Also Known as "Mom"

How likely are you to return or exchange a gift you don’t like?  It really depends on what it is and who it came from.

Who is the most gifted person you know? I have no idea because I like to think of everyone have special gifts that were God choosen for them.

Of gifts you gave this year, which was really the closest to perfect for the recipient? The kids for sure!!!

What’s your favorite kind of gift to receive?  One that comes from the heart and homemade ones as well.

What’s your favorite kind of gift to give?  All gifts… I love to give gifts.

How seriously do you take gift-wrapping when you give gifts? I have let that worry in my life go and my hubby does most of it now!

Do you save gift-wrapping to re-use later? No but my Grandma always use to unwrap presents like she was going to

How picky are you when it comes to selecting wrapping paper? Not too picky just not a huge fan of the cartoon type.

How much attention do you pay to the way gifts you receive are wrapped? Not at all because the wrapping means nothing!

Among people you know, who is the most talented at wrapping gifts? My Dad is really good at it!

I am dreaming of summer already. I can not wait to go camping a ton this summer and really enjoy the stage our family is moving into. We are finally moving out of the baby ages and into full fledged childhood fun. We are able to do more and more every year as Logan grows and it’s so exciting!!! As I think about getting to camp it makes me wonder if we can get a better rate on our rv financing. It would be great to get it paid off and just sit back and really enjoy it. I know we are going to enjoy it none the less but having it paid off will feel so good.

What the heck was I thinking yesterday when I said Orlando was south enough. Am I nuts or what? My parents are taking a trip early next year and they are heading to Cabo. I should be looking for cabo san lucas hotels and I guess ones that are Family friendly. My kids love the beach just like their momma and since thier dad is not the sit at the beach type and Cabo is a sit and enjoy I need others who would enjoy the beach too. When we go to Hawaii just Joel and I we don’t plan to do much sitting thank goodness because we also love to adventure. So in my adventures I’ll still get to enjoy the sun. But Feb seems so far away I need sun now!

I need to get a handle on this weight once again. I had gotten down to 146 this summer and now I am up almost 20lbs. If these snowdays would stop happening then that would help because on the days I get to the gym I do good eating and feel great too. What I also need to find is some great at home exercises that are awesome fat burners. That would really help too. I know if I work hard I can do this and I am also setting a goal of 7 lbs or more lost by Christmas day. I’ll keep you all updated if I can do it. I have 2 weeks so it’s not totally unreasonable either.

When did you last experience emailer’s remorse?  I can not think of a specific time but I do try to be honest and real in my e-mails as if I was directly talking to a person.  But even when talking in person we all experience foot in mouth syndrome.

When did you last experience diner’s remorse?  We went to Texas Roadhouse for our second time since it opened a year ago.  It was good the first time but was not a fan this last time.

When did you last experience movie-goer’s remorse?  I can’t say there are movies I’ve regreted going to because we so rarely go that we pick the best of the best to see for this reason.

When did you last experience caring friend’s remorse?  How can you ever regret helping a friend???  Even if felt weird at the time it’s still a good thing bottom line because it shows you care.

When did you last experience function-attender’s remorse?  There are many times I’ve gone to something and thought why did I even leave the house but I still go because the great times out weigh those others.

Well as I mentioned in my last post we were hit with a Blizzard type storm. The kids are off from school again today and I am looking into my options of running further away than Myrtle Beach like I mentioned yesterday. Now I’d like to go even more south… Maybe I’ll look into some orlando hotels and visit our friends that are down there right now getting to miss all of this yuckieness. I want out of this for sure… I knew it was coming but I am never actually ready for it. Granted with as much wonder and love that the kids show for the snow I could never deny them the wonder of experiencing all 4 seasons. I just wish we only had this Dec-Jan and then the rest panned out more Fall and Spring like conditions and keep summer in it’s Jun-Aug time.

Joel’s cousin is suppose to come to our house tomorrow as a rescheduled dated because of the snow last week Friday but based on the fact that the kids don’t have school today because of Blizzard like conditions that are suppose to continue overnight I have a feeling we are now going to have to push this off. He works for a Financial Advising place that also dibbles in insurance. Te good thing is that this will give him time to look into some health insurance leads he had but not enough time to get quotes on for us. Granted we are now not going to be able to see him for this till after the New Year.

I need to add another dream item to my wish list for Christmas. I would love to have me one of my very own espresso machines. That would be so great then I could really have a handle on the calories and the price of my favorite lattes. I love to drink lattes but they are just so expensive and fully of uneeded calories that I really have to limit myself. So if I got an expresso machine then I would be really well off. Well this has to stay a dream gift as it’s not really needed or worth our money right now.

Well even though today was suppose to be really bad snow type issues which turned into more of a slush issue it makes me want to runn from Michigan. I think I might just gaze through myrtle beach condo rentals and pretend I down there where it’s much warmer. Heck 45 would and no rain would be better then this junk. They say we are suppose to get Blizzards tonight and I am not looking forward to that at all. The kids didn’t have school last Friday or today, we really don’t need more time off from school because it will have to be made up somewhere along the way.