Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from all of us!

The rolls are baked, ham is in the oven,

strawberry pretzel jello in the fridge,

cheesy potatoes prepared, and fresh

green beans ready to boil.

All of the presents are wrapped

and it's only 4:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

This is a miracle!

Good Things...

Today is Sunday. Here are the good things about my day.

Going to church. It just feels good to be where I should be with my family on a Sunday.

Watching the snow flakes fall outside my kitchen window. Magical.

Listening to Mr. Stoner teach Ben how to sweep the dining room floor. After he finished the job, Ben came to me and told me that he is now a "trained professional sweeper."

Celebrating when we heard the announcement that school is cancelled tomorrow. I have mixed feelings about that. However, I love that I don't have to make lunches! Yippy!

Matthew asked me to play Frans. He would be Hans. Here's how it went:
Matthew: "My name is Hans."
Me: "I am Frans."
Together: "We are here to pump (clap) you up!"
How many mom's get asked to repeat that with their son? I felt really special.

Staying up late because there is no school in the morning. I'm not even going to set my alarm. Heaven.

I Love Shutterfly!

 It's time to choose my free Christmas cards from Shutterfly. What a great deal. This company has made life just a little easier for me. Shutterfly has so many fun products! If you haven't ever visited their site...you should. This first item is a birthday card. What sweet little birthday girl wouldn't love having her own personalized card? Adorable!

These calendars are really fun too. My sister made one of these calendars for my parents one year for Christmas. My mom absolutely loved it. I'm sure my dad liked it too. It had pictures of all nine of their children. They took it to work and showed it off to all of their customers.(ok...maybe not all of them...but most.) 

We are getting our family picture taken in a couple of days...so these next items are some of the picture Christmas cards I have to choose from. I really like the collage designs...

I think my favorite might be the last one on the bottom. If you want to get 50 free Christmas cards go to this link now. The promotion ends on Friday, December 10th.

Cookies!

Every year my neighbor has a cookie exchange party. It really is a lot of fun to get together with some of the other women in our subdivision. The cookies that we bring are a really big deal. We have a contest and get a prize for the best cookie. I want to win! I'm asking all of my bloggy friends for help. Please tell me if you have a "winner" cookie. Of course, I would also like the recipe. I'm excited to see who responds to this!

Freebie from Shutterfly

Who wouldn't like 50 free Christmas cards from Shutterfly. What a great promotion! Thanks to Angelina, I've gone HERE. I can't wait to pick out my cards!

The Perfect Tree

I'm so happy that this tree is in our yard! It is the perfect Fall tree!

Cute monkey's in the tree too!

Football!!

I have never had so much fun watching flag football! Benjamin has been playing for a YMCA team for the past few months. He is fast, aggressive, and focused. He really is the athlete of the family. This is a little video of Ben making a touchdown. I wish it was easier to see. Ben is the one who runs all the way down the field! One game he scored four times for his team. The season just ended last Saturday. I'm really going to miss the games.