It’s a SNOWY Saturday night, and both kids are home with us (VERY UNUSUAL)…..so this is what we are doing tonight, and will be doing for the next 4 days, off and on:
Madi wanted to watch them all in order….so we figured it was the perfect weekend! Carl had to work today, Madi had rehearsal for a dance concert piece she is in, Tyson chilled all day, and I went to the gym (1.5 hrs of cardio! PHEW)….what a nice way to start off the long weekend!
Happy Saturday!
Ali
I got this from Melody’s Blog ….. My Christmas Top Five:
1. Christmas Eve. We had a GREAT time. Very low key, and stress free. Carl had to work (bummer), but the kids and I were home all day, for the most part. About 3:00 pm, we started to get hit with a pretty significant snow storm (WHITE CHRISTMAS!!!!!). We spent the day tying up loose ends, and getting things ready for Christmas Eve dinner with our good friends. Carl got home from work around 4:00. We went to 5:30pm Mass, which was really nice, and then went to the Ringheimer’s for dinner with friends. A few photos:
2. Christmas Day at my parents house….. My mom puts together a fabulous dinner every year (Ham, potatoes,veggies, etc) every year, and we have a great time opening gifts and visiting. We are so thankful to have my brother Chris and niece Erin with us! They were away for Christmas a few years, so it is extra nice to have them here the past few years. My kids are SPOILED by my parents and brothers! We are so lucky to have such a great and supportive family! My kids are extra lucky!
3. Christmas Shopping. I LOVE everything about it. I don’t mind the crowds at all! This year, Carl was able to join me for a few shopping outings. We even managed to grab dinner a few times. It was NICE!
4. Christmas Assembly at Judge Memorial ….Oh, dear God. To be in high school again! It was hilarious! Tyson participated in a few skits, and Carl and I laughed and laughed! I am so glad I got to see it! It was AWESOME!
5. Cookies and milk for Santa. My kids are 18 and 15, and we still put out cookies and milk (COKE!) for Santa. The funny thing this year…..Cheyenne, our yellow lab, didn’t eat the cookies! We have had her for 13 years, and this was the first year she didn’t eat the cookies! Too funny!
Have a GREAT weekend! And if you are reading this….post your Christmas Top Five…and link your blog!
Ali
Do you get ’em? I do, sometimes. I’m not sure if it’s because I had to work the day after Christmas, or if it was because Carl had to work too…..not sure. I just have the blahs today. It is Friday night….a 4 day weekend ahead, and I’m just sitting here chilling by myself. Tyson is out with friends, Madi is on her way to a sleepover, Carl is driving her, and I am here drinking a glass of wine, flipping through tv channels. BORING. I think Cheyenne feels the same way…here she is asleep on the couch opposite me…on a blankie:
My view from the coach….the mantle, with stocking all skeewompus (sp)…..Kinda like I feel….all skeewompus!
TGIF, right! Have a wonderful weekend!
Ali
I decided to take a 1/2 day off today (I’ve got 7 vacation days left and I can only carry over 5 days), and Madi and I caught this movie:
I loved it! Cute and entertaining!!!! Loved Patrick Dempsey in the movie too! I haven’t been to a movie in quite a while, so I had no idea they had reserved seats! Isn’t that CRAZY? When we purchased our tickets, we got to choose our seats, so we got good ones, but the theater ended up being packed!
We came home and hit the gym (treadmill and eliptical trainer for me….racquetball for Tyson and Carl. Home to a quick dinner of omelets, and now we are watching the Amazing Race on TiVo. Nice, relaxing day/night! Happy Thursday!
Ali
We had a great Christmas Day! Very low key and relaxing! We didn’t get up until a little after 9:00 am…..In 17 years, we have only had 1 year, that we didn’t have to wake the kids up ourselves! What is up with that? Some years they have slept until almost 10:00 am! We got up and watched the kids opens their presents and stockings, while a yummy breakfast casserole was cooking in the oven. We watched the latest Harry Potter movie (The Order of the Phoenix), while we ate breakfast. I actually fell asleep! LOL! After that we got ready and went to my parents house for more presents and a yummy dinner. My camera battery died on Christmas Eve, so I didn’t get any photos of the kids in their traditional Christmas jammies! Bummer! I didn’t get any photos until we got to my parents house! Here are a few of Tyson (new amp for his car), Madi (new digital camera and printer), and my niece Erin in her new scooter helmet! lol!
Today, it was back to work for Carl and I. I still have two days I need to take before the end of the year, or I will lose them. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll get to take them…..end of the month for me at work, and too much to do! Bummer! Have a great week!
Ali
As Christmas day draws to a close, I wish you all a VERY MERRY CHIRSTMAS! I hope you had a wonderful and blessed day!
Ali
It’s Christmas Eve! Up early this morning (6:30 AM! Yikes)! Darn dog woke me up! I’ve been up finishing tags for our neighbor/friend gifts (white ceramic/snowflake containers filled with candy):
Wrapping is all done! Presents under the big tree:
All the kids presents under their tree:
And it looks like it may snow?
As soon as the kids wake up, we are going to go to the gym, and then come home to relax before going to Mass and to dinner at our friends’ house, with 4 other families. I hope you enjoy your day! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Ali
Carl and I both took today off work to try and finish up our Christmas shopping. We spent about 3 hours shopping and then went to Judge Memorial to watch the Christmas assembly, since Tyson was a part of a few skits. Too, too funny! We loved it. Now I’m trying to finish up wrapping presents and getting neighbor gifts ready! I can’t believe Christmas is almost here! Crazy! A few photos from around our house:
My floating ornaments:
Coffee Mugs and Starbucks gift cards for Tyson college counselor and the teachers that wrote letters of recommendation for Tyson’s college applications:
My friend Betsy brought me this cute, tiny nativity set from her recent cruise to Mexico:
My Christmas Project from last year….copied from Ali Edwards
Wreaths on my bay windows in our kitchen:
I’ve had this Santa and Reindeer for soooo long! LOL!
Small tree in my kitchen window:
Our BIG tree:
The kids tree in the family room (kids presents are all wrapped in red/white wrapping paper – I’m weird!):
Last night’s snow storm:
Off to wrap presents!!! Have a great night!
Ali
Would you believe that as of last Saturday, December 15th, I had not bought one gift! Yes, you read that right…..I HAD NOT BOUGHT ONE GIFT! LOL! Carl and I headed out to the mall (nightmare) on Saturday afternoon and put a good dent into the shopping list. Christmas shopping was a lot easier this year due to Madi’s great idea! She went online to all of her favorite stores and cut and pasted all the items she wanted….she put it all in a word document that we were able to print off and take to the stores with us. It was seriously so cool! And made shopping much easier! I can’t tell you what we bought (the kids read the blog), but I can give some hints! These are the stores we shopped at:
Ali
A few photos from last night’s All State First Team Awards Presentation. Tyson with his teammates that also received a First Team Award:
Tyson, his teammates, and their Head Coach:
And the trophy:
Ali
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