21 Days Until Christmas

We got the tree up just like the calendar said however as you can see from the picture no ornaments. Also no lights at the top of the tree. Helpful Hint: If you buy a prelit tree make sure it states on the box if one light goes out all the others stay lit! We have to buy lights to put on top tomorrow. Then Saturday the boys can decorate the big tree. We fluffed Jamison's tree and it is in his room. I broke his heart because I wouldn't let him sleep with it on. He told me that! Campbell has a good start on the decorations on his tree, he thinks he has over half the ornaments on it.

I downloaded our Christmas card picture to night too. I'm moving right along for me. Note: Tree picture is the first picture I have taken with my Canon Digital and uploaded on the desktop so tell me what you think. Good night!

22 Days until Christmas

Well other day closer to Christmas and what Christmasy things did the Tressler family do? Not a whole lot was accomplished today. I wrote down some Advent activities for us to partake in. The Trolley ride down town I think we will do on Sunday. Putting up the tree tomorrow as Jeff dictated on the calendar. Decorating Gingerbread houses at the neighbors on Friday and decorating the tree on Saturday.

I got the boys' wish list, such as Jamison's is, for Ken and Lorraine. How do you narrow down "I just want everything mommy."? I gave them a few items and said best of luck. I know you guys are thinking harsh but they generally don't go off the list you give them anyway so it is really not.

I put the chocolate in the Advent calendar and then I sat down to watch Top Chef. I must say I soo soo wanted Michael V to go home but when they said that Jen's dish was too salty and Kevin's meat was too tough I knew he was staying. Then I was praying that it was Jen we said good bye to not Kevin. Next week it has to be Kevin coming out on top. Okay I won't cry too hard if Bryan beats him because was Bryan ever in the bottom 3? I don't think so. Oh but if Michael wins I will probably never watch the show again. I dislike him that much. It is almost as much as I disliked Joan Rivers when she won Celebrity Apprentice. That was the "Jumping the Shark" for me with the Apprentice. On to a new reality.

While flipping through channels at 10 waiting for 10:30 to get here so I can watch "Two and a Half Men" I came across a movie called "Race to Space". Have you ever seen it? If not I highly recommend. Hometown girl Annabeth Gish is the Vet for the NASA Chimps in the 1960s. James Woods is the German Engineer that designs the American Space craft and Alex D Linz is his son. Very touching with enough action that it would have kept Campbell interested if I would let him stay up this late on a school night. Speaking of staying up late. It's midnight and I need to go to bed. Good night all.

23 Days Until Christmas

And online I popped to check out the specials for the week. I thought now how can I get back on my blog since I haven't been out here since August. I will do an Advent calendar and make the winter blues eat my dust. Okay not great but a start on coming back into the fold. On 24 days before Christmas I started the Advent calendar, went to Wal-Mart for one of our weekly trips and attempted to buy one Christmas present. I say attempted because the item does not come out in stores for another 2 weeks.

Now I need ideas for some fun family activities that we can do as part of our Advent calendar. If you have some ideas let me know. Does Advent need to be capitalized mom?

What has been happening in our life since August you ask? You will have to wait to read the Christmas letter to see. I took the picture this weekend! Moving at the snail pace I usually move. We'll see if I get them out by New Years!!

On This Day

Seven years ago today it was sunny and hot. Quite a difference from today. Today we have rain and cool temps. Why do I remember the weather from seven years ago? I was in the final day of my pregnancy with Campbell. We went into the hospital around 7 but he had to be stubborn and hang in until 7:19 a.m. on the 20th. That's okay this way he shares a birthday with Nick and Brian will be able to remember it. Love you munchkin!

Back from Vacation

I have been on vacation to Forks, Washington this past week. Not in the literal sense but figuratively speaking. This trip was not planned. A friend of mine loaned me her Twilight books, so Sunday August 9 I sat down on the rainy afternoon and read. The rest of the week I didn’t accomplish more than reading my books. What was going to happen to Bella, Edward and Jacob next? Would Bella survive this chapter as it seems she is a magnet for bad things to happen? As soon as I was done with one I went to the next one. This was way cool because I usually have to wait for the next book in a series. With the exception of Saturday when I helped my parents move, I read the books. The first book came out in 2005 why did it take me so long to read the books? At first I thought they were teen books. Then I was told to read them by a friend that doesn’t usually have the same taste in books as I. I admit when she raved about them I thought I would never like them if she liked them that much. I was wrong. I probably owe Brian for this week since I was a little distracted and he seemed to take care of the boys. I ate with them and gave them their baths but any chance that I had I went to Forks.

Now I’m anxious to see the movie. I know I will be disappointed that they characters don’t look like I imagined them while I was reading the books. But I can get past that as I have in the past. I saw on a website that she might do another book from this series which would be the first book from Edward’s perspective. I look forward to that.

July 14

I was looking through one of the hundreds of catalogs that I receive (I have been calling and removing my name from the mailing lists, but slowly.) and about fell off my chair. The 80s clothing is back. Now my question is WHY? Did the purple buffalo plaid tunic with leggings and a double belt really look good 20 years ago. Hmmmm . . . NO! Now I know that everything comes back into style as the saying goes but the new designers are supposed to change it up a little bit. I don't think they did that because I looked at the cover of the magazine to see if it was one I kept from the 80s' for some reason. If you wore the clothes the first time this is a era you should not revisit.