Hey You, Slow Down!!!

Dallas has now turned into a back seat driver!!! Mama, slow down, slow down, SLOW DOWN. I'm not even doing the speed limit and she's screaming at me from the back seat!!! I'm not speeding these days because the cops are out in full force in our town lately. Plus, the next town over has those lovely speed vans and cameras at many intersections. Don't even try to argue with her and explain how you are carefully doing 3 mph under. You cannot reason with an almost 4 year old. Just admit you are speeding and promise to slow down!!! Dallas was screaming at her Daddy while he was mowing the lawn today. Slow Down Daddy, Slow Down. Hey you, slow down. I was laughing so hard I just had to go outside and tell him to Slow Down!!!

I bet many of you thought I would go an entire month without a post!!! We have had things going on around here lately that have taken up my time and energy. It just seems as though there is never enough time to get everything done that needs to be!!! My digi-scrapping is non-existant for now. I am concentrating on my photography skills as well as trying to learn Lightroom 2. Here are some pics I have taken lately.

New Year's Wishes

"Oh no, it's New Year's Eve already. Where has the time gone." Wishing you and your family a safe, happy, and prosperous 2009. For all those waiting families, our prayer is that the CCAA will finally speed up in 2009 and bring your little one home sooner.

Favorite Links

Family Blogs

(D)rivvel Supp
A View Through My Window
Adventures of Hannah Mei
Allie's World
Cady Chase
Double Happiness
La Bicicleta
Love & Happiness
Making a Family
Moments with Maisie
Oliver Michael
Our Loco Life
Rachel Days
Salsa in China
Sasha Lili
She Makes the Stars Twinkle
Stinky Mouse
The Chronicles of Mommia
The Pixel Fairy Princess
The Taming of Tenley
Waiting for Sophie

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas from our family to yours. Noelle, as usual, didn't want to pose for her traditional Christmas picture but I managed to bribe her with the promise of ham and roast for dinner!!! More pictures to come later after we visit with my family.

Look What Dallas Got for Christmas!!!

Looks like Dallas got her "pink bikikul" for Christmas. Now she just needs to learn how to ride it!!!

Update on FIL

Thank you for all the prayers and kind words for my dear FIL. Here is all we know so far. The doctors cannot find the source of the stroke(the blood clot). He is a very healthy(aside from the stroke) and stubborn man. He is now in rehab in Duluth and doing very well. They are hopeful he will be able to go home this weekend.

I've been tagged.

I've been tagged for an 8 things meme by Casey from "The Queen Bee" Here are my answers.

8 Favorite TV Shows:

1. Grey's Anatomy
2. CSI Miami
3. Dancing with the Stars
4. Fox and Friends
5. * Wow Wow Wubzy
6. *Caillou
7. * Make Way for Noddy
8. *Kipper
* By this time Dallas won't let me watch anything else I like so no more favorites for me*

8 Things I Look Forward to:

1. Watching my few favorite shows.
2. Time for my Photography
3. Time for my Digi-Scrapping
4. The end of football/baseball season!!!
5. Few minutes of peace and quite here and there!!!
6. Having my house clean if only for a day!!!
7. Seeing the joy on Dallas's face when she sees the new "Pink Bikickul" Santa will bring her
8. Turning "42" on Tuesday(the 16th)!!!

8 Things on my Wish List:

1. Peace and quiet on my birthday(Hey it's my wish list!!!)
2. Dallas would sleep in her own bed all the time with no problem going to sleep
3. My family's/friend's health and well-being
4. All the camera equipment I can imagine
5. The knowledge to use all that equipment!!!
6. To lose weight and look good in that bikini on the beach in Cancun(Hey it's my wish list!!!)
7. For people to know the true meaning of Christmas
8. For everyone to know of God's love

8 Things I did yesterday:

1. Emergency Room(Sinusitis and Pharyngitis)
2. Take a nap with Dallas
3. Few loads of laundry
4. Internet
5. Hit Amazon for last minute deals(Dallas' birthday in March is now covered!!!)
6. Read Scott Kelby's "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2" Chapter 1
7. Watched TV with Skip and Dallas(Their fave shows not mine!!!)
8. Sulk and pout around the house about not feeling good

8 Favorite Restaurants:

1. Landry's Seafood(local)
2. Chili's
3. Applebee's
4. Casa Ole
5. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
6. Outback
7. A great Italian Restaurant(unfortunately none around here)
8. A few various local Chinese Restaurants

8 Blogs I Follow:

1. (D)rivvel Supp
2. La Bicicleta
3. A View Through my Window
4. Kristin Vald
5. Making of a Family
6. Allie's World
7. Love and Happiness
8. Confessions of a Pioneer Woman
*In no particular order*