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Posted by: Amy on Friday, December 26, 2008 - 10:32 PM GMT |
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What a fabulous holiday! To get to spend time with cherished family and friends, to eat a glorious amount of wonderful food, to give of ourselves and receive. How blessed we are!
We spent Monday in San Antonio with friends Marli, Robert, Mandy, and Mary. We saw The Polar Express at the IMAX and then headed to lunch at The Rainforest Cafe. The kids had such a great time!
On Christmas Eve we all drove down to Orange Grove to spend the day with my family. Ben got to drive Granny Dorothy and Papa Marvin's golf cart all day; we visited with family; we ate the best down-home cooking! After opening presents and rolling out the door, we finally got back home at midnight (just in time to tuck ourselves in to wait for Santa).
Christmas morning was filled with squeals of surprise and laughter as we all went through our stockings and opened gifts. Then we headed to Nathan's grandparents' house for another get-together of food and family.
Today we went to Uncle Andy and Aunt Ann's for breakfast, got to spend the day finally relaxing, and then had my parents over for dinner and another gift exchange.
For Ben's friends, we were so thrilled to make and hand out candies, frames, and ornaments. For family, we had a blast making and giving peppermint bark, hot chocolate mixes, pickles, soup mixes, cookie mixes, and steak rubs. Yum!
And we received the best gifts- toys, books, cd's. We even got a couple of Home Depot gift cards (maybe we can finally get new wood floors!) Thanks everyone for the wonderful presents. And thank you Santa for the telescope!
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Posted by: Amy on Monday, December 22, 2008 - 07:21 AM GMT |
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Another fun week! We...
Kept Shutter-Happy's doors open so people could get in for last-minute Christmas sessions, print consults, and print pick-ups,
Attended Ben's class' Christmas party and gift exchange,
Did our last-minute Christmas shopping,
Went to another Dream Dinners session to make some more yummy meals,
And spent the entire weekend mixing, canning, wrapping, and packaging everyone's Christmas presents. Who knew trying to save money by making everyone's gifts would cost so much and take so much of your time?!
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Posted by: Amy on Sunday, December 14, 2008 - 09:55 PM GMT |
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Another glorious week! We...
Attended our MOPS Christmas meeting,
Made gingerbread houses with Madison and then had a great playdate,
Attended Rackspace's Christmas event for the kids,
Were surprised with snow!
Baked and delivered dozens of cookies to our neighbors,
Walked around the Christmas Market Days to find our family Christmas present (a gorgeous new wooden swing to replace our current broken one),
And enjoyed a great afternoon of running around and doing gymnastics and "cheese slams!" at Mary's birthday party with Mary, Robert, Lillian, and Madison.
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Posted by: Amy on Tuesday, December 02, 2008 - 04:45 PM GMT |
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A few things taking up space in our house, attic, and yard...
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Posted by: Amy on Monday, December 01, 2008 - 12:25 PM GMT |
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Dear Santa,
I've been good all year. Could you please bring me...
Peace on earth. For the sake of our nation and our world, grant us days without violence, without robberies, without disasters. Give the news media uplifting stories for our nightly news.
If you can't bring us peace, new wood floors would be a dream! Did you see the recent story on The Today Show about what is living in our carpets and what our vacuums are spreading throughout our house?! For the health and safety of our children (and for the beauty of our home), could you help us with new flooring?
Hope you're having a great holiday season!
Love,
Amy
PS- Speaking for Evan- he could use some diapers, formula, and baby food; he would love any toy that lights up and makes noise.
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Posted by: Amy on Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 11:55 AM GMT |
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Could the celebration actually have started a week ago?
Last Saturday was a great day! We met my parents up at Bass Pro Shops so the kids could enjoy the store's Christmas events and sit with Santa. Then, Nathan and I were off to enjoy a weekend without the boys. We first headed to our Dream Dinners appointment, making some fantastic meals, including a bunch of side dishes for our Thanksgiving feast. Then we headed home for a nap. To top off the evening, we were off to Austin for Myk's birthday party. Myk (turning 30 again) entertained well, will great bbq, drinks, and company.
Sunday (after spending the night with Jenny), we had THE BEST breakfast at The Original Pancake House and then drove back to Boerne to enjoy the day and wait for the boys to get back from Camp Granmom.
On Tuesday, Jenny, Evan, and I drove up to Curington to spend the morning with Ben's class. Everyone was dressed as indians, and they got to have snack in a big tee-pee set up behind the school (really cool!). That night we had a picnic in the living room, complete with a movie and popcorn (so much fun!).
Thursday was Turkey Day. The day was spent visiting, eating, playing a game of frisbee, eating some more, bowling, watching the Cowboys and Longhorns win their games, and eating some more! It was spent with Larry and Debbie, Bobby and Loretta, and Jenny (we were missing Angie). Surrounded by the people we love and more than enough food, we realized once again how truly blessed we are.
But the high didn't stop there! Yesterday Nathan and I made a stop at Toys R Us to get the boys' Christmas gifts from Marvin and Dorothy. We made all the right moves to get in and out of that mad house in less than half an hour (with a bunch of great toys!). Then we all headed to Ed and Joyce's for a visit. Next stop was the Pipe Creek Christmas tree farm where we cut down our tree for this year. And last, we spent an evening on Main Street playing in the "snow", eating, riding in a horse-drawn carriage, and (did I mention?) eating.
THANK YOU to all who spent Thanksgiving Day with us. We had such a great time! And thanks SO much to Jenny. Your help all week was much appreciated. And to all who weren't with us, we hope your day was just as blessed. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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