December 2...

Last night I had to teach a class, so my sister came in to watch the boys. They headed to Cazador for some Mexican food and then Target so they could show her what they would like for Christmas in the toy aisle! Unfortunately, Jack had already put on his pj top and did not want to go. We finally convinced him to put on his t-shirt OVER his pj top. My sister looked at him and said, "Oh." Sometimes you just have to go with it!

December Daily: Day 1...

A "thing" that some scrapbookers do each year is to complete a December Daily scrapbook. The idea is that we do so much during the Christmas season, that why not record it! Last year I tried to make an album, even had all the paper chosen and put into an album ahead of time, but I still finished about 4 days. So, I am going to try once again. This is the first Christmas in our new place and guaranteed it won't go smoothly (like all my xmas decorations are still in storage) and I just want a record to look back on and say...OH WOW - remember that! My plan is that if I blog each day, then I will already have the journaling completed AND in a way, you all hold me accountable.

So, here is day 1...

On the first day of December, we watched "Shrek the Halls" and "The Grinch."

The boys watching the Christmas specials on the new flat screen TV ( I bet in 20 years, we will get a laugh out of that thing!)

Jason also stopped by at Cold Stone Creamy and got the boys some ice-cream. Birthday Cake remix with peanut butter and chocolate chips....yummy!!!

So, I took these pictures on Monday...which was November 30...so it really didn't happen in December - I am off to a great honest beginning!

Family Pictures...

On Saturday, we decided to go out to the bridge at our new house and take some pictures that might work for our Christmas card. It was a successful photo shoot..because I bribed Jack with prizes if he would look at the camera and smile. No need to bribe Sam, he can smile on command.

I love this picture of the boys...they are doing their Spiderman poses. Jack is actually flashing the "I love you" signal and double checking with Sam.

I would love to use this as my Christmas photo, but I am not in it!!! This is what taking pictures is really like with the Beldings!

For MaryKay...

I am doing some projects for my friend MaryKay. She just had knee surgery, so she won't be able to see this month's poster, so I told her I would put it on my blog for her to check out. I made a Christmas tree by tearing 4 different shades of green paper and then gluing them on poster board...I really like how it turned out. (Even Jas said, "Cool tree," while passing by!)

I tried to show the tearing a bit closer...

The boys and I went to Memory Bound and cut out these Christmas lights with their die-cut machines. It went very fast with all the help!

Sammy and Jackie Appleseed...

Jack came in the other day to get some water...he had an apple for lunch and decided to plant the seeds and they needed some water. Sam dug a hole...in the middle of the yard (middle of 3 acres!) and Jack dropped the seed into the hole. Here Sam is telling Jack were to pour the water.

Pouring the water.

And now checking if the apple tree is growing...I think something will grow there next year and I hope that I can pass it off as an apple tree!

Yippie!!

I'm back!! I know you have missed me! (hee hee) We FINALLY are connected and things are happy and good at our house, once again. I am planning on getting you all caught up on my moving adventures in the next couple of day. Until then, this is a picture of me (extremely tired, but determined to get caught up on my important computer work!) in my new scrapping spot. My corner is a mess at this time, crowded, but I like where it is located...in the sunroom. (now if we could just get some sun!)

Hello!!!!

No pictures today, just a word to say that I am still here. I plan on getting pictures up as soon as I have Internet to continue my important computer work.

As I have already shared, at this time we dp not have Internet or phone. I am going into shock and the shakes have started, without the Internet, so I have taken up getting 2-3 Starbucks a day to help get the jitters under control - costly!

We have no phone, so I am using my cell phone, which I am not a good cell phone carrier. I put it down and then forget where it is or I leave it in the car. So if you call, just leave a message.

We have no mail. I changed all of that 2 weeks before the move and the mail people "never got" the info. So, now we must wait another 7-10 days. The only good part is that when we do get it, it will be tons of it and then I will feel popular!

We have no dryer. The plug-in blew up. Now I have loads of wet laundry that I will need to take to my mom's or somewhere...in town.

We do have an awesome laundry shoot. There is one in the upstairs hallway AND the kitchen wall. The boys have LOVE throwing things down the shoot. We have had to put a halt on "hard" items. Too painful on the heads.

We do have a new TV that was hung on the wall by the night we moved. We do have direct TV which was installed the next morning. We have a HUGE attached garage that is heated. We have another HUGE 4 car detached garage witch is also heated. But, I don't have a garbage disposal.

And...we do have mice (which I will refer to as little customers) that love that I don't have a garbage disposal. I will update that later, because at this time I am off to buy some really good traps.

Overall, the move went great, we are getting settled in, the boys love it and it is beginning to feel like home.

Hope to be back on by the beginning of next week. If not, I will go into work again and blog from there...the girls there understand my pain from not having a computer!

Jump...Again...

Getting ready to move continues. The boys' beds are now down and they are sleeping on their mattresses on the floor - which they LOVE!! Jack calls his mattress his trampoline and as soon as it hit the floor, he was jumping on it. As you know, it didn't take long for Sam to join in...and how could I not take pictures!!

Don't worry, Sam did not run into the wall...see Jack under the table in the lower right hand corner?

Almost time...

I have been packing and packing. I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, but then I still have to load, unload and unpack the boxes!!

My scrapbook room is done. Here is a shot of my empty (almost empty) room.

My very empty scrap room closet...

and my very full living room of boxes!!!