New Year's Resolutions

I think new year's resolutions are totally overrated, but this year I have decided to stick with them!...longer than I normally do. I have decided I am going to workout more...not just walk. Our neighborhood is building another clubhouse (won't be finished 'till March tho) and it will have a workout facility. I have set a goal of going there at least 3 times a week. I should be realistic and say just 2 times a week...but I like to set high goals! I also think I am going to blog more...that's for you Jessica!! :) So what's your new year's resolution???

New Year's Eve

We just got back from a very short trip to Shreveport. Matt was off work for two days which is the only reason I went...of cours I wanted to see my family, but I won't travel with Andrew by myself because he gets bored in the back and that's no fun when it's just me. Anyway, if you are living in Shreveport and didn't get called...don't take it personally. We didn't call anyone to say we were coming in town. My parents met us there and we just had family time. Wish we could have stayed and made it to the Mitchell-Sanks wedding and big party at the BSU, but it just wasn't possible.
Well, it was nice to see my family and we had a great trip, but now comes the unpacking. (yuck) Packing is always fun...but I dread unpacking. So now I am playing catch up. The wash needs to get done and I have cleaning to do....plus taking down all the Christmas stuff. Tonight we have friends coming over to bring in the New Year!!! It's only about 6 couples, but I have a lot to do before then. We will also be kicking them out before midnight because Matt has to work early tomorrow. They knew this when we invited them...so don't think I'm gonna just kick them all out at like 10 o'clock rudely. We have great friends who party like we do. Any time we all get together we are usually all home by 10...10:30 the latest! Aren't we party animals. So with all this being said...I shouldn't be blogging. I just didn't want any nasty comments on how I haven't blogged in a while. Hope everyone has a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

The day after...

Well, Christmas has come and gone. It's funny how you just want Christmas day to last a week. I love the feeling I have on Christmas. We had a nice day. I was a little bummed because they said it was going to be 70 here and I was pouting that...THAT'S NOT CHRISTMAS WEATHER!! However, it was a BEAUTIFUL day! Cool and SO nice! When Matt got back home from work (the 2nd time) we walked up to the park and pushed Andrew on the swings. Luckily we were the only ones there so Matt could swing too. :) After we hung out there we came home to play with Andrew's toys.


Andrew's been busy working on sitting up so I had to share some pics. He has to be proped up, but he's not falling over like he used to. My baby is growing up. :( Won't be long and he'll be crawling.


Hope everyone had a great Christmas day with your family...know I did.

Christmas Day

I guess Andrew knew today was Christmas because he was wide eyed at 6:30 this morning. I was by no means ready to get up. Matt left for work at 6 and I was sure I would have another hour or so of shut eye...nope! So we got up and watched a little tv and waited on Matt to get word that he could leave work.
By 8 Andrew was ready for a nap (punk!) and so was I, but instead I started getting ready. At 9 Matt walked in the door...he's another punk b/c he didn't call to tell me and I was in the back getting ready and the house alarm went off. Freaked me out. We woke Andrew up and started opening presents. An hour later we were finished. Andrew did open presents with my help getting him started. He's a pro now! He pooped out about noon and is still sleeping. That boy got SO many presents it's crazy!! Matt and I hardly got him anything and I'm glad now b/c he has WAY too much stuff! He doesn't realize how spoiled he already is. So I am washing his new clothes and am watching his dvd...Baby Einstein. I know...it's for him, but I just wanted to see what all they hype is about. I can totally see these videos getting on my nerves.
All in all we had a great day. I really hope that our children come to realize the REAL meaning of Christmas...I mean, I knew as a kid, but I LOVED presents! I just hope we can teach them that it's not about the presents. I have seen how other children get about presents and I hope that Andrew and our other children (if we have more) don't get "bratty" about Christmas. I guess it will just depend on how we teach them and bring them up...but what do you do when it's not you who spoil them...but the grandparents? :)

Christmas is almost here!!

I can't believe that Christmas is almost here! Where has the year gone? Guess I was a little occupied with a baby coming, but really time has flown by. In the past being in a school and helping the kids make Christmas projects and stuff put me more in the mood...plus by December I was ALWAYS ready for the break. This year was different being home. Thanksgiving totally came out of nowhere and now the same for Christmas! You would think I would be counting down the days with a little one...but I mean come on...he is clueless as to what is going on. Maybe it's because I had to do all my Christmas shopping early. We took all the presents with us when we went to AR early November so we didn't have to ship them.

Matt and I will be here celebrating Christmas this year with just Andrew in Houston while both of our families celebrate Christmas in Arkansas. Matt has to work EVERY year! His work doesn't shut down for ANY holiday. Hopefully he will only have to work a couple of hours, but I have a feeling he will be there all day. If so Andrew and I will visit him. It is kind of nice because now we can start our own family traditions at home.

Hope everyone has a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

My day in a nutshell

I finally finished scrapping today. Not by choice...I ran out of pages for my album. So they are on order and with Christmas who knows when they will get here. I'm sure Matt is happy because our living room is back in order. Matt kept Andrew happy so I could focus too. :) (He likes when I give him credit for his work...so now everyone knows!)


Andrew and I made his handprint for Grandma & Papa Miller's Christmas tree. My parents always do a kid's tree downstairs and every year they make their own ornaments. Now I know my child is gifted, but he's not able to make his own ornament. So I helped. My dad is a little concerned because the handprint is made out of plaster. He thinks it's going to make his tree lean...and we all know I know about leaning trees!! It's pretty light tho. It should have been mailed by now, but I have been slacking lately...and scrappin'.



Andrew took a long nap this afternoon and I'm attaching some pics of how happy he is when he gets up. I don't know why he is so happy right after a nap. Not me! I'm usually crabby and have a headache because I slept too long. Matt's the same way so we don't know where he got that from.

Matt has been productive too...cleaning out junk drawer and stuff. He also bought some airfreshener to put in the airfilter and it STINKS! So just when I get rid of the nasty grease smell out of my house...now my house is going to smell like an old lady. Not just one room mind you....THE WHOLE HOUSE because it's in the filter!!! UGH

We have errands to run so I need to get going or Matt will leave me. :)

Sick days

Yesterday I was feeling so sick! It just hit me after lunch. I thought it was something I ate, but as the day went on I realized I just had a little bug. I would say it's definitely hard to be sick with a kiddo around...glad I only have one. If I had a job and no kiddo I would have totally left after lunch and vegged on the couch all afternoon sipping sprite. However, Andrew hasn't been feeling well (took him to the dr today and he said it will just pass...he has more like a cold) and that just made it worse b/c he just wanted to cuddle and I just wanted to hurl all day. I know...nice! Today I'm feeling better and actually have an appetite. So we will see what this day holds!
Oh, and to make matters even worse.. Matt decided for dinner last night that he wanted deer steak. So I'm thinking steak...you grill outside?...No, he cooks it in GREASE IN MY HOUSE! OH MY GOSH!...talk about making me even MORE sick to my stomach! My house no longer has a new smell...it STINKS like grease!!!!! YUCK!

Cookie exchange

So last night was my cookie exchange. About 20 or so girls showed up and we had a wide variety of cookies. I was SO good and only had 1/2 of a cookie. My goal was to not eat ANY, but I just had to try one. I decided today that I needed to get them out of my house or I will be eating them up! I went to CVS and bought a couple of plates, wraped them up and took them to my neighbors!! I had to admit to them that I didn't make them...I didn't want to take credit for any if they weren't good. :) Now...I just need to do some wash and scrap!!!

No scrappin'

I was supposed to scrap today, but ended up doing nothing but sort through the pictures. Jennifer Hammond Massey called me today and wanted to go Christmas shopping. I was a little hesitant in getting Andrew out in the mass of people, but Matt ended up keeping him when he got off work. We went shopping around The Woodlands Mall and...oh my gosh!...the mall was PACKED!!! They had police directing traffic out of the mall. It was so crazy! You couldn't PAY me to go shopping. I am SO glad I am done. Glad I took Andrew to see Santa when I did too. I didn't even think about school be out. So for the next two weeks I will be a hermit. I'm not getting out in that zoo!