Sleeping Beauty

So I went in to check on Maddie sleeping last night and this is how I found her. It was so precious, I had to grab my camera. She loves her Big Bird or as she says it "Dig-Dig"!

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving this year. We went to the inlaw's lake house Wed night and stayed over and had Thanksgiving lunch with them on Thursday. Maddie got to spend some time with her cousins Chandler and Makaylan. I tried so hard to get a good picture of all of them, but Maddie refuses to cooperate with the camera. She would not be still for 2 seconds for me to get a good shot.......SO frustrating! I took about a million pictures and out of those only about 3 are worth a crap, so I'm posting them here. So anyway, we stuffed our faces, went for a long walk in the woods, gained about 40 pounds, and had to deal with some family drama as always (what kind of holiday would it be without that?)

Then we drove back to FW for dinner at mom's house. Again, more drama from a certain crazy family member who apparently forgot to take her meds. But all in all, it was great. Then for some crazy reason me and mom woke up a 4am and battled all the crazies and did some major shopping on Friday. I did good this year, I actually got everything I set out to get before the stores ran out.

I'm sick of being sick!

Day 4 of this terrible stomach virus and I've had enough!! I am so sick, I just want to lay in bed and feel sorry for myself- which is kind of hard to do with a 19 month old. Let's just say my weekend was not the greatest, but at least I was able to get a good nights sleep and sleep in on Sunday when my mom kept Maddie Sat night (thank God for mom!)

That's about all the strength I can muster to blog right now, I'm going back to the couch!

I WILL NOT get stressed out this Holiday season!!

Maybe if I keep telling myself that, this year it will come true! Seriously, I am determined this time. It is not the money or the crowded malls or the shopping that stresses me. It's mainly just running around like crazy trying to get everything done and be at a certain place on time and making time to attend all the different gatherings. Also, the family conflicts and drama I could really do without. That stresses me every year. But this year, I am determined to ignore all of that, plan ahead, get organized and really enjoy the Holidays with my family. Maddie is getting old enough now to understand it and I want her to really enjoy it. So that is my goal this year- stress free Holidays, now check back with me a few weeks to see how that's working out, but for now I'm holding out hope!

My Sister is Engaged!!!!!

Woo Hoooo!!!!!

It is about time. Lisa and Bill have been together forEVER and he finally proposed this morning. I am so happy for her. She is finally getting the happiness she deserves. The ring is amazing and they're talking about getting married in the Bahamas this summer!!!! I am so excited, I have never been to the Bahamas but always wanted to, so this will be our excuse to to go.

The Historic Election

Well, I'm a few days late, but of course I have to write about this since it is historic. The first black president was elected 2 days ago. This is the first time I have not voted. Honestly, I didn't really care too much for either candidate so I didn't really follow it too much. Then I decided that I should just vote for my party, but then I realized after it was too late that I was not registered in Tarrant county since we just moved, so I took that as a sign and I don't feel so bad about it now.

I am kind of relieved that we finally have a democrat in the White House. All the people who didn't vote for him are saying they're scared of what's going to happen. The way I look at it, anything has got to be better than where we are now. Things have got to get better, how can it get any worse? All I know is I'm ready for a change and hopefully Obama can do that. I'll just keep praying about it and hope for the best.

Halloween 2008

OK, like I said before, I'm a looser. I'm just now getting around to posting about Halloween. But hey, better late than never, right?

Halloween started out with me going to the gym in the morning and I dropped Maddie at the day care. Well, I guess they must have been having a party and gave her tons of sugar because she refused to take a nap that day. So, I got no work done at all. At one point I was so desparate to get work done that I took her outside and gave her finger paint and sidewalk chalk and turned her loose while I organized IEF forms on the back patio. So, by the time it was actually time to trick or treat, I was beyond exhausted.

But all turned out well. My parents went with us and she had so much fun. It was priceless! At first she didn't understand it and was a little scared, but once she got the hang of it, she was running as fast as she could from house to house. She was so excited about the candy even though she didn't really know what it was. After we went to all the houses on our street, we drove over to mom's and we went to a few houses on her street then we handed out candy for a while. She really got a kick out of seeing the other kids dressed up and giving them candy. It was a lot of fun.