Bright and early...all smiles and ready to rip!
First let's see what Santa put in our Stockings? Lot's of candy and books.
Matthew's favorite present....a mac-daddy Video rocker...this sucker has surround sound and arm rest.Mollie loved her IHome Docking Station for her IPod!  Matthew was absolutely thrilled about Star Wars Clone Wars Movie!

The Wii thrilled them to no end! They were shocked and totally beside themselves!
Mollie's face says it all...LOL!They were very happy and ready to play with their loot! It was an awesome day. My Mom and Step-dad came to visit for a few days. I'll post some pic's of them later! Hope all your holidays were filled with love, laughter, and joy!

Myrick Christmas Party 08

Here we are at the Myrick's annual Christmas Party! This is Meme and the newest Myrick baby "Aaron Alexander Myrick". He's a very happy and beautiful baby!
Me and the old man. Wendy and PawPaw Walter
Here is Wesley, Benjamin, Genevieve, and grandma!
Mollie opening her Wolf Calendar from Uncle Wesley and Aunt Angela. She loved it!
Stacey is passing out the gifts and look who's right behind her..lol! That Matthew is a sneaky boy.
Wesley & Kate are helping out Benjamin with his Cow Bowling set from Meme & PawPaw.
Mollie enjoying a drink after the gift giving!
Me and my mama...I luv her so much! Can't wait to live closer to them all!
Aunt Rhonda and Phoenix....laughing and being merry!! We had such a wonderful time with family and lots of good eats. I think I gain 5lbs eating just the carbs alone...heehee! Hope every ones family is doing great and have a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Matthew's Christmas Band Performance

Matthew had such a wonderful time! Him and his fellow 6th grade band-mates have been working hard for three months to show off their skills!!
They all were super excited. Matthew tuning up!!
Warm ups still going on!
Done...that was fun!!! We rocked the house!! Merry Christmas!!

Ron's Christmas PotLuck

Ron had his Command Christmas Potluck yesterday. The food was good and the beer and mixed drinks were a plenty...lol!
I took deviled eggs and cheesy hashbrown casserole....yummy! We didn't drink, but we had a nice time. Sitting around and shooting the breeze with some crusty old sailor's was and absolute hoot! This is what hubby is in the Navy....a Yellow-shirt! For those who don't understand...it stands for Flight Deck Lead Chief Petty Officer. Oh how he misses being on the ship! But we are at the end of his time in the service...and ready to start a whole new adventure of being civilians! YEAH!!!

Early Christmas

Christmas came early for Matthew and I! I have always wanted a piano, ever since I was a little girl. We met some new friends who just moved here from Japan. They were looking to get rid of their piano, so we snapped it up! Thank you so much Gabriel and Melissa!!
We are looking forward to having it tuned. Then Matthew and I will start lessons! YAY!! I can't wait!! Move over Harry Connick Jr....Matthew's coming for ya!

Holiday Mail for Heroes

It's that time of year! When your sending out your holiday greeting this year please think of sending an extra one for a Service Member, Veteran, or Military Family. Being in that category of Active Duty Service Member and Family, I know just how important it is to receive a card from "back home" during the Holiday Season. So, show them you care by sending a little cheer in the mail. It's very easy to do...just click on the picture above and it will send you to the American Red Cross, where it shows you how, when, and what to send. All cards must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Cards sent after this date will be returned to sender. Thanks for participating is this very worth cause. Merry Christmas!!!

Soaring with the Eagles!!

Here we are right before the show started. I was so excited to see this concert. I cannot stress to you enough how awesome they sound in person. It was like a CD was playing! It was beautiful and brought back so many memories! Right before the lights went out. My hands were shaking and I was freaking out!!!

Here they are singing Hotel California! I was screaming my head off...heehee! Which is what normal people refer to as trying to sing...LOL!Glenn Fry and Joe Walsh...hello boys!!!

Color change in the set...lots of different things were going on while they played.Glenn Fry singing Lying Eyes....::::swoons:::::

Joe Walsh was and still is a wild man! He was rocking out and being silly! His rendition of "Life's Been Good to Me" was totally insane! He change up a lot of the words to make it more current! And even threw in a "what's up"...LOL!

If I ever have the chance again I would pay to see them one more time! This show lasted a long time and was well worth it!

This is them doing "Take it to the Limit"...YEAH!!!

This was their finale and they did one encore...their last song of the night was one of my favorites, Desperado! Brought the house down. It was a great night...a late night as well. We did not get home until 1:44am! Then I had to be up with the kids at 5:30...I was dragging but...heehee! I would do it again though! This was such a great dream come true...I want to thank my wonderful hubby for getting us these tickets! You rock baby! I hope to see many more great concerts with you. But, please no more Poison though...winkwink! I think 5 times is enough!!!

Take it to the Limit!!!

The EAGLE'S
These are my boys...The Eagles! This is how I remember them in the 70's....showing my age now! I can remember walking around on the farm with my bulky handheld transistor radio and the one huge ugly ear bud listening to these guys rock out! Their music was big part of my life!

These are the boy's now! A little aged but still rocking us! I'm so excited about this concert! I'm totally jazzed about hearing all the classics's...Hotel California...Desperado...One of these nights...and many more!

Here are our tickets...it says no camera's...so I have to be stealthy! Must remember to turn off my flash...shhh...don't tell anyone...heehee! Everyone enjoy your weekend!!!

For Scrappy Girl!!!

I created an Award for Scrappy Girl over on Four Seasons Farm Blog! She was kind enough to give me my first award today. I'm not really sure who is responsible for making all the really cool blog awards, so I thought I would throw my hat in as well...I just winged it...heehee! I made this for her because she shares my enthusiasm (obsession) for the Twilight Saga! Here ya go Scrappy Girl!!! Enjoy my not so handy handy work...LOL!

Veterans Remembered Always!

On this day let us all remember the men and women who serve our country with everything they have to give. They make sacrifices above and beyond! And let us remember those who have fallen. They who gave their lives to defend our rights. Thank you to All our Veterans and active duty men and woman! You make us safe and give us courage everyday! God Bless you and your families!

And to my favorite Sailor....we love you and appreciated your dedication to the Navy and our country! You make us proud everyday! Enjoy your day off...your navy wife has big plans to drag you all over the shopping malls today...heehee! But, I promise to feed you an awesome Lunch!! I love you baby!!

You have 10 days to go!!

YTwilightY

If your still reading it...hurry up. If you haven't read it...what are you waiting for!!! The countdown has official begun! ....10.....

We got it!

This is Mollie on Drugs......Novocaine that is...LOL! She was feeling no pain after her cavity was filled. So we took off to Target to get this fabulous CD! We were hoping for Edward's poster but we got Bella...which is okay too...:o)

Just one kiss...heehee! BTW...listening to the CD now....love it!!!

Rocked the Vote!!!

This is us at 6:30am at our polling place. Boy I look rough. No make-up and only one cup of coffee. We stood in line for 1 hour and 38 minutes. We had a fun time though, because I chatted with a woman who was reading New Moon. Yay.....Twilight Addicts are everywhere...lol!

Now that my civic duty is done....I'm off to pick up my daughter who has a dentist appointment to fill a tiny cavity...ouch! Then the fun part....going to buy the "Twilight Soundtrack"!!! Plus, I want Faith Hill's new Christmas CD. Hope everyone got out to vote. Have a great day!

Matthew's "Edward" Halloween Costume

So Mollie and I convinced Matthew to dress up as Edward from Twilight. He was like "no way Mom"...but his sister told him that the girls at the mall would be all over him. Well, being the little man that he is...he went for it! He was so cute! You can't tell in this photo but he is very sparkly...heehee!


He smelts so good because of the gel I used in his hair...heehee! I must confess he usually smells like wet dog....those of you who have rough and tumble boys know it's true..LOL!

He had a Breaking Dawn Pin and a Sticker that said "Twilight Saga" on his shirt. He totally hammed it up at Hot Topic for all the teenage girls. What a little cheese ball. He was certainly into all the attention that's for sure. Ladies man already...LOL!