Christmas Blues

I've never been one to get really excited over Christmas time. When I was a kid, it usually meant we would spend Christmas eve in Oxford, then Christmas day, open presents, pack, and go to Grandma's in KNoxville. Not exactly the trip you want to take when you just opened your damn presents. Sometimes we could just stay in Oxford and that was awesome b/c it didn't include a 7 hour trip that turned into 9 b/c of the bathroom breaks and me getting car sick. So, you see, I don't really care for Christmas time. BUT...WAIT...THERE'S MORE! I had a baby 15 mos. ago, and she is going to need to experience this wonderful thing called Christmas. I have decided to cook a dinner or lunch at our house so little Lake can enjoy all her gifts she gets from "Santa" without having to be packed up and shipped somewhere else, like in her mommy's childhood. I hope that it becomes a tradition, b/c well, I don't want to travel on the holidays. It sucks and traffic is jammed packed with last minute shoppers like myself. So, needless to say, I have Pre-Christmas blues and haven't started my shopping yet. We draw names in my family, so that leaves 3 $10 gifts to get. Which, wait...doesn't Kroger on Broadway sell any damn gift card you need these days? Perfect, I'll get those next time I go! I don't want anyone to get me anything, b/c well, I can't afford a gift for them. My "parents" in Mississippi are getting me a laptop and that makes me smile, but they have everything, so me showing up sometime in the near future with my daughter would be enough present for them. Whew....I feel a little better now. So, that's it. I've just gotta suck it up. It'll be over soon, right? Here's a pic of my dear ole home town...Maybe that's part of my blues too, I'm a homesick Mississippi girl?

no, not really...

Believe me when I say I don't really agree with the "Genuis" level thingy. I thought it was awesome when it didn't pop up, "This blog is dumbass level" That really made me happy. Just sitting here thinking what the hell a 15 mo. old baby would like for Christmas that she doesn't already have. We've got to get a tree this weekend. We can't just put one up on Christmas eve, can we? Nah, I'll motivate Andrew to find us the perfect "porch" tree. You all know by now that I break out in hives when I walk outside, so the tree will be on the table outside the living room window. I think it will look like a Christmas picture! Well, if you figure out what babies like for Christmas, let me in on it!

Lake swimmin' @ the YMCA

Politics...

I don't really like politics, but I have to deal with them everyday here at work. All I really have to say about it is, Please, GO Vote!!! And vote for a guy that is not term-limited and in his term-limited seat right now! Any guy! OR Girl!

Lake's Walking!!!

Christmas time already??

It's Christmas picture day at Lake's daycare today! She looks just adorable. The hair bow was already out by the time we arrived, but I put it back on. Maybe she'll get a good picture. I sure hope so, then we can be one of "those" families that sends out Christmas cards with their kids decked out in christmas gear! Can't wait!

Happy Baby

This is Lake after an all-out battle to change her diaper and clothes this morning. She was so mad at me for waking her up. I think she takes after her dad a little bit after I witnessed that fit. She was thrilled with her pink outfit after she sat up and then she smiled for me. I have the cutest baby in the world, unless you have one, then you are obligated to call your baby the cutest b/c that's just how it goes in mommy-land.