Max's first Christmas 2010

I know its been awhile since I posted but naturally its been busy, but all the parties are done and time to clean up. I worked New Years Day and the day after Christmas so this year I took some time off during the week and Lainey also had off from school. She spent one day with Aunt Karen and they were very busy, she had fun. This picture is at mom's house and I'll also post the HUGE deer that Jason shot bow hunting on Christmas day.

It was a dandy and he's going to head mount it.

This was a great Christmas, we tried Betty's house on Christmas Eve after church and that got pretty late. Tori and the Kyle's were home so that was great.

This year at Karlene's we went up friday night and stayed over night to come back sat night, I was in bed all day with the flu crap that I got from Lainey. We could have come home but Lainey was having a good time and doesn't get to see the girls there very often. Lainey had the flu Thursday and I took her in Friday for an ear infection. Her ears were so plugged with wax they had to remove that before they could tell if she even had an infection, takes after her dad I guess.

This year Santa brought a DSI for lainey, she's having fun learning how to use that. Daryn gave me a jewerly amouire, 3 pieces of pottery from the Neillsville collection and 2 scrub tops for the packers and badgers, which I really needed cause the badgers were in the rose bowl this year, but lost. I gave Daryn a trail cam for the woods, which I just had Jason Kuhn order for me and he was completely and happily surprised.

Massive snow storm

Here is Lainey standing next to the snow pile by the sidewalk, this was after ONE big snow storm on Dec 11th. I was thankful I didn't have to work that weekend, we got around 18" all day sat and it ended sunday. Santa at school was cancelled and so were most church services. The only thing we went out for on sat was to see mom and dad as santa at russells and the grocery store. I got tons of baking done, there wasn't much else to do.

This nasty storm was followed by some DAMN cold weather sunday till wed!!!!!

Today is Thurs Dec 16 and we woke up at 530 am to Lainey puking, so I'm home with her today and she also has diarrhea, she's now sleeping and hopefully will feel like eating something when she wakes up.
Tomorrow we leave for christmas in Merrill so hopefully the 2 of us don't catch it from her and she's better by then. Breakfast with santa was rescheduled for this sunday so we hope to come home sat night to go to that. Mert says she will watch Ruby, she loves doing that now. In the snow storm her outside furnace vent plugged up and she didn't have any heat so Daryn had to go clean it out and it worked right away!
I'm still not done Christmas shopping and thats really weird for me. This year we're doing Betty's on Christmas Eve after church so that will get pretty late but thats ok I guess. Kyle and Tori will both be home so it will be great. They are currently remodeling their house and adding on and getting things more accessible for Don, so we don't know what the house will look like then, they have kinda just started. Daryn will be helping with the heat vents and some flooring.
Well better see how Lainey is.

Chris turns 40!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So its been a long time but its been busy around here. Almost ready for Christmas except for some presents and I guess we're going to need those. Just waiting for some cash to be able to do that. I made this card from one thats in the current Stampin Up book only changed the colors basically. I gave this to Chris for turning 40 this week, can't even believe it and now we'll have cousins turning 40 every year for awhile now. Her party was at Apple Valley so mom, Lainey and I went down for supper, Daryn had to work doing inventory.
Daryn shot 2 does on the very last day of the season, one was very small but we were so glad to finally have some venison. I bought a food vaccuum sealer to freeze the venison and man that thing is the cat's ass!!!! should have bought one sooner can be used to freeze anything.
Tonight we're going to the hospital christmas tree lighting and you can buy angels to put on the tree in memory or honor of someone and I put Daryn's name on but he won't find out until they read it tonight. Its killing Lainey that she doesn't know where we're going, she keeps guessing but I know better than to tell her anything! I already know what I'm getting for christmas from Daryn cause of her big mouth!!
I think I had the flu this past week, very achy and can't get off the couch, never puked so that was good. Then Max brought it home from his daycare and they ALL got it even with the puking, felt so bad for them but we stayed away.
We have been lucky so far that no one else in this house has had anything, I didn't get Lainey her flu shot this year but we've both had ours.
Thanksgiving was at mom's this year and Karen never called but has told us she worked that day and didn't feel like cooking. which was fine we had a great time at mom's and Don and Betty also came. I worked that day and then headed there for supper.

My little turkey!

well actually I guess she's an indian, thanks to art class at school. We got her first ever report card cause 4k doesn't really count especially the terrible year we all had. So anyway her report card was awesome, top score was for coloring(a 4 which is never given) and a couple weeks ago she won the coloring contest at school for the second year in a row. I guess its a pretty big deal and she gets a nice prize.

So its been awhile since I've been on here, I was busy getting avon ready for the annual craft show at the legion. I never plan on selling much just getting my name out and I sold more than last year and gave lots of books away, so far 2 people have called so I guess it worked.

Daryn's still been busy hunting and with no luck. Its gotten colder now and we saw the first snow on sunday, so now he has a good cold from being out in it so much.

Sunday was a nice lazy day at home, we never left the house except for Daryn to hunt a little in the morning. Packers even had the day off but the bears and vikings played and the bears kicked butt!!! So I think the bears and packers are tied for first right now.

Please retire Brett, when I see you come on the field its like oh no not him again, sickening.

I finally made a card yesterday, I took off since Lainey was off and Daryn took off to go hunting. The temp was in the 60's so we even got some christmas lights hung up.

This card was embossed with a folder then rubbed over with white pigment ink, then sprayed with shimmer mist mixed with alcohol. Its hard to see the sparkle but it makes the snowflakes very pretty. I don't make my own christmas cards and probably never will but I do use a few for gifts and things.

Daryn's been doing ALOT of hunting with no luck so he's off thursday and friday again. This past weekend I actually went to sparta with my sister to a craft show and that was lots of fun except for the old guy stalking me. Mom watched all the kids and was to tired to go out with us for supper at Apple Valley, first time we've been there since May. Chris was home for Diane's bday party, we were home by 7:30, I kinda missed their good food.

Sunday was church for me and Lainey, then we stopped to see grandma busy making her crafts for this sat craft show we're doing at the legion. Then we came home and just hung out and tried to fix christmas lights, lots of ours are half burnt out this year. We're throwing alot away and getting rid of the fake tree we never use!!!!

Rockin Mom

I have a rockin mom and I love my mom! Gosh was this the perfect thing to get when I got home from work sunday. Another 4 year old died at work and this one from asthma. I have never heard anyone scream as bad as his grandma did.

So Lainey and Daryn were home all day and knew I had a bad day so she gave me this when I got home even in an envelope. I don't even know where she found a guitar sticker but how neat!!! This is probably my most favorite project from her and will be kept a long time!

Then we went trick or treating and we started at Mel and Jason's, as we're getting out of the car her tooth came out. #2 so she was a bloody fairy for awhile but very excited that now the tooth fairy was also coming.
It was a fun night and even decent weather this year, her pumpkin was almost full and thats just from friends and family. Uncle Dallas even called and wanted us to stop at his apartment for the first time ever.
That night when we went to bed Lainey asked me if I had really cried at work and we talked about it and as she's rubbing me on the arm she said "I promise that will never happen to me and Ruby", I have the sweetest child EVER!!!!!

3 days off

Today is Thursday and we're off, no school, no work!!! Yesterday was my normal Wednesday off since I have to work this coming weekend(halloween) YUCK!!! Lainey came home sick yesterday and missed her party at school, so good thing I was off anyway. She complained of a belly ache but acted fine most of the day. Today she has also been fine but did complain this morning that her ear hurt. I'm just hoping that if anything gets worse it waits until tomorrow since we're going to be in the clinic for her eye checkup anyway.

Tonight we're carving a pumpkin, I should say Daryn and Lainey, then watching the Shrek Halloween special on tv. I must have the most boring life ever since I'm actually looking forward to all that. My pumpkins were all rotten so I had to go buy a new one. I think it was all the warm weather we had this fall cause I've never had that problem before.

So this is a card I made the other night, did some sanding on coredination paper, very simple and made 2 pink and 2 blue. I saw them someplace on Split coast so they have been in my favorites for a long time, each card has a different saying on them.