Weekend Accomplishments

I really should have pics to go with this post...but I'm too tired.  Here is my list of accomplishments for my time off from school/work:

1.  Christmas present for me-- purchased online and is now in transit.  Click this link to see what I got/am getting.

2.  Christmas present for hubby-- created and purchased and is now in transit.  This one's hush, hush, in case hubby sees this page (ha!)

3.  Christmas present for the girls-- ordered in store from warehouse and should be available for pick-up in 10-14 days.  Click this link to see what Snugglebug & Lovely are getting.  Now, I just pray it goes together easily and fits...

4.  Final paper for Writing Theory class-- started...lol...I know it's due on Monday, but I asked for an extension because I'm having formatting issues, among other things.

5.  Final paper for History of Rhetoric II-- I'm on page 4 of 20, baby!  lol  I'm seriously excited--I researched & wrote 4 pages today and I'm excited about working on it more tomorrow. 

6.  Presentation for History of Rhetoric II-- only needs to be 5 mins long, so I'm doing pretty well.  I figure I already have 3 mins down!  And boy, am I going to "disturb" my peers!  Postmortem portraits--with lots of visuals! 

7.  Laundry--mostly done.

8.  Turkey eating-- 3 days going strong.  Wonder why I'm feeling so bloated :/ 

What did you do with your Thanksgiving weekend? 

Thankful Thanksgiving

A Bountiful Feast 

A Restful Afternoon (no, hubby's not really grumpy, though one might wonder)

Two Sweet Girls Who Still Fight Over Getting To Sit In My Lap

Can you believe how old they both look?  (No, I don't mean me!)

Happy Turkey Day Eve!

Crazy Dayz

Last week was Spirit Week at Lovely's school, so we decided to get in the spirit!  These are pictures of Crazy Day, where the kids were supposed to dress as crazy as they could (within reason, of course!).  I tried, I really tried, to find something crazy for Lovely to wear, but she just ended up more cute than crazy...maybe I should shoot for crazy everyday?

 Even her hair turned out really cute, and it stayed in all day! 

While other grad students are either studying or having fun, I find myself sorting through children's clothes, digging through laundry, reminding Lovely to practice handwriting, and prodding Snugglebug to count.  Tantrums are common.  Snot is constant.  Hugs are all-encompassing.  Kisses are calming.  Stress is at an all-time high and yet, I love my Lovely and my Snugglebug and cherish each moment...

(Ok, not the AHHHHH...she hit me!  She kicked me!  She took my orange pig!  I can't find my other shoe!  I can't get my socks on!  Waaahhhh!  I want candy!  Knock, knock...who's there?  Me?  Me who?  Me big truck....knock, knock...who's there? [repeat 17 times] You just don't love me! Mom, she's licking me again!  Mommy, she broke your doll!  Ahh!  She's naked!) 

So, how crazy are your days?

Lovely, Frizzly Sixth Birthdays

There once was a fair princess named Lovely, though her loveliness was often hidden beneath the blonde frizzies of her hair.  She would frolick and play, all night and throughout the day, counting her fingers and contemplating just what it would take for her busiest of mothers to bake a birthday cake. 

Upon her 6th birthday, she wished for a fluffy white dog, and then proceeded to circle every other toy in the Toys 'R Us catalogue.  However, her wish for the dog was granted despite the dog's frequent bark, and a smile Lovely made, and her blue eyes were filled with a spark.

Yet, another gift, from Grandma, did come.  What could it be?  "Perhaps another dog?" suggested some.  Surely, they must jest!  But no--they were right, and another dog's bark was soon to fill the night!

Thank you for patiently reading through my extremely poor poetry.  I am not a poet--by any means.  I write, but as you can see, I fall very short when it comes to writing even the simplist verse!