2005 ~ A Southern Belle in Missouri

31 December 2005

Happy New Years!

It is New Year's Eve. I cannot believe it is the start of a new year. This year passed by so quickly.It is interesting how the start of a new year makes you evaluate where your life is headed and where you have been. We have really taking a good look at where we are in life and how we are living. We realized that we really need to strengthen our relationship with God. We haven't been as close to Him as we should, and we intend to grow clos...

New Recipes and Such

7:26 PM Baking, Homemaking No comments

We have been busy all week trying to get the house back in order after having company. What a task!I am so exhausted after all of the Christmas preparations. I feel like I could sleep for days.I have found some new recipes for homemade bread. I am looking forward to trying them. I also found some recipes for homemade baby food. I think that will be neat to try.I bought a set of containers for all of my flours and sugars. I labeled them all this...

Merry Christmas!

7:20 PM Holidays No comments

Merry Christmas! Oh what a wonderful Christmas! It was so wonderful to have the family together. I am so glad that everyone came. I think that Jacob really enjoyed the company. It was great for him to be surrounded with so much love.Jacob liked opening presents! He loved his excersaucer! He liked looking at all of the toys (too many toys!) He had so much fun playing with Papa. He just laughed and laughed.Princess enjoyed the presents too. She...

Zoolight Safari

7:04 PM Holidays No comments

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Last Minute Things...

7:01 PM Holidays No comments

Five days until Christmas!!!!Mom and Beth are arriving tomorrow. They are coming early to help with baking and last minute preparations.There is still so much to do. The gift baskets are well under way, but aren't quite finished. I still need to clean the house, wrap some presents. And I need to go to the grocery store.Princess had a grooming appointment and she looks beautiful. I have finished her Christmas shopping, but I haven't wrapped her...

Errands

7:00 PM Holidays No comments

Rick is out, shopping for Christmas, and I am about to do some baking.I bought Princess' gifts yesterday. I still need to get her stocking stuffers, and a main gift. (yes, I know, she is a DOG,lol)We went shopping yesterday evening and then to dinner at Bahama Breeze.It still feels like there are so many errands to run!Blessin...

Busy Little Christmas Bees

6:58 PM Holidays No comments

"Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat!..." My mother used to always sing that carol when she would get excited about Christmas. I cannot believe it is almost here!As soon as Jacob wakes up from his nap we are headed to the Fresh Market for bananas for banana nut bread. I have a few errands to run as well. We are busy little bees this week.This weekend I need to finish Beth's throw.Lo...

Baking, and Card Making, and Such

6:54 PM Baking, Family Life, Holidays No comments

Rick was not feeling well earlier today so I made him a goodie bag with cookies and some medicine, and I went and got him a special smoothie with an "immune boost" and special vitamins to help you feel better. I brought that along with lunch up to his work. When I talked to him this afternoon, he said he was feeling much better, so I guess I helped. :)Yesterday I mad eight batches of chocolate chip cookies. They turned out delicious. Everyone...

Countdown to Christmas

6:51 PM Holidays No comments

Only 12 days to go until Christmas!Today I am baking cookies. I am going to finish as many as I can today. I will need a lot of cookies for the gift baskets.I spent all morning on the phone trying to figure out why Dad's present has not arrived yet. That was stressful. I think that it is worked out though. I have to call again on Friday if it is not he...

Christmas Preparations!

6:49 PM Holidays No comments

I have had a busy day. I went shopping for Rick's Christmas presents and then to Wal-mart for gift wrapping supplies. Then grocery shopping for baking supplies so that I can get started on all these cookies.I have a ton of presents to wrap and bows to make. I am making all of the bows and gift tags myself. I am working so hard this holiday season. I put a lot on my plate, but I like it that way ;).Rick has to work late tonight so that will...

Happy Birthday Princess!

6:44 PM Animal Love No comments

Today is Princess' first birthday! We took her to get a "Sneaky Pete's" hotdog with saurkraut (her favorite), and she had gourmet doggie bones with icing and sprinkles. We also had a cake. We gave her a new rope toy as a present.While we were at the mall we bought Jacob's special "first Christmas" ornament. It is silver with his name engraved in it. We also bought him a silver train with his name engraved.On Saturday we went to Toys R Us. That...

Sewing, Holiday Preparations, and Playtime with Jacob

6:40 PM Crafting, Family Life No comments

Yesterday was a busy day. I wrapped Jacob's Christmas presents and made all of the bows for them. I also made the rice heating pads, so now I just need to write out the instructions on pretty cards. I made the first four rows of Beth's throw. I hope to finish it this weekend.I really enjoyed sewing yesterday. My sewing table is in front of a window and it was so pleasant to sit there working on my projects and gazing out of the window. I think...

Shopping and Scrapbooking

6:37 PM Crafting, Family Life No comments

This afternoon I had a chiropractic appointment, and then Jacob and I went shopping to buy a few craft supplies for Christmas gifts that I am making. I am making rice heating pads for Mom, Memaw, Cindy and Beth. I am also making a quilted throw made of fleece for Beth. Jacob was sweet at the store.I worked on our wedding album this morning. It is finally almost finished! It has only been three years,lol! It has turned out beautifully. I am...

My Craft Room

6:35 PM Homemaking No comments

My craft room is beautiful! We finished painting yesterday and arranged the furniture. This morning I put all of my craft supplies in their new places and painted my sewing table. I also hung a shelf and my clock. The room is so beautiful! It really reflects who I am and it is going to be a wonderful place to express my creativity.Beth called and said she is planning to come early for our Christmas gathering. That will be really nice.In Chri...

A Doctor's Visit and Busy Days

6:31 PM Family Life, Homemaking No comments

We have had a busy day! Jacob had an appointment with his pediatrician today. The doctor said that he is really healthy and looks great. Jacob is up to 16 pounds! The doctor said that Jacob is really smart, but we already knew that ;)!The doctor also gave us the go-ahead at starting him on solid foods. Jacob has such a healthy appetite and definitely seems ready to try something new. So this evening we gave him his first taste of rice cereal....

Christmas Trees

6:25 PM Family Life, Holidays No comments

I just got home from the nail salon. I had a manicure and a very relaxing pedicure . They asked about how Jacob was doing. It is a great nail salon that I have been going to the whole time I was expecting, so they know us well :).This afternoon we are headed to Lowe's for a Christmas tree and paint for my craft room. We are also going shopping for more Christmas decorations.I am in the process of redecorating my craft room. It is a mess at...

Reflections and Christmas Planning

6:20 PM Family Life No comments

As the year is ending it is a wonderful time to reflect on the past year. Life has been so good to us: a beautiful child, a lovely home, a sweet puppy, a wonderful marriage, good relationships with family. I am so glad that Mom and I have become close. So many wives do not have a good relationship with their mother-in-law, so I am thankful that is not the case for me. I care for her as if she were my own mother. And I am grateful for my relationship...