Christmas music!

I have been looking for something special for all my bloggie friend for Christmas. I really hope you all have a wonderful Christmas. May your holiday be filled with the true joy of Christmas.

Best wishes, Inga

A gift for you

On my feet!

This is one of those days where I did not get to sit down except for riding in the car. It was last day of school before Christmas break. Usually the last day of school before a holiday we have a pizza day at school. Well being the kind soul that I am, I volunteered for this position. Anyway the day went a little like this...
Woke up late at 7:10, quickly showered,brushed my teeth and wrapped my hair in a towel.
7:30 wake up kids 7:45 get them breakfast.
8:00 get the kids dressed
8:02 run to bathroom and dry hair while kids get dressed
8:15 brush kids hair
8:20 get the little ones dressed (2 years and 5 years)
8:30 put make up on and get dressed
8:35 Everyone puts on coats and backpacks
8:40 Go get in the car
8:48 Drop off kids at school
9:00 Go back home to brush the little ones hair and get laptop, movies and toy
9:15 go buy 9 bags of ice
9:25 go to school and start unloading ice and pop(you bought last night at 10:30)roughly 30-12packs.
10:00 set up tables and chairs
10:15 sort any late order forms
10:30 put order forms in teachers cubbies (all of the other 300+ order forms were sorted by my DH last night while I worked)
10:45 pizza arrives and the wonderful ladies who volunteer to work with me
11:00 classes start coming to cafeteria
Serving the pizza goes like this
-the teachers return the order forms to the kids
-the kids line up for pizza and turn in the form with what they ordered
-one nice lady tells the orders while another one fills the order ( we actually have two people doing both of these jobs so it goes pretty fast)
-After getting the pizza they pick up their pop from the iced down swimming pool

We get about 5 minutes of break between classes coming in. During which time we collect empty boxes and reload our pizza serving table. It is a fast and furious job but the kids love it, and that is why I do it.

We usually serve our last pizza at 12:45 but today I did not order enough pizza. We actually ran out. I had to call and order 9 more pizzas. The worst part was that it was for the kindergartners. :-( Their teachers were really nice and let them do recess first. When the pizzas arrived they came and ate. It turned out ok because the teachers said that they had doughnuts for snacks earlier and weren't that hungry yet. I still felt terrible!!!! So they finally ate lunch at 1:25.
1:45 finished clean up of pizza day
2:00 went to E's play - WWII play really good. My little guy sang his heart out!
3:00 finally head to the door to go home
3:10 forgot paper work had to go back in school
3:20 leave school and go home
3:30 home and happy to see hubby home early
3:38 kids come home (we live close and they like to walk on nice days)
3:39 pick up my oldest from school (he's on safety patrol)
3:50 home again
4:00 help get them snacks
4;20 get ready for work
4:30 I get a snack
4:40 go to work
4:55 clock in
5:00 - 10:00 stand behind register and check people out (occasionally a Scrooge or 2)
10:15 home at last
10:30 on computer reading bloggy things
10:45 posting

Thanks for reading this oddly shaped blog.

Icy weather!

This past week my family and I have survived an ice storm. The ice coated the tree limbs so badly that even the largest trees were loosing branches left and right. We lost electricity for about 5 days. We survived by the heat of our fire place and candle light. It was certainly an adventure but all in all. It was fun. We played games and read books. We spent some time with family. We finally went and bought a generator which ran the heater and lights. I have to admit, I did miss the heater but what I really missed was light. The days were cloudy and the nights were coal black. We had lots of candles and lanterns but the darkness still loomed in the room.

School and work

Well, I am now employed. I started working for a local Home decor store. I work mostly in the evenings (every night I am not at school) and no Sundays. I have been swamped but my burden is made light by my DH. I love how much he pitches in when I am so busy. The kids are doing there part as well. It is only for about 4 - 6 weeks. I am temporary and grateful. I realize that it is fun to get out and help people but I miss the family time.

School is almost over for this semester. My last day is next Wednesday. Yeah!! I am going to enjoy Christmas break.

Thanksgiving time thoughts

1. This time every year my husband gets deer fever. It is contagious so you should use care when treating someone with deer fever. The cure for deer fever - gather necessary supplies, say your goodbye's and go in to the wilderness and attempt to shoot Bambi's Dad. Other side affects maybe an uncanny desire to buy everything camo, allowing facial hairs to go uncut, and the spontaneous story telling of the hunts of previous years.

2. The little angel is now almost 3 years old and I can not seem to keep her clothes on. She has seen the boys peeing in the back yard. I guess she thinks this should work for girls too. Anytime she is outside and has to go to the bathroom she whips off all of her clothes and squats. Yep, I know it is atrocious. I am hoping that it is a phase and that she will suddenly become aware of how naked she is. My others ones were about three when they became more modest. So we will have to wait and see.

3. The day after Thanksgiving I shop. The sales that day are awesome. I always save tons of money! So it has become tradition for my MIL and I to go shopping. It is so fun. It is fun to get up early (4:00AM), stand in line waiting for the store to open, and shop! The people are happy to be there, "high" on the shopping adrenaline.
The only downer is the lines are hideously long!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So we have devised a plan for this, we get in the terribly long line when we first arrive, one of us shops while the other stands in the line and pushes the baskets. So if you can take a buddy, especially to ToysRUs.

4.The kids have been picking out a few items the past few weeks but it has kicked to high gear! Usually the kids pick a few reasonable items. This year, however, my lovely daughter picked the FurReal pony "Butterscotch" that is 250.00. When I said that was pretty expensive she said "Well, Santa doesn't pay for the toys. He makes them." So what do you say to that?

Good Friend

I had lunch just the other day with one of the best friends I know. She is amazing! If anyone needs dinner she volunteers. She always sends thank you cards and birthday cards to everyone she knows. She is quick to love and forgive. She makes time for friendships. I just love her. I learn from her example and pray that I will in some way be able to serve as willingly as she does.

The sad thing is that I only get a chance to see her on our birthdays. We share November birthdays. I keep in touch with her during the year with sporadic phone calls. She is one of those friends that the conversations always seem to pick up where they left off. We spend a few hours chatting and catching up. But all to soon it is time to go and pick up kids and head to doctor appointments. I am definitely going to have to make more time to keep up with long time friends.

Thanks, Jessie!

You can see Jessie below in the slide show. She is wearing a lovely orange top.

Fun shots from October and November