The month of October through the beginning of November was jam packed. I will admit that I over extended myself primarily on causes that I volunteer for. I knew the month would be intense. I powered through knowing that it was only temporary. I was looking forward to now. My favorite time of the year. Holiday season! From now until after Christmas I take time to simplify. I don't get wigged out on shopping, gifts, and obligations. My family holds the top spot and we do what we "want" to. This is a time to spend with our family and closest friends. I am not an over the top gift giver. I have some gifts bought, but I am primarily giving hand-made heart felt gifts this year.
I have worked extra hours so I can take 2-3 weeks off from my pharmaceutical job around Christmas. Satch will be finished school on December 3 for about a month. We really enjoy a solid month of Christmas cheer. I am talking walking down the street holding hands and singing Christmas carols. Why? Because it is my favorite time of the year...
In the meantime here are a few snapshots of what we have been doing over the past few weeks.
Step 1 of life simplification:
I introduce to you....
Rosie 3.0
This is our 3rd Roomba robot vacuum cleaner.
Satch was begging for another.
I resisted as long as I could.
I had the house under control.
You know vacuuming no less than 3x a week to keep up with the dog hair.
I caved the other morning.
The dog had has gotten the best of me.
Welcome to the family
Rosie 3.0!
How I love you so!
(you are working while I sit her and blog)
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| The Griff... Stunnin' like his Daddy. |
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| "Calm down Mommy, Calm down!" Hard to get mad at an irresistibly cute kid. |
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| My world... |
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| We must not forget about Uncle Al. My 4 boys. |
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| Baby Bear, AKA The Dude. This kid loves to play. |
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| Sick Baby Bear. Not to big to cuddle while waiting to see the Doc. Baby Bear gave it a good run. This was the first time that he has gotten sick and it broke my heart... |
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| This photo reminds me of a Norman Rockwell. Baby Bear was grabbing his clothes to get the heck out of the Docs office! |
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| Gross... sitting on the floor in the Docs office. The horror! This was actually after he touched the bio hazard garbage can. |
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| AWESOME brother hugs. |
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| Catching up on a little reading. |
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| Serious belly laughs. |
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| Smiles that melt me. |
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| Enjoying a good book. |
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| Eyelashes any woman would kill for. |
This is what I have been up to!!
I know you'll enjoy the month ahead. You have a beautiful family. I am new to your blog, so Ihave taken some time to browse through your earlier posts. I'm so glad I did that. You've created a great spot for your readers to visit and I really enjoyed the time I spent here. I'll definitely be back. I hope you have a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
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