Christmas in the Grove

Happy Holidays everyone!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years. We had a very quite and peaceful time.

Mooch celebrated his 15th birthday on the 28th. We took Big Boy to the airport at 330Am, yes I said 330. The benefits of going that early-no traffic, hardly anyone at the airport for him and for me getting around driving, getting to go home and sleeping in until 1030. Just to name a few. Big Boy went to Utah for our Nieces wedding. Congrats Katie and Mark....

Where does time go?

Wow, it's Dec. 10th. A lot has happened in the last 2 weeks. We had to take Ceaser back the other day. Mooch has shown a reaction to him. He was starting to get runny noses, and when he got scratched it left big red welts. So as a family he decided to give him back. We did it with in the 2 weeks so they gave us a full refund. Thank goodness. It was a very sad day at the House..We took a lot of pictures so I will post one really soon.

I spent most of the weekend cleaning and organizing the basement. It looks great. I feel really good about all that I got done. I also got most of my Christmas shopping done. I just have to wrap and send everything. It feels good to have most of done. I have had a really fun time putting my moms package together.

Guard will your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Thank God It's Friday!!!

I went to a co-workers baby shower last night. It was in a very SWAKKY neighborhood~It was catered and had a bartender. Can you believe it? They were serving Mango-Rita's! I think after all was said and done I drank about 4 Mango-Rita's. Boy did they go down smoothly. Annie is priceless. Cadi finally got her girl after 2 boys. It was a great night. Thanks Cadi!

I'm so glad its Friday. It was a long week. It was a Non-School Day for us in Minnesota. That means I work all day with the kids, with no break! I know you are thinking I'm is crazy. One of our family's last day at the site was today. I will miss them deeply! The kids gave the site 4 Hoilday movies, they also gave me a scrapbooking page kit. It was very thoughtful.

Tess is really getting to enjoy Ceaser's the ferrets company. It is cute to watch them interact with each other. Tess will follow him everywhere, he goes under the tree she is right there behind him. We had to baby proof the rooms. Big Boy put him to bed and Tess laid on the floor next to the cage and fell asleep.

They are saying we are going to get 8-12 inches of snow on Saturday. I will let you know how much snow we actually get.

~Kindness, like a boomerang. always returns.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Grove!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Ours was very nice. Big Boy and I went out to get the groceries for the meal and got a 26# turkey. It sounded like a good idea at the time. We had 3 people from one family and 6 from another and our 5. 14 total in our kitchen/living room. It actually worked out nicely.
Well back to the 26# turkey, it was so dang big. Big Boy made us do the basting every 30 minutes method. I wanted to put it in the big plastic bag and call it a day. It took forever to cook that turkey. We said we were going to eat at 2pm and we finally said enough at 330pm. Everyone loved my stuffing. My mom would of been proud. With everyone going back for 2nd and 3rd we did not have ANY leftovers. Damn....

We were going to see a movie but couldn't find one we all wanted to see. So we stayed and played card games. It was a fun, relaxing, tummy filled day.

Things I'm Thankful for:

*A husband that is the BEST! I love him more everyday......

*My wonderful family that has to put up with a lot of mood swings lately.

*Having a room of my own to be creative and build lifelong memories in.

*A older sister who I can call at anytime for support, encouragement & advice. She is truly a treasure
whom I'm blessed to have in my life.

*For my very dear friends whom I share a lot of laughter with.

I do have a lot to be Thankful for this year! Thank you GOD you are gracious and kind to me and my family. For you all things are possible.

HOW LUCKY AM I?!!!!!

Mooch and I spent a good amount of time this weekend cleaning up the endless supply of leaves in are backyard from the tree I love. We had to get everything ready for the winter weather coming soon, but hopefully not to soon. Mooch stopped mowing at one point and played with Tess in the mounds of leaves on the ground. It was priceless. Mooch has a great playful, heart......

Well I know you are dieing to know how I'm doing on my Craft room. I thinking it is more Crap room! Just kidding. It is going really well. I have a lot of motivation this weekend. I watched Oprah the other day when the lady that had a shit load of CRAP in her house and that was enough for me. I'm not anything like her but understand how it can affect things around you. I want to be creative and having fun in my room. Big Boy is the best. He went and got me a flat screen TV for the room. He is the very best. I'm am so blessed to have him. I love you more everyday.....

We had are weekly Viking party today. The menu: Beef and Chicken Fajitas. They were a huge hit. Everyone was asking me for the recipe. What can I say?

Big Boy and John are thinking about applying for the next round of the "Amazing Race". The tryout are taking place until the 27th of this month. I think it would be a great adventure.

Jbird is slowing getting back to her hours at Famous Dave's. A couple came in today and ask Management why J has been off for the last 4 Sundays. They had brought in a special signed book for her. She is a great Kid. She is growing up to be a wonderful young lady.

1st responder got his Passport today!!! Yea! Now we are just waiting for Jbird to get her.

How lucky am I?!!!!!!!!!!

This is for Mooch and Jbird.....

~Mother
a shoulder to cry on
a smile to count on
& love to live on.....

Thank goodness it is Friday....

I have never been so ready for a Friday. It has been a hellish week. The kids at school are out of control! I dont understand why boys have to be so phyical in the Gym. I consider a great day in the gym if there is no blood and didnt need to crack open a ice pack. I have been in the gym before and had to give out 3 ice packs. Mind you we are are only in the gym for 45 mins a day.... For the love of God. Help me!

I did a scrapbooking project at Weaver with 15 kids this week and it was great. The kids were wonderful. We made journal jars. I had 4 boys in the class, that is not the norm.

This weekend is going to be cleaning, organizing, and planning for Thanksgiving.

~We need time to dream, time to remember, and time to reach the infinite. Time to be.

WELCOME BACK NURSE LISA

I missed her SO much. I couldn't even bring myself to go in the nurses office that whole week. Last night Mooch and I went to get her something special. I knew I wanted to get her some flowers but that didn't seem like enough, so I saw these cute posters and thought that would be a wonderful idea. We picked one that had a lot of puppy faces all over it. I thought it was just what the Dr. ordered.
I took 2 of the little treasures with me this morning on
"OPERATION WELCOME BACK NURSE LISA". She loved it!
Isn't that what life is all about, making others feel special and loved!