Michelle @ Folly Beach
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Family Funk
Sorry. Still Alive. Thanks
I’ve been meaning to blog, really. I have. I was going to blog about the kids and Christmas and the teens at CVS pouring over the articles about Jamie Lynn and I was going to blog about Bhutto but now I’m not.
‘Cause even though The Plague is slowly releasing its hold on me, and I feel tons better – I still feel like crud and I’m wicked busy with work and we’re at the beach in this really fantastic beach house and all of my family is close by, (well except Chris, and he raked leaves at my house yesterday so I’m going to bring him lots of gifts when we go home).
So yea, still alive, thanks for asking. Light blogging at least ’til I get this resolutions post written, projects launched and contracts created. After that, we’ll see.
Photos and video are coming, that I can promise. New camera and loads of Flip Videos to share. Wii Boogie, hysterical to video tape – just sayin…
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Waiting for the mailman, the UPS dude and the FedEx chick
I just realized Christmas is a week away and some stuff that has been ordered… has not arrived. How much stuff hasn’t arrived? I’m not really sure, exactly. I just know that when I think “hey, that hasn’t come yet”… something else pops into my head that also hasn’t come.
1) One item for Chris
2) One item for Michelle (which might be in the box with Chris’s item but probably not)
3) One item for TW
4) Some stuff I ordered from Etsy for Michelle, TW and errr myself.
5) Something for Prince J which I ordered months ago. I’m thinking it’s not going to show up, which isn’t a huge big deal ’cause it’s just sort of an extra gift from the “dark side” and the “dark side” can be given to the worthy any time of the year, not just at Christmas.
6) Something for B (Jenn’s boyfriend) which is probably ok since we don’t head to Charleston ’til after Christmas, plenty of time for that one to arrive.
Hmmm, what else has not arrived? I’m not sure but I guess I should find out, shouldn’t I?
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The Christmas Meme
Just cause Mata said so.
1.Real tree or artificial or treeless? Any special traditions with the tree?
Well, I would prefer a real tree but TW’s allergic so we have artificial. A new Martha Steward artificial this year. The only special traditions with the tree are to get out of the way when a zillion kids try and decorate it with every single ornament we have, just as fast as they can.
2. Eggnog or Cider or Mulled Wine?
Uh no. Never. Thanks for offering, though.
3. Spiritual or Secular celebration?
Both? Heh.
4. Favorite Christmas music?
Silver Bells. Though the middle schooler playing Good King Wenceslas has been a pleasure this year. I remember when I learned to play it on the piano. I’m guessing I drove my mother a little nuts.
5. One special holiday memory.
Errrr. The year Santa didn’t wrap any gifts when I was like 5? I was sick and grouchy. That was totally special ’cause today I can annoy my mother by whining about that. Heh. Or the year Santa brought Teddy Ruxpin to Jenn, that was awesome. Santa was one cool dude.
Your turn. And if you do it, you should let Mata know.
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I’m all about the bling…
Ha. Not. So totally not about the bling.
The car for Christmas wasn’t inexpensive and it was nice but it wasn’t the best gift TW has given me.
The really expensive and very special 40th birthday party was fantastic (even if I did end up having to do all of the work for it, ahem) but again not the best present (sorry Melissa and travelers from far away.)
I’m not sure I know what the best gift was, there have been so many…
1) The photographs from the newspaper, printed and framed, that TW described to me in those very early days. (want to see a picture?)
2) The carved jack-o-lantern she sent to me via USPS for Halloween.
4) A little pillow book with TW marshmallowy sentiments tucked inside.
5) The quilt, oh lord the quilt. TW doesn’t sew – or even cut straight – but I have a tiny practice quilt and a full sized quilt made by her own little hands.
6) The little book of, well, more marshmallow fluffy conversations that she and I have had. Very sweet.
7) The socks. Errr. So I don’t actually have those yet. She’s been working on them for 9 months because, again, she doesn’t knit. Or she didn’t ’til she decided she needed to knit me a pair of socks. But, she’s working on them and I might have one sock by Valentine’s Day. And I will love that one sock a lot more than any piece of jewelry, not because I don’t really like jewelry but because it really IS the thought that counts.
Forget the bling, give me a sock instead.
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Advent Calendar Angst
I said this morning on Twitter that we had successfully decorated the house and tree last night – with all six children (and two extra significant others) and no fights or meltdowns. This was true. But the Advent Calendar Angst has begun – quietly, so far.
I was searching through the last box for the advent calendar and concerned because I hadn’t seen it. Chris informed me that it was already up. Michelle got to it and hung it. This led to quite the discussion between me, Chris and Jenn about the calendar and the mouse and Michelle.
All evening long, the children waged the battle of the mouse. Someone put it in the December 1 pouch (ie Michelle) and someone else came along and moved it to the 24th. It was put back in the 1st pouch and again moved to the 24th. Over and over. All night.
It’s December 2nd and I’m wondering who is going to move the mouse – and which child (or children) will interfere and move it to the wrong pouch. Kids are crazy.
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A boy and his tablet
and a sister trying to figure out how to part him from it and make it hers.
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