I hate iTunes

Monday, December 29, 2008

I mean for real. Apple is known for their sleek lines and easy interface. And ITUNES is the best they can come up with? Seriously? It is so crowded and busy and confused. Granted, I have had some wine tonight and things may not be as clear as they normally are, but I always have some issue with iTunes and generally speaking I am not a total retard when it comes to computer stuff. (ok hubby may disagree but he is a bona fide geek so he doesnt count). I was just organizing my playlists and trying to get some songs on my iPod that I currently have on CD. I am all done now and just enjoying some music and wine.

11 years ago today

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Excuse the picture of a picture!!! We got married back in olden times, before digital cameras. I do have one picture scanned somewhere but I dont know where I put it. We have an anniversary tradition that we started on our first anniversary. Every year we take a picture of the two of us. Can be formal (but it never has been), can be casual, can include kids or not. Just a slice of life kind of picture. I print it out and put it in an album. It's a set of three albums. One has our wedding proofs, one has the candid pictures that guests took with the disposable cameras, and the third are our yearly anniversary pics. This pleases me, as anyone who knows me well knows I like sets of things. LOL Anyway, just thought I would share that little tradition because we really enjoy it.

What I got for Christmas!

Friday, December 26, 2008

I recently broke my hand mixer, so my mom got me a new one.

She also got me this cookbook

to go with the breadmaker she got me!

John got me these yummy snuggly sheets.

I have this for my two younger kids. I have a footprint from Andrew but the frame it was in is different and ugly, and I wanted them all to match, so he got me one.

a book

another book

a card reader

This is a laptop desk thingy so I dont burn my legs or have the laptop overheat (I tend to lay it on the bed)

This is a flexible tripod for my point-and-shoot camera.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Here comes Santa Claus!

Saturday, December 20, 2008

A picture is worth a thousand words...no need to explain this.

Christmas treats!

Friday, December 19, 2008

Today the kids made a gingerbread house. They had a good time and it came out really good! Its the Wilton brand, which comes all built - all you have to do is decorate it. Last year they did one that you had to glue the walls together with frosting and it kept falling apart so I will be sure to get this one again in the future.







This one I like because it shows how there was some argument over where to place the doorknob (the little purple candy), which you can see with the present location and the little dent where it was earlier in the process.

I had to laugh when they were done at the random placement of the oddly shaped purple candy on the front door. It looks like they ultimately abandoned the doorknob altogether in favor of the wierd purple candy.

Blog slacker

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Yeah I know. We have a lot going on right now, as does everyone!!! I will post pics this weekend of some holiday events!
For those of you who are as obsessed as I am, the Anthony's are on Larry King tonight! Get some popcorn and watch the denial.

So much to do...

Thursday, December 4, 2008

I am going to share the picture of all 3 kids. Liam and Andrew both have a little bit of wierd hand placement, but all 3 have such natural real expressions that I LOVE this picture. Yes, that is a natural real expression of Liam's. LOL He makes that face ALL the time, so that is why it is so perfect. Elaina has a little bit of a polygamist hair-do but whatever.
Beyond that, I have cookies to bake, a few last remaining gifts to pick up, and LOTS of wrapping to do.
Plus we took this convenient time to repaint our living room, and I got new blinds, and I am working on our master bath. Hey why not make it even more hectic right? LOL