Before we jump into Christmas

I wanted to do one more post on Thanksgiving.  I downloaded these pictures yesterday and I thought they were too cute not to share.

This was my sweet Mom and M on Thanksgiving morning.

Making cookies!

Before we left for Colorado, I took M to have her haircut at "Cookie Cutters".  She was so excited to get the free snowman shaped cookie cutter.  She asked her Oma (grandma in German) if they could make cookies when we were there.  Of course, Oma said "Absolutely".  M LOVES her Oma (I do, too!).

So, they made cookies on Thanksgiving.  BEFORE getting a turkey and all of the trimmings ready. 

I don't know about you, but I have to say that my mom is one AWESOME Oma!

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Charlie Brown has left the building.....

I promised...

My husband brought in our tree this year and I HAD to make the comment...."It looks a little Charlie Brown babe.".  That was all it took.  The woodworker was on a mission.

 

A mission to Un-Charlie Brown our tree.......

So he got out the saw...the tenon cutters and the wood glue.  

 

"B" was also taking care of business....

Seven...yes SEVEN tenon'd in branches later and Wa-la!  Charlie has left the building.  There are definitely some perks to having a woodworker for a husband ;).

This is the first year since we have been married that I have put blue Christmas lights and the hubby's childhood collection of ornaments on the tree.  Both his all time Christmas fave's (mine, not so much).  I know it is not the greatest of all the trees I have decorated but it made him happy and I think it turned out considering..... 

Lesson to be learned you men out there.  This is all it takes for a woman to cave ;). 

Night all!  Go Blue!

Charlie Browns Tree.....

Well we finally finished our Christmas decorating by putting up the tree today.....I would LOVE to show you the pictures of it, but Blogger decided it is much to late to be uploading pictures.  Apparently it has a bedtime as well ;). 

Off to bed I go.  I will try again tomorrow!!! 

Stay tuned......you are going to love my Charlie Brown Christmas tree story. 

JODY

Let the festivities begin!

Every year I get this picture in my head of how decorating for Christmas is going to be.  It usually goes a little like this: Christmas Music playing....Kids excited and enchanted as they see all of the decorations come out of the boxes.....Husband carrying around his hammer and nails saying "Where do you want it"......The smell of baked good somewhere in the mix.

Now why I picture this every year? Who knows, because every year looks a lot more like this:

Yes, that is my Halloween/Thanksgiving stuff....still not put away.  Oh and the Coyster cramming in yet ANOTHER last minute assignment. 

Well that mess can just speak for itself.....

Yep, that is Jim climbing up the ladder during the Office episode tonight :).  Thank you Jim for gracing us with your presence on Christmas decorating night.  

And last but not least, the eager helpful husband with his hammer and nails :).

Sigh.....there is always next year!  Right??