".....Prancer and Prancer and Vixen..."

Don't you love home videos? So Charlie is transferring our old video "home movies"to DVD. He ran across this one and I thought it was fitting for the holiday season. Yes...she gets all her sweet moves from her mom:) Cherish your little ones and remember the magic that Christmas holds for them. They are so squishable.

I am Thankful

Sometimes I need to be reminded of the silver lining in ALL things.
Here is an email I received today that I thought I would share:

I AM THANKFUL
FOR THE WIFE
WHO SAYS IT'S HOT DOGS TONIGHT,
BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME,
AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

FOR THE HUSBAND
WHO IS ON THE SOFA
BEING A COUCH POTATO,
BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH ME
AND NOT OUT AT THE BARS.

FOR THE TEENAGER
WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES
BECAUSE IT MEANS SHE IS AT HOME,
NOT ON THE STREETS.

FOR THE TAXES I PAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM EMPLOYED .

FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS.

FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.

FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE

FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING,
WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING,
AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME

FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING
I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT
BECAUSE IT MEANS WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

FOR THE PARKING SPOT
I FIND AT THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM CAPABLE OF WALKING AND I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TRANSPORTATION .

FOR MY HUGE HEATING BILL
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM WARM.

FOR THE LADY BEHIND ME IN CHURCH
WHO SINGS OFF KEY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I CAN HEAR.

FOR THE PILE OF LAUNDRY AND IRONING
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR.

FOR WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES
AT THE END OF THE DAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD.

FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM ALIVE.

HOLA AMIGAS!

So this is dedicated to all of you who enjoy my "ethnicity". (Oh, you know who you are) It is a testimony how many of us really do speak an another language. I hope you think it is funnyo I laughed a loto!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngRq82c8Baw

Happy Halloween!

Where does the time go and how did they ever get so big and creepy:)

Spooky Eats

Just like most moms on Halloween Friday I was up WAY to early getting the kids ready for school. Since I was up anyway and surely did not have enough to do.. (NOT) I decided to make the kids spooky ghost pancakes with chocolate chip eyes. They loved it.

"Greasy, Grimy, Pumpkin Guts"..

One of our family's favorite parts of Halloween, pulling out the "guts"

and carving the pumpkin.

My pumpkin, Alec's pumpkin, Charlie's pumpkin, and Savy's pumpkin!

To bad we don't carve pumpkins for all the holidays!

Where the Wild Things Are!

Here is the crazy Halloween brood. Savy and Alec had a Halloween party with their friends from school. We had so much fun playing candy bar bingo, running a relay race in the back yard, decorating cupcakes, and telling a spooky story with disgusting things they had to feel. I love my kids and I love Halloween.