A Week of Snow

It's been crazy snowy around here. Bad roads, icy paths, windy, snowy, hot cocoa kind of days. We did get outside to play...once, but otherwise it's been too snowy, too windy, too cold (wind chill at 0), or too late in the day. Welcome to Michigan, my friends!

I'm sorry for my absence but December has proven to be a full month; and when I'm not cleaning, cooking, playing with kids, at an appointment, or any other the other things I have to do...I'm resting/sleeping/sipping coffee/catching up on tv shows/just plain exhausted.

Sweetie had eye surgery on the 4th and it went better than expected. Not only did they have to do less than they thought they might but her eye responded better than they originally thought! Big Praises there!!!

A-man and Sweetie turned 4 years old on the 10th and it was a great day to celebrate their life so far and look forward to the year they will have before they turn 5! Some of which will include going off to Preschool!

P-man will turn 6 on Christmas Eve and we look forward to his class holiday party this coming week along with the last day of school before Christmas Break!! He has been doing really well with school, he leaves happy and returns happy almost every day!!

A-man has been having some hearing problems, which I plan to address at his well child check this coming week! Hoping its just a lot of wax build-up and not something that requires surgery.

Hubby will have Christmas Eve off (for the first time in probably forever) AND the day after Christmas off! We are looking forward to three days of Christmas as a family!!

I hope to post a few more times before the end of the year but I'm going to be working hard on my "blog plan" for next year as well. I've kind of been lost as to what to post so keep up with me as I figure out where this blog is headed!

Many blessings and I hope you get to enjoy the holiday with family, friends, and so much more!

Thankful Day 9 :: Lazy Saturdays

Lazy Saturdays!!

There are not many Saturday's that are lazy for me. With Hubby working retail, him being gone on Saturday's leaves me with the kids, therefore, I work too!

Today, though, I'm so thankful for Lazy Saturdays! Hubby did work today but the kids...they played really well together. I only had to raise my voice so they could hear me above their squeals and giggles and play noise! (oh, and to clean up the basement before dinner).

I was able to get a couple things done, rest (I needed that today, since this cold has taken up residence and just won't leave), cook dinner almost uninterrupted, and enjoy watching Monk and another disappointing Michigan game :(.

It was most likely my best Saturday with the kids while Hubby was working. I enjoyed every minute of it...even the uneventful trip to the library and grocery store! A first for sure!

Side Note: Check out my new "banner" for Thankful {Everyday in November}!

Thankful Day 2 {Everyday in November}

Day 2 of Thankful Thursdays :: Everyday in November

It's the weekend and normally I don't do posts but throughout November I will be doing this Thankful Thursdays EVERYDAY! Therefore, posts on the weekend! Rest assured though...they are scheduled so I didn't actually "work" on the weekend!

Today, I'm thankful for girl-time with my family! I'm off to a craft sale with my mom and sisters today and I can't wait. We do this every year. Last year was sort of disappointing with less vendors, less space to eat lunch, and the cost of lunch was higher. Let's hope this year is better!

No matter what though, we have a great time just looking at all the cool crafts and having some awesome time away from husbands and kids (Who always on this day put up the snow fence for the main driveway). I do take Sweetie, though, because she is part of the girl-time family-time now that she is older! It's so special to have a tradition with just us girls to look forward to each year!

What traditions are you thankful for? Does your family have "girl-time family-time"?