Catching up...December Posts

Since I'm SO behind...I thought I'd give you a snapshot of our life lately...

Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011: Shopped for "Eygpt" project supplies this am, LMS had a GREAT basketball game, it took us an hour to get home from Underwood because of slick roads, then LMS got her kitty! she was so funny when she realized we had picked it up :)
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The girls were SO excited we had plenty of snow at home so they could try their new sled/snowboard. Weird how there was like nothing down in CB/Underwood this morning.
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WHY does wrestling have to take SO long?!?! I want Mr S and the boys home NOW so I can take Christmas card pics while the snow is pretty :(

Okay, so can you tell I was SUPER bored? We got the snow and I wanted family pictures for a Christmas card SO BAD! I think Mr S got a little annoyed with all my nagging. The problem was that he was leaving super early in the morning to work out of town for a week or more – so getting a picture with him was time-sensitive. In the end it worked out and I finally took a chill-pill J

Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011: LOOONNGG morning...up at 530, got the husband packed and on the road, cooked breakfast for the kids, took family pics, cleaned the kitchen, vacuumed floors, laundry and folded the laundry for yesterday, put a ton of clothes away and gathered more stuff for this Egypt project we have to still work on this morning....I'm exhausted already :P

It was a VERY busy day – probably the neatest thing that happened was that the Jr's SLED down the hill to Mr S;s grandparent's house to help shovel their walks – What I would have given to do something like that as a kid.

Home Decorating Part 1

Honestly, I don't know how many posts this will take, but hopefully by the end of next year I can get this house looking great! Ever since the girls and I have moved in, I haven't done much in the way of decorating even though Mr S told me many times he didn't really care what I did to the house. I need the ghosts out though, it's been long enough and I can't live with the stupid ex's bad decorating.

So, for Christmas I asked for paint for our bedroom and bathroom. The day after Christmas, Mr S, the girls and I begun the makeover.

Our Bathroom:

Before - Yucky yellow and stencils - gross

More stencils.

A Very Merry Christmas

The Snowflake family had a nice Christmas, how about you?

Celebrating at Mr S's mom's house. Little cousin was SO cute - he had to eat JUST LIKE the big kids.

Opening presents...

First Major Snow!

This winter has been SO weird. Until this weekend, we've only had 3 snow storms with measurable snow. This is the only storm that was actually really good. As much as a non-winter person I am - I really am missing the snow this year.

This started with rain and ice in the morning. LMS had a basketball game in Underwood and when we came out, the snow had begun. It took over an hour to get home, but the girls were SO excited to  finally get their new sleds out and use them.

JrMsS snowboarding.

A Project and a couple of Shows

In addition to everything else our bunch does, we've also got many school responsibilities.  This year the Jr's had to worrk on an Egypt project. JrMrS chose to do a pyramid and JrMsS chose to do museum exhibits...

All of the materials they needed for the prjects.

JrMsS working on the styrofoam pyramid.

JrMrS's First Deer

I know everyone feels differently about hunting. In the Snowflake household, we hunt. It's not excessive and we always use the animals we take.  So this night was very exciting for JrMrS. He's been trying for two years to shoot a deer and has gotten cold feet until this time. He's so excited :)

Let me introduce....

...the Snowflake's newest member of the family....SNOWBALL!

About an hour after we brought him home - he was a scared kitty :(

Getting Ready for Christmas - Home Decor

I love Christmas! As much as I hate the work of decorating and undecorating - I love the decorations I have (except my tree - MUST get a new tree next year), however I did make/buy a lot of new things this year to mix with my old.

JrMsS got a new stocking from grandpa (grandpa buys all of the stockings)

My WRECKED kitchen and hearth room.