The Game.

Every year we get a family game, and stick it under our Christmas Tree.

This year we bought Killer Bunnies.

After reading two books of instructions we began playing.

Wondering "What the Heck..."

We finished the first game, and were:

HOPELESSLY ADDICTED!!

We have now pulled several friends into our strange addiction.

We have played every weekend --

We played Friday night with family friends.

We played Sunday evening with more friends,

and a bunch of Teenie boppers.

We played last night with a two small families.

We laugh until we cry.

We eat too many good treats.

We are now scheduling appointments ;D

One of my good friends has ordered her own game,

we have plans.

Two games going at once perhaps.

Changing tables if a certain number is rolled...

I love a good game.

I LOVE hanging out with excellent people even more :)

Bee Smart

I'm back in the office after taking a few weeks off to be at home with

my Girlies -- my number #1 {and most favorite} job!

A few months ago I did some research on top water bottles.

And found this treasure. I ordered myself one and

FELL IN LOVE! {I just sang the last three words}

I love my Camelbak!

I drink SO much more water!

I love it so much that I got

my whole family their own for Christmas.

They all love their Camelbak.

My kids are drinking so much more water! Yay!!

Guess who came in 2nd place at her Elementary Spelling bee?

My Bee-utiful B-bop!

She and the gentleman beside her went several rounds, keeping

everyone on the edge of their seat!

B-bop finally missed the 'n' in lightening!

She said that as soon as she spelled it, she knew she left out the 'n'.

We are so proud of her.

She gets to compete in two weeks at our County Spelling Bee :}

The other little girl in the pic is in our ward.

Go - Smart Mormon Girls!

This is my baby girl, she fell asleep on me.

I love her lips and freckles and nose and eyelashes.

Merry Christmas!

It has been a fabulous Christmas Season!

We are now in

Christmas hangover mode!

and...

Playin' with all our toys!

NOW IT'S TIME TO:

COUNT DOWN TO SUMMER!!!!

K-bop at her Christmas Choir Concert!

I love THAT girl!

Trimming!

I'm trying to savor this Christmas season.

I think I will blink my eyes and these girls of ours will be grown and gone.

Every year we have a Family Home Evening/Tree trimming party.

This year I had it all ready...the treats...the decorations....and realized I had forgot the tree lights! No decorations can go on until the lights are in place! So we had our treats, and put off decorating. Then I forgot and forgot some more to get the lights.

Finally, the tree is lit and quite pretty!

I threw out my big tree last year. It had survived FIFTEEN Christmases!

We are using a smaller tree, hoping to score a good 'after Christmas clearance deal' on a new one.

I really love the month of December!

Look what the nice mailman brought me...

Christmas Cards!

It's the most wonderful time of the year...again!

Blah. Rainy Fall day.

I'm at the office.

Filing papers.

Answering the phone.

Walking people to the conference room.

Witnessing for Wills.

I'd rather be reading.

Under my favorite Living Room blanket.

I have a favorite blanket in every room...I do.

I am currently reading:

I have never read the book OR watched the movie.

So far, So Good.

Guess what?!?

I finally have a pony tail!

I know, right?

My blog has

the

best surprises!

I have been letting my hair grow out for one year now...

IN OTHER NEWS:

Last Night B-bop performed in her

4th grade musical: ANNIE

She was not ANNIE.

or SANDY.

or any other MAIN character.

What she was was my beautiful, freckled face,

super-tall, smiling, singing STAR!

I have pics, but not with me :(

I had a dream last night:

I was riding with a very classy senior woman.

We were in her Cadillac.

She stepped on the accelerator,

heading right into the LAKE!!

I screamed a happy scream---

"THIS HAD BETTER BE A BOAT CAR!"

And it was!!

What a rush.

Hee-Hee.

Strange things go on in this mind of mine.

Last week I dreamed my family was "squatting" in a home.

The owner walked in and it was:

"Why are you all squatting in my home?"

SQUAT: to settle on or occupy property, especially otherwise

unoccupied property, without any title, right, or payment ofrent.

{Just thought I'd share the definition...in case you were forming a

different type of squat visual in your mind...hem}

Have a great, rainy fall day....