Deck the blog with boughs of holly...falalalala lala lala

back again this time getting a little closer to today ;-) well we made it to Christmas! we ended up having Christmas twice once in NC with my BIL and the family. The second time we had Christmas at our house with my family.
BIL & SIL graciously opened up their home to us for Christmas, the whole was able to make it! What a blessed time we had and busy to say the least ;-) we were able to have a good time with both our family as well as meeting SIL's family.
here are some pictures of our time in NC

DS2 and uncleK

Pman and his cousin

the family all together one EARLY morning lol

The boys and their boys...boys boys boys

the cuties

And our time back home with my family:

The Super S/E family

Yes we fight for our presents

yes that's moi...

hey long time no write! I'm back...

sooo much has happened since I wrote...oh my!!! I am sooo behind lol but I will try to get everything down...
ok first we have to go all the way back to November 25th 2010 (yes all the way back to last year!!!) and yes that would make it thanksgiving...your good!
We had an amazing thanksgiving...we were blessed with friends and family all the way from NC and FL and here in Columbus.DH's parents came up from Avon Park FL to spend a couple of days here with us. as well as DH's brother and his wife and their adorable son.
The morning started with me getting up early to start "slaving" in the kitchen (don't worry I LOVE it lol) the boys went outside to play some ball and our friends came over pretty early to start the turkey (BTW that was the best turkey I ever had!!!)  he used the church ovens so it worked out really well!
I love thanksgiving! I love the family time and the food of course... fall colors are so pretty and I love it!
here are the pictures from that beautiful day! (I posted the recipes I used on an earlier blog)

homemade stuffing mmmmm yum!

the tables somewhat decorated

dad and son

S playing with DS2

the boys

Aunt, Uncle and one lucky bugaboo

dig in peoples!!!

smile!!!!

I think he had a little too much lol

Duh ya think??? DS2 is trying to imitate it lol

yum thanksgiving is the best!!!

grandma and grandpa an the little one

 lovin him some turkey

smile

the girls

yes!!! finally BIL got to hold Pman

the goofy bunch ;-)

the  clan

volleyball anyone???

grandma and her grandson's

BIL & SIL and their son

lol they love each other..honestly!

see told you...

the fam!

The “R” word. | Stuff Christians Like – Jon Acuff

The “R” word. | Stuff Christians Like – Jon Acuff
this article was amazing! good point of view and realization of what this season really is about! I don't really know how to use blog-spot too well yet and not sure if there is a better way of sharing things that I like like on face-book so I'll continue to post the links as is until I educate myself further lol hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

You can have all this world, just give me Jesus!

I love this song, it's so true what in this world is worth as much as my Beloved Savior?...nothing! so why worry about this life we live. I started the Bible Broadcasting Network bible course they offer online (for free I might add) It's been amazing! it was truly a God send and can you believe that I found it on craigslist? I have been praying for a good bible course to take and have been turned down at many christian schools due to the cost of their tuition! but this has really truly given me a new passion for studying the word. the first class took a good look at John 3:16 a verse pretty much everybody knows...or should know! but wow to have it explained so perfectly was amazing and just shows that God can use anything to speak to us even a verse we think we know inside and out. And if He can take a verse that I think is already pretty simple and easy to understand and bring it in to an all new and exciting light...can you imagine what the all powerful God can do with my and your life??? Even though I might not be comfortable or have all the money in the world or even have my own house or a place to stay...who cares I've got Jesus!...ya know him?
as I wrote on facebook  " my insurance beats any measly 15% discount by allstate and make your own plan deals by progressive, mine is free and last for an eternity! Wanna know more come ask me and not state farm!
I love it! and I love My God And Savior! He will provide and eventhough it may not be what I expect i trust and know it's for my own good !
Thank you God for protecting me and loving me for loving me so much you gave your son! priceless!
 
Bible Broadcasting Network- Bible institute

Have a very Merry Monster Christmas!!!

So I decided to make my family their own stockings. Justin and I each have our own "family" stockings that we had growing up but my boys don't have one so i decided to make our family our own "family" Christmas stockings!
And deciding to buy some or make some was a decision in itself my DH wanted them made and I didn't want to bother with the crafting part lol (although I really enjoy it it's more the lack of time)
anyways I looked and just didn't find any stockings that "matched" my family and then DH made a good point by saying that our family is nowhere near traditional lol (good point)
So I started on the journey of making my own...and I might say I'm pretty proud of the first one that I finished last night...here are the pic's enjoy (and yes they are handmade and my own design!) 1 down 3 more to go lol I'll keep you posted!

Grumpy Monkey vs Spiderman

So this morning my  DS decides he wants to wear his pj's all day and since it is Friday and I don't really have concrete plans today...I agree (he hasn't really started talking yet but definitely communicates any way he can, and surprisingly I understand him quite well lol) He pulled out his pj's he wanted to wear (the ones with the overly happy monsters on it) and then decided that he wanted to find some shoes that matched his ensemble. I have learned that telling him that he doesn't need shoes on with footie pj's is a waste of time and just ends up with him following me around with his shoes yelling AhAh... AhAh... AhAh...AhAaaaaaah until I cave in and let him wear them. but I must say it's a battle that does not need to be started or fought since 1. at least he wants to wear shoes and 2. His smiley proud face is all so worth it!
So today this was his choice of clothing and according to him matching shoes lol

The combination of overly happy monsters and spider-man...trendy!

But of course the very happy/proud smile of my boy!

I was asking him where his cape was...this is how he responded lol too cute

websites and blogs I appreciate!

thriftyliving 
is a really nice blog about saving money and "living thrifty" she writes well and has good promos

moneysavingmom
I love this site as bad as I am with coupons this site really explains the deals an dhow and where to use the coupons, moms post new deals every day and I have saved money with this site! a must have for thrifty mom's 

homemadebyjill
On her blog she has really cute crafting ideas and I love felt!

cutefoodforkids
these ideas are adorable an eyeball hamburger anyone lol

chiccookiekits
hahahaha oh my goodness the snowmen where the bomb! sooo cute 

gimmesomeoven
this is a website but as I love cooking I really loved some of the ideas and how to's if you click the recipe index tab they have loads of how to's shown even a "how to make your own sushi at home" Love it!

flylady
trying to get organized and in order with your house the flylady has some really good tips and helps, I still nowhere close to where i want to be but a good step forward

modcloth
Oh my word I want it all lol love the style!

etsy
a great way to sell or find really unique and cool stuff!


these are only a few I have lots more but I will blog about them later... got to do kids calling ;-)