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I'm sick...absolutely devastatingly SICK over this loss. Yes, I know it seems rather dramatic to feel this way about a phone, but when you pay a lot of money for your cellular device - and then six months later make a stupid - horrid mistake that costs you even MORE money...it would probably make you sick too. So the story is that we went to my rents place to hang for a few days post Christmas. It was of an evening the last night we were there that I made my fatal error. I did not have pockets in my pj pants that I had put on - so I placed the phone on the counter in the kitchen for a moment while I did whatever it was that I was doing. I then forgot that it was there and did several things. During that time, mom was doing dishes (and the phone was there beside the sink) then I went to wash a cup for Addison and reached for a towel - when I reached I dripped on my phone! I immediately realized what a horrible bad thing this was and wiped it up as quickly as possible. I then ...

Well, Christmas day was a great success! Everyone loved their gifts and I EVEN GOT ONE this year! I couldn't believe it. :) Steve historically isn't big on Christmas (any holiday really) and often doesn't really get anything for me. This year, he did get me EXACTLY what I wanted though! Santa brought us a Wii! WHICH WE LOVE and I really wanted Guitar Hero - so that is what Steve got for me! :) I got him Call of Duty - I think he actually out did me this year! :) Addison loved her Elmo - but didn't have the extreme reaction we were expecting. She clearly enjoyed him though. We also got her a Barbie four wheeler (lil quad) which I thought she would be crazy over....instead she refuses to even sit on it lol. All in good time with that one I suspect. I was a little disappointed that she didn't love it though. Shayna seems to really love all of her stuff and was super stoked about the new Nano and the $200 gift card to Stonebriar as well as a whole host of oth...

Well, I gave it two attempts this year for a santa visit.  Last year I messed around long enough that I never got to have that first Christmas santa visit pic.  The lines were always too long or Addison wasn't dressed in the proper attire, etc.   This year, I fixed her up super cute when I heard that Santa was in town and making an appearance at Stonebriar mall.  We got there early so she would be in good spirits and have a minimal line (I learned from last year see).  All was going very well in line.  Addison was blowing kisses at the cool decorations and blowing kisses at Santa from our spot in line.  However, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE the second we began approaching him.  By the time I set her on his lap she was clutching me with a fierceness and screaming at the top of her lungs.  I couldn't even make myself let go of her - it was just too heart-wrenching.  So instead we just backed away and waved bye bye to santa (she was still sobbing to hard to wave bye bye until we were out ...

I splurged on this toy for Addison this year because she just goes NUTS for it every time she sees it in Target. The first time she saw him I pushed the button and he told her he loves her and blew her two kisses.  She (for the first time ever) blew him kisses right back with a great big smile on her face.  Now every time she sees him she starts blowing kisses at him.  So cute!   Needless to say, we HAD to get him for her.  When I got him home I waited until she was asleep then took him out of the box and Steve, Shayna and I played with it and listened to all of his stories and jokes - then I put him up in the top of my closet so she wouldn't see him.   Well, she saw him - haha.  She looked up one day when I opened my closet door and with a HUGE smile started blowing kisses to Elmo and pointing!  AHHHH....I quickly shut the door and hoped she would forget about him.  But the next time I opened the door with her in the room, a few days later, she did it again!  Pointing and doing he...

This was a cheer competition weekend for us so not much else was done.  Steve was on Addison patrol and I was hangin' with my favorite teenager and all her friends and moms.   We had a GREAT time!  ALL of the Envy cheer squads came home with a FIRST PLACE WIN!   We are soooo proud of all the girls!  They have worked hard for this and did an awesome job!   Here are a few pics...they are not all that great...it's really hard to get these action shots with a camera that isn't all tricked out...but they are what I have and I want to share. :)

This has QUICKLY become Addison's favorite book.  I am so happy about that.  I'm not sure what it is about the book that intrigues her so much.  Usually she is impatient when I try to read to her.  But with this one, even though it is long for her age and has paper pages rather than being a board book, she LOVES IT!  She sits through the whole book while we rock and read every day at nap and again at bed time.  She chatters and points to the pics of baby cub and mama cub as they talk about how God gave us Christmas and that Santa is a reminder of things like generosity and kindness - but that we should remember that it is God that gave us the day!   I'm so glad I started reading this to her.  Even at this age, she is soaking it in.  Every time she sees the picture of baby Jesus with Mary and Joseph, she points and says "whassat?" hehe.  So cute!

I just found two things that I did not know before. Bed Bath and Beyond's coupon policy for the $10 off of a $30 purchase can be used up to five per purchase so long as the total purchase amount is = or > $30 per coupon used.   Also, the expiration dates apparently don't really mean anything because they will honor even expired coupons for their store!    Who knew!  Hope that info helps you save money some day!  :)