Happy Belated New Year!! What a year full of FIRSTs...Lindsay's first day of school, Marissa's first day of her LAST year at school, Josh's first day on his own taking care of his diabetes by himself...and he did an awesome job....Katelyn started reading her first book series, my old Nancy Drew books...

My plan was to start the new year, with the intent of blogging everyday...and I am a little off by a couple weeks, but I had to sort through what EXACTLY I wanted my blog to be about, the things I wanted to share, what direction I wanted to go with it and then I would just run with it so without further ado...this blog will remain about the FAMILY and family reviews...I wanted to start a healthy living/recipes blog, a home/garden blog, and on the side my hobby for custom cakes/cupcakes. I know it sounds like alot, but I've had A TON of time off, and now that I'm back and without more time to dedicate to blogging, I feel I can offer my readers information for their reading pleasure!

More to come....Here are a couple pictures from the Holidays and a picture from a field trip I took Josh on to the Science Museum.

Here are some cool links I found via Pinterest...

Source: ginnys.com via Christine on Pinterest

Source: wonderfuljoyahead.blogspot.com via Christine on Pinterest

Wordless Wednesday

This morning as the kids were waking up, and Josh was the first one. I was sitting on the couch, snuggled up in a blanket (Yes, it's getting that cold here in AZ), sipping my morning coffe. When Josh climbed up on the couch and snuggled up next to me, looked up at me with his Big Blue, and this is how our converstion went.

Josh: Mom, How do Reindeer Fly?

Me: They are magic Reindeer.

Josh:Where's their magic?

Me: (Me trying to be creative.)...They have Star dust, something like Fairy Dust.

Josh: ( Didn't work.) Mom, reindeer are not like Fairies, they don't have Wings!!

Me: That's because the Magic is in their Antlers!

Josh: No, Mom, the Magic is in their NOSES!

This will most likely be my last post until After Christmas. On Tuesday, I'll have Christmas Day pics posted.

On Monday I posted a wonderful Christmas Memory I have, and Southeren Girl, posted one of her special Christmas Memories.

If you are traveling this Christmas to go visit family and friends, I wish you safe travels, and if you are Home , Enjoy and Relax!

Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas!

Thursday 13-#30

Here are 13 Random things about my week!

1. There are only 4 more days until Christmas.
2. I still haven't finished my shopping, and I'm not looking forward to going to the malls.
3. Today was the kids first day of Christmas Vacation, I like saying that than saying they are on Winter Break.
4. They still have 2 more weeks. I'd like them to go back now. And I don't know why they didn't get out on Friday. Why on a Weds?
5. I've been buying my Christmas gifts for me. Some mint lipgloss form Bath and Body Works.
6. I bought a Vanilla Spice gift set from The Body Shop for my Aunt, I'm going back to buy one for me.
7. I found some 400 count sheets that were on Sale for $20.00.
8. When I stopped into Starbucks to buy GiftCards for the Nurses, I splurged and got a Peppermint Mocha.
9. If you haven't read my post below, yesterday we spent the day baking, and the Eggnog bread really was a hit. Even my son liked it, and he doesn't like Eggnog.
10. Both my husband and I have tried staying awake to watch Polar Express, but end up falling asleep halfway through.
11. The kids loved watching A Charlie Brown Christmas.
12. It was funny to hear Josh come around the corner and say, " OH, Good Grief!"
13. The baby loves Candy Canes, and since we put them a little higher on the tree, it gives her more incentive to stand up and walk around the tree! Which is a good thing, she's learning to walk, NOT a good thing, she yanks the candy canes down, potentially the tree? Which hasn't happened.

13 Bonus Christmas Trivia Questions

1. Name the three reindeer whose names begin with a "D"?
2. In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, what biological shortcoming made the Grinch so mean?
3. How many pipers piping did my true love give to me?
4. What song contains the line "Somebody waits for you, kiss her once for me"?
5. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
6. What was the gift my true love sent on the sixth day of Christmas?
7. What was Scrooge's first name?
8. What fruit is St. Nick's nose like?
9. What Saturday Evening Post artist was known for his whimsical pictures of Santa Claus?
10. What 1990 movie told of a boy's experience when two men break into his house during Christmas?
11. Visions of what dance in children's heads?
12. What is the name of the most famous Christmas ballet?
13. On every street corner you hear what song?