Accomplishment...

So, I was going to write about all the dirt I am finding in my house and how it is driving me nuts!!! Really, I feel like I clean and clean, but the dirt just stays.

BUT INSTEAD, I am going to focus on an accomplishment!!!

CLEAN BOTTLES!

All six of them - at the same time!!!

All clean and ready to be used!

AMAZING!!!!!

I took a picture because this accomplishment will only be lived out until Mitch wakes up this morning....then the cycle will begin again. But for now, I revel in this bitty accomplishment and find joy!

Christmas Morning

I think my very best memory of yesterday morning will always be when we headed down the stairs as a family. Jack saw the tree lit up with all the presents underneath. He got very excited and proclaimed, "It's Jesus' Birthday!"

Elephant in the Room...

Jeremy and I participated in two white elephant gift exchanges this past weekend!! We traded a Bible Trivia game from the 1970s (which my sister picked up at a thrift store for us - I completely forgot about grabbing something from our Goodwill donations for the event) for a porcelain like bell with a cardinal as the handle. The next night we traded in our bell for a Chia Herb Garden!

Excuse me, I mean a Gourmet Chia Herb Garden.

Well, the good news is that someones misfortune in owning it became our indoor gardening activity this week! So thank you to whom ever it was that doesn't like Chia Herb Gardens...

The best part about this type of gardening is that it really isn't very messy! The dirt comes in a weird sponge-like pod that goes right into the pot once soaked in water. Looks like dirt, smells like dirt, but it certainly isn't as dirty as dirt!


Next the seeds...they give you six different herbs to choose from. We selected dill, parsley, sweet basil, and chives.


A little water for the seeds...


And a little water for this seed...

Mmmm...I was thirsty!

We put some baggies on the top for that "greenhouse-like" affect...

So, hopefully in a few weeks we will have some delicious herbs...I will keep you posted!

Sticky Situations...

Looking for a last minute stocking stuffer idea?

How about a roll of tape?

I think we could fill Jack's stocking up with a variety of rolls and he would be completely amused until they ran out. He LOVES tape. His imagination goes wild with tape.

Here are just a few of the things he has come up with while playing with rolls of tape:

• shoes. Yes - Shoes. He likes to put a band of tape around his feet and pretend that they are his fancy shoes.


• caves. He likes to section off a doorway with tape and escape into his very own cave.


• leashes. He loves to make a dog leash so that he can take his stuffed animals for walks...sometimes he even takes mama for a walk!


• decorations. He sometimes just puts pieces of tape on the wall as a decoration! (painters tape is recommended for this...easily removed!)


• balls. Tape is easily made into a ball for doing just about anything with!

"My Favorite Friend"

Let me introduce you to Jack...

And his "favorite friend," Ivan.

Jack loves Ivan.

When we head to church, Jack always asks me if Ivan is going to be there.

He even told me that Ivan is his favorite friend.

I Scream, You Scream...

We all scream for ICE CREAM!

"Yook at my Bwew Yips!" Jack told Miss Natalie (who works at Cold Stone...)

Instead of screaming for ice cream...Mitch literally ripped the cone right out of my hand!

I guess he loves brownie batter ice cream more than I do!!!

Talk about looking grown up?

All of the sudden he sprouts a moustache?

My friend Suzanne told me this would happen...I just didn't expect it so soon!




I would say he really did enjoy my, no...his "It" sized cone!

(Cold Stone now offers an "It" sized cone. A single scoop on a cone with no mix ins for just $.99)




And finally, one happy husband...with his "Strawberry Blonde!"

Ice cream that is...his wife is a chocolaty brunette!

Now you see it...

Take a good look at these luscious locks my friends...

By the end of this post you will see a very dramatic change!
We went to visit Besta to get Mitch's very first hair cut!
She made two pony tails with all this gorgeous hair.

Here is the first cut...
Oh, the trauma (for me that is)!
Well, at least he has a sucker.
What do I get in exchange for watching my baby grow up right before my eyes?




And here he is! A changed boy!!!

He looks so grown up!