Anyway, it was a Merry Christmas this year, and I'd love to tell you all about it, but the truth is, as I type this silly little blog entry, a stack of short stories written by well-meaning 15 year olds awaits me. And instead of putting them off yet one more day, I should probably tackle them NOW. Who knows, maybe the next great author of our future is among them, and if not the next great author, perhaps at least I'll encounter a future housewife that blogs a little on the side.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Christmas Gets A Little Retro This Year
Monday, December 27, 2010
Snow: It Does Exist
Well, I'll say this, it was indeed very beautiful. We even visited the Big General Sherman tree that I believe is the tallest Redwood in the world (275 ft). It was majestic and an impressive testament of God's creation. The girls were very excited, and that made me happy, but as it turns out.... genetics are a mighty thing. Apparently, that whole liking to be warm & dry thing was passed on from me to them, because as soon as we got there, Morgan got snow in her boots and I have never heard that girl cry and fuss and whine so much in her entire 3 years. The older girls got to do a little sledding, and as they finished up, Lorelei went into hysterics about her freezing cold feet. She thought she had frostbite.
Dan accused us all of being a bunch of babies, and looked at me accusingly as if perhaps I was to blame for all of the crying. Then we left.
Needless to say, it was a little bit of Christmas magic, Leaman girls style.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
It Wouldn't Be December Without...
cute & loved singing their songs! Down side: We were there for an
eternity, because we had to sit through the preschool performances
& then the elementary school performance.....I have no patience.


The office party. Dan's office mates and our dear friends all
get together and our kids exchange gifts. Plus side: We get to
hang out and eat a lot. Down side: Our friends gave Noelle a
a beautiful, sunny California day that day. Down side: It was
too long (there goes that impatience of mine again), and a guy
yelled at us for sitting where he had staked out his cones hours
before the parade. There's some Christmas spirit for ya!
friends from church. Plus side: My sainted sister made the
gigantic batch of sugar cookies for us. Down side: Remember,
in addition to the fact that I have no patience, I also have no
self-control, so I ended the day with a sugar over-dose headache
and a vague conviction that I may be getting too old for eating frosting
Friday, December 17, 2010
Merry Christmas to Me
Well, I've got to tell you this morning has provided me with a unique glimpse into what it would be like to be a real housewife of Orange County (or wherever... and no I don't actually watch any of those shows because let's face it, I can't afford to lose any more brain cells into the vortex of mindless television). Anyway, I'm officially off of work until January, but all of the girls had to go to school for one last day before vacation, so I find myself here.... at my house...... ALONE!!!
I thought about buying a box of bon bons and eating them in front of the television for a while, but then I remembered the hundreds of cookies I brought home from the Christmas cookie exchange I went to last night, and I figured.... they'd do. So yep, here I am, a mom alone in her house, drinking coffee, eating Christmas cookies, with no small children to ask me how many more days there are until Christmas, with no one yelling, "I'm telling on you," and there are no cups of sticky milk being spilled on my dining room table right now. Instead, it's just me, relaxing, contemplating painting my nails for the first time since August, and wasting time on my computer.
Insert contented sigh.
I guess Christmas came early for me this year.
Monday, December 6, 2010
A Lesson From Scrooge
So it should have come as no surprise to me that they had some type of festive fun for the holidays for me to begrudgingly be a part of. Sure enough, they suggested we do Secret Santas this year. You know, we pick names and anonymously drop off gifts on each others' porches and mailboxes, etc. I attempted to refuse, and complained loudly that I have SOOOOO much going on right now, and this will be just one more thing on my "to-do" list, and they made me do it anyway.
I was determined to be a scrooge about it, until this morning when I opened my front door and saw the coca-cola in a bottle pictured above, and guess what........
It made me SO HAPPY!
One little bottle of soda is really all it takes to thoroughly make my day. So thank you Secret Santa, whoever you are, and thank you to all my perky, happy little neighbor girls that love rain drops and Santa Clause and twinkle lights..... thank goodness there are freaks like you guys in the world, because if everyone was a Scrooge like me, there'd be no Disneyland, no ridiculous movies starring Reese Witherspoon, and there'd certainly be no such thing as Secret Santas.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Ode to Our Photographer






When it comes to taking pictures, I'm totally lame.
My kids faces turn out blurry, & unfocused, it's really such a shame.
Thank goodness I have neighbors who have an artist's eye.
When they take our family photos, I almost want to cry!
They have a way of making us look better than we actually look in real life.
They have the patience to put up with our whining while we pose and give them strife.
With Christmas cards coming soon, I suggest you give them a call.
They're bound to make you look good, way better than the mall!
& yep, they took the photo I used as the heading for the blog, I got so many comments on
that photo, I wanted to give the Herveys a shout out! Seriously, they're great, check them
out!
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