YEAH.....EASTER CANDY IS ON ITS WAY

Have you ever seen this before

Today 1/27/09 while eating dinner

I looked out my window and saw 

Such a Interesting sunset....It looks like 

the sun is still in the sky, but it has actually 

set behind the mountains and has left some 

kind of Beam of light above it. Pretty cool Huh?

Maybe it some kind of alien landing in disguise

of a sunset..ha ha ha...Just kidding  

Its Twenty odd days into the new year and my only resolution this year, sadly is 

JUST TO GET THROUGH IT,  no drama if you know what I mean. No selling my house, No trying to live in an apartment while our home is being built, no Praying that Bryan will pass all his tests in order to stay employed, No stressing on the interest rates,  NO more unpacking, NO more worries about the dog running away, and getting hit by a car. My Aunt Sheri has this little cheer 

which is "All will be fine in 2009" boy do I hope she is right!!!! I Just want to stop for a year and take in lots of deep breaths. I imagine myself on a island sitting on a chair in the sun, soaking up all the relaxation I need, while feeling the soft breeze of the ocean and listening to the waves gently breaking. aaaaahhhhhhh If it could only be.......... 

Christmas Day

This is Betty the Kids Great Grandmother,

she lives with us now, and we are happy

to have her:)

Christmas Eve 

My Baby Turns Five 

Grandma Mimi made the cake YUM...

This is a video of Ally at 18mo.

Here is my little Christmas Confession

Every Christmas eve, It is almost impossible for me to fall asleep.  I still believe in the Christmas spirit. All night I sit up and hope that in the morning when I wake up a miracle has occurred.  A present I have always wanted or didn't even know I wanted would be waiting for me under the tree. 

That element of surprise and anticipation still keeps me up and I love it. Here is my draw back,

when I wake up in the morning and there is no miracle, it tends to depress me, and my Christmas day is ruined. Now the Question, (MY DELIMA) do I pass this on to my children? 

Alexis:  "Mommy, Santa isn't real, is he?"   

Mom:   "What do you Think"

Alexis:  "I don't think he is real Mommy, is he"

Mom     "uhh, Lets ask your dad"

Do I Say: "No, Santa isn't real".  Tell her the truth and crush any anticipation of a Christmas miracle happening that night.  Or do I LIE and say" yep Santa exists"  and have her follow in my footsteps of disappointment when her Christmas wish doesn't come true?