1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? hot chocolate
2 . Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree. everything is wrapped
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? white on my tree and colored on the family one. outside lights are red and blue
4. Do you hang mistletoe? yes except A keeps taking it down lol
5. When do you put your decorations up? everything went up November 20th this year
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? everything!
7. Favorite Holiday memory (as a child:) my grandma reading the christmas story christmas morning
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? what truth?
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? just one
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree. lights, berry garland, i also have a wooden star garland that goes on than all the decorations
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? love it and even more so that we still have so much here!
12. Can you ice skate? no
13. Do you remember your favorite gift/memory. my barbie motorhome lol!
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being with
family and friends.
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? cheesecakes
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? reading the christmas story
17. What tops your tree? An angel
18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? both
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Faith Hills where are you Christmas
r20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? like them better in a mocha!
its still tonight lol
i'm {} this close to finishing my wallhanging to go above our fireplace. every piece has been sewn down in a metallic thread. i didn't use a buttonhole stitch, just a small straight one. i have to say, this was stressful! it was very hard to get the hang of it but i'm doing better. i still have the last few reins to finish and Santa's hat and coat than i can quilt it. and come Christmas, it will be on the wall!
hmmmm, i really wish our basement tile was the color in the picture and not the garish jade green that it actually is lol!!!
came to the realization
that telling people i have a blog may have been a mistake. i have a BIG vent i want to post and guess what? if i do and a certain few read it, oh man, it will hit the fan! thing is, i've already voiced my opinion and been sent to the naughty mat, so do i even care about rocking the boat more? *SIGH*
ya, i know you're shaking your head wondering if the full moon has gotten to me lol!
check back later tonight-had a successful day and can't wait to share
ya, i know you're shaking your head wondering if the full moon has gotten to me lol!
check back later tonight-had a successful day and can't wait to share
10 years ago my life changed
my parents were on their way home from Prince George when dad lost control of their truck on some black ice and ended up hitting another vehicle head on, spinning into a second vehicle before running head first into a wall.
dad wasn't expected to live. he was air lifted from Prince George to Abbotsford so my brother and i could say goodbye. he actually died twice on the plane and was brought back. he had severe head trauma, his head went through the windshield, his seatbelt didn't lock to hold him into place. the steering wheel, ended up breaking his collar bone, all but 3 of his ribs were broken-one which punctured a lung. today dads chest is literaly flat on ones side. he had internal bleeding, lost teeth and broke his nose.
mom was in better shape. but because her injuries weren't serious(she still suffers today from pain in her back and along the right side of her body from the impact of the second car hitting her door of the truck), she wasn't allowed to come down with dad in the air ambulance. Jim and friends of the family drove up the next day to bring mom home.
dad was in the hospital touch and go. i was given all power to sign off on any tests surgeries dad require. that involved some of the hardest desicions i know i will ever have to make.
to this day, my dad is not the same person. he suffers from mood swings, short term memory loss. he has become very selfish and angry-not the dad i had growing up.
as much as it pains me to have dad the way he is now, i know how blessed we are that they both survived. God was watching over them that day
dad wasn't expected to live. he was air lifted from Prince George to Abbotsford so my brother and i could say goodbye. he actually died twice on the plane and was brought back. he had severe head trauma, his head went through the windshield, his seatbelt didn't lock to hold him into place. the steering wheel, ended up breaking his collar bone, all but 3 of his ribs were broken-one which punctured a lung. today dads chest is literaly flat on ones side. he had internal bleeding, lost teeth and broke his nose.
mom was in better shape. but because her injuries weren't serious(she still suffers today from pain in her back and along the right side of her body from the impact of the second car hitting her door of the truck), she wasn't allowed to come down with dad in the air ambulance. Jim and friends of the family drove up the next day to bring mom home.
dad was in the hospital touch and go. i was given all power to sign off on any tests surgeries dad require. that involved some of the hardest desicions i know i will ever have to make.
to this day, my dad is not the same person. he suffers from mood swings, short term memory loss. he has become very selfish and angry-not the dad i had growing up.
as much as it pains me to have dad the way he is now, i know how blessed we are that they both survived. God was watching over them that day
i ran out
how did that happen? i made 85 Christmas cards this year and i'm short 12!! argh! have the teacher cards made, the ones for the CST Christmas card exchange and the ones for Jim's work. i better make 20 just incase i've forgotten anyone else!
this is my THIRD post today! wow!!
this is my THIRD post today! wow!!
do over
i had originally done this card like this. 
i didn't like the way it turned out at all. so my mission for today was to make a better looking card. i pulled off the tags(what was i thinking? lol) and mulberry and came up with this. much better if i do say so myself! now the boys' teacher cards are finished :)
i didn't like the way it turned out at all. so my mission for today was to make a better looking card. i pulled off the tags(what was i thinking? lol) and mulberry and came up with this. much better if i do say so myself! now the boys' teacher cards are finished :)
deck the halls
house is all decorated for Christmas. actually has been for a few weeks now. we have 7 tress up-my tree in the living room, family tree in the family room, a small one inthe office(Jim has that one decorated with fishing lures) and one in each of the boys rooms. Jim just got the exterior lights up yesterday. he has few more strands he is looking for places to hang.A started a nutcracker collection about 3 yrs ago; its really grown and has to be the favorite decorations in our house. he even has a tree in his room decorated with them as well.
december already!
and i'm finished our Christmas shopping! happy dance time i still have to finish off the gift for my sister in law and A. i'm starting mom's tomorrow. i have still not decided if i'm going to do the tin for mom or not. see how much time i have left.
we took the boys to see the Santa parade tonight-thought we would freeze to death before Santa finally made it to where we were sitting. mental note; next year don't sit at the end of that parade route *sigh* lol
doing a bit of stamping tonight during the Canucks game. you know you are a hockey fan(not a fanatic ;) ) when you have one game on the TV(NHL) and another on the radio(WHL). i finished off the last 2 cards using the OSW(one sheet wonder). i'm really please with how these turned out
we took the boys to see the Santa parade tonight-thought we would freeze to death before Santa finally made it to where we were sitting. mental note; next year don't sit at the end of that parade route *sigh* lol
doing a bit of stamping tonight during the Canucks game. you know you are a hockey fan(not a fanatic ;) ) when you have one game on the TV(NHL) and another on the radio(WHL). i finished off the last 2 cards using the OSW(one sheet wonder). i'm really please with how these turned out
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