Nanna and PaPa have a new puppy, would love to tell you what kind he is...but all I can say is that he is small and furry. Perfect size for a little two year old! His name is Mikey, but Little likes to call him Mickey....she'll get it right, or maybe not. She doesn't care.
In case you haven't talked to me prior to Christmas....we had about seven different family gatherings during the month of December. One of our stops was at Uncle Brad and Aunt Ann's house and they have a large stuffed alligator in their living room. Well, this is just too much fun to pass up!!! Little did tame the wild beast, but not before it almost ate her!! She and her cousins had loads of fun. They aren't supposed to play on the alligator, but since Rileigh was doing it....well, you know how that goes.
I stayed up WAY past my bedtime last night...why??? b/c my latest book was just TOOO good to put down. 
Stone Cold is the third in the Camel Club trilogy. The book wrapped up some lose ends that had been around since book one and two, but it still left you wondering what would happen at the end and definately what is coming up next.....everything wasn't tied up nice and neatly. But not so much that it frustrated you. He left you enough details that you start to wonder how he will continue the lives of the characters. It is heartbreaking when a member of the Camel Club dies! Through all hree of the books, they get into some tricky situations, but always come out with just a few bumps and bruises...but to have one DIE!! It was definately a shocker, but crucial to the end of the book. Our main character, Oliver Stone (no, not the producer), gets his revenge.
I'll keep you posted on how it is. Wondering what he is going to tell me that most women don't already know!! ha, ha
I am SOOOO proud of my daughter. She comes into the kitchen with her book and sits on the floor and starts reading. This isn't that unusual....but this time, she is pretty close to what the book says. This is a video clip of it and to say I am proud is a HUGE understatement.
Did you get the Christmas card I sent you????
You say no, I don't understand....oh, wait, I didn't send Christmas cards this year......so sorry. I am the person who usually sends them out the Monday after Thanksgiving...and this year, well, it has gotten away from me and I have made the executive decision that we aren't sending them. I am going to try (notice the verb) to send out a Christmas email (and yes, I know that isn't even remotely as good, nor the same). To add to this dilemma, I like to use my Cowboy Santa picture and as I've said...it isn't a good picture (yes, I will eventually post this, too). So, please don't be offended that I didn't send you are card. I didn't leave you out, no one got one this year! But, I will be back on track next year and send you one then!
Have a fantastic day!! HAPPY FRIDAY!!!
Have you seen the new picture? Well, take a gander to the right and you'll see it. We did take the yearly one with Cowboy Santa...but not real happy with that one, so we are using this one instead. When I get it scanned, I'll post it and you'll see why it didn't make the Christmas card, nor the blog.
Wow, how things can change within the course of a few weeks!!
Typical night at our house (after bath and such),
"Are you tired?"
"Yes, I tired Momma."
"Time for bed."
"Ok, Momma." and she pads off to bed!!
It is FANTASTIC. Sometimes there is a little bit of crying, but gone are the nights of screaming and falling asleep on the floor! It is almost too good to be true!
But, she is still my little girl b/c she wants to be rocked and held. This is actually new b/c she isn't much of a cuddler. I think she is getting it from the sitter b/c now there is an infant at the sitters, so she sees the baby being held and rocked!
Oh, they do grow up SO very quickly.
I think I've just finished one of the best books I've read in awhile. This is one that would make for a GREAT movie, Wishing You Well by David Baldacci. 
This is a heart-warming tale of two children that have to go to live with their great-grandmother in the mountains of Virginia. As the story unfolded, I was reminded of my paternal family and how they labored in the cotton fields and the hard life they lived. The story really makes you take stock of your family (past and current) and what is important in life. This is not Baldacci's regular genre and he talks about this and how writing this inspired him to research more about his family or maybe it was the other way around! I recommend this book, especially at this time of the year and because times are tough, but in no way tough compared to what this family endures. God Bless and happy reading! :-)
Ok, it was down-right FREEZING this morning, although it was only in the low 40's....but if you know me, you know that anything below 80 is FREEZING to me!!!
Last night, I was all snuggled in bed, reading my newest book (more to come later in the week) and the weather caught my attention...the weather dude mentioned freezing temperatures. What, are you kidding me?? My plants!!! YIKES.....so I clammer out of bed, throw on the house shoes (which have seen their better days, yet they continue to keep my piggies warm), and grab the closest jacket I can find....grab the plant sheets and venture out into the cold night air to cover up all my darling little plants...hey, I could have froze to death trying to save their little tender lives....alas, I made it and the temperature didn't even get to mid-30 last night. What does that weather man know???
I have friends that grew up in Canada, and parts of the northeastern US, and think this weather is great. I think they are CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Give me sunshine and 100 degree weather any day of the week!
That's about it.....can't wait until Thursday, because true to Texas weather, it will be back into the 80's!! You know what they say, "If you don't like the weather in Texas, wait five minutes b/c it will change!"
and have most of the decorations situated around the house.....I'll finish that up tomorrow. I am also hoping to get some gifts wrapped...since most have been bought and I didn't even have to go shopping at midnight or worse, 4 a.m.!I hope you are all eating to your heart's content and enjoying every moment of it.....I also hope the Aggies win...but I won't hold my breath on THAT one!
I just wanted to give you a list of what I'm thankful for this year:
1. God and the freedom to worship Him
2. A loving husband
3. A beautiful and wonderful daughter
4. A terrific family (both immediate, extended, and in-laws)
5. A great country to live in
6. Our armed forces that guard us here and across the sea
7. My health and the health of my family (we are a healthy and active bunch)
8. Employment
9. A beautiful house to live in
10. All of my wonderful and supportive friends
I pray that everyone has a wonderful day and enjoys the time with their family and friends.
Wow, I finished my first Danielle Steele book in decades....probably only off by a few years! It took me this long b/c it was difficult to get into and get wrapped up in the story. Why? Because it is so Danielle Steel predicatable! Yes, it is nice to read about the neat and extravagent places, blah blah, blah....but EVERY book of hers is like this, so let's have something new! Alas, this book wasn't to be the winner.
Recommend it? Only if you'd like to put your imind on hold while you read it. As you read about the main character, you want to reach in and strangle her for stupid guy decisions...and then the ending is so fairy-tale-ish....her editor should be shot; aside from the fact that you could see it coming for the majority of the book!
On to the next book...the only reason I haven't cracked the spine is because CSI (THE BEST SHOW EVER!) is on and I'm enjoying actually kicking on the couch watching television! I'll give you more details later....happy day!
I've seen them, and always said, "I could do that!" And I did. I co-hosted a baby shower this weekend for a good friend and my hubby and I made a diaper cake for the center-piece. I must say, for my first try at it, it turned out pretty darn cute!!! Now then, I'm not going into business or anything, but not bad!
She also makes this WONDERFUL portable chalk board, this
opens up into this:
Little doesn't play with dolls very much, but on this day, she and her ballerina doll were playing on the slide:
First the ballerina climbs up,
Then slides down,
And then it's Little's turn. It is good she can share with friends!
