I am woman, hear me roar (randomly)

Keely does this cool random thing - go on over and check it out!

I *think* it's still Tuesday, and I've been feeling pretty random lately, so here goes:

Global warming? Pshaw! We have snow on the ground, snow on the dirt road to our old house, and our old deck is still covered...they say the end is near, we'll see. I'm still holding onto my Snow Dance shoes for Monday ;-)

I wonder how many secrets are told right out in the open....I was walking thru the gym the other day and learned that this guy's wife doesn't like morning sex.

Random pix

The post song is because this is how our afternoon was spent...playing, decorating and looking forward to Heart Day. The boys finally decorated their valentine mailboxes....I say finally because I bought the stuff either last year or maybe the year before. Great to stretch it out, eh?

Anyway, Jack made hearts of our family....guess who's 'holding us all up' and 'super strong'? Getting back to the gym is a good thing ;-)

This is how long D&I have been married. My friend Carol bought us the first White House ornament the year we got married. I think I'm going to give them their own tree next year because they're beautiful and get lost amid all the old construction paper, yarn and glue. Thanx for over a decade, D!
This is how much Jack loves the SofL - he's had this love for many years, and I really want to get him to NYC asap so he can see the real deal

Harry played mailbox Santa, delivering goodies to our neighbors .... I loved the shadows and how careful he's being

Jack hamming it up before his sleep over last week

See this....

...become this...and all sorts of other designs. Jack was most proud of this one because it wasn't one of the pictures....he's all about the creativity these days.

Harry cheesing it up after writing Jack a sweet note a couple weeks ago

Practicing his Grinchy pout before the big man came to visit

eyebrows and eyelashes galore

...times two

I found these pretty shots of the snow and candles in the window

Happy Tuesday!

Here Comes Santa Claus

HO HO HO HO

I walked into the kitchen to find Harry composing this note:

Dear Jack, I want to get a toy for you :wub:

Christmas - whee!

Harry has the silly face DOWN

Christmas miracle, indeed! Two boys napped AND were in bed by 8PM ;-)

Harry composes his note for Santa amid a few of his favorite things

(Mrs. R., we'll work on the grammar LOL)

Jack finally wakes up and gets into the thrill of things

Harry's stirring things up

Jack insisted that we put in 'SO MANY marshmallows he won't even be able to see the hot chocolate!'

Sweet boys

Sweet treats

Tracking Santa with Daddy (he's in NY as I type this!)

It's hard to believe this book has survived those sweet little hands

Harry seems to be praying that we don't drop the camera this year...maybe Jack is wondering if it's his turn??

Happy Christmas to all and to all a Good Nite!

Elvis

Did you know that Santa has a secret agent bird?

The mystery of the mssing bird feeder....this disappeared overnite....who knows who or what took it, but I'm hoping they don't try to eat the base/mold.

Penguin, James Penguin

Hey Santa, can you make my wish come true?

Thank you to the patient elves at Santa's house this year - who knows what happened on the way to the big man's chair, but this is the best we could get this year, despite a LOT of attempts. Grr. Maybe after a long day at school was not the best idea....

And here are the changes....the pix never show how much they enjoy it, at least not since that first year ;-)

Ashanti's Hey Santa

But Santa, dear, we're in a hurry

One of Harry's favorite games to play lately is "Raise your hand if you love ____" Here they are, raising their hands if they're excited to see Santa! We picked them up as a surprise from school today and headed to see the Jolly One.

Jack's awe was a beautiful thing

Jack taking it seriously - his first solo sit

I always like the ones we snap from the side best - the pros never catch the conversation ;-)

I could cry that I didn't catch a better shot of this - Santa showing Harry a few hat tricks

Like most years, they were so excited before and after with none of it showing in the pix :-(

I guess it's stage fright? Jack even practiced what he wanted to say: "I have two things to tell him: Thank you for all the gifts you got me last year. I love you, Santa!" Do you think he told him either thing? Nope. Guess we'll be writing those letters soon!

We Need A Little Christmas

I Want To See Snowflakes Fall To The Ground

And here's last year's version of Harry

Christmas Like A Child

And Santa please a box piled high with love

The boys were sent home with these forms to fill out - their classes will be posting their letters to Santa after Show and Tell tomorrow. These are SO them :wub:

And for comparison's sake, here is last year's Santa Letters post that I dictated and they signed. Mrs. Sharon, we'll be bringing the real deal by your awesome Santa Express Mailbox soonest!

Hank Snow's A Letter To Santa Claus (which was really sad, but made me think about the important things)