'some people' check my blog only once every 365 days.
once. a. year.
gasp.
when our Christmas card comes to their door (which,btw, Will be SOON), they see our blog address & dutifully, check my blog , HOPING that SOMETHING new has happened over the year in our lives.
not much has.
unfortunately for you, my FAITHFUL readers, you're going to have to suffer through some redundant facts about the Likkels.
bear with me folks, this 'all put together' bit WILL pass.
it always does.
12.03.2010
11.26.2010
blogging sometimes stinks
today i decided that i am OVER the blogging guilt.
you won't hear me apologize for not doing it.
life is too short.
i have decided that the guilt alone keeps me from blogging.
speaking of guilt.....or lack of.....
i'm eating Doritos right now. actually i'm just starting in on my 5th handful.
i ate 3 cookies at 11:45 pm last night.
i had another one at midnight.
i haven't shaved my legs in 4 days.
i don't really like eating turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing. gasp.
yesterday i took a tiny little piece on my plate just so i wouldn't have to admit i didn't actually eat turkey on Thanksgiving!
i don't know why i feel guilt that i prefer Ham over Turkey. how dumb is that??
oh, and i haven't been on the treadmill in a few weeks.
idon't really feel the need to hop on tonight.
now that i have ALL THAT off my shoulders i can go on eating my Doritos guilt-free.
it's also been over a week since i added something to my 'thankful' list. please know, i am thankful. yesterday was a wonderful day of fellowship with the likkels (and a few others!). unexpected snowfall made for hours of fun for the kids. oh, and the big boys too.
we laughed much.
we are all healthy.
we were well fed.
we were thankful .
our cup runneth over.
it was a good day, remembering how GOOD & FAITHFUL God has been to our family this year.
the boys always love to have a part in the decorating for the festivities. of course, their mother didn't think about all the name place cards until late on Wednesday night. ugh. what could we pull together that would make it look like we gave it MUCH thought?
let's see.....
hhhmmmm....
PINECONES!!!!
in spite of the snow, we dug around, in the frigid weather and came up with 36 of um. i won't even mention all the little spiders and bugs that came in with them. oh wait, i just mentioned it. whatever.
jack wrote out all the names on card stock.
i (and beppe) tied them on with colorful ribbon.
wouldn't you know it, they turned out really cute.
problem averted.
max and jack also decided that the tables needed 'thankful verses'. so we Googled 'thankful' passages and wrote a few out for each table. great idea boys!!
sam contributed a 'i'm thankful for' list.....
my family
my fish
my coat
my room
my house
my alarm clock
my toliet (can't argue with THAT?)
my air soft guns
my DS
my ipod
my pellet gun
my friends
my teachers
my legos
my school
the snow
my bible
music
my snowpants
my gloves
my bed
and most of all, i am thankful for Jesus Christ and God and that He sent his only son to die for us and that Jesus went to heaven and took our sins with.
you won't hear me apologize for not doing it.
life is too short.
i have decided that the guilt alone keeps me from blogging.
speaking of guilt.....or lack of.....
i'm eating Doritos right now. actually i'm just starting in on my 5th handful.
i ate 3 cookies at 11:45 pm last night.
i had another one at midnight.
i haven't shaved my legs in 4 days.
i don't really like eating turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing. gasp.
yesterday i took a tiny little piece on my plate just so i wouldn't have to admit i didn't actually eat turkey on Thanksgiving!
i don't know why i feel guilt that i prefer Ham over Turkey. how dumb is that??
oh, and i haven't been on the treadmill in a few weeks.
i
now that i have ALL THAT off my shoulders i can go on eating my Doritos guilt-free.
it's also been over a week since i added something to my 'thankful' list. please know, i am thankful. yesterday was a wonderful day of fellowship with the likkels (and a few others!). unexpected snowfall made for hours of fun for the kids. oh, and the big boys too.
we laughed much.
we are all healthy.
we were well fed.
we were thankful .
our cup runneth over.
it was a good day, remembering how GOOD & FAITHFUL God has been to our family this year.
the boys always love to have a part in the decorating for the festivities. of course, their mother didn't think about all the name place cards until late on Wednesday night. ugh. what could we pull together that would make it look like we gave it MUCH thought?
let's see.....
hhhmmmm....
PINECONES!!!!
in spite of the snow, we dug around, in the frigid weather and came up with 36 of um. i won't even mention all the little spiders and bugs that came in with them. oh wait, i just mentioned it. whatever.
jack wrote out all the names on card stock.
i (and beppe) tied them on with colorful ribbon.
wouldn't you know it, they turned out really cute.
problem averted.
max and jack also decided that the tables needed 'thankful verses'. so we Googled 'thankful' passages and wrote a few out for each table. great idea boys!!
sam contributed a 'i'm thankful for' list.....
my family
my fish
my coat
my room
my house
my alarm clock
my toliet (can't argue with THAT?)
my air soft guns
my DS
my ipod
my pellet gun
my friends
my teachers
my legos
my school
the snow
my bible
music
my snowpants
my gloves
my bed
and most of all, i am thankful for Jesus Christ and God and that He sent his only son to die for us and that Jesus went to heaven and took our sins with.
11.18.2010
be patient
hold your horses.....i'm just waiting for a snowy day to hunker down and blog. :)
i'll be back.
i'll be back.
11.10.2010
really, i'm thankful.
i'd be a horrible leader. in any sense of the term.
here i challenged YOU, my faithful blog readers to a challenge and i skipped out.
let me just make THIS very clear, i'm thankful.
i've been thankful for something EVERY day since i posted on the third. i've just been too lazy to write about it.
let me recap. (minus the pictures)
the 4th. thursday.
thankful for an unexpected coffee date. i 'quick' ran into kathy's, my bff, to answer a question. about 2 hours & a big-ol-mug of java later, home. love u kathy sue. thank you for a wonderful break from my everyday 'norm'.
the 5th. friday.
today i was thankful for pizza lunch. although i'm 'in charge' (kath http://www.wubbenworld.blogspot.com/ & amy http://www.vandalenclan.blogspot.com/ are EQUALLY partnered with me!!), i still LOVE a day that i don't have to make lunches!!
the 6th. saturday.
a PERFECT stay-in-all-day-have-nothing-planned-day. i'm so thankful for a hub that lets me sleep in, makes breakfast to keep the whipper snappers quiet, THEN makes me coffee! ahhhh. yup, i'm thankful.
the 7th. sunday.
i am SO incredibly thankful to belong to a small group at church that helps to direct parents in the right direction. i wish i could sum up all the amazing things i learned in this class this morning but don't know where to begin. in a nutshell, we are learning how to teach our children (and ourselves) to center their/our lives around scripture. we are learning MUCH.
the 8th. monday.
i'm thankful for the opportunity to spent most of the day shopping with a 'new' friend. we are kindred spirits in the shopping/decorating world. thanks to miss A for a GREAT day out!! check out her crafty little blog over at http://www.vintagedutchgirl.blogspot.com/ . she's inspires me!
the 9th. tuesday.
thankful that i have a home in which to wash toilets. a weird thing to be thankful for, but it's true. if i didn't have a home, i wouldn't have toilets to clean.
as the day wore on, i started feeling crappy. went to bed at 8. spent the next 10 1/2 hours sleeping. awww. thankful again for a hub that can handle things on the home front while this mama is down.
the 10th. today.
today i am thankful that i am feeling a little better. missed small group this morning. sadness. pulled myself together to make it to my meeting at school. had a good afternoon with fellow 6th grade mom's watching our kiddos practice for their upcoming musical. come check it out on Thursday afternoon or Friday night. (next week). it'll be worth your time!
there you have it.
i'm current.
yeah for my fellow bloggers who are also doing the Thankful Challenge. a shout out to Emily http://www.2boys2girls2ofakind.blogspot.com/ and Emily http://www.ghettobarbiegab.blogspot.com/
way to go girls!!!
here i challenged YOU, my faithful blog readers to a challenge and i skipped out.
let me just make THIS very clear, i'm thankful.
i've been thankful for something EVERY day since i posted on the third. i've just been too lazy to write about it.
let me recap. (minus the pictures)
the 4th. thursday.
thankful for an unexpected coffee date. i 'quick' ran into kathy's, my bff, to answer a question. about 2 hours & a big-ol-mug of java later, home. love u kathy sue. thank you for a wonderful break from my everyday 'norm'.
the 5th. friday.
today i was thankful for pizza lunch. although i'm 'in charge' (kath http://www.wubbenworld.blogspot.com/ & amy http://www.vandalenclan.blogspot.com/ are EQUALLY partnered with me!!), i still LOVE a day that i don't have to make lunches!!
the 6th. saturday.
a PERFECT stay-in-all-day-have-nothing-planned-day. i'm so thankful for a hub that lets me sleep in, makes breakfast to keep the whipper snappers quiet, THEN makes me coffee! ahhhh. yup, i'm thankful.
the 7th. sunday.
i am SO incredibly thankful to belong to a small group at church that helps to direct parents in the right direction. i wish i could sum up all the amazing things i learned in this class this morning but don't know where to begin. in a nutshell, we are learning how to teach our children (and ourselves) to center their/our lives around scripture. we are learning MUCH.
the 8th. monday.
i'm thankful for the opportunity to spent most of the day shopping with a 'new' friend. we are kindred spirits in the shopping/decorating world. thanks to miss A for a GREAT day out!! check out her crafty little blog over at http://www.vintagedutchgirl.blogspot.com/ . she's inspires me!
the 9th. tuesday.
thankful that i have a home in which to wash toilets. a weird thing to be thankful for, but it's true. if i didn't have a home, i wouldn't have toilets to clean.
as the day wore on, i started feeling crappy. went to bed at 8. spent the next 10 1/2 hours sleeping. awww. thankful again for a hub that can handle things on the home front while this mama is down.
the 10th. today.
today i am thankful that i am feeling a little better. missed small group this morning. sadness. pulled myself together to make it to my meeting at school. had a good afternoon with fellow 6th grade mom's watching our kiddos practice for their upcoming musical. come check it out on Thursday afternoon or Friday night. (next week). it'll be worth your time!
there you have it.
i'm current.
yeah for my fellow bloggers who are also doing the Thankful Challenge. a shout out to Emily http://www.2boys2girls2ofakind.blogspot.com/ and Emily http://www.ghettobarbiegab.blogspot.com/
way to go girls!!!