63 posts tagged “christmas”

What is it too soon for?
Submitted by Design Shark.

Snow and Christmas shopping.

 

 

We're sure going to miss you.

Remember when we were here last and Jace threw up out of the blue on Christmas Eve?  We were sure he had the flu which was going to affect our ski trip but then he never threw up again.  Last night, we got here around 8:00.  The kids went to bed around 9:30.  At 10:30, I saw Jace come out and walk past the bathrooms and then start coming back when he threw up all over the floor.  Once again, I thought here we go!  There's way too much to get done this weekend for everyone to get sick.  Well, he's been fine ever since.  The only thing we can figure out is that he had a strawberry milkshake poptart when we arrived and had them over Christmas, too.  We never buy them at home so they only eat them here.  Cody eats them, too, but I'm thinking there's something in them that just doesn't agree with Jace.  At least it's not the stomach flu!

We're meeting the realtor at 11 to go view some lots.

My parents got each of the boys a Steelers calendar for Christmas.  Cody needed a new one for his room but I thought it was kind of an odd gift for Jace who's not quite 9 yrs old.  Shows how much I know!  Jace is going hog wild with the calendar.  He crosses off each day, wrote in his wrestling practices & choir, and birthdays.  He actually went to my calendar to find several birthdays and then was asking me for more.  I noticed he'd missed my brother's birthday in July so I was having him fill that in when I noticed he'd written "at the lake" on July 4th.  Then, he started asking when his great aunts' birthdays were and if I knew the exact dates we'd be at the lake.  At the end of the calendar, there's an information section which he started filling out.  He put in his name, address, family members' names, emergency phone numbers, and asked me what the number was for Poison Control.  The kid was totally cracking me up.

After meeting up with Amy Sue in Billings, we headed back to my parents'.  I was tickled to get a call from my "big sister" who I haven't seen for a couple of years.  She's not really my sister.  Her family lived at the end of my block growing up.  Our parents played cards together and she was my very favorite babysitter.  She's the youngest of 4 children so calls me the "little sister she never had".  I'm usually really good about visiting her at least once a year but I've gotten lazy.  So, it was a treat when she made the contact so we all went out to visit her family.  It was nice catching up if even for a brief time.

I also met up with 2 of my best friends from growing up and we had lunch at the South 40.

Back at the house, Lily thought Rascal looked chilly and needed to wear her coat.

She also thought he would like to be read to and it put him right asleep.

Because we ended up traveling on Christmas Day, I forced asked the family to wear their Christmas clothes when we went out to supper on the 30th.

 

 

 

 

Ray somehow missed my order memo.

We returned to ND on the 31st.

After our ski trip, we returned to Billings where Ray's dad & Amy Sue met us for a night.  We had supper at Cracker Barrel where I found an awesome bargain on Christmas ornaments.  I got 11 very fancy ones for $5!!  After supper, we returned to the hotel where the kids swam for awhile.  Then, they watched a movie while Amy Sue & I kicked the boys' butts at pinochle.

After breakfast at Perkins, we parted ways and headed back to Sidney.  We made a pit stop at my grandparents' house.  It was sure good to see them both at home!

After our ski trip, we returned to Billings where Ray's dad & Amy Sue met us for a night.  We had supper at Cracker Barrel where I found an awesome bargain on Christmas ornaments.  I got 11 very fancy ones for $5!!  After supper, we returned to the hotel where the kids swam for awhile.  Then, they watched a movie while Amy Sue & I kicked the boys' butts at pinochle.

After breakfast at Perkins, we parted ways and headed back to Sidney.  We made a pit stop at my grandparents' house.  It was sure good to see them both at home!

After breakfast, we packed up and hit the road.  We stopped and visited my brother and then went onto Bozeman.  As soon as we arrived, the snow started falling heavily.  We met up with our good friends from college for supper.

After Cody read the Christmas story, Lily entertained us with a few Christmas songs.

It just doesn't get anymore precious than this. Steelers lamp The aftermath Rollover puppy New nightgown, robe, & slippers. My new slippers

Thumbs Down:

1. 20 miles of driving in heavy snow last night.  At least it was only 20 miles because it got a lot worse once we reached my parents' house.
2. Big Ben being injured in Sunday's football game.  It was terrible just listening to it on the radio without being able to see what was going on!
3. Having to go home tomorrow.

Thumbs Up:

1. Awesome skiing in Bozeman.  They got 10 inches of snow the night we arrived.  Two full days and I never fell once :)  Lily's getting way too good and scares me because I think she goes too fast.
2. Seeing lots of friends & family.
3. The awesome deal I got on Christmas ornaments at Cracker Barrel.
4. Having lunch with 2 of my best friends from school today.
5. Getting my very first cashmere sweater.
6. Reading 2 good books over the vacation and starting on a 3rd.
7. Winning at pinochle Monday & Tuesday nights.  Take that boys!