I am sitting here needing to do my lesson plans
BUT I am not
and really I am suppose to be writing the ELA plans for the next four weeks...
I AM NOT
not that I AM NOT gonna do it
BUT
just not right now :)
WHY?
I wanted to share with you a few things...
a few things in a VERY LONG
FULL OF PICTURES
AND FUN
BUT LONG
BLOG
and in Farley fashion it will come in
THREE SQUIRRELS :)
SQUIRREL ONE*********** Thanksgiving
I LOVE Thanksgiving
it is my favoritest...really it is!!!
I love getting together with my family like we always do
at my grandparent's house!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE
the food is DELISH
the fun is memory making
and the FAMILY is FOREVER!!!
LOVE IT!!!
here are a few pics to show you how we roll...
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| food out on the counter |
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| I was in charge of this... LOL and there is no recipe... HA HA it is just a lot of this (butter) and more of that (cream cheese) and cups of this (half and half and whipping cream and sugar) and dash and pinches of that (salt and peeper) so good BUT OH SO BAD!!!! |
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| my grandpa gets the first plate and his smile is a little naughty...not sure why... not his normal grin...LOL |
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| my little family... in the kids' room |
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| my cutie nephew |
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| other end of the counter and more on the other counters too |
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| my grandparents who are full of life, lessons, and LOVE |
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| bub... of course |
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| since the littles came along we go outside after the FEAST...they run around we watch |
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| hubs took this pic and LOVES it... told me I had to share it... I am... I think I am in deep thought... how many miles do I need to walk to equal the calories I just inhaled.... my guess 1,033 miles |
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| my MIL came to Thanksgiving with us this year... Nana to Bub |
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| my mom with her grandbabies... Mia to bub |
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| my Aunt and her family (she teaches Middle school MATH) BLESS HER HEART |
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| my grandparents and their daughters... my uncle is missing... he lives in Georgia and is SUPER UBER BUSY he runs like some really important plant and I guess they need him there!!! |
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| my parents... THO CUTE |
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| my parents' kids... my little brother Josh (Rooney to me) |
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| my parents' offspring and family |
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| my grandparents' big family minus my uncle's family :( seriously this was like take number 30 and we still are not perfect |
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| the grandkids and great grandkids (minus 2 in Georgia) |
So that is how we roll at Thanksgiving and we ALWAYS have the family pics...
mom makes us
and it always takes like 15 shots per to get a good one... LOL
thankful for family traditions
sad to see Thanksgiving come and go so quickly
I wish it were like a 3 day feast like the real Pilgrims but then I would need to run like 3,099 miles
so maybe not
and I am right it was like 3 days of feasting right?
maybe not but 3 is my fave number so I will go with that...
but I think I am right... someone tell me
and after Thanksgiving...
comes....
SQUIRREL TWO.... Christmas
We always go to Bass Pro Shop to get pics with Santa...
we are redneck like that
NOT really
their Santa display is MAGICAL
and creepy all at the same time
magical because
ONE the picture is FREE
did you see that FREE
not like $18 for some itty bitty pic
FREE
and it is magical because Santa looks real
bowl full of jelly tummy and all and a real beard
although this year ours wasn't as white as this perfectionist would have liked...
BUT that is OK...
I think that job is probably one of the most stressful jobs around...
think about it... you are pretending to be Santa
that in itself is stressing and then you have hundreds of kids sitting on your lap
OUCH
and because obesity of the youth is on the rise (because of teachers RIGHT??? *WINK*)
... it could be painful at times
OUCH OUCH
and they could be sick...
runny noses, coughs, and sneezes
YUCK
and you have a beard that I am sure is a GERM TRAP
double YUCK
and then they tell you all the stuff they want
and if it was like my kid the list was long...
but I do have to say he included some wishes for some friends (awwwwwww)
and then you have to SMILE for the FREE PIC
HOLLA for a free pic
ok that job is hard!!! thanks goodness it is seasonal
and back to the magic...
Bass Pro Shop has all these toys in their workshop that the kiddos could play with... FOR FREE
and I know it is for the hopes that you are going to buy the $249.99 race track... ah yeah right!!!
H to the ELL NO!!!
but Bub did enjoy playing with all the games and toys...
and our Bass Pro Shop has a beautiful Merry go Round... FREE too
and just to prove this is not a paid sponsorship... let me tell you why it is creepy
if you look around the workshop...
you'll notice all of these cute little critters...
like a raccoon, a bunny, even reindeer
all hidden amongst the glittery sparkly snow
and you think oh how cute are those and then ...
it hits you
they are STUFFED
taxedermy...
DEAD
and then it just gets a little creepy...
the glitter helps
because EVERYTHING IS BETTER WITH GLITTER
EVERYTHING!!!
but then think...
Santa's Workshop is surrounded by dead glittery animals...
BUT that is what I get for going to the Bass Pro Shop for Santa pics
and well there is glitter...
but as you can tell the Magic out weighs the creep so bring it on...
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| he was so excited... OH and you are allowed to take pics too... Santa poses for the store's camera and then he will pose for yours too!!! YAY... mine is a little blurry |
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| Bub is talking to Santa... he wouldn't look at him... he was shy for some reason |
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| playing with the off road remote controlled trucks |
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| think he likes it |
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| Hubs likes it too |
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| YAY this is fun |
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| I made him pose for this... NOT HAPPY |
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| Merry Go Round... trip number 1 |
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| Trip NUMBER 2 |
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| Trip number 3 |
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| and trip number four and final time |
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| playing with the trains |
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| and playing with the 249.99 race track |
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| sharing with his cousin Raeleigh |
and I realize some of you might be a little jealous
of this great place
but to squash your little tinge of green
remember the DEAD ANIMALS...
that should do it!!!
on to NUMBER 3
SQUIRREL THREE.... TpT Sale Picks
Yes I am throwing a sale and I am sure you have heard about it...
all over Blogland there is a quiet HUSH before the storm of Cyber Monday...
I really wish it could have started today...
BECAUSE
HELLO I am back at school tomorrow... YUCKITY YUCK YUCK
and I would have spent all day today... shopping from my couch...
and then tomorrow I would talk to all my buddies and get a new list of things to buy and
SHOP again...
BUT I am not in charge and so my WISHLIST grows...
and I want to share with you what is on my wishlist...
I love me some RUNDE... so of course I have some of her things on my wishlist!!!
Here is the one I am adding to my cart tomorrow...
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| click on pic to add to your wishlist |
My kiddos always need extra help in multiplication facts soooooooo
I am always on the look out for multiplication games... and this one looks like FUN plus it has 15 games
and a lot of Ashleigh's things are on my wishlist...
here are a couple...
and well that about covers it!!! I think!!!
is your wishlist full... I have like 333 items in my cart...
OK not really BUT i do have like 33 LOL
I might have to buy some today to help me get my plans in gear...
I enjoyed my time off and got some of my to do list done... one was this...
OH NO SQUIRREL FOUR.... last one promise
I got our FAB family pics in the mail from my good friend Nicole
and she captured my family perfectly...
if you are a central Texas peep... check her out...
she does great work...
here is her facebook page
anyways... I always LOVe making our Christmas Cards and this year...
I knew what I had to have on it...
YEPPERS you guessed it...
BUT
we are stuck on which one we like most...
HELP
they are all the same in design BUT different in PICTURE choices...
so I am asking my bloggy friends to help
leave your opinion in the comments
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| PIC NUMBER ONE... hubs fave |
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| PIC NUMBER TWO... Bub's fave |
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| PIC NUMBER THREE... the doggies' fave |
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| PIC NUMBER FOUR... my fave |
I don't know I kinda like them all!!!
and maybe I'll just print all of them and randomly stuff them into envelopes
LOL
ok HELP.....
thanks so much for making through this super long post... and
I am so glad you made it through...
I am sure it is long because I don't want to work on yucky stuff... like grading papers
and well that is stinky
blogging is fun
BUT I think I am at the end of my stuff to share so...
I am tho thad that I have to now go and work on my work stuff *tear*
TOODLES
lots of goodies in this one... SEE? 
