This Week's Twitter Blatherings

• just finished the first amethyst slipper boot for my mom; now on to bootie two... #fb #
  


• Made of Awesome: #
  


• wants a giant can of nacho cheese that my walmart no longer carries, apparently... #thatisall #
  


• tired but restless... #fb #
  


• help, please - what do you use/do to keep up with daily news? #
  


• can't wait! tomorrow's the big day when i'll finally find out what @marcand got me for Christmas when it's delivered!! #fb #
  


• thanks for all the feedback about staying on top of news! #
  


• oh, and Total Awesome of the Day --> getting a direct message from @SheilaWalsh!! #
  


• i just love anxiety attacks... #fb #
  


• 1 DAY GIVEAWAY!-TICHEL for FREE @coveryourhair #
  


• hey, don't forget - visit @3stairs to win 100 FREE postcards from @uprinting! #
  


• need 3 more comments so there can be FIVE winners @coveryourhair #
  


• i think i'm gonna go collapse in bed now - the shower will have to wait until tomorrow... #fb #
  


• up at 6am during school holidays = WRONG #fb #
  


• one day i will not be tired; one day i will not be tired; one day i will not be tired... #fb #
  


• waiting for the snow to (supposedly) arrive... #fb #
  


• unraveling the cowl i made because it was too long and not wide enough - the dangers of crocheting without a pattern... #fb #
  


• i now have a ball of yarn as big as a baby's head; and now i think i'll go look for a pattern... #fb #
  


• looked at some patterns; got some ideas; here i go crocheting without a pattern again - wish me luck! #fb #
  


• just started row 5 of a moss-stitch circle scarf in vanna's choice olive and linen; not sure if i like it or not yet... #fb #
  


• am i terribly uncouth and wrong for liking banquet chicken pot pies? #fb #
  


• gotta write this week's soapbox for @KidGlue tomorrow around going to tyler; s'pose i should've gone to bed a couple of hours ago... #fb #
  


• up already with the darlings; apple oatmeal, then the store... #fb #
  


• it's official: @marcand is the best husband in the world! let me nap, then woke me up to my present - the best computer in the house! #fb #
  


• NEWSFLASH: @marcand is Teh Awesome! #
  


• 'scuse me while i shut down and clean off my desk so @marcand can install my NEW COMPUTER!!! #bestchristmasgiftever #fb #
  


• New computer and Pizza Hut pizza all in one day #lifeisgood #fb #
  


• first tweet from my new computer! #fb #
  


• *SQUEEE* #fb #
  


• being awestruck at how quickly this new tower is ripping music from cds; @marcand is absolutely the bomb... #fb #
  


• 1 Day Giveaway! Any 1 Item FREE! @coveryourhair #
  


• drawing a blank for this week's soapbox for @kidglue; quick, somebody get me all riled up! #fb #
  


• & for his next trick, @marcand will install my old hard drive into my new tower and i'll have 80G hard drive space! #geekgasm #fb #
  


• enjoyed some crochet; thinking about a hot bath and bed #fb #
  


• off to beddie-bye - g'night! #fb #
  


• lunch plans postponed - my friend's mom may have a blood clot after having knee replacement - pls pray for Martha #fb #
  


• huzzah - this week's soapbox for @kidglue popped up under me! look for it in about half an hour at #fb #
  


• Bealls associates in Mineola Tx store - snotty, snobby & uncouth #notgettingmymoney #fb #
  


• new speakers working fabulously! #
  


• hey, did you see this week's Soapbox @KidGlue? Enabling Internet Addicts #fb #
  


• #10yearsago i had just discovered i was pg w/ my 1st child & that me & @marcand were moving from tyler tx to wichita falls tx for his job #
  


• playing wordscraper and listening to Michael Buble on my headphones while @marcand watches Twilight Zone marathon #nerdynye #fb #
  


• time to go watch some merlin with @marcand and crochet #nerdynye #fb #
  


• just tuned in to the ball drop and heard Dick Clark speak; an era is ending... :( #fb #
  


• Happy new year! #
  


• Happy new year! #fb #
  


• kids have been with church friends since wednesday night; going to get bethy - she wants her mommy and daddy & who are we to argue? #fb #
  


• home with little bit and enjoying some apple oatmeal #fb #
  


• michael and bethy in bed; brandon and sarah still at church friends; listening to celtic hymns and enjoying some peace #fb #
  


• huzzah for naps! #fb #
  


• Listening to Christmas music on the way to see Santaland with @marcand ,the kids, my mom & my grandmother #fb #
  


• setting up my flipcam on my new computer! #fb #
  


• uploading videos of santaland to youtube with flipshare #fb #
  

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Santaland

Every year we try to go the big Christmas lights park in Lindale called Santaland. It has the lane of trees, the awesome tunnel of lights, Texas-themed vignettes, and an entire section devoted to the life of Christ. We never got around to going last year, so I was determined to go this year. Since my darling hubby gave me a new computer for Christmas (SQUEEEE!) that actually works with my Flipcam, I broke it out and took some videos to share.

*The links are to the videos as posted on my YouTube channel so this page will load faster for you.*

The trees in the lane now dance to music that's broadcast from a dedicated radio station like all those popular videos you see of lights dancing on houses. I didn't think about video until after we had gone through it, so I caught it on the way out:



Then you go through the tunnel of lights, which I forgot to video.

Next, there's generic Christmas vignettes:









Followed by Candyland:








Then "Elfland, Texas"









There was a section of Precious Moments angels doing all kinds of things, but the video was washed out. :( They're really cute, and I'm sad you don't get to see them.

The Life of Christ was covered, which I love. It's nice when someone includes the whole story and not just the Nativity.



















We had some cookies (bought in a bucket with the Nativity story on it) and Bethy had mini marshmallows while we went through the park. It's not a big deal and only cost $20, but it's another great family time to store away in our hearts.

Yeah, ok, I'll post more - maybe...

So it's the new year and everybody's pitching fits about resolutions, goals, and "promises to myself." Yeah, ok, whatever. I used to play that game, then I figured what's the point of doing something that's just going to make me more depressed anyway?

But I do have this blog, and you do read it (you do read it, right?), and you deserve to have something to read.

So, I'll try to post more frequently. That's as close to a resolution, goal, or blahblahblah that you're gonna get out of me.

To start, I'll tell you the humdrum (Feel free to fall asleep on the keyboard here, but be careful not to drool on it.) of the last week.

The beginning of the week was spent in The Kids Are Out of School *ahem* pleasantness. You know - bickering, screaming, throwing things and fits, and being sent to our rooms. And you should've seen the kids! Just kidding. A little.

Wednesday night, I took the kids up to the church to meet their "Aunt" and "Uncle" - a couple we've known longer than Sarah's been alive that they all adore. They haven't had the chance to go spend the night in a while, so they finally got the opportunity. They went with them Wednesday night after church and Brandon and Sarah will come to church with them in the morning. Bethy couldn't stand to be away from Mama and Daddy that long, so we went and got her this morning. You'd think with the kids being gone that long, we'd get all caught up on sleep. Instead we didn't go to bed until 4am Thursday night/Friday morning.

We spent the day Thursday hanging around town shopping and eating barbecue at the local famous bbq place, Mack's. Yum, good! That night we watched a few episodes of the Merlin series (and I crocheted). A few minutes before midnight, we turned on the Dick Clark special to watch the ball drop. It was sad to see Dick in his condition, and we toasted him with our sparkling apple cider. I played Wordscraper on Facebook and Michael played on his computer, watching stuff and goofing off.

Just your typical nerdy New Year's Eve.

We slept in Friday morning, and went to get Bethy around 11. We came home, ate lunch, and took a nap. Yes, we're nappers. Go ahead, make jokes - I'll color a picture while I wait...

Done? Ok, moving on.


My grandmother invited us over for dinner and we had a lovely meal of black-eyed peas, coleslaw, cornbread, turkey, homemade macaroni and cheese, and zucchini. Then, the highlight of my week - Meme's homemade chocolate meringue pie! Seriously, this is the Absolute World's Best Pie Ever. In the history of baking. In the history of mankind. Trust me on this.

Tomorrow (well, in about seven hours), I'll go to church, have lunch, and take a nap. Sabbath is the one day a week I'm guaranteed a nap. The kids will probably go to my Mom's for the afternoon to get their weekly Grandma Fix. I'm planning to drag everyone to the Christmas lights place in Lindale after Sabbath, so that'll be a nice family thing. We usually take my mom and grandmother, too and make it a whole-family affair. The kids love it, and my heart does, too.

Oh yeah, and yarn will be crocheted. That's a daily thing.

Are you still here? Wow, I'm impressed! Here's your blanket - you can go back to sleep now.