Wanted: smart tittle !!!

Are you done with your Christmas decorations? We are still working on it. My mom gave us some some holly mixed with some pine branches. I thought it will look great if we mix them to form a branch and put it above a door. And that's what we did; acutally, Chuy put it together which means that if we were working in the fashion business : I'll get the money AND the credit as the designer and he'll get minimum wage as the worker !!!

Steb still had temperature last night so he stayed home to rest and make sure he was really better but the day can be very long without any sibblings to play with so he wandered close to a very tempting place: oh! oh ! Someone is going to get in trouble !!!

But today was also the day to send a letter to a very special person who better get it before december 24 th !!!

Did I stitch last night? Yes I did !!! But not as much as I wanted to and I got an unpleasant visit from the frogs ... I'm working on the upper left side because I want to stitch the bird to feel I'm stitching something. In this design, it's going to take time before we can actually see something that look that a wreath.

Oh Christmas tree !!!!!!!!!!

We went to get our tree at the market on saturday. But it was sooo cold (in the low thirties ) that we didn't stay very long ... We wanted to get a tree with some roots but there were few choices ( like 3 or 4 to choose). We did manage to find one that we liked and we left quickly. Chuy did not spank any old ladies with the tree like he did last year !!! Good job honey !!!

Steb was so excited to see the tree! He has been asking every day for more than a week now. Chuy planted the tree in a pot with some soil and then it was time to free the tree. Steb helped his dad and

tadaaaaa:

Ready to decorate by three excited kids !!!

Et voilà:

Light off please!

Chuy worked on his nativity like he does every year. I'm hoping to get a better picture tomorrow. He always do a great job (takes lots of room though !!! )

if you don't find a tree, don't hesitate to take one of your kids: some garlands and you are set for Christmas !!!

Let's talk about stitching now. You may wonder what I'm stitching next, right?

Well, first, I finished the left over stitching on my Pansy!!! I am now left with the beading that as the chicken that I am, I have left to the end ...

And now, my new piece:

I chose that one but as soon as I started it, I was not so sure anymore ... I felt exactly the same after I chose the squirrel ... But there is no turning back: I'll stick with that one now ... But it is a bery beautiful wreath so I hope I'll ne happy at the end !!!

Here is my first progress.

Are you done with your Christmas shopping yet? I still need to order a Cd for Chuy on Amazon: is it too late to order for Christmas??? Hope not ...

Fun !

Have you started your Christmas shopping? I did actually. I'm usually a more like a late shopper (who has to order her stuffs because her kids always want the most wanted toy of a the year ... ) I didn't go to any store: I just got a mail from my local Amazon that they had some sale and I got some toys for Steb for 50 % off !!! So I placed my order on tuesday and I got it this morning !!! Woohoo ! Love that company !!! Now, we'll need to remember where we hid the stuffs because it could end up like last year when we ( I ) lost Hannah Montana's wig for Emma ( that I had hidden in my fabrics bag ... ) What they really want for Christmas is the Wii and they are going to get it because we've been saving money since last juanuary! We are so lucky as the price went down just before Christmas !!! In my opinion, the Wii is still very expensive as you have to buy all these accessories which are not very cheap of course ...

I managed to take a good picture of my birdhouses: we had a nice sun in the morning, that didn't last unfortunately, but I think it's very close to what it looks like in real ! That project is so nice !!! I'm so happy to have chosen that one! I really think you will never be disapointed with a Lanarte.

I had to change my blog background because it simply disapeared one day ... I don't know why ... That one doesn't really suits me but I'm going to look for a Christmas one soon I also reduced the number of posts per page, I hope it's going to be easier for you to come to the blog. Please, tell me if you have any problem with my blog! Thanks !!!

Have a great week end

The day after Christmas

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas ??? From what I read on some blogs, it seems everybody so far had a very nice day. Ours started nicely at my parents' house. My mom decided to have a candlelights dinner for the very first time. I know my camera didn't do a great job but you can see the atmosphere

My mom had sea foods for the joy of her guests (except me because I don't like sea food).

The kids had a lot of fun checking where was Santa on the NORAD website.

When we came home, the kids put their shoes under the tree.

We all stayed up late (secretly hoping the kids will oversleep in the morning ... ) Well, we woke up at 7.00 with the sound of Pierre throwing up. He woke up with a migraine ... Soon after, he was feeling better and we could open the gifts. Those faces make Christmas magical:

Emma couldn't believe she got the Barbie and her walking horse:

We then had lunch at my mom's. My grand'ma came to join the fun. I found these holidays less stressful than last year but it's easy as we went to Germany for the holidays 2007 !!! The kids are very happy with their gifts. I got only one cheesy gift this year. Chuy bought me a Will Ferrell DVD First, you have to know that Chuy IS a Will Ferrell fan (not me ... ) It offered me: "Stranger than fiction"! Please, someone tell me it's not going to be one of these dumb movies: please! please !!!! I also got (from him): a Minnie pajama (when I tell you he doesn't know what to get me and find whatever he can find at the last minute ... ) The only nice gift I got is my Pink CD's (well, I got only three gifts anyway ...) Talking about Chuy, he even wanted to keep shopping on december 24th ... I said NO and I was lucky, he felt tired !!! A Will Ferrell movie: I still can't believe it I offered him the 3 last seasons of Seinfeld (Amazon had a great deal: each DVD were $14.95 !) , a nice black sweater, a CD, a great DVD and my grand'ma offered him a stinky perfume (she does every year )

This year, it's my mom who got the cheesiest gift of all: my brother sent her an apple peeler Honestly, my mom doesn't see herself taking the big thing out of its box to eat a simple apple ... I thought it was one of her gifts but no, it was the only gift she got ... (and it's not even pink ) I don't know if my sister in law entered to the contest: worst gift you ever chose for your mother in law, but if she did, she may win first place !!!

And us, we got this (we are delighted, of course !!! ):

Hope you all had a great day as well !!!!