Merry Christmas

What's the best part of having a tiny 1200 sq. foot house? You can fool your kids into thinking theres one million presents under the tree because they take up so much room.

This is my pitiful night before christmas garland. I should have prepared. Had a game plan. I didn't. Oh well, it'll do. Santa just needed a place for the stockings, like my ring clips holding them up? Genious.
One more for fun. Look at LB2's rocking horse! How darling eh? I think so! Merry Christmas all!

Should be

Finishing the paint in my dining room (Ivoire- Sherwin Williams), Wrap wrap wrapping Christmas presents, Sweeping, dusting, dishes..... and then some.

Instead, I did this.

Well crap.

Remember my goal for the weekend? A gorgeous kitchen worthy of a cover of a magazine? Yes. Did that happen? No. Let me tell you why.

6:43 AM (Momma doesnt get up that early!) ring ring ring.

8:02 (Nope still zonked) Rumble rumble rumble... is that a car I hear... no, couldn't be.

8:03 (Turning over to go back to sleep) KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK DING DONG DING DONG.

8:04.... Jump.. Put some freaking clothes on because well... it was date night ;-) answer the door with my hair out to here, and mascara smeared down my cheeks, toothpaste on my lips from the night before.. oh gosh, I bet he thought he was lucky to first set eyes on me!

8:05... wonderful countertop in the garage waiting to be installed later today by my father the contractor.

11:21.......... measurements.

FOUR...FOUR I TELL YOU, FEET, YEP NOT INCHES, FEET- OFF. You read that correctly in my meanest caps locks ever- four feet off. That's not a little problem guys, that's a huge problem.

So what do I have, a kitchen with no cabinets or counter tops. For two weeks. I'm angry. Very angry.

The life and times of Mommas kitchen.

Hello love! Remember when we first met? You had thick, old, worn out, peeling down wallpaper that I quickly tore down the day I moved in? Allowing you to finally breathe. Remember your old fake wood tiles that had enough dirt on them that I couldn't walk through the kitchen to the family room without a change of socks? Remember the used feminine hygiene product I found under the fridge? Yes, it was a scary moving day. But I knew you had potential. I loved you! You were MINE. I had enough faith in you, to sign my life away in a horrible economy because I wanted you to be MINE. You had that sparkle, just in 40 years, no one wanted to help you put on your makeup and let you shine!

Well baby, no day better than today!

Wow! Look what a whole day can do! You look gorgeous! How you've grown!

Well look at that! Not only did Mr.P I have enough time to cut down a load bearing wall, I threw in a little product placement into the mix. Because at our household, we only feed our kids the um, best cereal out there. Apple Jacks.

Oh gee! You look even prettier in the light, and look you put some layers on! I was going to say, should you really be naked in this 20 degree weather?

There you have it! My transformation of my lovely kitchen/dining room. What do you think? And, what are the thoughts on the white cabinets? Good choice right? The wall color is going to be Ivorie by S.W I believe... I need something that's light and airy.. Suggestions are welcomed, and encouraged! Cabinets are Popcorn by Behr.

I know of at least one person who likes the cabinets.

Sometimes Momma has to be mean. Real Mean.

Every so often (daily) you see a table and you just know.

You know they're a pain in the ass. Yep I said it. Pain in the A.

"I'll have a lemonade, he wants a sprite and they'll both have a chocolate milk."

....."oh and uh, they uh still get free refills on chocolate milk, right?"

Number 1, the hesitation shows that you know they do NOT get free refills on milk. Where do you go where you get free refills on milk? Let me know- and I'll be there. I have a 3 year old milk fiend.
Number 2, don't go out if your not willing to pay for what you WANT. You want a milk, get it. Quit being cheap.

*No there are no refills on milk*

"Well we were here last week and we got free refills, maybe you should go check because I think that you're wrong"

*No actually I am not wrong, and if you'd like to give me the name of the waitress who gave them to you I'll see that she is terminated because she did NOT follow our policy.*

"Well I think you should check, we were here Sunday and they let us do it"

*Oh so she works on Sundays, good that limits it, I'll let the manager know. Anyway, do you want those milks or no?*

....."No they'll have sprites"

Sometimes I have to be this way. I apologize. It wasn't just the milk though. "I need I need I need" I hate that term, we NEED another 15 sides of gyro sauce even though we haven't opened the ones we have. We NEED a 3 inch stack of napkins, my child neeeeeds 6 refills on her sprite just to spite you because you wouldn't give her milk. Good choice, enough sugar to last her for the week. Nice. NEED is different than want.

"Could we please get another gyro sauce, we're not sure if one is enough." sounds so nice.

You need air to breathe, you WANT some freakin' ketchup. Different.

Sorry, had to go there.

The elf, has landed.

Yesterday Santa sent us a lovely present. He's an adorable addition to the family this Christmas season.

Everyone say hello to Christopher Pop-in-Kins.

He's holding on for dear life in LB1's room. He wanted to watch them play! But, poor Christopher flew off shortly after when LB turned on the fan. Luckily we have carpet and he turned out okay- no broken bones. We left him to rest, and when we came back, he was gone!

Searching and searching we figured he may be hungry and sure enough look what we found! He was drinking a Vanilla Coke. We put a few mini chocolate chip cookies in there, and I guess he was hungry because all that was left when LB checked on him was crumbs!

For those of you who aren't familiar with Elf on a shelf or Christopher Pop-in-Kins, he's a magical elf that comes the day after thanksgiving (or a little late if UPS can't overnight him-whoops!) and keeps a watchful eye on the children of the house and reports back to Santa. He's also pretty mischievous at night (or during the day at our house) having flour and cotton ball snowball fights on the counter.. putting toilet paper on the Christmas tree..Making the kids' Santa lists into paper planes.. you know all that jazz. We also write down all the things he does so we can leave his report out for Santa so he knows he's training some good little elves. All in good fun, I love making the girls childhood's magical.

This sure does it!