Holiday Recap 2

Ok, so now it is really post Holidays...

First we had my parents visit, and then Kevin's parent came. They actually overlapped for about 2 days...they actually get along very well...since Kevin & I were high school sweethearts they have known each other quite awhile ( almost 16 years???) and used to see each other socially quite a lot. My parents moved from that small town in Ohio 4 years ago back to our old hometown in Louisiana so we very seldom get to spend all this time together.




We all had a wonderful time. I never get enough pictures of the kids with grandparents...we stay kind of active, and I just forget to do it...how do the rest of you document thru photos so well???


Since two (yes myself included) got bikes from Santa for Christmas...we have been outside a lot...and thankfully North Carolina weather has cooperated. We actually have run the gamut since Christmas...30 to 70s....not a normal January.

I am still trying to clean up, recover, sort out and purge! (that last one stays on my to do list since I am a bit of a cluttery pack-rat) The very large local consignment sale took place last weekend, and forced me to get it together...I took about 4 wagon loads...not nearly enough. I found tons of summer clothes at the bottom of my forgotten ironing basket, and all sorts of things lurking in the walk-in attic...so I will make many more trips to goodwill,etc.

I need to post a few photos along with this later!

Holiday Recap

So I really thought I was going to be able to keep up at a nice weekly blogging rate...but traveling at Thanksgiving, a 4 year old (can you believe it!!!!) birthday party,


Christmas preparations, Christmas visitor preparations.....and now a VERy thorough closet cleaning (3 sweaters with large holes, what is causing it????) has derailed me. I am trying to remove everything from the closet, wash or dry clean it...then resort to storing sweaters in plastic tubs and hope that it works. Other suggestions??

And my parents are arriving Sunday...we are all so excited. Mere has actually started shaking at time when she talks about Christmas, Santa, Grandma & Papaw and Nana & Papa.

Just busy with the last minute tidying up. We usually have some sort of agenda of things to do, a few projects around the house. But there isn't much of that this time.

Here is a little something thing that I found that I thought would get me going...

Christmas Survey:

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper.

2. Real tree or artificial? I love the look and smell of real….but we used to be travel over Christmas so it made more sense to have a fake….and it is economical now that we have it.

3. When do you put up the tree? Usually the 1^st weekend in Dec…though I was ready right after Thanksgiving this year.

4. When do you take the tree down? Not until after new years…some times it is even a few weeks into January (you can do that with a fake tree)…but we do turn the lights off after new Years :)

5. Do you like eggnog? I really do..just a little bit…and I love an eggnog latte( ohh soo many calories)…oh and I always check the calendar for eggnog day at Goodberry's!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? This is hard…..

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, we started the willow tree set several years ago, and added each year until it was complete. The kids have the Little People set under the tree so they can play.

8. Hardest person to buy for? My parents….

9. Easiest person to buy for? My MIL, she likes girly stuff…jewelry, Vera, my sister –in-laws are easy too.

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? hmmmm

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail, always, and NO printed photo cards without so much as a Merry Christmas written in your own handwriting…pet peeve!

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Too many, and I have seen a lot lately…it used to be A Christmas Story…but I have loved watching Polar Express with Meredith. I can't wait to watch Charlie Brown with her when she is old enough.