misc. things on a tuesday

1. mike throwing a snowball at me- see it? he totally missed by the way.

2. started wrapping presents last night. i love wrapping presents!

3. kaylee's apron and scribble kit from fawn & forest {super cute shop!} arrived yesterday. i was worried because their ship date was dec. 23. kinda worried about the apron, it looks tiny.

4. i also got my hooray shop goodies. i've had my eye on these tiny cloth bags, then i changed my mind and decided to make my own then i changed my mind again and ordered them. {for that dang advent calendar}

5. then the day after i placed my order, i won some goodies from her blog. i cant wait to see what she sends! it will definitely be cute!

6. if you get an occasional zit, this burts bee product is the da bomb! i had one in between my eye brows yesterday and today its gone.

7. also loving their foot creme. i put some on right after my shower and wore socks all day. my feet this morning were 50% softer. (my heels could sand down a whole forest)

8. wish i could find something for this cold sore that popped up over night. so far i've tried ice, green tea bags, rubbing alcohol, neosporin and its currently covered in toothpaste. its only 1 blister and its not so bad but it feels huge!

9. bought ham a few button down shirts so he could pick one to wear on christmas. yes! i got him to agree to wearing one on christmas (and my birthday) he has no idea what a photo op this will be for me. making up for these past 2 years of no school photos.

10. now if only santa would bring me my new camera lens!

snowy sunday

1. so saturday was not cleaning day. we headed over to our big mall and did a little bit of shopping. we headed to olive garden first for some lunch and to pick up a gift card for mike's brother + girlfriend. ended up eating lunch with mike's bff erron and wife.

2. found out she's pregnant with her 3rd child. kinda jealous. its such a big decision in getting pregnant again especially since kaylee's 5 and my overall health is an issue.

3. today was a nice day spent at home doing laundry and some light house cleaning. tomorrow i plan on grocery shopping and some heavy cleaning after my chiro appointment. yep, still going two days a week.

4. after ham's birthday in january, i plan on doing a 10 day cleanse and then my food sensitivity elimination diet. its not to lose weight but to get rid of the toxins that's in my body that's causing my allergies. for example: sugar. i could tell that my allergies were worse this week because of all the goodies i've been eating.

5. our neighbor brought over a plateful of christmas cookies and i'm the only one whose been snarfing them down.

6. my bookcase + prints look awesome. mike finally got them up tonight.

7. i plan on sleeping in for the next two weeks while ham is on break.

8. the image above is from my front porch. thats my view and its so awesome. i feel blessed whenever i see it.

9. on the way home from the big mall yesterday kaylee was playing a game with us where she gives us clues on who she's talking about like frosty the snowman, santa etc...i gave out the wrong answers on purpose letting mike win. on the the 3rd question, she whispered to me the answer. it was so cute. she just wanted me to win one.

10. kaylee and i tend to gang up on mike and its so funny. we even do the knuckle touch. i hope this continues when she becomes a teenager.

10 things on a snowy saturday

1. ham and my dad at last saturdays mom side of the family christmas party. {that's my dad's famous grandpa face, he's been making it for years!}

2. found out what was wrong with my blogger. it was operator error-silly me.

3. thursday mom took me +kaylee out shopping to find my (mike's and mine) christmas present. this was a HUGE deal because i have not done any type of shopping with my mom for years. and i mean YEARS! and it was a good experience. definitely fun. i got a new bookcase and 3 prints to go with it. photos later once mike hangs them up.

4. we got snow! kaylee + mike are over at our local park going sledding. i have no snow gear or else i would of gone. aw shucks!

5. ham texted me last night wanting to spend the night over at a friends house. i finally put my foot down and said no because its a friend i don't know very well. told ham he needs to have them come over for longer than 5 minutes.

6. winter break as its called now instead of christmas, has officially started. yeah!

7. got my dad, mike's dad their christmas presents yesterday. about 6 more people to go. i ended up spending more on kaylee's teacher's presents than i would have liked too. spent about 40 bucks for both teachers. ($10 gift cards + mugs from starbucks)

8. my car is going back into the shop monday night. its been really loud (muffler, exhaust pipe perhaps?) and needs an oil change. fingers crossed it doesn't cost us big bucks!

9. got two interests in ham's car. need to talk some reality into ham. he's looking at cars up in the chicago area etc... seriously, i know i've said it before but his wife is really going to hate me. he thought that since its "his" car we are selling and if we got a range rover he would be the one driving it, not me. *note: we are not getting a range rover, he was just looking at them

10. cleaning day today. yuck!

if i had a christmas list: part 5

somethings wrong with my blog. i hope to "catch up" later with a family post but for now please settle for these pretty things via jules. i love these modern version of the stamped necklaces thats going around.

kaylee's 5, kofro's and christmas

1. monday kaylee officially turned 5. we hosted monday night dinner with beef brisket, potatoes and carrots. bread and butter. and ended it with the famous krispy kreme donut "cake". (love this photo!)

2. yesterday kaylee and i spent the WHOLE afternoon at a friends house. just what i needed to feel "normal" again.

3. 2 more days and both kids will be on winter break for two weeks- can. not. wait!

4. monday morning made an early run to target and a mom from preschool remembered kaylee. she LOVED kaylee's outfit and feathered headband and wants it for her own daughter. (boy did i feel like a fashionista!)

5. though i personally feel like frump girl, again. yep, it must be winter.

6. jenna from sweet fine day posts that one daughter is probably the whitest half korean she has ever seen. she has not seen me yet {mike's informed me that i need to hit the tanning beds} and i'm supposedly all korean! she also posts how her mom is sporting a kofro. i had one in 6th grade and 8th grade while living in california. think it was mom's way of making sure i never got a boyfriend.

7. 9 more days till christmas and a little sad that we (kaylee and i) haven't made anything this year for christmas. last year we made a gingerbread house, ornaments and christmas trees. we still have a little time left.

8. kaylee got a gift card to get her ears pierced from her cousins. wonder if she will actually go through with it?! she's kinda wimpy when it comes to any type of pain. a little scratch brings tears.

9. been slacking and am totally behind with the thank-you cards from kaylee's party. need to get them out today!

10. sending out but a few christmas cards this year. only to those we don't see on a regular basis so if you don't get one, please don't be offended.

kaylee's 1st christmas program & other stuff

1. last night was kaylee's christmas program and it went great! she said her lines very loud and clear. i'm so proud of her!

2. that's us trying to wrestle ham into a picture; i have a pic of ham and i front of the christmas tree when he had his first christmas program; buddies who got to stand next to each other during the program. (if i look tall its because i'm wearing 3" boots)

3. mike brought home a dozen red roses and a sweet card. it was our 10 year -first time we met- anniversary. life has never been the same since.

4. we met at a bar/dance club of all places. interesting story i will have to share sometime.

5. got a semi-busy weekend. getting stuff ready for kaylee's 2nd birthday party for monday, christmas party at my mom's for her side of the family, shopping with ham on sunday.

6. kaylee and mike vetoed my mexican dinner for beef brisket (w/potatoes + carrots, bread) for her party. it just doesn't sound like party food to me.

7. happy that i have one surprise gift for ham for christmas.

8. definitely bugged mike for a new camera lens last night.

9. last night at dinner kaylee informed us she will not be playing soccer in the summer. mike's disappointed and wants to have another kid, one that will play sports. any volunteers to be surrogate?

10. while i was not feeling well yesterday it did lift my mood when the sun was shining. oh sunshine how do i love you!

guilty pleasure

can't help myself but i've been listening to her music. its been making me want to go and dance. something us (me) old people don't do anymore. she's going to be in west lafayette january 14th. seriously considering going. too spice up my ho hum life a little.