Sorry for the laps of blogs

Since the week before Christmas my little family has been on the go and I feel like finally this week we finally have time to breath again.

With all the holiday parties, then New Years and this past weekend was followed up by my sister's first baby shower, we have been nothing but running and doing and seeing and crashing at night.

So now we have a good 4 or 5 weeks until Valentine's Day and the greatest Husband's birthday in February to recuperate.

Unfortunately I don't actually get that long of a break since I stay at home with C, my job is never ending and with the semester almost starting next week I have a lot of things that I would like to accomplish before that begins.

So here is a little list that I'm going to try to hold my self accountable for to finish before school starts next Tuesday.

1. Get the house totally clean (includes: dusting, windows,)

2. Get books for classes and start reviewing

3. Go through our dressers and closets and get rid of things we don't wear or that are ruined

4. Clean car out and wash it

5. Make a meal list for the following few weeks

6. Decide on an invitation for my sister's family shower

So hopefully I will be able to cross all of those things off my next Monday.

However, here is some of the cool images I captured on my new camera from the past weekends.

We truly live in a beautiful area, even when it's freezing and covered in ice and snow.

I will hopefully get back to a regular blogging schedule now that things have calmed down.

Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and are looking forward to a joyful and blessed 2011.

What we are up to today...

To say we have a busy week ahead is a complete understatement.

However, C and I have stayed in our pajamas the entire day so far and it's looking like we will be rocking this look for the rest of the day.

No worries though we will be showering and putting on our big girl clothes bright and early tomorrow since we have some last minute shopping and groceries to pick up before the snow storm hits our little part of the world.

So on the to do list:

1. Last minute food items for several Christmas parties

2. Groceries for our home in general

3. Pick up Mr. Stanley something for his stocking

4. 1 more gift card for a gift exchange

5. Black tights for C's Christmas Eve outfit

This is just what I could think of at this point but I'm sure our list will grow by the time we leave tomorrow.

Also laundry needs to be finished, sheets need to be changed, presents needs to be wrapped and meals need to be cooked.

However for today there will be play-doh playing, coloring, cookie eating, nap taking and snuggle fests ensuing.

So let the craziness begin...tomorrow!

Some things that are on my mind today

1. This cycle seems to be taking a million years and unfortunately we did not have excellent timing so I feel like I'm waiting to start this whole darn thing over again arggg.

2. Christmas has totally snuck up on me and I'm completely unprepared and don't really care either

3. I'm hosting a little get together with some other Mamas from our little town and to say my house is prepared is a complete understatement

4. If one more person asks me when we will be having more kids I mostly likely will scream at the top of my lungs and than smile politely and pretend like it never happened

5. I still have 2 more things to do for school before the semester is over by the end of the night and I have no motivation to even do them

6. I keep making lists of things that need to be getting done and yet nothing is getting crossed off

7. Can you tell this is kind of a down day?

8. I found the cutest room idea for C today on another blog and can't seem to relocate it

9. No matter how much I vacuum my home as soon as a put the vacuum away I feel like I need to pull it right back out, I need area rugs

10. I wish these stupid cramps would leave my body and soon.

Okay so those are just a few things that are on my mind and some I don't feel like you would want me to share with you.