In The Mind of A Thirtysomething Mom

Weekly Winners 11/30/08

11/23/08-11/29/08

K was tuckered out after church on Sunday



We made some yummies for Thanksgiving:





We decorated for Christmas Friday and Saturday.  K's OCD was in full effect...AGAIN



and just look how proud of herself she is:



Two silly people



And of course sky shots:

Weekly Winners is the brainchild of Sarcastic Mom. Thanks for visiting and have a great week!

Bloggy Catch-Up

I don't know why I do it to myself.  I sign up for Nablopomo and end up struggling to come up with things to post about everyday. 

I know you guys don't want to read about all the senseless drivel that happens each day here in the Smoochiefrog household.  I'm pretty sure you don't care that Mr. Smoochiefrog is outside getting a contact high from the spray paint he's using to paint M's "new" bike, that Clyde hasn't escaped once today (as opposed to the 3 times he did yesterday), that our Christmas trees still aren't up, or that K is crying yet again over something M did to her.

So instead, how about let's talk about bloggy business?

I'm feeling really bad in that I dug through and can't find the messages telling me who gave me these awards, but I recently received the following two awards:

If you gave me one of the above awards, please let me know in the comments so I can give proper love to you.

I also got hit with this:

The rules are-

1. Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog.

2. Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself.

3. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.

4. Let each person know that they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Let's see here.  What don't y'all already know about me?

1. I'm only 5' 4" tall.
2. I have the ability to stare at a person and make their hiccups stop.
3. I love Coke Icees.  They taste different than Slurpees even if no one else thinks so.
4. I have every tooth my children have ever lost (except those that were swallowed or lost) in color coded bags.  I even have a bag ready for K when she starts losing her teeth.
5. I HATE the smell of cinnamon, but love Big Red gum.  Go figure.
6. I worry too much what other people think of me.
7. "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" is my favorite fun Christmas song.  I sing it at the top of my lungs every time I hear it on the radio.

I'm supposed to tag 7 people to do this on their blog.  Well, if you physically come to my blog and don't read through a reader, consider yourself tagged.

Now I need to get off the computer before I get lynched.  The tadpoles are demanding Christmas tree assembly, and if I don't comply all Hell will break loose.

Y'all have a great evening!

Behold the Holiday Creativity

Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to make some yummies with the tadpoles.  M and I made Thanksgiving turkeys.  Here's how they turned out:

Can you see all the special turkeys?  The next to last one on the second row is the one M did all by herself.  Can you see he has different sized eyes?  Notice the hip to be square turkey in the bottom row?  That would be labeled baking fail.  The third one on the third row has both hair and eye issues.  Some decided to cross their eyes for the picture, but the one next to the hip to be square turkey has a melting eye!  Again, baking fail!

Later last night, B and I made the Oreo Cookie Cake.  Here's a picture of it:

Doesn't that look yummy?  You can go here for step by step directions and more pictures.

This is just hilarious!  OHmommy posted this and I made ole grumpy puss Mr. Smoochiefrog sit down and watch it.  He protested, but by the end he was laughing like I did when I watched it.  It's a little over 3 minutes long, but it's well worth it-trust me.  These guys are great! I hope your family had a very filling Thanksgiving. We're busy decorating for Christmas, so I'll be busy most of the day. I'll also by running by the Post Office to mail out 3 swap packages. Some people are going to be getting goodies from me next week! Have a great Friday!!!!

I'm Thankful I Can be Thankful

Y'all have a blessed and safe Thanksgiving!

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 107:1

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
2 Corinthians 9:15

always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:20

give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18

Open Letters

#1.

Dear Mom in the playarea at the Chick-fil-A in Edgewater:

Just an FYI, saying your daughter was quarantined is NOT any better than her announcing loudly that she had lice.  Really it's not.

#2.

Dear Parents of children playing unsupervised in the playarea at the Chick-fil-A in Edgewater:

That child you think so highly of is a total animal when you're not watching him/her.  You really might consider coming in and paying attention to your child instead of reading the paper/talking on the phone/talking to yourself/blatantly ignoring them. 

#3.

Dear Older Boy Child who body checked K in the playarea at the Chick-fil-A in Edgewater:

You should be glad she got up so quickly.  You were almost body checked by me.  If that had happened, you would NOT have gotten up quickly.  Probably not at all.

#4.

Dear Salesperson Guy at the CVS in Edgewater:

You must not have children.  You stop me as I'm walking out of the store with a sleeping K (who slept the ENTIRE time I was in the store) to ask me which gift card offer most intrigued me?  And you expected me to stand there and converse with you while she slept?  Dude.  Use your brain next time.

Oh, P.S.  If she had been awake, it would have been the Papa John's Pizza card.

#5.

Dear Worker at Michael's in Annapolis:

Somehow I'm pretty sure you were very excited that I wasn't your sister-in-law.  You didn't seem too convincing that you'd have been thrilled if I actually were her and not just look like her.  It'll be our little secret k?

#6.

Dear Diana:

Thank you so much for ending M's rehearsal on time.  By 4, I was pretty much done with trying to have fun while away from home since 10 this morning.  Unfortunately K never did go back to sleep, not that that's your fault.  You tried to get us home and I appreciate that.  Really I do.

#7.

Dear Blog Readers:

Thank you so much for your support this past year and a half.  I didn't expect anyone to care about what I write on a daily basis, yet you do.  I really appreciate that you keep coming back.  I hope that you'll continue to stick with me for many years to come.

and because I can't end on an odd number...

#8.

Dear D:

3 more years of jammies baby!  MUAH!  Love you!