"LOST" and "Weeds" Giveaway

Kat at Sunshine & Lemonade is having an awesome giveaway. She is giving to one lucky winner the first season of "LOST" and "Weeds". Oh, I am such a "LOST" fan for the past two years. What are we called, Losties? Click on the link and check out the giveaway.

A Christmas Quiz

1.Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper, but once I did use a bag, because there was a lot of little items.

2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial, it is just easier. Also, I thought I was saving the world. Then, I was told that the artificial trees were clogging up the world.

3. When do you put up the tree? Usually the day after Thanksgiving, but not this year.

4. When do you take the tree down? Usually after the first week of the year

5. Do you like eggnog? I did , when I was a kid. Now, no.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Barbies

7. Hardest person to buy for? This year, no one.

8. Easiest person to buy for? My kids.

9. Do you have a nativity scene? YES

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail.

11.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I have never received a gift I did not like

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Story

13. When do you start shopping forChristmas? For the past couple of years, the last week in November.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? CHOCOLATE

16. Lights on the tree? Of Course.

17. Favorite Christmas song? Ave Maria, Carol of the Bells...Gosh, I like a lot.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? We stay in our home town and visit relatives. Never left the state.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? UM...LET'S TRY...RUDOLPH, DONNER, BLITZEN, DASHER, VIXEN, PRANCER AND DANCER, COMET AND CUPID. IS THAT ALL OF THEM? I am going to stick with Marcia's answers.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Win I was a kid a star, Now an angel.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? It depends who we see.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Crowded stores and rude shoppers. I try to be extra nice to the retail staff at this time of year.

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Do not have a theme. I have all sorts of ornaments. If I see it and like it, I buy it. I have ornaments from Jason's Grandparants, my Grandma, my Mom, Jason's parents and our own.

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Honey Baked Ham.

25. What do you want for Christmas thisyear? Scrapbooking stuff and magazines, clothes, blog makeover(I am so addicted), The Doomed Queens(book), another baby(my Husband thinks I am crazy), a little peace on Earth (I know, I am lame. But I wouldn't mind,if we all stopped fighting.)

This was fun. If anyone is playing, let me know and I will check your blog:)

Blog Advent Tour, All Aboard!

I am honored to be apart of Blog Advent Tour 2008. This party is hosted by Marg at Reading Adventures and Kailana from The Written World. I am new to this blogging thing. I have been blogging since October. I have been following Marg since my beginning and she was my first visitor. Now on to the party!!

Our holidays really start the night of Thanksgiving. Once we put the kids to bed, we pop in "A Christmas Story". This is the first time we watch it every year. We just love this movie. Through out the whole year, we would quote the movie's signature line: "You'll shoot your eye out!" Every year, my husband will repeat, that he too, had a Red Ryder Bibbie Gun.

Then, on Christmas Eve, TBS, our cable station, will air "A Christmas Story" for 24 hours straight. From 8 at night til 8 the next night. As soon as we get home from Christmas Eve dinner at one of the siblings, we turn the TV on to that station. We usually watch 2 halves of the movie as we watch the kids play with their gifts and as we get them ready for bed. Then after they go to bed, we watch the movie from the beginning.

Once, I tried telling my husband what happened to the actor who played Flick (porn star), and he actually got mad at me and said not to ruin the movie for him.

Thank you for stopping by while on the Tour. How many of you have watched a "A Christmas Story"?

I wish you all a happy holidays and a wonderful 2009!

Take care!

Swing Baby Layout

This layout is titled Swing Baby. I had mounted the pictures on cream and brown paper. The title is on cream paper mounted with brown. I had cut out Lindsey and had her "hanging" from a long piece of bown paper with two eyelets. I had glued 3 cream and white buttons to the bottom of the page. I had mentioned that we had bought the seat from a garage sale and that Lindsey loved it, but so did the bees. Now, we know longer have the seat. Too dangerous.

I am sorry it is only one picture. Last night I was not feeling well. I was trying to get through the SITSmas list and I started making mistakes. I knew then, I needed to stop and go to sleep. My husband is sick as well. This morning we were taking turns taking a nap, so the other would watch the kids.

Hopefully later today, I can catch up with everybody's blog.

Take care.

I Was Photo Tagged!

Sandy from The Adams Family has tagged me with photo tag! Go to the Fourth Photo file and the fourth photo and display it. Then tag four bloggy firends and have them share. Here is the photo!! It is of Michaela and Adela. It was right after Adela's first birthday 6/10/07. I love the outfit the baby is wearing. She has a whale on her caboose. Her hair was that cute and short look.

Now the bloggy friends I choose are:

Surviving It All

Finding Normal

Nobody-But-Yourself

Musings of the Mindless Banterer

Have fun girls, see what photo pops up:)

Merry SITSmas To All

Merry SITSmas to all my SITSahs!! I started blogging in the middle of October. In the beginning of November I came across the SITS site. I am so glad I did. People come over to say hi, I love it. They come over and cheer me up and they did not even know I was feeling a bit poopy. Thank you SITS for putting your blog up in blogland.

Also, don't forget, that the wonderful place called SITS, is having a Grand Prize Giveaway, Today. One of our SITSahs could win a $200 Gift Card to Target and become the Friday Feature Blogger.

I have seen a lot of great blogs out there, but I want to give a shout out to my favorites:

Just For Fun

The Adams Family

Jeannie's Happy World

Musings Of The Mindless Banterer

Finding Normal

Everybody, I wish you all a Happy Holidays and thank you for stopping by and visiting my blog.

Also, Rondas Rants is after me, so go check her out. She got a gift early this year.

Fantastic News From SITS

Awesome news!! SITS during SITSmas tomorrow is offering a grand prize. The grand prize is a $200 gift card to Target and Feature Blogger on Friday. Just post about it right now and during you SITSmas post. Go here to check it outhttp://thesecretisinthesauce.blogspot.com/2008/12/this-just-in.html Hey, sorry about the long HTML. I got so excited about the giveaway, I just pasted and got busy posting. Mummy could use this gift card. My poopy mood is lifting, thank you SITS!!!