Christmas Angel

When my mother was in kindergarten she made an angel tree topper for her Christmas tree, year after year it was placed on the tree when she was growing up. Years later my uncle was born and grew up with that tree topper still placed on the tree. About 45 years ago, my uncle had a dart gun, and shot my mom’s head clean off her angel tree topper using 1 bullet. The head was placed back on tree and my uncle got in a lot of trouble for doing this.  As we grew up I watched my mom put her angel on the tree every year. This year, my children, my parents and I decorated the tree and I watched my daughter put my mom’s angel on top of the tree. One evening as we are at home, my 3 year old son was playing with his dart gun. He took one bullet and aimed straight at that angel and shot my mom’s head clean off!! The way it was done 45years ago. I asked my son why would you do that, and he told me Uncle Tommy told me to. So after hearing that I realize my son does actually listen!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

I love Christmas. I love everything about it. Shopping for presents, wrapping gifts, Christmas carols, the food, Santa Claus, surprises, miracles, love, family, friends, and snow. There are so many more things I love about Christmas. I love the snow falling with Christmas lights lit. I just can’t name them all. I love the reason behind the holiday, which is the birth of Jesus. So when my daughter was born I was excited to share it all with her. The lights, the Christmas story, waiting for Santa and of course the best part: PRESENTS! Now I have 2 kids and the Beast is finally seeing the magic of the Holiday season. He loves seeing Santa; I have read his new Christmas book a million times: Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and played repeated the song over and over.  And with all that I still see the meaning behind Christmas.

To help my kids’ countdown to Christmas I put up our Advent calendar and almost every day filled with something, maybe something to do, a special story or a favorite Christmas movie. I see my kids getting so excited for Christmas Eve, one of the most magical days ever J So, to you and your family. Merry Christmas, God bless

August 31-How do you feel that you did with this challenge?

I really enjoyed doing this challenge. I feel good, I don’t blog a lot and I had a lot of fun doing it. I couldn’t do it everyday but I saved some of the prompts to blog later.  I loved reading other peoples blog as well as writing in my own. I think this was a great idea!

August 27-How did you get your name?

My name is Ann. My parents wanted to name me Ellen, since my mother always liked that name, but growing up (my parents grew up together) there was a girl named Ellen and she has a big mouth. To this day the woman is loud and will talk and talk. So my dad didn't want me to have a big mouth so they named me Ann after my great-grandmother.  And the best part is I have a BIG mouth I share my opinion I can be extremely loud and I don't stop talking :)

August 17- How did your child (or pet) get their name?

August 17- How did your child (or pet) get their name?

I named my son Reid.

Reed Johnson is a Chicago Cubs player.

Reed Sorenson is a NASCAR driver

But my Reid was named after Dr. Spence Reid on Criminal Minds I love the show I love the character he plays and I love the name. Of course it took me till after he was born to name him, the whole time I was pg w/him I called him Sonny. :) 

August 16th - My daughter

August 16- 10 things you love about your significant other (or kids or pets).

My daughter

1. I love her creativity
2. her thoughtfulness (which usually ends up with her getting something in return)
3. she loves to snuggle late at night with me
4. she will watch bizarre things with me: Call of the Wildman and Infested
5. she loves the Holidays as much as me
6. she loves me unconditionally
7. she loves her baby brother and he loves her (even when they fight)
8. she is the one person that I never want to disappoint or let down so I try to be the best person I can be.
9. she reminds me so much of myself when I was little, with clothes, her room and just all sorts of stuff. Its hard to explain but I try to have a little more patience when she wants these things that I did too
10. I just love her, she is my world. 

Aug 13th - School

August 13- What type of schooling do you currently or plan to do with your children? Right now my daughter is about to enter 2^nd grade. She attends a local Catholic school. I attended school there and want her to have a good education, plus the public school by us, in my opinion sucks. My son will start preschool at his daycare next week. Once he turns 5 he will attend the same school as my daughter. Any thing beyond 8^th grade I will deal with in 5 years.