Snowflakes!

This is so cool! Make your own virtual snowflakes! I could play on here all day long!

It's that time!

The Christmas Season is upon us once again! We're just gearing up here in the Gribben household. Getting our cold weather clothes out and firewood cut. I hope to go today to get some things to decorate with. So far, we've watched The Grinch and Elf. Got my Christmas music on and I'm really getting into the spirit! We tend to start celebrating a little earlier than most because we love it so much. And every year it goes by a little faster than the last. Maybe we'll even get the tree up next weekend. We'll see. I'm so excited about so many things in our life right now. Christmas is just one of them.

So get to praising the Lord and thanking Him for all the blessings he's given us. And then start baking cookies and decking the halls. That's what we're going to do! Happy HOLYdays!!!!

*Just a note. the picture was, sadly, not taken at my own home. It is the beautiful creation of my Grandma Jo, in HER gorgeous home.

I'm still kickin'...barely...

You know that thing called morning sickness..I don't have it too bad. I have what you call afternoon and all night sickness. I have yet to lose my supper...if you know what I mean. I'm just horribly nauseous and exhausted! It's all for a good end though. At least I'm not sick for nothing! And it should be gone by Christmas, thank the Good Lord! I can't wait for my second trimester! No ickies and I'll get to feel my sweet baby move!! That's my favorite part!
Today I get a free day! Hubby's mom is taking the kids for the whole afternoon!!! I'm going to relax and watch tv! Without having to get up every 3 minutes to break up a fight! Wow! I'm so excited! The kids have been handfuls the past couple of weeks. I imagine it has something to do with the change in the weather. Hopefully we'll have our fireplace going this weekend. I guess it's supposed to get really cold here on Saturday. I'm so looking forward to it! A cracking fire, hot chocolate and Christmas music while we set up our Christmas tree!!! I get the Holiday Tingles just thinking about it!!! Anyway, I gotta go. TTFN!

It's that time!

This year I have made a rule. We can't start Christmassy stuff until after Halloween. Halloween is over. It's CHRISTMAS time now! Right now, I'm listening to Bing Crosby sing and tonight we'll be watching the first Christmas movie of the year! Don't know which one yet. We have a big box full of them to choose from!
I know what you're thinking. ALREADY? We're still a month away from Thanksgiving!
Yes I know that. It's just that Christmas is our favorite holiday. And it seems, as we get older, Christmastime goes by so much faster! I don't want to miss a minute. So we start early!
We've only bought one gift so far. Well, I guess 2. Hubby said he found me something. We're going to have to make alot of our gifts this year. With the new baby coming, we have to save all the money we can. But that'll still be fun! Better get to crafting!
We haven't decided when we'll put up the tree. Last year we did it before Thanksgiving. So I'm guessing within the next couple weeks! I can't wait to get that fireplace going! Bring on the cold!!! I'm getting all excited just thinking about it!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!