bed I swear in less than 30 seconds he is snoring. How in the world does he go to sleep that fast? His dad does it and so does my son. Must be something with their genes.

HALLOWEEN PIC OF THE DAY

Sorry I know its kinda gross, but I like it.

SPAM

I just received my first case of spam on my comments section. Do these people have a life? My guess would be no... So from now on my comments will be moderated. Lesson learned and no more crazy spam for me but I did catch my parents eating it last week...ugh...