Friday, December 31, 2010

On the 12th Day of Christmas....

....my true love gave to me



Twelve Days of Humming



Eleven Days of Typing
Ten Hours of Sleeping
Nine Logs Crackling
Eight Flowers Wilting
Seven Slots a Spinning
Six Bills I'm Paying
Five Pizza Things
Four Trivia Nerds
Three Bic Pens
Two Rubber Gloves



...........and a Picture of my Crazy Family!!

What a great way to end a great year............Happy New Year!

Thursday, December 30, 2010

On the 11th Day of Christmas.....

....my true love gave to me



11 Days of Typing




Ten Hours of Sleeping
Nine Logs Crackling
Eight Flowers Wilting
Seven Slots a Spinning
Six Bills I'm Paying
Five Pizza Things
Four Trivia Nerds
Three Bic Pens
Two Rubber Gloves
and a Picture of my Crazy Family

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

On the 10th Day of Christmas....

....my true love gave to me



10 Hours of Sleeping



Nine Logs Crackling
Eight Flowers Wilting
Seven Slots a Spinning
Six Bills I'm Paying
Five Pizza Things
Four Trivia Nerds
Three Bic Pens
Two Rubber Gloves
and a Picture of my Crazy Family

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

On the 9th Day of Christmas....

....my true love gave to me



9 Logs Crackling



Eight Flowers Wilting
Seven Slots a Spinning
Six Bills I'm Paying
Five Pizza Things
Four Trivia Nerds
Three Bic Pens
Two Rubber Gloves
and a Picture of my Crazy Family

Monday, December 27, 2010

On the 8th Day of Christmas.....

.....my true love gave to me



Eight Flowers Wilting




Seven Slots a Spinning
Six Bills I'm Paying
Five Pizza Things
Four Trivia Nerds
Three Bic Pens
Two Rubber Gloves
and a Picture of my Crazy Family

Sunday, December 26, 2010

On the 7th Day of Christmas.....

.....my true love gave to me



Seven Slots a Spinning



Six Bills I'm Paying
Five Pizza Things
Four Trivia Nerds
Three Bic Pens
Two Rubber Gloves
and a Picture of my Crazy Family

Saturday, December 25, 2010

On the 6th Day of Christmas......

.....my true love gave to me



6 Bills I'm Paying



Five Pizza Things
Four Trivia Nerds
Three Bic Pens
Two Rubber Gloves
and a Picture of my Crazy Family

Friday, December 24, 2010

On the 5th Day of Christmas.....

my true love gave to me......



Five Pizza Things



Four Trivia Nerds
Three Bic Pens
Two Rubber Gloves
and a Picture of my Crazy Family

Thursday, December 23, 2010

On the 4th day of Christmas......


....my true love gave to me

Four trivia nerds



Three Bic Pens
Two Rubber Gloves
and a Picture of my crazy family

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

On the 3rd Day of Christmas.....



.....by true love gave to me

3 Bic Pens



Two rubber gloves
and a Picture of my crazy family

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

On the 2nd Day of Christmas....



....my true love gave to me

Two rubber gloves



and a......

Picture of my crazy family

Monday, December 20, 2010

On the 1st Day of Christmas.....

Ok...sometimes you get a crazy thought in your head and then the more you think about it the more fun it sounds and the more you think you REALLY are going to do it.

Well that happened to me this morning. So I'm going to make my own version of the 12 Days of Christmas....but you're not going to get it all in one day.....you're going to get it in TWELVE DAYS. Now when you read each new verse, you must sing it in your head. I want everyone to enjoy the full effect.



I really wanted to do it on the original 12 Days of Christmas, but after researching it I found that the orginal days begin on December 25th. I'm not sure I'll still be as enthusiastic about this as I am right now -- so I need to get it started while the going's good.

So without further adieu......here we go!





On the first Day of Chritmas.....my true love gave to me:



A picture of my crazy family!

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Can I get a Bah Humbug?

Some of my most fondest memories come from the Christmas Holidays. Remember when you were a kid and couldn't wait for that Christmas Day to come? The whole month of December was filled with that anticipation of the BIG day. You counted the days and you thought the 25th would never come.



Well......to live in my house right now, would make you think that it's just another regular day. There is no Christmas music, there is not one single decoration, and we haven't been to any stores busy with Christmas shoppers. What's wrong with us?

1. We're too busy running the business to get any of it done.

2. Now that the kids are bigger -- most of the fun is gone.

3. It seems more like a chore to clean, decorate, take down the decorations, and clean again. There is no extra time in our lives. If we put up the decorations -- we might not get to putting them away until April.



This next year the word that will choose to live by and believe in will be monumental in getting my life under control again (but you're not gonna find that out until next month when I reveal it) I miss all the hoopla about the holidays and feel like I'm nothing but a robot plodding through life.

So Feliz Navidad......today is the day I'll go into the attic and pull down that 2' fiberoptic Christmas tree that seems to be the only token of Christmas in this house the last 3 years. I'll listen to Christmas music all weekend and put me in the mood and I have already told my husband that we are taking Monday night off to get dressed up, go Christmas shopping, and pull ourselves into the fetivities.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Here I am again

Wow.....blogging. Definitely has taken a backseat in my life. Lots of things I would LOVE to blog about to keep you updated......but sometimes my duties get in the way.

Today has been a total waste. Well not really. I didn't get ANY of the PZ work done that I needed to, but did get to enjoy doing some things with my husband that were on our "to do" list.

First stop: both stores so he could make a food order.

Second stop: outlet mall. We had a 40% off coupon for the Reebok outlet store. My husband has REALLY big feet.....like size 15. It's hard to find shoes for him, but we are always lucky at the outlet store. I even picked up a pair of running shoes for my new workout regimen.

Third stop: Lunch. We had a pizza at one of the competitors down the street from our 2nd store. We heard they were REALLY good and wanted to try them out. Pizza looked awesome, but I think we're good competition for them.

Fourth stop: Sam's club. Had to get Christmas presents for the people that I need to mail to. SUCCESS!

Fifth stop: Grocery store. Having the sons and their friends over for taco night. I try to have them over every couple of weeks for dinner. I REALLY enjoy having them and visiting with them. I miss them. Will be lonely tonight because Leslie won't be here......but she is always close in our heart.

Sixth stop: home. Need to get the house a little cleaned up before all my company comes home.

I am so blessed. I have two wonderful sons and the world's greatest husband. Who cares that I didn't get any work done today?

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Resolutions

I know it's only December, but I'm committed to a couple of resolutions that I've been trying to do for years.

First of all is to get in shape. I don't like being so heavy and don't like looking at the pictures that make me look fat.

So on Monday I began my exercise program.....and have even dragged my husband along. We're walking at least 30 minutes a day, changing our diet, and I even have fit in an extra 30-45 minutes exercise on my WII this week.



The goal is to lose 30 lbs. by February 1st. I would love to tell you why, but I can't. It's part of that secret blog that I told you about a couple of days ago.



I do want to say though that it's amazing how much more energy you have throughout the day when you've been up exercising and getting that blood pumping through your body.



I can't wait until I'm skinny again.