New Year's Eve

So here I sit on New Year's Eve, Kailey and Lexi up playing with friend Emerie, waiting for Mark to return with fresh milk (our's was spoiled) and in the midst of mac-n-cheese. I have been pondering my new years resolutions the last couple of days. I haven't had "resolutions" per say the last year or two. But this year, my resolutions are things that need to happen and hopefully making them a resolution will help my follow through.
Resolution #1--implement and have a meal plan. [I have started this...with a meal calendar idea I got from here using google calendar, which I already use!]
Resolution #2--Be better at blogging and technology. I need to keep up with the pictures of the girls for my readers....
I think those are good resolutions, and attainable. Which leads me to wonder, do we make resolutions just to last a month or the full year? And are there people that have success the full year with their resolutions?
Many blessings for a prosperous 2010!

Santa's Naughty List

So Kailey got in trouble this afternoon. She was having trouble obeying and called me the naughty word -STUPID. She got sent to her room and was trying to negotiate with me. I said I'd put a sign out for Santa, so he knew not to stop here. She then asked how to get off the naught list. I had been chatting online with Amy-Jo, my SIL, and Darrel, my BIL, made a website for her. http://santaslist.tumblr.com/

Lexi's 2nd Birthday, Part(y) 1

We had two parties for Lexi as she turned 2. We had a 'friends' party on her birthday and a family party after Thanksgiving with Grandma Connie, Jason, and Katie. These are pictures from Party 1.

My Favorite Christmas Song of the Season

I came across this song, for once, FREE, from Amazon.com (25 Free Christmas MP3s). It has quickly become my favorite Christmas song this year. I have included the lyrics so you could see why its my favorite.

 I Celebrate the Day, by Relient K

With this Christmas wish is missed the point I could convey
if only I could find the words to say to let you know
How much you've touched my life because
here is where you're finding me in the exact same place as New Years Eve
and from a lack of my persistency we're less than half as close as I want to be

The first time that you opened your eyes did you realize that you would be my savior?
And the first breath that left you lips did you know that it would change this world forever?

And so this Christmas I'll compare the things I felt in prior years
to what this midnight made so clear but you have come to meet me here
To look back, think that this baby would one day save me
The hope that, that you give that you were born so I might really live

The first time that you opened your eyes did you realize that you would be my savior?
And the first breath that left you lips did you know that it would change this world forever?

And I, I celebrate the day that you were born to die
so I could one day pray for you to save my life.