Our holiday..

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We spent ours with Derrick's family in SC on Thursday, then on Friday we spent all day looking around for things to buy and got home finally around 8 that night. We didn't buy too much stuff, so Derrick is happy! We did have a good time though. Today we spent just about all day at my grandparents for our annual stew. It turned out great, as usual. I still smell like stew, it just seems to linger on and on. We managed to get our Christmas tree and decorations up this evening. I just love putting it all up, it makes everything so pretty!! And my favorite part - every year after Christmas, I always buy a "few" new things on clearance for the next year and forget about it until like tonight, when I start to decorate. It's goofy - but I get so excited to see all the new stuff I forgot about - it's my early Christmas present to myself! Our big thing this year will be trying to keep Natalie out of the tree. Fun, Fun! As long as our tree doesn't topple over, I'll be OK. I can't say the same for Derrick though.

Randolm Questions

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping Paper
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial – we finally got a good one last year & I love it!
3. When do you put up the tree? We try for the day after Thanksgiving!
4. When do you take the tree down? Right after Christmas
5. Do you like eggnog? Probably not, it doesn’t sound good
6. Favorite gift received as a child? It was a Family Tree house Toy
7. Hardest person to buy for? My parents
8. Easiest person to buy for? Natalie (she’s not at the age where she cares yet!!)
9. Do you have a nativity scene? No
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail / handout at church
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Christmas Story
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? 2-3 weeks before
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Breakfast
16. Lights on the tree? White Lights
17. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night
18.Travel at Christmas or stay home? Both
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? yes
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? I prefer Angel
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Day
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Rude & inconsiderate people, not enough people working registers, traffic
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Neutral colors, with red added in
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? We always eat breakfast for Christmas
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? undecided

Wordless Wednesday

Happy 13th Taylor!

Today, I have become something different. It happended so fast, too fast!! I don't think I'm prepared! I changed from young to old, from you can come, to just wait in the car waaaay across the parking lot. Now I hear, I'm OK - You'll be alright Mommy! I’ve become…a Teenager’s Mom!!! AAAAGGHH!

I hope that’s not how it works – but anyway – Happy 13th Birthday to my baby boy, my 'lil man, my hero – Taylor, who is an official teenager today, growing up into quite the well-rounded young man! I will try my best today not to cry like I do every year on his birthday, but I know I'm going to fail this!! I’m so proud of him and very fortunate that God blessed me with him. I know that God has plans for Taylor and pray that he will seek his will everyday, and we all know that is a hard thing to do, especially at this age and time of day!

He's so grown up now, but he'll always be my Baby!!

Here's just a few of my favorite pics:

Wordless Wednesday

(Her new favorite thing to do; walking around in my shoes)

Awe Man!

Natalie has learned some new phrases. Last night I was cooking supper, it was just me and her, cause the boys have karate on Monday and Thursday. She was drinking her juice box and about half way through she started taking the straw out, handing it to me and saying something I couldn't make out. She kept on doing this for the longest time, in and out and then it hit me what she was saying...she would take the straw out, look at me, try to hand me the straw and say "Awe Man" - it was the cutest thing. So of course, I made her keep doing it over and over again until the boys finally got home. Oh and she's now saying, when she burps - "Excuse You". It's so amazing at all the things she's picking up, she's like a little sponge!

FOCA Petition

I saw this on my sisters site and I have also signed the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) Petition here as well!

Fight FOCA Petition

I oppose the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), because:

FOCA is a radical attempt to enshrine abortion-on-demand into American law;

FOCA seeks to sweep aside existing, protective laws that I and the majority of Americans support;

FOCA will prevent states from enacting protective measures in the future.

The FightFOCA petition will be sent to key Members of Congress upon the re-introduction of the Freedom of Choice Act in the 111th Congress.

Scattegories

I got this off of Annette's, I didn't do it the last time it around.

SCATTEGORIES….it’s harder than it looks!! Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things….nothing made up!! You’re not allowed to use your name for the boy/girl name question.

1. What is your name? Christy
2. A four-letter word? Cook
3. A boy’s name? Carter
4. A girl’s name? Cate
5. Occupation? Chemist
6. Color? Coral
7. Something you wear? Crocs
8. Beverage? Coke
9. Food? Cookies
10. Something found in a bathroom? Curling Iron

Mine wasn't too hard

Random Things

Favorite fruit? Honeydew Melon
For or against same sex marriage? Against
Have you ever slept in someone else’s clothes? Yes
How many U.S states have you been to? 7
Name something physical you like about yourself? My eyes
Something non-physical you like about yourself? being a Mom
What is your dream car? Mini-Coop
What dream car do you want your husband/wife to drive? He says Motorcycle
Has anyone ever sang or played for you personally? yes
Ever been kissed under fireworks? There’s always fireworks when my husband kisses me
What was the last text message you received? “Con Call”
Have you ever bungee jumped? No
Has anyone ten years older than you ever hit on you? Yes, and it was very CREEPY!
What song are you listening to right now? You are the one
What’s your favorite song at the moment? For the first time
What was the last movie you watched? Saving Sarah Cain
Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex? Yes
What do you usually order from Starbucks? I don’t go to Starbucks, but I like Mocha’s and Mocha Bianca’s
Say something totally random about yourself: I need some new shoes.
Do you have freckles? Yes, lots & lots
Do you speak any other language other than English? If Baby talk counts, then yes.
Have you ever ridden in a limo? no
What’s something that really annoys you? People having a conversation on a cell phone while using a public restroom.
Have you ever surfed? not in the ocean
What’s the latest you have ever stayed out? ‘til dawn
Were you ever rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room? No
Favorite non-alcoholic drink? Diet Mountain Dew
Favorite city? Disney / Orlando
Have you ever ridden a mechanical bull? No, I think I could last though!
If you were working on a pirate ship, what would you most likely be? I’d be the Captain
Do you wear glasses or contacts? As soon as I can find some frames I will.
Do you download music legally or illegally? Legally
How many burned CDs do you have? just a few

Wordless Wednesday

Glasses

I guess my age really is catching up with me. I never thought of myself as old...but with my back giving out, my knees aching all the time - and now, I can't see - I sure do feel like an old maid!Me and Taylor had our eye checkup this afternoon, and I knew my vision had gotten a little worse than last year, but I wasn't expecting to get a prescription today, and then the girl asked me if I had thought about a style yet? I'm really clueless about the whole thing, I have trouble keeping up with what near & far sighted mean, and if you asked me what my vision is, I couldn't tell you. I did find a cute pair of glasses, but I'm having a little trouble making a 2 year committment to them. This is going to be so difficult, a lot harder than what I thought picking glasses out would be, I'm so indecisive!

What Your Love of Butterfinger Says About You

You are a smooth character. Your charm is legendary. You're the type of person who could get away with almost anything. People don't know much about you, except that you're complicated. You also tend to be flaky. You can't be trusted to always follow through, but people still crave your company.

What Does Your Favorite Candy Say About You?