First time on craigslist

I have officially sold something on Craig's list. The people that lived here before us were kind enough to leave behind somethings that have come in handy. For instance:

A huge tarp, I mean huge: I used to cover my garden during the frost as well as other projects.



A dolly: that we have used to move many things around.



Kitchen table and four chairs: The round table now is going to be the computer table for the kids play area and then will be their homework/craft table a little later on. The chairs I love the shape, though I plan to repaint them and we use them as extra seating when we have dinner guest, or use in the spare room for guest that sleep over and want to have a place to put their shoes on, or... you get the picture.



A big huge loungey kind a chair an Ottoman: That my mother-in-law was very happy to take home.



A wet/dry vac: Don has used this in our demo many times and it does a good job on my car too, when I remember to vacuum out my car.



A washer and dryer: They both work and I just sold them on Craig's list. It took about a week. The proceed went to getting bi-fold doors for my laundry area and a door, framing and trim for the door between Don's and my new offices.



There are some other random things like the cement bench outside that I see a beautiful flower garden surrounding, but we won't go into that now. Thank you, house owners before us, for either thinking this stuff was junk or being to lazy to take it with you. Your junk has been helpful to us!

First grade music review

Josh sang with the first grade classes at his school. Overall they did pretty well. The kid in the red kept talking to Josh and I wanted to say, "Someone get that trouble maker away from my kid.", but I didn't I just sat listened and took blurry pictures.



It was interesting to me they sang a song about Kwanzaa, a dradel song, Hanukkah song and some Christmas fun songs -the jingle bells sort, even a song about winter. But not one Christian Christmas song. Interesting.



I was very proud of my boy, he sang and was happy.

Christmas Cookie Tradition

Every year my mom and I would make Christmas cookies (by the way my mom's not dead just on the other side of the US, hence the "would".). We would plan out what were going to make vowing to only make 4-5 different kinds and never keeping that vow. We would start early in the morning determine and end early evening a little to punch happy and daring anyone to ask us, "What's for dinner?".

Well, every year now that I live in Tennessee I get that cookie making twitch and I have to make cookie plates. I made a list, again not keeping to my only 4 different kinds of sweets- it's just too hard-I also made a list to who I would give them to. One of my friends was like where do you draw the line. I was like that's easy: people that VT me, people I VT, my kids' teachers (for Holly that is 6 different people), my 3 neighbors, and my mailman (because I am too cheap to tip. I would have gotten the trash guys, but I wasn't sure where to put it). Well I thought this was a wonderful plan until I started thinking of the other friends that I have that don't fall into these categories and the guilt started. So to these said friends- I will get you next year and bake more!

The bandaged hand you may ask. My oven hates me and will only open 1/2 way so when getting something out of the oven I managed to burn the top of my hand than pull downwards (you know because it was hot) and then burn by my wrist which was facing down. Yes, I am very talented and my loving husband bandaged me up. By the way he did add his name to the cookie list this year too.

Santa Baby

We went to the mall to visit Santa. Holly has decided very late in the game that she wants a teddy bear and dress-up clothes. I knew about the dress-up clothes, but this teddy bear thing came out of now where. What gives? Josh had no problem rattling off EVERYTHING that he wanted. This was a wonderful Santa he was very patient and answered all questions including "Where are you reindeer?", Josh noticed that there were no reindeer in sight at the mall.

Some of the kids favorite christmas songs: Josh, Frosty the Snowman. Holly, Santa Baby. (but she sings it Santa Clauses baby. "Hey mom, why is Santa Clauses baby coming going down a chimney?".

Books I've read

I read 30 Books this year. The last book I read was Nobody's Princess. Not bad for a year. So I am starting a new list the year. Actually no I am wrong. I read 31 books because I also read The Book of Mormon too. I really enjoyed my reading time. It was something I had lost for a while.

It's just how I bowl!

For Holly and Mommy time one day we bowled in our hallway. I just closed all the doors and it was a perfect alleyway.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to everyone. I think that my only resolutions will be what our stake president asked of us this Sunday. Only 2: Read your scriptures everyday and pray everyday. Two very simple things, yet I fall short of all to often. I want to keep close to the Lord and it is not very hard if I invite Him into my life just by reading and praying. I want this for me, I want this for my kids, I want this for my family, and I want this for all the primary kids that I am suppose to lead. (What was he thinking?).

Hope all your goals come true this year.