"Cold" day

Well, school was cancelled today....not because of snow, but because of cold....the high for today here in Centennial is like -2.....last I checked we were at -7.....it is hard to believe it is so cold, standing inside with the door closed....the sun is shining and it looks so sparkly.....open the door and you know that it is cold.....since cold like this is not good for asthma, we will be staying indoors....

Ethan knew before he left school, he said his teacher told him to go home, watch movies, TV and play video games.....of course the kids wanted to stay up late last night since they could sleep in....so we watched Madagascar 2 and hung out....slept in today.....

Emily was very happy to sleep in.....she is watching movies and hanging out.....she took a bad fall yesterday morning on the way to school, it was so slippery.....today her wrist is hurting just a bit....

Ethan has been playing in his room, watching movies and hanging out.....

I have been trying to work, hang out with the kids and get some laundry done.....Ted went to work, I think when he left this morning it was like -15 or something crazy.....he said the roads were pretty clear and didn't have trouble getting to work.....

So, we will continue to enjoy this "cold" day snuggled safe and warm in our house.....

Enjoy your day......

Fall leaves!

Today Ted & the kids raked up the leaves and then vacuumed them up, they each got a turn using the vacuum.....They were filthy by the end, it's off to the shower for them, but they had a blast......

Cute pictures

I took this picture a few weeks ago, it was picture day at school and I decided to take one myself before I sent them off to school.....I am so glad that they still like each other and will hug one another.....They are so cute, if I do say so myself.

Decorating the Christmas Tree

Well, I love Christmas, I love to put up lights, the tree and all my decorations.  I really love snowmen.  I have a lot of them around the house.  The kids started to count and when they got to about 60, decided that they would stop.  They hadn't counted any ornaments.  We had so much fun decorating the tree.  I unpacked the ornaments and the kids put them on the tree. 

It was so much fun to unpack our ornaments.  Every year we get new ornaments, this year we bought a flute and a guitar (those are the instruments Emily & Ethan have started to play).    

As I put out different decorations, I was reminded of memories, from when I was a little girl, of my very special Grammie, things that she made and had in her apartment, and things that we have gotten since we were married and had children.  

 

The weather cooperated and Ted was able to get the lights on the house up and the other yard decorations.  

I love to watch White Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street and The Santa Clause.  I have watched each of them already.  

I have way to much shopping to do still, but I am trying to rest and enjoy the season.  

Happy Thanksgiving

Well, today has been a little tough for me. It was 2 years ago today that my grammie passed away. She was 88 1/2 years old and one of the most amazing women I have ever met. I can not remember my grammie ever complaining, I never heard her say, why me, it's not fair or anything like that. She had a lot she could have said it's not fair about. She buried 2 husbands, was alone for about 41 years. She lived a good life, loved her family without reservation or strings and gave to everyone she met. She always had a kind word and a smile.

When I needed someone to pray, she was the first person I called. I knew that she prayed for our family at least twice per day. If I needed to talk I would call her, she always new just what to say and I always felt better by the time we were done talking.

My kids loved her, they thought she was a very special lady! Emily is still writing poems about her.

One of my favorite memories, one day when Ted & I were at her apartment (we were just married then) we were getting ready to leave and she looked at Ted and said "by Joe" we looked at her and she got the funniest look on her face and we all started to laugh. It became a big joke between us and after that whenever she would call, she would ask about "Joe." It was our inside joke.

I miss grammie so much! I miss our talks, I miss her hugs & smiles and I miss her prayers!

I have so much to be thankful for,

~ my husband

~ my amazing kids

~ my family

~ our home

~ our church

~ a beautiful state to live in

~ friends

We spent the past week at our friends, Paul & Lori, they live in Springfield, CO. We helped them move from one house into a new one. It was a lot of work, but we had so much fun! We spent Thanksgiving with them. We had so much amazing food! We had to drive home after dinner (in the afternoon), that was sad, but it was good to be home too.....

Here are some pictures of the kids

Well, the leaves are almost gone off the trees. There are leaves all over the yard. Before Ted and the kids raked them all up I took them out for a few pictures.

Time is just flying by!