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Move that bus!

Set your DVRs (or VCRs for the old school). This Sunday Jan 3rd at 7:00 the St. Paul Extreme Home Makeover episode is on. Keep your eyes peeled for Justin. He was used in 2 scenes as an extra/body double. One where Gonzo is being shot out of a cannon and one with a football huddle. He could also been seen working on landscaping or who knows where else. I'll let ya know if we were able to spot any part of him.

A weekend of Xmas

I have to start by saying what a great Christmas this year was! I LOVE snow and getting lots of it. I know it affected a lot of people's travels including some of my family but there was nothing better than waking up to 6 inches of snow 2 days in a row. Maybe I can only say this since I didn't have to do a lick of the shoveling.

Conner enjoying the snow


We had a traditional year with my family. We started Christmas Eve at my Grammy's. It was supposed to be a small crew but due to the weather my aunt and uncle joined us since they couldn't make their out of town destination.



Christmas day was spent at my mom's. We started the morning off with a delicious brunch of homemade caramel rolls, cheese balls (not the bagged kind), and an egg bake. We continued to open our presents and eat our way through the day finishing it up with a delicious Paella for dinner.



Justin and I got a new camera for Christmas. We were sick of all the blurry pictures the old one was taking and thought it was time for an upgrade so we got a Nikon DSLR. This camera has so many fun features. My favorite is a toss up between the sports mode where it can take up to 4 photos in a second and the food mood where I can now get enhanced photos of all the yummy things we make/eat! We went a little overboard w/the pics but you can see all that I'm talking about and more at our online album.

Face Lift

Our kitchen chairs needed a new look. We bought the set 5 years ago when we moved into this house. I was never a big fan of the white. After 5 years of abuse from Conner & Zoey mostly they were dirty and dingy looking. It was time for new covers.

The old:




The new and improved:



We went with a green color - kinda between a dark sage and hunter. There's a light tone on tone stripe.

Xmas Outfit

Conner came home from daycare last week with a new Xmas accessory. So cute! Merry Christmas!!

Cookie Baking

Last weekend I spent the majority of it baking cookies. Saturday Cari & I went over to Moms' for our annual cookie baking day. 7 hours and 7 different types of cookies later we went home loaded with sweets. Sunday I had some girlfriends over for another afternoon of baking. This year seemed to go much more smoothly than last year. It was either the lack of alcohol or we're just that much more experienced. I'm going with the first option. :)

Kitchen Organization

When Justin was unemployed he was in a cleaning/organizing mood. The last area done was the kitchen. All the drawers and cupboards were rearranged - meaning I still go to all the wrong places to get stuff. We used to have a drawer to keep all of our spices in but it wasn't cutting it. Some items were too big and we ran out of space resulting in using an overflow area in a cupboard. When we rearranged, we pulled them all out and put them in boxes. Finally this weekend they found their home.



Our pantry spice rack!! I love it already. We had a small issue of the pantry door being to heavy to close but my handy man husband did something to fix that. Now if I could just figure out where we put the measuring spoons...

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Finally getting to posting this - our loveseat! This one also reclines AND it's a dual rocker. so fun! and comfy.

Basket Auction

Bought this today at our work basket auction. Conner must've been a good boy this year...

FL Weekend

Justin and I spent the last week visiting his dad in the Orlando area. Unfortunately for us we brought the cold weather down there with us. I tried hard to keep it there but as you can see when you look outside it did follow us home. We still had a fun weekend hanging out with Rick & Leona, visiting a Christmas filled Disney, and of course shopping. Full pics here!

Rick & Leona at Rain Forest Cafe


Magic Kingdom castle in full Xmas lights


Justin & I on the boardwalk

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Here's piece number 2 of our new furniture. Found it online at target.com on clearance. Such a steal!





1 more to come...

Beat this...

How's that for a real gingerbread house? I wish I could send the smell...wow!

Softie

I know the big thing right now is the mockery of the Snuggie but I happen to think they are a great idea. I probably would own one if they were actually made of a decent material and not just a sheet of fleece. You can only imagine my excitement when I saw this in the Bed, Bath & Beyond Ad.

Introducing the Softie 3 in 1 blanket. Now how warm and comfie does that look!


It's even in fashionable prints. :)


Make fun if you want but I think they are great!!

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Here's piece number 1 of our fun purchase from the weekend. 2 more to come soon...



Different lighting and all the cool features.


I'm testing it out right now as I type. So far it's great!!