Happy Holidaze…

Are you in sugar shock just like I am? I am scrapping the bottom of the Peppermint ice cream carton as we speak. There is always January at the Y, right?

My Christmas was delightfully busy yet calm-ish. I hope yours was too!

Baking, giving, reading, visiting and threatening (to take new toys away for crabby behavior -I love this time of the year).

I am pretty strict, unless we are talking about extra cookies after supper, then I cave.

I have been  brain storming some After-Christmas Christmas crafts using Holiday leftovers…no, not ham and potatoes.

Love,

Jess

P.S. Here is a sneak peek

Save your old Advent calendars!!!

Hey Y’all!

I took a trip to Dallas/Ft.Worth TX last week to visit and reconnect with friends that relocated down south. Hot, yes! Worth it, of course.

Upon returning home, my gracious parents, Grammy Lu and Papa Den, cleaned my whole house! Even the oven.

They brought in flowers, caught a mouse and even organized my spices! Nice.

I am working on my own nesting and I’ll have some projects to write about soon. But, for now I am easing back into the daily routine that was so wonderfully tossed aside during my trip.

Peace,

Jess

Shopping

Ryan received a new p.j. set from Grammy Lu and Papa Den while shopping at the mall.

While telling us about his experience Ry said,

“We got my new jammies at nickels.  pause We got my jammies at pennies.”

The store? Why J.C. Penney’s of course!

Compliment

While cuddling with Ryan before bed in his dark bedroom he usually starts opening up about his day, his fears and tells a lot of Who am I jokes. True, all of our conversations are probably sleep-stallers but how can I resist when they go like this one did the other day?

Ry: You are my BEST Mom!

Me: I am the only Mom you have.

Ry: Well then, you are my BEST only Mom I have!

Me: Thanks, now go to bed!

Sit Down!

One evening while loading into the car to go to our small group* Ry decided that he was going to disobey our order to get into his car seat. He defiantly hopped around like a little squirrel as he sat in Molly’s seat, the front seat arm rest and the open space between the two car seats.

Peter: grrrowwl….Sit down in your seat! You are not allowed to disobey Mommy and Daddy like this. You have to listen!

Ry (as he is getting into his own car seat): You are just crabby because you are hungry.

Me: stifled laugh

*a number of families that get together from our church to learn how to live in community and integrate our common believes into our lives