2. after much discussion (on Facebook) and internal angst (as well as the pocket book) i decided to bite the bullet and invite an elf into our house this christmas season. she arrived Wednesday night and her name is Olivia. Why the turmoil for me? Several reasons actually: 1) This is the first Christmas that Early Bird is starting to somewhat comprehend holidays, including Christmas. I want to start her off with the basic understanding on WHY we have Christmas, at least in our house. I want her to learn that the REASON we even have Christmas is to celebrate Jesus, not Santa, not getting toys, etc. Hence my hesitation on bringing another something in our house that didn't have anything to do with the birth of Jesus. 2) the cost of JUST getting the book and the elf (that's not even made well, in my opinion) and the fancy box 3) i like to pile alot on my plate during the holidays (so says the sweetie) so this was just one more thing i would need to keep up with. In the end though i decided it was worth it. I like to see Early Bird get excited about things and i like to be creative (all the Pinterest ideas didn't hurt either!). However, I want to make sure along the way to instill in Early Bird that our main focus during this time is still about the birth of Jesus. I'll keep you updated, and with photos of course. Which leads me to my #3. (oh, those that may have NO idea what i'm even talking about, go here for a little explanation.)
3. i'm thinking about putting a post together after Christmas of all the different mischievous deeds that Oliva gets into, with pictures of course! I might even make a book out of them. We'll see how much i can pile on my plate.
4. Here's another installment of My Favorite Things (Oprah style):
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
I looove this book and looove to read it to Early Bird at bed time. I'm sure she's getting sick of it but I think the repetition is definitely helping her reading skills. The last time we read it she "read" it to me, even pointing her finger at each word. I also love the sing-song rhythm.
I puffy heart my crockpot. I use it at least once a week. Since I found the crockpot liners at the store it makes cleaning soooo much easier, which in turn makes me want to use it even more.
Every stinkin time I see this I think of the spoof video they did on Saturday Night Live... oh, 3+ years ago. It still makes me laugh. (If you're not familiar with it it's Justin Timberlake, Andy Samberg and Justin Monaghan doing a spoof video of Beyonce's All the Single Ladies video. Here's the YouTube video for those of you that might want to check it out.) Goood times! I might or might not have laughed all over again typing this out. Of course I had to watch the video, and yes, laughed again.
Love this card. I'll let you guess if it's talking about Early Bird or if it might pertain to me.
thinking about doing this starting tomorrow. Again, something to pile on my list, a list!
5) random photo of the day:
Got to hang out with one of my favorite college friends and her son while in Texas. We did a little mini-session for him and I got this shot. It might be one of my all time favorite!
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