our little reindeer...

traci~momma

Hi, it's me...

Hello. Hi my name is Traci...I don't know if you remember me, but I used to post here...!! :)

Still sick, but feeling much better! Now the boys are feeling a little blah...that time of year I guess!

Just thought I'd fill you in on what's been going on around here lately. Saturday we went to Joplin to finish up our shopping...it was a success...and everything is still in the trunk!! :)
Sunday we went to church and then had Jim's work Christmas party that evening. Then yesterday morning I got up at 5:15am and three of us from MOPS headed over to Coffeyville to wrap presents at Amazon.com...we do this fundraiser for our MOPS group every year!
And today, I am going to help the students in Case's class shop in the .25 cent Christmas shop at his preschool...I think it's so funny what the kids pick out by themselves for their families!!!
Take care and hopefully I won't be a stranger here on my blog anymore!!




traci~momma

sick and tired of being sick and tired...

Sorry readers...Case and I have been feeling under the weather the last few days...nothing major, just normal winter illnesses! A lousy cold/sinus problem for me and Case ran a fever for about a day and a half and some coughing...but he's never stopped playing...as for me, I've spent two days in bed watching hours of nothing on TV...
Have a good weekend...I think we're going to try to finish up our Christmas shopping on Saturday in Joplin...


traci~momma

What our Christmas looks like...

It's the most wonderful time of the year....



Thought I'd send out a few pictures of what our Christmas looks like at our house...I am in love with any vintage decoration or ornament...I have recently been picking up vintage Santa's too...

We have our main tree filled with vintage ornaments...I will send a pic out later...have to wait til' it's dark to see it glowing...



the mantle...

the dining room...different theme in here...brown/gold/outdoorsy...

anyone remember these bird singing balls? our grandma had one when we were little...found this last year and had to have it for that very reason...

this little tree is in the same room as our main tree, this one holds nursery rhyme vintage ornaments and some very old odds and ends dealing with the holidays...

this our key we keep outside for Santa in case he can't get down our chimney for some reason...

traci~momma

Long time, no blogging...stupid computer...

Once again, I am sorry for not blogging in decades...this time our monitor shut down for no apparent reason...gosh, I just love computers and how I'm so lost without one...

So in this post, there are several different events-all combined... so sit back and enjoy...it's good to be back.


Case had his first preschool program a couple weeks ago...he's really shy, so we bribed him with a pop...silly, I know. but we never drink pop in our house, and he's had a taste of Pepsi, thanks to grandpa Billy...so that's what he wanted...on the condition he sang and participated at his program...and he did. He was so cute up there singing and doing the motions...we were so proud of him!! That's our little baby up there!!!! :(

Okay, so Coke and Pepsi are the same to a little boy who never gets pop!!!
He was asking daddy if we could go already...Case, they're not going to run out of pop at the gas station...

God, please let this program be over quick...

Last week we headed over to a retirement party for one of Jim's co-workers...they boy's had tons of cake, punch, and chips and salsa...(for two weeks these kids have had nothing but junk!)...

"I am Shining Moon"...I come in peace...

Hayden's class had a Thanksgiving Feast...they made their own costumes...aren't they cute...he came home, hid in the bedroom and then came out to show me his outfit!!!

For Thanksgiving we went to Aunt Marsha and uncle Dick's again...we always have a fantastic time there...Marsha went all out for us this year spending $5.99... :)

The turkey's cutting the turkey...

traci~momma

a few more...

Here are a few more pictures from our photo shoot a couple weeks ago...

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Who?!?!?

Last night the boys had a little trouble falling asleep right away, so I snuggled with each one of them in their beds. When I reached Case's room, we laid in silence, with his tiny arms stretched out around me and said..."momma...did you know that Bob Ricky drives race cars?"
"Who", I asked!?!?! "Bob Ricky!!!" he said.
Then I knew what he was talking about...Ricky Bobby off Tallidaga Nights...
I said "Don't you mean Ricky Bobby?" "Yeah", he said...like that's what he'd been saying the whole conversation...I had to keep from laughing until I went downstairs...I couldn't wait to share Bob Ricky's news with Jim!!!! I love what kids say and how they get stuff messed up!!! :)