We Did This

I have needed to do something to this new house of ours to make it feel like ours. Even today my sister said to me "This house doesn't feel like home yet, you need to paint or something." So here is what the Scout Master helped me do tonight after we went out for a little Chinese food.

Someday when I have gotten the kitchen cleaned up I will take a farther away picture. But this is from the living room looking over the dinning table and into the kitchen. I think that it turned out really nice! How about you?

Our Water Problems

You may have noticed in the last couple of posts that I have been annoyed by our water pressure and sometimes the total lack of water at our new house. Well, the Scout Master figured out the problem and we fixed it on Saturday night. It seems all that we really needed was a new filter in the softener system!! Sunday morning I had the best shower. I am hoping that this keeps up! I'll keep you posted but it seems like the problem is solved! I couldn't be happier!

Christmas At Our Place

Our Christmas week was hectic! The Scout Master and I waited until the last minute to do our shopping and talk with Santa. Which has it's good points and it's bad points. It seemed to work out well. I really don't want to wait until the 20th to do ALL our shopping next year! I didn't even get out Christmas cards because of all the unpacking and cleaning and water problems that we had. We also had some terrible weather on the 23rd and 24th. However, it provided for a white Christmas.

On Christmas Eve I was vacuuming away when I was in the girls room (the second to last room to be vacuumed) I started to smell something funny! Oh dear, it was the vacuum, smelling burnt up. The Scout Master took it apart for me and discovered that it is the ball bearing in the brush was destroyed and the belt was just about to brake apart. It is going to cost $45 to replace it. That stinks!! I have to get the Scout Master to order it today so that we can get it and I can vacuum soon (since this is my favorite chore around the house). Needless to say I didn't get my vacuuming done! Or my room completely picked up before my in-laws arrived. Which, of course, is where they will sleep! Oh, well.

My father-in-law had been up for almost 24 hours when they got here. Poor guy. But we were so happy to see them. That night we had a party at our house. My parents came and we ate and ate. Then I bathed the kids and put them to bed. They were more then happy to go to bed.....I wonder why? LOL!! Then I stayed up and wrapped presents while my in-laws went to bed, and my mom and dad watched one of my early Christmas presents (Mamma Mia).

Christmas Morning......the kids didn't even get us up until 7:30 AM. The Scout Master and I were sleeping in the living room on the new furniture (it sleeps pretty well). My mother-in-law had been up for hours just waiting to hear the kids get up (she is an early riser anyway). B was still asleep but we let the older to get started. We were unable to video tape this year because the power cord was missing for my video camera! I was so sad when I had gone to plug it in on Christmas eve......I always keep it in the bag with the camera. I guess my search for that now begins!

Here are some pictures of the Morning:

(Warning: there is lots of red eye...I don't know why my red eye thingy wasn't working.)

Emma and here new "American Girl" doll.

Kyle's bike from Santa.

B just waking up. Not sure if she wants to unwrap anything.

New Littlest Pet Shop pets.

John Deer Farm.....oh, what fun.

B....finally unwrapping something...(sitting on Granny's lap)

..and loving her little wooden duck. She was coming to give me a kiss! How cute!

The Scout Master got me some cute presents and I got him a civil war game for our Play Station. We got Granny and Grandpa (my in-laws) some Colts ornaments. Granny is a die hard Colts fan! I didn't get any pictures of this I am not sure why!

However, the kids had a great time. We had a good breakfast and then we had a great lunch here at Willow Cottage (I am trying out this name for our house......I don't know if it will stick or not). Aunt Audrey, Uncle J, Mom, Dad, MIL, FIL, Emma, Kyle, B, the Scout Master and myself ate until we could eat no more and opened some more presents.

Later we went to the movies (this is tradition for the Scout Master and his family) and saw this, which was surprisingly good. The kids loved it and so did we.

Even though the Scout Master and I started coming down with colds we still were able to enjoy Christmas and the day after. We went to the Chocolate Factory and then a cool diner after which we went to the Farmers market (which was pretty sad because half the booths weren't open). We said good bye to granny and grandpa they left early Saturday morning. Then the Scout Master had to stay home from church on Sunday.

I think that wraps up our little Christmas adventure. I still have a few posts in mind....so more will be coming. But now it is time for lunch and Christmas aftermath clean up!

Short and Sweet

Just a little something short and sweet to get you up to speed here. Not much is happening around here besides the usual (trying to clean, yes, it is a struggle for me, laundry, Christmas prep., and so on).

As far as we know the weather is not going to keep our Tennessee family away and they should be here on Wednesday. The kids are really looking forward to this. I know that our Papa Chester is extra excited because it is his first Christmas with us in a very long while. So we are trying to prepare for their coming by making our rooms extra nice and neat. And maybe cleaning up the basement rooms as well. I hear the kids down there now taking out every toy that they own! So this will be a struggle.

Last night, it was clean down there and we played video games until bed time. It was fun and the kids had a good time. It seems forever since we have had the time to really just play together. Or a place to do it in. LOL!!

I know that my blog has been devoid of pictures lately. Sorry about that. I have something funny to post about Kyle though and I will do that later tonight (no promises, mind you).

The furniture store is bringing our new table top today and the ottoman to replace the broken ones we received when they were delivered. I am excited about this.

Well, I better get going before the Scout Master comes home for lunch and finds that I have done nothing yet today. I can just hear him saying, "This place is such a mess." Yes, honey, I know.

One more thing. Today B brought me the wipes and a clean diaper. No she can't talk yet but I got the picture and she was right she needed a diaper change in a bad way. It was so cute and funny. I can't wait to start hearing what's in her little head.



P.S.
Oh, if you are wondering why you haven't gotten a Christmas card from us this year......it isn't because we don't like you.....it is because I didn't send any out! I'm thinking a new years letter instead. That should be fun.

Computer

I have a love hate relationship with my computer. We (and by we I mean me nagging a bit and the Scout Master actually fixing it, because let's face it what do I know about computers) just got it all nice and working again about a two weeks ago, and now it is all spyweared up again. How aggravating. We even have virus protection. I want to scream. So this may be the last post I make for another week while we fix the problems again.

On Saturday we found out that the Scout Master's mom and dad are coming for Christmas. I am happy that Papa Chester was able to get of work to come. I hope that they will enjoy their visit here. I am not looking forward to the extra unpacking that I will now be force to do but hey, it needs to be done right?

I still have all of my Christmas shopping to do and pressing matters that come with my responsibility of being in the RS presidency. Yuck! I haven't even sent out my Christmas cards yet! How awful is that? I am thinking New Years letters at this point! We'll see. Today is a full list of things that I have to get done because there is a Presidency meeting at my house today at 3:30, at least I think it is at 3:30.......I better check that out.

I have also come to the conclusion that the water system in this house hates me. I can't get a good shower in to save my life (or wash my hair and heaven forbid I want to shave). Yes, this is a rant. There is no water pressure when I want to shower but after I'm done it kicks right up. If I want to do the laundry it takes twice as long to get one load done because of that water. And the filter system well it decides to recycle (leaving us with no water at all) in the middle of getting ready for church or in mid cycle of laundry. How annoying. Okay off my chest and now I had better get to work on the house for my company and meeting.


Here's wishing your day is better then mine!

I Got A Shot

Today after the Scout Master had lunch and left to take Kyle to school..... Bridget and I were sitting on my bed just chit chatting (well, I was chit chatting and she was bouncing). When she bounced into me with her fist. Right in the right eye. At first I was shocked and then I felt something weird. Like my eye lid was rubbing something. I looked in the mirror and almost got sick. It was cut for sure and I could feel it and see it. I called the Scout Master and had him come home and take me to a med-point place. Now I have to keep my eye closed for the next two days!! Do you know how hard that is?

Then the horrid part! I had to have a tetanus shot! My arm is still hurting. OUCH!! Darn those little finger nails.

I Won!

On the 3rd of December I stumbled on to the Sew Mama Sew (a blog that I check on once and a while) and I found that it was give away day! I went down the long list and entered some the the give aways. I found out today that I actually won one! How awesome is that?

Want to see what I won? Then you must go here and check it out! I was so happy this morning. She does lovely work and I will let you know when it shows up if I am as in love with it as I think I will be!

I still have my name for a few more out there that don't end until Friday, Saturday or even Monday. So we'll see. I just can't believe that I won anything at all! LOL!!

We had a great day here. After sending off the Scout Master and Emma, I decided to go back to bed for a little while and didn't wake up until 10AM! WoW, was I tired! I haven't been sleeping good since Kyle has decided the last few nights that he must be glued to my side with his feet! So I got up and did some cleaning and reading.....discovering that I had won! And they still weren't up. B has decided that she likes her bed because she has been staying in there for a week or so now. I miss her snuggles, but I do get to sleep better......until Kyle shows up, that is.

Well, I better get to bed now. My sister has read 3 of the 4 Twilight books in the last 5 days! She loaned them to me tonight when we went over to her house to get some cake for J's birthday (which is technically tomorrow, but since they will be heading to Disney, she had cake for him tonight, humm). So now I have started and I might end up hooked like she was!

Well, the dryer has buzzed and it is 11PM so I better get off to bed. Good Night All!

Would You?

I saw these today and I was wondering if any of you have done this before. I love the look and would love to do it. I just need to paint first! So what do you think? Would you put this on your wall?

Scribble It GIVEAWAY!!!!

Hopefully I win and I will give it a try. Even if it is only onto a metal or wooden sign.

Our Furniture

Our Furniture came today! But it is going to have to be fixed. There are some "problems" with it at the moment. Like broken legs and missed stitches. We paid a lot for it so it better be perfect! But in the mean time here is a little picture of what it looks like. I got it off the web site so it isn't what my living room looks like....but it looks better in a "show room" setting then it does in my half furnished living room anyway!

We got the sofa and what they call a chair and a half. (Which is in the right hand corner of this picture). We also got the ottoman. It is soft and comfy. But no one is aloud to sit on it! LOL!! Just trying to keep it new as long as possible!

I really wanted it to look out the big window in to the back yard.....it's such a pretty view. I haven't found the perfect arrangement yet, but I will keep working on it. After I get the Christmas tree up! Well, that's all for now. It is late and I am tired!