Making These!! :)

http://daisyt13.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/santa-hat-brownies/

My Day Off

My husband gave me the day off today. At first I fought him over it, I thought he was trying to be rude ... he's not exactly the best with words; or rather I am super defensive. :)  I left the house in a huff without thinking about where I was going to go or what I was going to do.

I slammed my car door shut, flung myself into the driver's seat and pouted. I buckled the seat belt and turned my favorite "bad music" up really loud... a couple f-words later and I could feel the start of a smile creep across my face (I really love bad words and swearing in general. haha) and I decided that I was going to get a Rockstar. As soon as I cracked that bad boy open it was over! I was singing and dancing and la-la-loving my 'me time' all over town. Happy Day Off indeed. lol.

I spent the afternoon shopping and found some great deals. I parked at the back of parking lots because there was no need to rush, I went to 5 different stores, stopped to get coffee and go tanning, I didn't have to stress about littles or worry about how much time I had left before the boys got home, or what I was going to cook for dinner. It was fabulous! So fun. The only thing that could have made it any better would be a friend or two, creme brulee and maybe some Tofu Teriakyi.

All in all, it was a fabulous, relaxing day!! And now, I know what I want for Christmas!! :)

Snoqualmie Pass

My "most visited" website isn't Pinterest, it isn't Facebook, or even my Blog page. It's this:


http://wsdot.com/traffic/passes/snoqualmie/default.aspx



Every day (multiple times on most days) I check the weather on the Snoqualmie Pass to see whether or not I will be driving to Ellensburg or North Bend to pick up/drop off stepkids. Even on days I don't drive I check the weather reports to see if the extended report includes snow or super low temps so I can make a plan either way. It's a compulsive behavior I have, I hate it but I can't stop doing it... now you can do it too. :)

Hopefully Spring is just around the corner... that or a new job for my husband. Either one!

Truth!

December Disclaimer

I absolutely love Christmas time. I love everything about it. Family, Music, Treats, Charity, Activities, Lights, Hot Chocolate, Kindness, Decorations, Trees, Love, Snow, Happiness... spending obscene amounts of Money! lol.  

I love it all!! It makes me giddy. :) So be warned that my posts during this month are most likely going to have lots of : )  :)  : ), and probably way too many !!!!!!!!!!

Early Mornings

Early mornings mean a jump start on the day, a few extra hours I wouldn't have if I had gone back to bed. I woke up at 6:15, got the boys off to school, did some laundry, organized for a while, did a little online shopping, stalked all my favorite people, and now I am about to jog on the treadmill (while watching Limitless, again) then go make breakfast for my kids before they wake up! :)

It's going to be a great day!

Christmas Countdown Begins!! :)

I have been waiting for Dec 1st for quite some time! I absolutely LOVE doing an Advent Christmas Countdown with my kids, and this year is going to be awesome! :)

I didn't want to use a standard Advent Calendar this year; I wanted something different. So after looking at a bunch of ideas online, I decided that while I thought each idea was super cute, it wasn't what I wanted. My Little's are mischievous and most wouldn't last a day, especially if they found candy in even one little box, flap or envelope. :)

I needed a way of storing the activity/book/treats for a single day without having to display everyday at once. I remembered getting a tiny mailbox in place of a stocking one Christmas (my mom was super creative, and she enjoyed last minute shopping so it could have been her creative genes or a general lack of stockings at the store! lol) Anyway, a mailbox popped into my head. I did a google image search and sure enough I found someone who used a mailbox for an "Advent Calendar". I couldn't find a small craft size one that I deemed large enough for the perfect image I had in my head, so I bought (paid way too much for) a real-mail letters-steel-outside mailbox to use. :)

We decorated the outside of the mailbox with Christmas stickers and magnets. The Little's helped me and it turned out super cute, I didn't even overly OCD anything, just straightened a piece here and there. :) Now, each night I'll put an activity, book and treat in the mailbox and put the flag up for them to find the next day. Exactly what I was looking for and SUPER FUN! :)

(I will replace this crummy picture with a good one as soon as the battery for my camera is charged!)