Christmas Projects.....

Each year it seems like I make more and more gifts. I either need to start earlier or not make so many *lol*

I made Mazlin, Maleigha, and Allison - Tie Quilts

Allison was sooooo funny... She opened her box, saw it was a blanket and literally thru it down, screamed, I got a blanket & dove on it. This was the picture I could get after she dove on it.

I also stained these little wooden chests for Mazlin & Maleigha - thought they could use for Barbie & Accessories... I made these Blessing Signs for Heather, Annette & Lola for our Christmas exchange. I really liked how they turned out. I'm thinking I'm gonna have to make myself one for the grandbabies & grandkids & granddogs pictures *lol*

I loved making this Advent Calender. I made one for Jenn's family, my family, for Dave's family & I had an extra so I gave to Deb's Daughter Lexi for the girls. They were inexpensive, easy & fun!!

I was still able to make my Christmas Cards this year. I'm not sure I ever took a picture of the completed project but I know I switched my idea 3 times... I'm terrible with cards.. I so wish I was like Annette.. She makes beautiful cards without battin' an eye...

Please don't think bad of me but I have a few more projects to finish..I will post them when I'm done...

Christmas Day

The top 10 things about Christmas Day...

1) Celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ

2) All my kids were home - Kevin suprised me and made it about 6 or so - He was in Bremerton

3) Dinner was delicious - Prime Rib, Jumbalia, Green Salad, Baked Potato, Rolls, Apple Crisp or
Spice Cake for dessert

4) Mom did the dishes, imagine that & I didn't feel guilty - I would have helped but we were playing games & she wanted to get them done & I wasn't ready - so I let her

5) For as loud as it was with everyone, it was a really relaxin day - lots of games, lots of stories, lots of laughter

6) Fussball Anyone???? - The number one gift for the boys was the Fussball Table - They both thought they had it figured out that I had snuck it in ... the conversation was hilarious between Adrian & Elijah - "Mom, how did Santa get the table in"... I don't know Elijah maybe it's like on the Santa Claus Movie where the fake Chimney opens up... Mom did you bring it in? Nope Elijah , I tried to move it and I can't.. Well, I can.. I bet you can't ..Adrian pipes up well I can... So they both jump up and tried to slide the box.. neither can budge it.. Mom .. you did it says Adrian.. I jump up and prove to them I can't slide the box.. Elijah turns to Adrian - How did Santa get that in here - It's sooo heavy - Adrian turns & say s "Dude- I was up late last night & I didn't hear anything. Whoa - How'd all this happen"...
(I love when Adrian thinks he has it all figured out & I can atleast put a little question back in his mind )

7) Scott never includes himself in anything & watching him be able to play fussball from his wheelchair, gave everyone a nice warming feeling...

8) Both my nephews made it .... Pat hasn't spent Christmas with us in about 4 or 5 years...

9) My headache from lack of sleep went away

10) Kujo loved her Christmas Present and managed to keep it for several hours before the wing was ripped off

Spending time with the girls....

One of my favorite memories of my Grandma Jackson was spending time at her house in the summer. She taught me how to can, how to freeze & how to bake... I vowed I wanted to be a great grandma like the one she was...

During the past few weeks I had the girls come over after I got off work. We had 3 things we wanted to get accomplish.

1) We made treat bags for their classes

2) We made Christmas Cookies:

3) And we made gifts :

I need more eyes in my head....

The past two weeks have been extremely busy with Christmas. Every night it seemed I had one thing or another that needed accomplished. So with saying that the boys were pretty much on their honor system. Yes, I was only 2-5 ft from them but still tuned them out alot just so I could concentrate on that nights task.... Well, let's just say that not only did I not know this was going on, if they wouldn't have thought it would be fun to take pictures, I never would have found out...







Elijah has a toy box up against the wall and they were leaping, jumping, catching air & landing on his nice bouncy bed a few feet away.... Can you believe they were trying to tell me it just looked like they were jumping, they really weren't *lol*

Frustrated & Busted!!!!

I've only had the baby monitor for about 6 months now.. HMMM ... When will he learn...

5:00 sneaks into kitchen (been watching him from my bed by his door trying to decide what to do).... give him just enough time to get in the kitchen & sneak what he wants..

I get up go into kitchen ask what he's doing - Blank stare look - "Getting a glass of milk".. I don't believe him but give him the benefit of the doubt.... I go use the restroom , come back he's drinking his milk... walks out of kitchen, I do a pat down on his pockets & BUSTED.... 2 mini candybars - one in each - so you can't see them from the outside... I grab them , I question him & he flippin looks around like they jumped into his pockets... Why???? Why, does he feel that he just can't tell you.... Why??? Why, when you've told him a million times... Just ask... don't sneak?? Why??? I guess the good thing is he didn't lie in the end like he has tried to so many times before but AGHHHHHh I'm still ticked & it's 5:23 in the morning......

Decemeber 1st.... Who Gets The First Candy....

Well yesterday was December 1st & to decide who gets to get the first treat on the Advent Calender, the boys did Rock, Paper Scissors... They had to do it about 5 times because they kept getting the same thing.. All of a sudden Elijah lets out a squeal of excitement.. He won!!

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Elijah winning

December 1st - 1st day of count down to Christmas...

Student of the Month

Yesterday Elijah received the Student of the Month Award. I wasn't able to go in and see him receive it because the roads from Wilbur Ellis to Warden were awful due to the snow. So I promised him that we'd go for ice cream another day to make up for it.

So today he gets off the bus & asks if we can go for ice cream. I reassured him that we would.

He says mom did you know I got the student of the month award for BEHAVIOR? I said yep Elijah... He says " Are you proud of me?" and I said yep very proud of you. You must have really been trying hard for that & he says "NOPE, just being the ush(short for usual). *lol*