Christmas.....Peyton's b-day party planning

The temperature is dropping and i've heard talk of snow flurries.... too bad it hasn't been cold enough, long enough for them to stick and create a winter wonderland outside!  I am really hoping for some snow this year so i can see both of my babies out there enjoying it and hopefully developing a love for winter and winter weather like their parents!  Two weeks from today we will be making sure everyone and everything is ready for the busy christmas eve we are having....that we have every year!! and yup you guessed it i'm still working on christmas presents!! the biggest one to finish is the one for my SIL and her new hubby and i got the idea from pinterest but it was one of those wonderful posts where they don't have a link on "how-to" so i'm having to do it all by my self but i'm lucky enough to have the crafting spirit.... and some great friends who have some btdt advice and are willing to help me out and give me some pep to finish!!

After checking the lists Ms. Peyton is a few gifts shy of what bubba has so i'll be on the lookout for some super cheap gifts to finish her list, and to fill stockings!  and i have yet to take them to dollar tree so they can get the gifts for each other, luckily they are good with dollar tree and the dollar section of target to buy for one another, but i know those days will come to an end... and sooner than i had hoped!  Peyton wanted to buy a scooter for her brother... like hers but its Mickey Mouse.... not in her budget lol.

I need to start wrapping presents we have none done yet but its hard when Peyton keeps fighting sleep and is up until 10:30ish every night!!

Peyton's birthday is going to be Hello Kitty themed (her choice) and yes i know its in March but i'm trying to do as much of it myself as possible so i am trying to start early.  Hubby got me a Cricut for our anniversary and i was thinking about getting the Hello Kitty Greeting cartridge but its retired, so the cheapest i can find is 139, and its been linked so i can't set up/lay it out in my Cricut Craft Room...... so i'm on the search for one cheap or a friend who has one who will let me use their cart for the party stuff!!  The good thing about planning early is Target has a TON of Hello Kitty stuff in their dollar section which will make the goodie bags/pinata super easy to fill and maybe even some decorations for the party!!

Maybe i can wrap a few tonight.....
g'night all!

Christmas is coming!!

I love this time of year, my crafty side comes out and I start adding a million tasks to my "to-do" list.  I did the insane black friday shopping this year and made out with some amazing deals and pretty much finished my list of gifts to purchase and now its onto the things I am making... I feel like I always put these off for last and i shouldn't do that because then i feel like they never really get done and I get antsy kinda like i am tonight... i have one project that is huge that i'm not even sure i am actually going to do, mainly bc it might not be cost effective or even be noticed on Christmas morning, it will definitely pale in comparison to the pink car Santa is bringing!  and then come the ever so difficult to shop for in-laws... they aren't family i have known my entire life so its hard to figure out what to do/make for them and the hubby is no help!! so as usual i'm stuck deciding and throwing ideas out to him and the problem is he isn't really decisive and he seems to always have the same lack of enthusiasm answer no matter what i say or offer as a suggestion!!  I made these "redneck wine glasses" bc i thought they would be interested, and so far they have been a big hit!! i'm super excited to make the rest and decorate them bc these will go along with gifts for the inlaws and they will be part of our white elephants for various parties this holiday season!  I decided sunday night that i needed to do inventory of our christmas gifts, so i know what my kids have and what exactly i need to wrap for them so i'm not sitting there last minute irritated bc we forgot something for one or the other and i'm glad i did.... Ms. Peyton has quite a few less than her brother and i know that she probably won't notice who am i kidding, this is the kid who counts out fruit snacks and skittles to make sure its EVEN.... ugh i'm going to have to find/make her some more things... which reminds me, i went and got my sewing machine today... now i haven't used one in years and i'm not even sure i know how to thread the darn thing but i will learn, and i will bust my butt and make some wonderful somethings with it but for now, its in the box on my kitchen counter, lucky for me one of my best friends knows how to sew very well and is more than willing to teach me and work with me on it... so here we sit, a little less than 3 weeks to christmas.... its crunch time.... good thing i'm doing well at being crunchy...

My mom had surgery on her knee friday and she's doing rather well, she's up and moving around and doing PT and best of all.........(mental drum roll)....... SHE WON'T GO BACK TO WORK UNTIL AFTER THE NEW YEAR!!!!!!! i have missed my mommy and i'm so excited to get to spend some of this time with her while we have the opportunity!!

My children recieved the coolest thing from santa this year... and Elf on a Shelf... they named him Pickles and he's been hiding up where they can't touch him.... i guess he knows they are very young and very curious and might accidentally take his magic away!! the kids get up every morning and are so excited to go find him, peyton tells him everyday she wants a pink care and a trampolee (trampoline) granted she's only getting the car but WTH its good for them to dream big!!  its getting late and i need to try to go to bed, even though the insomnia is back and running rampant in my life right now, i know it will all even out one day, even if that means i have to go see Dr. V and get back on something to help me sleep!!

December 2nd..... and my ac is on??

I know you probably read the title and had one of tow reactions.... she's crazy right?? or DUH you live in Texas !! well either way after experiencing fall this year (yea i know its strange, we have two temperatures, hot and bearable!) I was sure that we would have a nice, FREEZING winter, and low and behold it is now the 5th, and while i might be wearing a sweat shirt that in no way means that it is cold.... i'm just a whimp and get chills easy.  i'm at a loss, don't get me wrong, i've had my heat on once or twice but thats because I have two small children who, for whatever reason, strip at night/in their sleep!

We had to take Preston to the dr on friday, he'd gotten some virus and they said it had to run its course and he would get better, like that ever happens with my kiddos... The sores in his mouth went away but he messed with the one on his face to the point where he got impetigo... what fun that is. So Friday we took him back  to see his doctor and they wrote us a script for oral antibiotics, and an antibiotic cream.  He's a champ, he refuses the medicine at first then takes it all on his own despite its disgusting taste (Cephalexan) and he allows me to put the cream on it, he's use to cream for his bum so he always tells me it will make him better.  i just feel like i'm fighting a losing battle, he keeps scratching and its not going away as fast as i would like it to.  Oh the joys of parenthood!!!

How are the rest of you out there in the parenthood world??