Awesome giveaway

Tatertots and Jello is giving away a Silhouette.  Oh the visions I have of projects that I could complete if I won that!!!  Visit their site and enter to win or if you don't want it I would gladly take it off your hands. :0)

Told ya...

I was in the spirit and got my craft on!

As I was catching up on my blog reading I came across a post about this Christmas planner and created it tonight.
Wanna be like me and make one for yourself?  Check out eighteen25, a blog I just added to my reader. :0)
So many fun other tutorials on their blog...I wonder what else I will create?

Just can't get you off my mind...

Christmas that is!

(Christmas morning 2009)

I have already started dreaming about decorating my house for the holiday season. As my magazines arrive...Better Homes and Gardens, Rachael Ray, Family Circle...I am in awe of all the decorating. I want to go to all the thrift stores and see what treasures I can buy that I can decorate for the holidays on a budget.

Not sure why I am so excited this year...is it because...
my parents are coming?
we are going to have a 40th birthday party for Eric the day after?
my boys are excited?
I am super excited and have been creating my Santa list for a few months (in my head)?
all of the above?

Who knows, but I keep devouring my magazines and ripping out ideas and my creative juices are flowing!!! Yea!!!

Last weekend...

was fun/interesting/exciting/chilly living in this...

but it was good to be back in the Sunshine State.

Weekend Recap

This most certainly was a busy weekend, but it seems like all the recent ones have been lately.
Friday evening was the Fall Festival where I teach and the boys and I were there from opening til closing time.
Saturday morning began with Reed's t-ball game at 11 a.m. where he received the game ball.
Reed plays 3rd base and has been doing pretty well at it. One of the batters hit the ball right to him, he bent down to catch it and it popped out of his glove and hit the underside of his arm right above the elbow. The coaches immediately hovered over him and brought him into the dug out. He sat there with the coaches wife and I watched from the bleachers. How I longed to run to him but knew that would freak him out even more. I did finally walk over and asked him if he was OK once he settled down and got some ice.
He certainly was a brave little man. :)

Here he is admiring the game ball the coaches gave to him.

So proud to show off for a picture. :)

He shared with everyone that he got the game ball because he got hit with the ball and it didn't even hurt. ;0)

Once we left Reed's game we raced over to Tyler's soccer game that started at noon. We arrived just in time to see the last minute or two of the 2nd half. Eric left soon after the game ended because he had softball practice and Reed and I stayed and watched Tyler's scrimmage. When we left the soccer fields we drove past where Eric was practicing. The boys are really excited about Daddy playing softball.

We rested the rest of the day and had take out dinner from Applebee's. Yum-O!

Today we got the boy's Halloween costumes and went to the grocery store, it was a pretty laid back Sunday, thank goodness!

My back has been in pain for about a week now I may go to the dr. and have it checked this week.

Sunday afternoon

This is what our Sunday afternoon looked like...

...all napping except...

Tyler, he was playing the Wii.
No naps for this boy unless we are in the car going somewhere on a looooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggg ride.

Fun Weekend part 2

We celebrated our oldest son's 9th birthday.
Where have the past 9 years gone?
Time sure does pass by quickly...and to think in 9 more years he will be an adult. YIKES!!! Need to erase that thought!

First time purchasing a cake from Target bakery. The icing was super sweet...just the way I like it.
We had a small gathering of family and friends.
Made a promise that when he turns double digits next year we will have a bigger celebration.
Surronded by all the children during gift opening. :)

I love this and will treasure it forever, they really do love each other!