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Pre-Christmas Picture Fun & Wishes

by Claire on December 24, 2009

Thought I’d share with you some random pics of the last few days before Christmas. Other than that, I don’t have much to say besides I hope you all have a wonderful holiday, whatever your religious affiliation or lack of one, whether it’s summer or winter wherever you are, whether you’re with family or single, I pray that you are serene, joyful, and content.

Found these at Walmart.

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Just kidding. That’s Maxie snuggled inside the bag. She’s more the bag hider than her sister, Marie.

Daisy Mae, our littlest lady Chihuahua, with a little attitude. Notice the tongue?

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And, Daisy, getting in on the wrapping action. We found out that when we weren’t looking, she was tasting the wrapping paper.

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Heading to BabiesRUs to look at replacement cribs for pregnant daughter. I’m squished between the two car seats and the two handsome grand-boys. (Grateful that my butt will squish between them now.) Having some fun with the self-portraits and making silly faces.

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Evan prefers his hand over making a silly face.

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Sweet story: On the way to get me, he was saying “Mimi” all the way there and according to his mommy, he was worried and stressed out that they weren’t coming to Mimi’s house. Aww. I love that boy.

Lily watching me wrap presents.

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My favorite ornament, and favorite word.

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Hope you all have a great holiday and that all the Santa’s get a little shut-eye.

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Baby, it’s cold outside

by Claire on December 10, 2009

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It’s been record-breaking, bone-chilling COLD outside in our area. I am not a fan of the cold. I prefer to be warm, but here I am in the Pacific Northwest and I am dealing. Plus, there’s significantly less fat on my body this year, thus I feel the cold more. The outdoor thermometer dips down into the low 20s or even teens at night, and I don’t think it has pushed the 30 degree mark in about 5 days. The last time I was out of the house, other than today, was Monday night.

I went to Weight Watchers Monday night and did well – nearly  lost that two pounds again that I keep losing and then taking back. Dangit. I’ve been tracking really well this week and trying to make some good choices, but it is too dang cold outside for me to do my usual exercise. I am wondering how I’ll fare in the 12k run I’m signed up for in just 2 weeks. I certainly am unprepared for this one.

IMG_0695 Today, I took a break mid-day from work and walked (partially ran, if you believe that, but it’s true) up to the local waterfall that is at the entrance of a subdivision. It’s about .6 miles from my house. The waterfall has frozen over. Pretty trippy too. It was so cold out there that it was all I could manage to get there and back. But I did, and my leg muscles thank me. I just do not have the proper clothing for the bitter cold.

Tonight, I’m actually going to try to sit at the sewing machine and make something. I will probably prepare the pattern for my Christmas dress and hope that I could finish it in time for a party I’m supposed to go to Saturday afternoon. We’ll see. If not, it will become my Christmas 2010  dress. You think I’m kidding. :)

IMG_0697I have a whole list of things to sew for gifts and I haven’t started one of them because I’m plain exhausted. I don’t know if it’s because of the cold, because of everything on my plate, or my fibromyalgia. Regardless, it seems like lifting lead legs to get myself into my sewing room, even though in my head that’s the first thing I want to do – all the time.

IMG_0658 Speaking of fun things, we just finished getting my daughter’s baby shower invites made and in the mail, or hand delivered. Each one was quite the process and were individually hand-made, hand-stamped, and hand-written. It took the two of us, plus an occasional helper, several days to get this done – something I thought would only take an afternoon. Boy, did I underestimate what my daughter had in mind for her invites. She’s a real-live Tinkerbell, so the theme is, of course, Tinkerbell. The shower is early January, and considering the holidays, I don’t think we got these out too soon.

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Okay, bloggy friends, I’d better get off the computer. I know that’s the first step toward the sewing room or getting anything done. Stay warm if it’s cold where you are, and if it’s summer in your neck of the woods, stay cool!

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A Picture Perfect Thanksgiving

November 26, 2009

I can get really caught up in reading a lot of home decor blogs, or watching too much HGTV, and then I feel like I have to have a perfectly decorated home for the holidays. You know what? I don’t have a perfectly decorated home, and that’s just okay. I never have – not that [...]

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Can it be done?

November 24, 2009

Is it actually possible to lose weight during Thanksgiving week? Why, yes, it is. It’s not easy, but it can be done.
Last year was my first Thanksgiving on the Weight Watchers program and I worked really hard to follow the suggestions that my leader provided so that I would not gain weight during the [...]

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Halloween’s over…Next!

November 1, 2009

This was the first year, really, that I sort of got into the spirit of Halloween. My daughter decorated the house really nice this time, and I even had a decent costume worked out (for free), but like all well-intentioned plans, it didn’t turn out like I had hoped.
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Mid-week Mental Meanderings

October 28, 2009

I love Twitter and Facebook because it gives me a chance to blurt out whatever it is I’m thinking about at that very moment. Great for my ADD. Lousy for blog writing. So, since I like alliteration (the writer in me) I came up with this title to tell y’all what’s on my mind.
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