Morning Madness!

Even though my day started at 4:15 am today and I'm exhausted, its been a pretty good day. I did get out to try to finish Christmas shopping, it well pretty well. I told myself that I wasn't going to buy myself anything but I DID! I picked up a copy of this book, Multiple Blessings about the Jon and Kate Plus 8 family, whom I LOOOOOOVE! Every Monday night at 9 I try to watch the new episode. So this book is SO good! I have heard that its one of those that you can't seem to put down. I read the first 28 pages in probably 15 minutes this afternoon!

I also got me a really cute Gingerbread Shadow Box Photo frame,which I'll post a pic of later.

Gotta run, time to make dinner!

~Noelle

Mommy's Morning Out!

Tomorrow I am spending the morning with... ME, MYSELF and I!
First off, I am getting a nice warm coffee!! Then I'll drop Gavin off at school.

Next, I'm off to get a Pedicure for my cracked and crusty heels! (l0l)

Then I'm going to hit the tanning bed for a little bit of color! Can't be as white as the snow outside!

My final plan is to finish my Christmas shopping!! Woo-Hoo!
I need to get Brian's "big" gift, some gift cards, ornaments for gal-pals (we swap ornaments every year) and maybe something for me!

The weather has been so cold and I haven't had a chance to get my boys out to play in it. I think we all are getting cabin fever over here. We can go places but they hate shopping so that makes for a not so fun experience for us all:(

I can't believe Christmas is coming so soon either! My 30th birthday is on Dec. 22nd too-UGH! Some of my friends are taking me to dinner and maybe out for some dancing; I cannot wait! Living in a house full of males makes me yearn for that "girly" time I have with friends!

Hopefully I'll get my Christmas stuff all up tomorrow after noon and I'll have my pics up then!

Ta-Ta, Noelle

AND the WINNER is...

!!GINGERBREAD GIVE-AWAY!!

The winner is: Jennifer at Child of the King!

Here is Gavin's legs and monster slippers (lol) after he drew the name!!

Thank you to all the ladies that entered my give-away! It was so nice to meet some new gals on here:) Please keep on visiting me from time to time!

Jennifer... Please EMAIL me your address so I can get your GINGERBREAD GOODIES in the mail to you:) My email is: way2tiredmom78@hotmail.com.

~Noelle~

STRESSED!!!!

This is me, BUSY as a BEE and STRESSED to the MAX today!

A friend of the family passed away this week and we had to attend the viewing today, which I couldn't even go up to give my condolences because Gage starting throwing a fit!! So I took him out to the truck to sit till Brian and Gavin were done! The funeral is tomorrow at the same church that we had my grandma's at 3 years ago; so I know that will bring back a flood of sad memories for me:(

Tomorrow is also my Creative Memories Holiday Open House which I have been so excited about but now I feel so overwhelmed. I baked two goodies which I screwed up the 1st one by adding too much margarine so I had to rebake it; UGH!! I still need to finish my Christmas decorating which annoys me even more because I am like 2 weeks behind on it. I also have about 4 baskets of laundry to fold, a huge basket-full to iron. Well since I'm on a roll here (lol) its a freakin' 12 degrees here too, can we say BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

Well gals I needed to vent desperately this evening and now I feel a little better;) I got to get to work on my Christmas Card/Tag display for tomorrow. So at least I'll have lots of good pics to post in a couple days!!

DON'T FORGET THE DRAWING FOR THE GINGERBREAD GIVE-AWAY WILL BE THIS SUNDAY, PROBABLY MORNING!! I'LL POST THE WINNER THEN.

THANKS TO ALL YOU GALS WHO HAVE ENTERED!! IT HAS BEEN SO GREAT MEETING NEW FUN PEOPLE ON HERE, I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!

CHAT WITH YOU SOON,
~NOELLE~

Goodness Gracious! More Gingerbread...

This Adorable bouquet is from Teleflora gifts!! I don't know if they still make it or not but darn it, I WANT ONE!!!

How cute is this? And yummy smelling I'm sure!

Ever have a day when you want to yell this to the world... BITE ME!!!! lol:)

Now I know all the Pink Loving girls out there will enjoy this Gingerbread House!!

A Gingerbread Christmas Quilt!!

I love this story! I read the Gingerbread Girl to my oldest the other night; the Gingerbread Girl is much smarter than the Gingerbread Boy! She outsmarts the fox in the end of the story!

Ohhhhh, this is a little playset with plush gingerbread and look at that little rolling pin!!!!!! I want one for my little Gage!

Look at these costumes! I've toyed with the idea of dressing my boys up as Gingerbread men for Halloween; would that not be cute and original??

Love this little house!

Run, run as fast as you can! You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man!

Hope this post made you want to go and eat some cookies! lol

If I EVER get all my Christmas stuff up this week... I'll have to post all my gingerbread stuff! (Its becoming a collection, I tell you! Or an obsession:)

~Noelle~

Gingerbread Give-Away Items...

My 1st Give-Away...
GINGERBREAD style!!

Ok, so while I was out and about doing some Christmas shopping today. I had waaaaaaaay too much fun finding items for my give-away and had waaaaaaaaaaaay too hard of a time telling myself that I couldn't keep them! lol:)

So here is what is included in the Give-Away:

A gingerbread house pot-holder, cutesy gingerbread girl socks, a gingy cookie cutter, a Gingerbread house photo ornament (too sweet!), a real edible gingerbread cookie in a cute tin, a little gingerbread gift bag, a sheet of very pretty snowflake stickers (too pretty, I had to include!), a small box of Mrs. Fields chocolates, a Jack Frost Yankee Candle tart (my fave holiday scent, smells like peppermint!) and a very soft beige finger towel with a candy cane on it!!

I LOOOOOOVE this Pot Holder!

Don't you want to win??

Cute frame ornament!!

I wish you all lots of luck on winning my give-away. Remember to leave your comment on this post or the previous one to be entered! The drawing will be on this Sunday, Dec. 7th!!

~Noelle~

My 1st GIVE-AWAY!!

!!! GINGERBREAD GIVE-AWAY !!!


I will be having my first Give-Away here on my blog and have been thinking about what to give...
GINGERBREAD EVERYTHING!!!

I think they are too cute and got this obsession from my mom, Lori @ Pink Faded Roses,!

So I am on mission today to get some cute and sweet Gingerbread stuff for my give-away and will post them later today.

Feel free to enter the give-away now and the drawing will be on this Sunday, December 7th!!!
JUST LEAVE A COMMENT ON MY BLOG!

Since I have done this before, feel free to copy the image and post it to your blog as well to announce it to other and if you do, I'll enter your name twice!!

I am so excited to share this all with you!

~Happy Holidays!!~
Noelle :)