When it's all said and done.

  Well Dec. 26th is here and it's all said and done. It's kind of a depressing time for me though. All that time before Christmas is spent in anticipation, shopping, the excitement of it all and then it's all said and done.  It was a very nice Christmas, spending time with Family, Unfortunately not all the family could be there. Now it's time to just relax and enjoy all our time off until we go back to work and school after New Years.  We are suppose to get quite a bit of Snow tonight, no one here is going to need to go anywhere tomorrow so I say .......LET IT SNOW,  LET IT SNOW , LET IT SNOW

Merry Christmas 2010

Well Today is Christmas Eve. We have a nice relaxing Day planned and then Church tonight. All the gifts are wrapped so none of that to worry about. I got cleaning and laundry, all done yesterday. Everyone here is off work and school until Monday,(that's when Ken goes back to work) so it's nice to be able to just relax and enjoy the day before all the festivities tomorrow

My moms is the big one here with the lights.

Last night we went to Quarryvilles Midnight madness .We went to Newswangers furniture first. My moms manger scene was set up here with some others that customers had lent for display. They had a live one out front too. My moms manger scene was made by my grandparents. My grandmother painted all the figurines and placed all the little stones on them and my grandfather made the stable. I remember as a kid just sitting and staring at it in awe.
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At Martins Appliances They didn't have a horse drawn wagon this year to take you around to see lights, it was a tractor. Kind of took the fun out of it so we didn't do it. We did get our free hot dogs and hot cider. They also had fresh made cookies. I did see a nice stove there that we may go back for after Christmas.
Then we stopped at Fergies picked up some groceries and then the music store .

Bushes outside Herrs decorated to look like potato heads

On the way Home we rode through Herrs and looked at the lights. Ken would stop so I could take some pictures but it was kind of hard because we had people behind us at times . It would have been better if I could have gone out and taken some but oh well. It was a really nice evening, spending time with the family and enjoying the sights.

So as we all get together tomorrow with friends and family around the tree and are opening the gifts we receive, lets not forget the greatest gift given to us many years ago, Jesus. He came to this earth from his heavenly throne for us. Lets Remember The Reason for the Season, not just tomorrow, but everyday throughout the year.


John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whosoever believes in him, should not perish but have everlasting life.

Merry Christmas

Christmas Card 2010

                               

Oh Christmas Tree

Well we got our tree up today. We did the Blue LED lights again. I really love the LED lights. They are a little more money but I think they are sooooo worth it. Maybe next year we will try another color theme but who knows. If we do I'd like to get more LEDs because we only got enough last year for the tree.

In the Raven's Room the boys did a little sports tree. It has a mixture of Kens basketball and Raven's ornaments on it. The lights aren't LED on this one because these are just some lights we had from before. Can you see the difference?

The Tree

My Dad and Ken shaking the Tree

Still Shaking the tree

Well today we got our tree. Ken goes to the 3 to 11 shift for the next 2 weeks and this was pretty much the only time we could get it as a family. We just go to my parents house and get it every year. You see they live right next to a tree farm and during the week they sell the trees for the tree farm since they live right there. We didn't put it up yet, I think we will probably do that tomorrow. We still have to get up in the attic and pull down all the tree Decorations. I hope to finish off the house decorating too. I just love this time of year.

Running it through the bailer. Jordan My Dad and Ken

All wrapped up Ken, My Dad, Jordan and Tanner

Ken standing proud and tall : )

Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme

Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme


TodaysMama and GameStop  are giving away a sleigh full of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

1. What is your holiday wish for your family?  That we all have a safe Christmas and Holiday and that we never forget what the true meaning of the Christmas season really is.

2. What is your Christmas morning / Hanukkah Nightly tradition?    Well our tradition now is to always go over to my parents for Christmas dinner after we have opened gifts here. Unfortunately I have failed to continue a lot of the traditions with my children that my parents had with my siblings and myself.  Santa Decorated our tree when I was a kid, and then My siblings and I couldn't even come down the hall and see the tree in the morning until all of our guests had arrived for breakfast.  These are just a couple .

3. If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent wish for yourself, what would it be?

A week at the Hotel Hershey's Chocolate Spa

4. How do you make the holidays special without spending any money?   By making sure the House is decorated nice and that it has a nice warm feeling. We try and spend time watching Christmas movies together and baking cookies, and taking part in church Christmas activities.

5. What games did you play with your family growing up? SORRY, was a big one in our Family

6. What holiday tradition have you carried on from your own childhood?  The whole Santa Tradition. Even now that my boys have outgrown Santa so to speak, We still don't let them see their gifts until Christmas morning.

7. Where would you go for a Christmas/Hanukkah-away-from-home trip?  I would love to go to Colonial Williams-burg one year for Christmas


8. Check out GameStop  and tell us, what are the three top items on your GameStop Wish List this year?

The DS just because it would be neat to have one.

The Wii because We don't have one.

The Ea Sports Active game So There's a game I'd like to do on our PS3

(Almost) Wordless Wednessday

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