I'll put it all on my to do list, OK?

I've seen people do this, but I never knew how they did it! Too funny!!... What Janel Needs (according to Google, to do this for yourself type in "your name needs" )

Janel needs to be coached a different way than other kids need to be coached.

Janel needs to be a bella. (does this mean I get Edward??)

Janel needs the ID numbers of those who helped at the Badger Game

Janel needs a nap!!!!!

Janel needs a better left hand, or at least a better one than she's shown in the games I've seen

Janel needs to go and eat some pie. it might calm her crazy mind down.

Janel needs to lighten up.

Janel needs an attitude adjustment-- MAJORLY!!!!

JANEL NEEDS to GET a LiFE!

Janel needs a good cockpunching (I hope they are referring to roosters.....! LOL)

And last but not least….. Janel needs to be a hell of a lot More fit to compete In the WNBA.

Gee, how did google know all of this?? LOL

Post #500!!!

I've been in a real blogging slump lately, I'm not sure why. I realized the other day that I had 499 posts, and I guess I felt like # 500 should be something really special, but nothing comes to mind, So it gets to be a regular old catch up post. :D

We had a fun weekend. Mark had a wierd schedule so he was hanging with us all day saturday and that was fun. Friday night Sadie performed at Rockin R Ranch and then Saturday at the Queen creek park festival (I don't even know what it was for) but she did SO good! I was so proud of her!!!! I finally figured out why I can't put the videos on the computer, it records onto disks and we don't have a dvd burner! So dumb. She has one more performance on Saturday at the new library and I will try to get her solo with my regular camera.

Saturday night was our middle aged mommies (Over 30, OK???LOL) party and ornament exchange. It was so fun to get to know more of the ladies, we really do have some fun people. The ornament exchange was fun, I really liked what I ended up with (although I was going for the one I had brought, but it got passed 3 times really quick!) Anyway I had a chance to visit with some new friends and new hair clients!

Sunday we made cinnamon popcorn, boy was it good. I don't remember liking it as much last year, holy smokes it was yummy. I will be making more more more of that. If anyone wants some let me know I will bring/send you some. We ate that and my newfound homemade hot chocolate and watched the Christmas devotional with my MIL. It was a pretty nice evening.

Yesterday was pretty low key, and we got to go over to Chandler for miss Bailey's 5th birthday party. The kids had so much fun hanging with all the peeps from the old neighborhood and so did we! It is nice to get together with people you love. So many things are changing though, it is kinda wierd. I guess that is life, right, always changes. HUGE congrats to all the new preggos!!! I'm glad its you and not me!! LOL I'm trying to dig up an ugly sweater for Saturday :D


Today, hmmmmmm. I'm thinking today will be a good day to try making chocolate truffles. Mabye the big yummy sugar cookies too. Delish!!! I'm even toying with the idea of putting up my other tree in the family room, it just seems a bit unfestive in there at night while watching TV. We'll see how the baking goes first.

Edit: To make this post even LONGer! LOL

I had a little Christmas fun today.....Love these kind of days!



Tree lights fixed (a little jiggling, replacing 1 strand, and dispersing of plugs and some ribbon did the trick. I'm lovin it!


The stockings were hung on the staircase with care ~ wow that seems like a LOT of stockings!




MY first ever attempt at Truffles went a little bit TOO well! LOL Ohhhhh heaven!!!

16 more days!

The magic is taking a hiatus

Well after I thought I had everything under control......I don't. Cade pointed out last night the the tree lights were half out. GAH!! Only the bottom strand is working. Those are all new lights this year!! Am I seriously going to have to redo the tree and buy all MORE new lights?? Please NO!! I really hope I can get it working without a complete redo! Second blow, everyone is sick. Not terribly severe, but we are never sick so when it happpens, it stinks. Colds and sore throats. I have a bit of the throat thing but otherwise fine (not enough to get me out of working out, dang it!) but I let Sadie stay home yesterday and they are all home today. I'm going to try to take advantage of them being here and make them do lots of chores and get their hair cut. The trick is to not make it very fun to be home so that they only want to stay home from school when they are truly ill. I know, I'm diabolical. I never got any sick days or sympathy as a kid and I have now turned it onto my own children. Hey, it prepared me for being a mom! you don't get to be sick! Thats what they make DayQuil for!!!! Muahahahaha! I even making Cade go for a couple hours becuse he has 2 big tests and a whole bunch of stuff due today and Monday.

We have a pretty laid back weekend, Sadie has performances tonight and Saturday, but that is it. I'm bummed that I can't run the iron girl because Sadie is performing at noon Saturday, and theres no way I can do both. She would be so hurt if I didn't go, she sings her solo! I'd feel so guilty. :( I did run over 4 miles on wednsday, so I think I could have done all 10 miles! Boo! I will keep training for Londons Run, that one sounds fun too. On my holiday schedule today is Christmas cards/letters, so I am going to stick to that even though everything else is kind of messed up schedule wise. How many stinkin hours is it going to take to redo my tree?? Waaaaa!

Wheels are in motion!

Those big Christmas wheels have begun turning around here. I love it. I am about 75% done with Christmas shopping, which is nice. I even found that 1 really difficult gift for one of the kids on the cyber Tuesday deals, so I am really happy. Last night I got the decorating done and the tree up. The kids always want to help with the tree and it always ends bad. From now on, I am going to put it up and light it while they are gone, then they can help decorate it. They just could not be patient while I set it up and put the lights on. By the time I was half done there were ornaments from one side of the room to the other. I realize they are just SO excited, but after a few hours of begging them to leave stuff alone I had to kick them out and send them to bed. Oh well, it feels good to have it done. The tree is the same old tree I do every year, but I think this year I will add lots of ribbon or something. It needs something more.




Now I have to get the outside done with Mr. Christmas light scrooge. I usually have to promise some sort of "special favors" or bribes to get the lights on the house. All I have been hearing lately every time I casually bring it up are things like "I don't think lights go on our type of house" and "They don't make ladders big enough to get up on our house" and "someone told me we weren't supposed to do lights this year" and "call Brian Macnamara, he'll put them up for you" those kind of responses. H i l a r i o u s. Wish me luck.

EDIT: Mark went out to lunch with his cousin and when he came back he just dug right in and started putting the lights up. I think it helped that I was out cleaning out the garage. :D He even did the top layer on the 2nd floor! And he was so cheerful the whole time!! I wanted to ask what he had done with my christmas light-hating husband but I didn't even dare joke and accidentally break the spell! LOL THEN to top it off he came in the house after and hung my beautiful new station clock that my mom got me for my birthday. (I'ts been waiting so patiently since september!)


Can you see it in the background?? It looks like a Santa Clock, I LOVE it!




Thanks for offering up all the help but luckily the body snatchers came over for the morning and took care of business! LOL






He even made sure all the bulbs were pointed the right way! Now I still need to do around the doorway, but I think it looks pretty good, not too much but still festive. Its a Festivus miracle!!