Sunday Quote

Despicable Me

Agnes: "Look at that fluffy unicorn! He's so fluffy I'm gonna die!"

"It's so FLUFFY!!!"

Boxing!

Our camera was stupid so sorry the pictures are wierd.

At my brother-in-law's house he has this boxing-or whatever it's called- punching bag.

Those gloves look huge on her!
G-ma Jackie throwing punches with Christian.

Nayeli...

Some moments you just have to savor...

sometimes you wonder where they got their silly-ness...
and their sense of fashion...

or their organizational skills (must be Topher's side of the fam)...

but you always try to capture each of those moments!

Trouble At The Inn By Dina Donahue

My brother and his wife gave my family a notebook of 24 Days Of Christmas. This notebook has stories and songs leading up to 25 days of Christmas stories. This is one of my favorites.

For many years now, whenever Christmas pageants, are talked about in a certain little town in the Midwest, someone is sure to mention the name of Wallace Purling. Wally's performance in the one annual production of the nativity play has slipped into the realm of legend. But the old-timers who were in the audience that night never tire of recalling exactly what happened.

Wally was nine that year and in the second grade, though he should have been in the fourth. Most people in town knew that he had difficulty in keeping up. He was big and clumsy, slow in movement and mind. Still, Wally was well liked by the other children in his class, all of whom were smaller than he, though the boys had trouble hiding their irritation when Wally would ask to play ball with them, or any game , for that matter in which winning was important.

Most often they'd find a way to keep him out, but Wally would hang around anyway- not sulking, just hoping. He was always a helpful boy, a willing and smiling one, and the natural protector of the underdog. Sometimes if the older boys chased the younger ones away, it would always be Wally who'd say, "Can't they stay? They're no bother."

Wally fancied the idea of being a shepherd with a flute in the Christmas pageant that year, but the play's director, Miss Lumbard, had assigned him to a more important role. After all, she reasoned, the Innkeeper did not have too many lines and Wally's size would make his refusal of lodging to Joseph more forceful.

And so it happened that the usual large, partisan audience gathered for the town's yearly extravaganza of beards, crowns, halos, and a whole stage full of squeaky voices. No one on stage or off was more caught up in the magic of the night than Wallace Purling. They said later that he stood in the wings and watched the performance with such fascination that from time to time Miss Lumbard had to make sure he didn't wander on stage before his cue.

Then the time came when Joseph appeared, slowly, tenderly guiding Mary to the door of the inn. Joseph knocked hard on the wooden door set into the painted backdrop. Wally, the innkeeper, was there, waiting.

"What do you want?" Wally said, swinging the door open with a brusque gesture.

"We seek lodging."

"Seek it elsewhere." Wally looked straight ahead but spoke vigorously. "The inn is filled."

"Sir, we have asked everywhere in vain. We have traveled far and are very weary."

"There is no room in this inn for you." Wally looked properly stern.

"Please, good innkeeper, this is my wife, Mary. She is heavy with child and needs a place to rest. Surely you must have some small corner for her. She is so tired."

Now, for the first time, the Innkeeper relaxed his still stance and looked down at Mary. With that, there was a long pause, long enough to make the audience a bit tense with embarassment.

"No! Be gone!" The prompter whispered from the wings.

"No!" Wally repeated automatically. "Be gone!"

Joseph sadly placed his arm around Mary and Mary laid her head upin her husband's shoulder and the two of them started to move away. The Innkeeper did not return inside his inn, however. Wally stood there in the doorway, watching the forlorn couple. His mouth was open, his brow creased with concern, his eyes filling unmistakably with tears.

And suddenly this Christmas pageant became different from all the others.

"Don't go, Joseph," Wally called out. " Bring Mary back." And Wallace Purling's face grew into a bright smile. "You can have my room."

Some people in town thought that the pageant had been ruined. Yet there were others- many, many others- who considered it the most Christmas of all Christmas pageants they had ever seen.

Cake

Check out my Brother-in-law's cake I made on my cakes blog!

If you ever need the link it's under THE WORKS on the left hand side of this blog-

Jazz N' Cakes

Arizona at Sunset

Arizona may be hot, dry and brown but you can't deny the beauty of our sunrises or sunsets.

I love it!

2010 Ornaments

My parents had this tradition to give ornaments on Christmas day that kinda represented us kids and these ornaments were given to us for when we married/moved so we'd have ornaments for our own trees. Now I did that for the first few years- last year I believe I forgot to or something, I don't recall doing anything. Anyway- as I went shopping this past week at Walmart they had advertised these foam ornaments that people could make. I thought it'd be a great idea to do it with the kids and Daddy.

Ironically when we got home that day I didn't feel like waiting for my hubby, or dealing with kids at the moment so I just did them. LOL I know I should have waited! But here they be-

I like yellow so I got that, Christian and Daddy like the color green, and Nayeli doesn't understand favorites just yet so I gave her red no matter how much I wanted to give her yellow. LOL

Sunday Quote

O Holy Night

by Josh Groban

I know Josh Groban wasn't the first to sing this nor do I like his version better than hearing my father sing it. However, some versions of "O Holy Night" may be different and I don't have sheet music to compare so I looked Josh Groban's and since Christmas is offically less than a week away this is today's quote:

O holy night!

The stars are brightly shining.

It is the night

Of the dear Savior's birth!

Long lay the world in sin and error pining

Till he appear'd and the soul felt His worth.

A thrill of hope

The weary world rejoices,

For yonder breaks

A new and glorious morn!

Fall on your knees,

Oh hear the angel voices;

Oh night divine,

Oh night when Christ was born,

Oh night divine, Oh night , Oh night divine.

Chains shall He break

For the slave is our brother,

And in His name all oppression shall cease.

Sweet hymns of joy

In grateful chorus raise we,

Let all within us praise His holy name.

Christ is the Lord, let ever ever praise Thee

Noël, Noël

Oh night, Oh night divine,

Noël, Noël

Oh night, Oh night divine.Noël, Noël

Oh, Oh night, Oh night divine

In case I don't see you- good afternoon, good evening and Merry Christmas!!

Cats

Now I may not like cats for the very fact that they make me red-eyed, sniffly and asthmatic but I still like to watch them like this:

This is Attila the Kitten- Surprised Kitty.


Static Cat vs Balloon


Hip Hop Kitty

Jan 3rd

Christian is officially registered for school and will start preschool Jan 3rd.

He even got to meet Ms Andi, his teacher.

We- Nayeli, Christian and I- went into the school and as we stepped up to the office counter, Ms Andi stepped in the the hall where we were. Heavenly Father plans down to the wire!!! LOL As I got the rest of the paperwork settled for the school, Ms Andi asked if Christian wanted to see the classroom. Surprisingly he let go of my hand and grabbed hers without complaint and followed her to the room.

As I watch him walking down the hallway, all I could think is my son is growing up. I didn't tear up, thankfully, but I knew they'd be right back. On his first day though I don't know how I'll do, I may need Chris for that.

When they returned I could hear Christian's protests from down the hall. I groaned, thinking- what happened now? He wanted to stay and play in the classroom. Yay-ish! He also seemed to like Ms Andi too so big pluses. He may not be like this when school starts, especially when a schedule is placed, but that is the point of this. Christian needs more structure with people who know how to do it.

YAY He's in school!

Barking Mad

So Chris and I were watching "World's Dumbest" and they showed this video of an old couple telling details of mad dogs. The old man's impression of the dogs are HILARIOUS!!!!!!

That'll Be 2!

I grab Nayeli to put her down for a nap. She yells and kicks as I carry her to the half-way point up the stairs. I strip her of her jeans to change her diaper.
She says, "Mommy, baffroom!"
I look at her, thinking she just wants to stay up longer but I'll let her if she'll stop her whining.
I say, "You need to go potty Ellie?"
She says, "Yeth." She has a very cute lisp.
"Okay," I say, "Let's go potty!"
I pull off her diaper and she climbs the rest of the stairs and walks over to the bathroom. I set her on the toilet, still thinking she'll sit there for some odd minutes and I'll put her to bed. Minutes later though she didn't go #1 but #2! I'll allow it!!
After she went, I made sure she was clean and she went to bed without a fuss. My little girl is growing up. Soon Nayeli will be out of diapers and that'll be two out of two kids out of diapers.
"Hee hee hee!!!" I say.

FOR SISTERS!

I couldn't resist putting it on here.



I love my sisters!!! And my sisters-in-law!!!

Sunday Quote

White Christmas

with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye

"If you're worried and you can't sleep,

Just count your blessings instead of sheep,

Then you'll fall asleep

Counting your blessings."

Sunday Quote

This comes from my favorite Christmas Carol movies- "The Muppet Christmas Carol". One of my favorite characters is the Ghost Of Christmas Present in the movie and when you first meet him he's filled up half the room-

Mr. Scrooge says: You're a little absent-minded, Spirit.

Present: No, I'm a large absent-minded spirit.

I love the Muppets!

Did You Know?

Did you know that the beloved Luke Skywalker from Star Wars was the voice for the Joker in the 90's cartoon Batman? I didn't until today. I was going through pictures of cartoons I watched as a child and I suddenly wondered who did the voice of Batman from when I was a kid. As I scrolled down the list of actors/crew for Batman I found Mark Hamill was the Joker. And I thought, "No...it couldn't be...could it?" Low and behold...



...it IS!!!!