Thankful for old friends!

We had a great time at our little Thanksgiving get-together--at least I did. Hopefully we will be able to do this more often and with those of us who were missing! I love to reminisce even though we've told the same stories over and over and over..... That's one of the joys of having "old" friends. We have grown up together. I have known these friends for 22 years and I didn't meet them until my freshman year of high school. Isn't that weird!? I think we are very lucky that we have all kept in touch and remain friends. I love these pictures. We look like we planned out what to wear because we are ALL color coordinated! What a blessing--yet another thing to be very thankful for this holiday season!!

Sugar and Spice

I made this little accordian album for a friend. Actually, my main motivation for making it was to use lots and lots of glitter. I am really into glitter and rhinestones right now. Unfortunately, there is not much need for sparkles when I'm doing "boy" scrapbook pages. I did find some star shaped sequins today that will be a nice little added touch on boy pages. I love to wander around Hobby Lobby and find things that might not be intended for scrapbooking but work just as well.

Tomorrow, the boys and I are heading to Bloomington for "The Best Day Ever." At least that's what we're calling it. They want to go to Toys R' Us. Hopefully they will find some things that they want Santa to bring them for Christmas. I can't believe how hard it has been to try to get them to commit to something they want. Of course, I am the same way so I shouldn't be surprised. I am hoping to buy some lamps that I saw at Hobby Lobby last week. They don't have them at ours, so I'm hopeful they will still be there. My goal this weekend is to have this house ship-shape which means I had better get off the computer right now!

Some old photos--some new photos

A Christmas Past

I am trying to "catch up" with my scrapbooking and do all those old pictures that I have had sitting around just waiting to be scrapped. So far, so good. It's actually fun to do pages from when Parker was little and Jack was a baby. They've changed so much. They are upstairs trying to kill each other right now. From the moment they get up they just antagonize each other. I know most siblings do this, but it is driving me CRAZY!!!!!! My mission this week is to clean my house--I mean really, really clean it. However, I must first de-clutter so I can see the surfaces that need to be clean. It must be in tip-top shape by Thanksgiving. That is my goal! Wish me luck because I am a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad housekeeper!

Family Portrait

Our church is doing a new directory so we went to get a family portrait taken. Sadly, this is the first one we have had done since before Jack was born. After the appointment, I realized why we haven't done this for almost 3 years. It was AWFUL!!! The poor photographer was lucky to get one decent photo of us. This is the first one he took. He was only able to take 3 shots before Jack lost it. I love him dearly, but he is impossible. My hair is in my face in the picture because I have been wrestling with Jack to keep him on my lap. Someday I will laugh about this, but right now it just seems very frustrating. However, Parker and Travis look very handsome. I keep thinking about how difficult it is going to be to get a good photo of the boys for Christmas cards. That is why I am going to start now. I better get the camera battery charged up because this could take a while!

When Parker Was Small (well, smaller)

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