Perfume~

Anybody like the perfume Jessica McClintock?? Or know someone who does? I had some given to me a while ago & used most of it but there is still some left & I don't want to waste it. I know it may seem silly but perfume is so expensive, I can't throw it out even though I'm over it. Especially if anyone else can enjoy it!

I'm BORED!!!!!!!!!!

And can't figure out how to get the scripture box off my blog. I need someone with computer know how to help me out. Or we will have to look at my goofy blog like this FOREVER! Somebody help a sister out!

I want it~

It's a small quilt that is on Ebay. There is something special about quilts to me. They take months or years to make. Quilting is something that I would really like to learn to do. I really like the green border, it accents all the other colors. This pattern is called a Flower Garden.

The boys~

In true Zeke form there is no smile for this picture, just a scowl. Little stinker!


The excitement of watching Justus was amazing! Just look at that giant smile. An old gameboy brought that one on.



It's kind of hard to tell but if you look close you can see Zeke's little lips puckered in a OOooooooh over these race cars Sam got for the boys.



Just before I got this shot he had a HUGE smile over these CARS. He loves the movie & instantly recognized these as CARS characters. Too cute.



Who can't beat that excitement? Justus is a Panther's fan so he got some Panther's gear to wear. They're in the playoffs...at least until next week.

Nieces & Nephews at our 'family Christmas'~

So, it's Christmas Eve. But it doesn't seem like it. Normally at this hour (1am) we are ALL baking goodies for the next couple of days. Some of our 'traditional' goodies include: puppy chow, homemade peanut butter fudge, peanut butter blossoms w/kisses in the middle, coconut kisses, thumbprint cookies. Gosh, there are a TON more that I can't think of right now. We bake these treats up & share them over the next week or so. They usually last until after New Year's. We take the goodies to parties (we usually have at least three or more) & share them with neighbors & coworkers. But it hasn't been the same this year. OH-- a few more are homemade chex mix & peppermint cake. Can anybody guess how I got to be a nice round 200 & growing pounds????

The cookies & cakes aren't really the best part anyways. The most fun is when we get dilerious (sp) because it's late and we start telling silly stories from the past. Like the year my dad burnt the ham. Another time the oven stopped working in the middle of our turkey baking & the guys swapped it out with an extra we had in the shop. We have over cooked the fudge so its not the wonderful creamy consistency. And many more baking stories. These probably sound really dumb right now but IF I was a good story teller I would have you rolling around on the floor at our crazy antics & happenings.

Now you know one of our traditions is baking. Another one is ornament exchange. To many people ornaments are just something you put on the tree. To our family it means much more. On my tree I have many homemade ornaments that my family has made over the years.

Some are ceramic from when I was a small child & my Aunt & Uncle were in that business. Some are ones that have been made at school...my fav is one of my youngest brother Jacob the year he went to school. It was also the year I left for MC's so it brings back lots of memories. My parents also made homemade wooden ones for several years. Anyways I can look back at the dates on them & remember special momentos from the past. Each year we exchange ornaments. When you get married you get to take your ornaments with you for your own tree.

Well I am getting tired & hungry (AGAIN) so I am off to bed to get some rest & avoid the 'cookie jar'. Hope that you each have a special Christmas with your family & friends. God Bless!

Baby News~

Justus was facinated with Levi but Zeke and Leah could have cared less.

Praises~

Hello All I've got good news! We've got a new baby. Levi Corbin came last night around 10:30. Aubrey was induced around 4pm yesterday so the baby came pretty quick, not a super long labor. Thankfully. He is 8lbs+ and 21 in. long. We went to see them today and he is SUPER cute of course! And Aubrey is doing well too!

Also a awesome praise report....my other SIL went back to the doctor yesterday about the cancer. They took a second look and the cancer doc says that it's precancerous and treatment can wait until after the baby comes. How amazing is that???? After the baby gets here they will re-evaluate and go from there. That is such a relief for everyone! Especially Caleb (sam's bro) since he is in Iraq & can't be here to support Christy more.

Anyways, I have to say that I am wonderfully happy and amazed at our God. He works things for our good. And this time he worked super fast. Merry Christmas!!!!!!!

Seriously, I will get around to pictures soon. We're all busy around here. Christmas is coming early this year since Josh and Aubrey will have a new baby and they also have to work Christmas and that entire weekend. So, we're celebrating our family Christmas on Saturday and Sunday this weekend.

I'm both excited and disappointed about it. This will be the first year in five years that we will celebrate Christmas Day with our children....all by ourselves. So that is super exciting. We can start some of our own traditions. Disappointed because we won't be with our entire family---the first time EVER in almost thirty years!!!

Golf ball on the head~

Sam went back to work yesterday. So I waited until the boys went to bed & were sound alseep to take a shower. When I get out my sister had Zeke in her lap with a ice pack on his head. Both he and Justus were crying. While I was in the shower Zeke had fallen off the bed and hit his head on the floor. He had a nice golf ball size purplish bump on his little noggin. As soon as he saw me he started crying even harder. Poor guy I think he was scared more than hurt. I would have taken a picture but we can't find our camera anywhere! His head looks 100% better today! I'm thinking that we will be carpeting that room as soon as we get our tax returns back!

It's been raining and pouring all day long. Now at 4pm the sun is finally shining! It's a warm 65 degrees here. Not exactly winter weather.

Crystal~ Our camera is MIA . The couple pics I put up I stole from Kristy's myspace. I'll put up some pics ASAP!

Kristy & her girls Destiny & Trinity talking to Caleb in Iraq~

Justus, Trinity & Destiny hanging out at grandma's~

My Zekie baby~

In the next week or so I will be an Aunt for the 5th time!!!! Aubrey went to the doctor today & she is dialated 3cm. The baby is almost 8lbs already. I hope for her sake he comes sooner rather than later!

Zeke

My little guy is quite a character these days. All day long he has been walking around saying Oh my Gosh...I guess I say that WAY more than I should!

Tonight I am praying for my soon to be sister-in-law Kristy. She is thirty weeks pregnant (two ahead of me) and found out today that she has cancer. I cannot imagine the torment that the enemy has unleashed on her. Her fiance (sam's brother) is in Iraq fighting for our freedom. She has two little girls to take care of right now & a little boy on the way.

Please keep Kristy in your prayers. She is not a believer and is under an incredible amount of stress. My prayer is for salvation, peace and healing. Pray also for Caleb that through this they will come to know what an awesome God we serve.

We're back from our Bama trip. After spending a few days with Nicole and her family we headed to Ashland to go and see Sam's family. The boys had Christmas three different times. Let's just say they are not in need of any more gifts!!!! Justus and Zeke had a blast running around with Nic's boys and Darcy too! We went to watch Jessica play basketball at a tournament. She was also cheerleading that same night for a different game. Every year we have a blast hanging out and spending time together. Thanks Nicole for being such an grewat hostess!

Justus and I are recovering from bronchitis. And Zeke is just now getting the cold. We're leaving for Bama tommorrow night. and I have TONS left to do. Poor Zeke is so grumpy! I hope that we can head off this cold so our trip will be enjoyable!

Sam and I went shopping on Friday. We shopped for several hours & spent about a hundred bucks and a few gifts cards we had stuck back. There is still one person on the list to look for. Anything after that is icing on the cake!

I always plan to be more faithful to blogging but I haven't been on blogger since my last post. I'm trying to catch up but really need to walk away and do some packing!!!! I love you girls! And enjoy spending time in your lives (reading your blog)! Merry Christmas!!!!