Christmas Songs

Memories are a big thing and Christmas songs really help those memories. I know for myself that one of my fondest memories is when my mom used to make us each sing a Christmas carol before we got to open presents. She always started with "What Child is this". I miss my mothers singing. She passed away 6 years ago and every Christmas is still hard without her. It always turned into a weird little battle though. My mom would sing beautifully, I would then sing something quick and then my sister would sing a song that changed the words to be a bad song ha! My dad would laugh, my mom would get upset and then we would open presents. Every year we did it. Every year the same thing happened. Looking back at that even with all the groaning from us girls....it was a great Holiday Tradition. If you are looking for a great tradition I suggest you sing one of the Top 10 Classic Songs with your family. Doesn't matter if you are a great singer or a horrible one. Just have fun with it!

Top Ten Classic Songs:
1. Do you hear what I hear? Bing Crosby
2. Have yourself a Merry little Christmas. Frank Sinatra
3. A Holy Jolly Christmas. Burl Ives
4. Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Andy Williams
5. Jingle Bells. Roy Rogers
6. O Holy Night. Nat King Cole
7. Rockin Around the Christmas Tree. Brenda Lee
8. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Bing Crosby
9. Santa Baby. Eartha Kitt
10. White Christmas. The Drifters

Check one or ten out! Its going to help bring some Christmas Cheer and even some great Memories.

I hope that you have great Memories this year no matter how you celebrate. As my mother used to say you can always Live, Laugh and Love~!

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It's that time of year

Every other year is a shocking Christmas for us. Being a blended family every other year at Christmas time we do not have kids. They are at their other parents house. Why do I say shocking? Well gee hmmm oh yeah....when you have four teenagers and a bustling house and they leave it's well...QUIET!11

Every time the kids are at their other parents house for Christmas we generally go somewhere too. I don't particularly love being at home on Christmas Day without the kids. I do however like having a bit of a break and some romantic time with hubby. Usually we go to Cabo but like most of you who read know that is not happening. So we are going to do things that are romantic to us. Plus we will go out for a couple days. We got a groupon ( yes I am cheap ) to a spa suite at a casino. Then we got tickets to a comedy club ( again a groupon ha). Okay don't laugh but the reason I picked this place besides it's a spa suite...is because it has an oyster bar. I have always wanted to go to an oyster bar. I have had oysters in my life but I think it would be neat and kind of sexy to go to one. So yep....oysters it will be.

Plus I am starting a business that you will all see soon enough. I am crazy excited about it! I am still waiting for some of the materials to come in. I am homemaking them even! I will give you a little hint. It smells great and I think all woman need it daily! You will have to wait and see but I am over the moon excited! I should of really started it before Christmas to get more sales but I just have t had the time to get it going. Once it's all set up it won't be an issue at all however.

It's that time of year I think when everyone is busy but wants to do crafty things. I know when the kids are gone I am going to be working on my projects while ryan works. On our off time though we are running away to have some romantic fun together. It's our time of year that really gets us refreshed for the new year. I think everyone needs that time. Even if it's a day without kids to spend me time or romantic time with your significant other.

Don't get me wrong even though I look forward to some time....I hate it when my kids are gone. Even though I know they will have fun at their other parents house it just doesn't feel Christmasy without them.

We are going to have to make sure we have holiday cheer before they leave of course and again when they come back. I think it may be weird too bec two kids go one way to their dads and two kids go another way to their moms. Must be weird to not have each other too bec the four kids are so close. We have to be so thankful that we are blessed that they get along so well. It's Funny because when I ask them who their favorite sibling is. Each one of them doesn't answer their biological sibling. Kind of cracks me up.

It's only December 9th and I am looking forward to Andy yet not looking forward to Christmas. Any one else ever feel this way?

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Adulting

Adulting.....Man, Adulting is hard. When I was younger I used to want to be an adult so bad. I thought my life would be amazing and I would be able to spend what I wanted and do what I wanted. Boy was I wrong. Its interesting now that I have two 18 year olds how their mentality has changed because they think they are a bonified adult.

I remember the first time I bought a real fridge that had an ice maker and extra drawer. I for sure felt like I was some kind of adult. Then when we had a half of cow worth of meat in our freezer I felt like an adult. These were exciting times for sure. The first time I got a REAL purse that was brand named or the first time we bought a car without payments. Man I felt like an adult. These were times that made me proud to be an adult.

Then came the first time we bought our own land and our own house. That actually was this year. The problem however is the land and the house aren't in the same area. We have to move the house onto our new land. There is so much that goes into doing that. Getting a well drilled, septic, water lines, electricity, building a road etc etc etc. I was so excited about getting a home that was ours. NOW THAT made me feel like an adult.

Then there is today when being an adult means doing things you don't want to do because you have to get things done and want less stress. Today we decided to cancel our trip to Cabo for Christmas so we could save money and get things done for our house. This is the kind of adulting I don't like. You know the kind where you don't just run off because you know you will have the time of your life but rather you do the right thing and stay at home. Boring. That what its like to be an adult though sometimes...boring!

I am proud of the decision we made don't get me wrong because in the end this will work out much better. I will be happier in the long run when we are in our own home that we can do what we want to it. So tis the season....I am going to start decorating in my head and know that adulting isn't always about the now but about the future. Money doesn't grow on trees so you have to make sacrifices to better your family. At least I know our kids will be at their other parents house having fun. I will have alone time with my husband and we will just have to have a different type of Christmas this year.

I would love to hear what made you feel like you were adulting? Also have you ever given up something fun to better your future? Would love to hear about it.