Are you stealing my Christmas list???!!!

So...I posted last week, my desires for Christmas this year. In the #1 spot, was the one thing I have wanted for the past 2 years - a Blackberry. Robbie has always argued that he doesn't see the point in these smartphones. We just need phones that dial and receive calls - blah, blah, blah. What a poopie head! Oh, but it gets better...Saturday, he calls me to ask about eh Blackberry. My heart jumped for just a minute - until I realized that he was asking for his own interest. Yup, that's right. Mr Ionlyneedaphonetocall is now getting a Blackberry. WTH??!!! Okay, okay....I'm really not mad (disappointed a tad maybe). After all, he does so much for us - including allowing me to get a monstrous dog. He deserves it...and we're excited to see him enter the new millennium!

He was ready for change...

You know....my life doesn't have enough chaos, or so it seems. Today we added a third school to the mix. Garrett has been unhappy at his charter school this year, and decided to chck out our zoned elementary school. Initially this morning, we stopped by for a tour to aid in out final decision about switching - after the winter break. The school must have an incredible marketing campaign for the kiddos, because by the time we finished, Garrett had his bookbag and was heading into his new classroom!! I don't tink I have seen him this happy and "sparkly" since w moved here. I'm hoping for an incredible remainder of 4th grade. If this afternoon was any indication, it should reach far beyond our expectations. Garrett had his homework completed before I even got home from picking up the girls! Kinda makes it worth the added chaos - time crunchd schedules, volunteer time, etc.

All I Want for Christmas is....

I'm taking on a new strategy this year for my Christmas list. I figure if I blog my Christmas list...and my kids see it, they can nag at Robbie and make sure that I get something other than candles this year :). So here goes....

Blackberry
Rainbow boots (if you haven't seen them, but they are the boot version of the flip flops - sooo comfy!!)
Sterling silver "peace sign" necklace
Steam cleaner for floors
Ski weekend for the family
New cord for my laptop
Planet Earth DVD box set
Toe socks (so if I don't get the boots, I can still wear my Rainbows!! ;)

So this is a start...with gifts in many price ranges. Everyone print out their own copy to pass along to Robbie. Pleeeeaaaseee, NO MORE CANDLES!!!!

Happy Birthday LuLu!!!

Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Lana,
Happy birthday to you!

Today is the day...my baby girl is 12! We started the celebration with a lunch with the grandparents yesterday...today we shall shop. Having girls is a blast!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

On this eve of Thanksgiving, I relect on all the blessings in my life...

* I have an amazing husband who works harder than one should - so that I can be home with the kids.

* And those 3 kids are happy, healthy, beautiful, bright, and successful.

* I live close to my family and am able to see them on a regular basis...and can watch the nephews grow up <3.

* We have a home, heat, and food (although I do complain about cooking it :)

* I (this is not a we - LOL) have 2 cool dogs (well...Athena is cool when she's not using the kitchen as her personal bathroom - or sticking her nose in the pots on the stove!) and a sweet kitty.

* I walk outside every morning amazed by the beauty the mountains that I am so lucky to live in.

* I have wonderful friends.

* Our country has an promising new leader!

In troubling or stressful times, it can be difficult to remember that there is so much good in life...but everyday really is a Thanksgiving.

Christmas, Christmas Time is Here...

We are embarking on my favorite time of year. The holidays are met with happiness - it's the season of family and giving and great tv Christmas classics. Although all of things warm my heart, my real reason for loving this time is much more calculated and cynical than that. Simply put, my kids are on extra-good behavior. With the promise of Santa and loot, they tiptoe around kissing bootie...in hopes of getting more and more and more. This year, the gift of choice is cell phones. Quite the biggie in our home - as I have fought the purely materialistic want for years. As the kiddos get older and branch out away from me on a regular basis, I am actually considering the idea. Here's my proposal: If they housebreak Athena, cook dinner every night, do all the laundry, and massage my feet...they just might be texting a Merry Christmas to all!

**Hey guys, read this carefully - especially the last sentence, okay??
Love ya all!

10 things you don't know (and probably don't want to know) about me...

1. I was born in Honolulu, HI.

2. A policeman had to bring me home when I was 3 for playing in the middle of the street (and we wonder where Garrett gets it from???).

3. I once told my little brother that he flushed our baby sister down the toilet.

4. I was once blamed for peeing on the floor of the bathroom that I shared with my 3year old brother.

5. I cheated ONCE on a biology test...and felt so bad that I told on myself.

6. I had a summer job as a California Raisin - complete with costume and dancing.

7. I pawned my roommates tv (while she was out of town) to fund a trip to the beach...and yeah, she was ticked!

8. I was a radio DJ.

9. Robbie and I got married 3 months after we met.

10. I love Clay Aiken (and have seen him in concert...twice!!!).