Headed Home...

Well, it makes me happy to say , "I'm headed HOME for the holidays!" Yep its not every day that you get to go to the house you grew up in and spend the holidays! I cant wait to get there! On another note....We took the kids to see Santa, and what an episode. Needless to say the picture they took is Tyler sitting and smileing and Raegan screaming her head off! It was sooo funny. Santa looked soooo good too. I dont know if it is the holidays or what that makes me such a sap. I whispered to Matt, "Look! Its REALLY him!" as I started to cry. He was phenomenol! I love the spirit of Santa. I think that is the best thing you can share with your kids! Love it! I will try to post the picture of the kids on Santa's lap....cant promise anything! Julie

December? SERIOUSLY!

Well, one holiday down and another to go! We had a great Thanksgiving this year. We left for Levelland on Wednesday night and spent Thursday with my family, and Friday with Matt's. It is so nice to be able to go back home for the holidays. I dont just mean "home" as in Levelland, I mean "home" as in the house I grew up in. As in, to sleep in my same bedroom that has been mine for the past 28 years! Its changed a lot since I left home but it is still the same house and it feels so good to go back there for the holidays! And yep, Crystal and I were at Toys 'R US at 5 AM! We hit all the stores and got some great deals and saved tons of $$! We have so much fun every year! She has been bit by the baby bug that seems to be going around! Crystal is having a baby in July of next year, Tracie is due in March, and Rendee just had a baby girl....Rylee. Im doubled up on my birth control just in case! Ha! We put up our Christmas tree last night and it is officially Christmas in our house! It was soo funny! One of my snow globes was broken and all of the water had leaked out. When I took it to the sink I was just "sick" over it cause it was my faveorite. I think Ty was trying to sypathize with me and said, "Aww Mom, that SUCKS!". Yep that came out of my 5 year olds mouth! I really need to watch what I say around him. A few weeks ago he told some kid in PE that something the kid was doing was, "bull shit". Ha!

Polar Express

So I cant even to begin to explain my excitement! My sister-in-law was telling me the last time we were in Lubbock about the REAL Polar Express that they are having in Lubbock!!! I got really excited just to find out that they are COMPLETELY sold out. So it has been in the back of my mind ever since. WELL, I was talking to my Mom about it last night and decided to look it up online and come to find out they are not TOTALLY sold out! We reserved tickets for a Sunday night, but hey, we got tickets! You have no idea how much Ty LOVES the movie and he is going to be sooo pumped when he sees he gets to go on a REAL train. Basically you get on this train that takes you to the North Pole and while you are on the train you drink hot chocolate and hear the story of the polar express and when you get there Santa gives each child a sleigh bell to keep!! AND you are supposed to wear your pjs and the whole 9! I'm soo glad I checked on it! Also, I cant believe Thanksgiving is coming up so fast. The store has been crazy busy! I just spent 1 hour glazing all the crap from this past weekend! I'm so glad cause we really needed business to pick up! We are going to be in Levelland for Thanksgiving this year and Friday in Shallowater. That is AFTER I do my psycho black Friday shopping this year. Ha! No really! I am that psycho lady who is in line at the toys r us at 4 in the morning freezing her butt off! Crystal and I have a method of action and you better bet your ass we get the best deals! I save so much money by shopping that day, you have no idea! I even go to www.gottadeal.com to get the ads early so I can map out our route early! Its sick, I know! Ha! I showed Raegan how to put her baby "night night" by covering her up with a blanket. Something as simple as that has the child so intrigued! She spent an hour covering and uncovering her baby and saying night night! Its hysterical! Ty told me today that a kid in his class kicked him in the (he pointed to his crotch) and didn't exactly have a word for "it" at the time. I asked him if the kid got in trouble (cause you know if it was Ty he would have been in deep crap with his teacher) and he said NOPE. He didn't. All he had to do was apologize. And I said well that's not right! And Ty very calmly said....."Yeah, he didn't have to pull one of his cards! He kicks ME in the Knuckles, and HE doesn't get in trouble!" Yep...the "knuckles". Hes so confused! I cracked up and didn't even correct him. I am waiting for Matt to get home so I can see his face when Ty tells him he got kicked in the "knuckles"! Too funny! AND, on another note! I finally finished the Twilight series (Crystal insisted I read them and I did....not impressed!) and I need new ideas on a new book to read! Any ideas?

I can't even explain how crazy Lubbock was this past weekend, and in case you missed it I posted the winning scenes from the game!! We tailgated and everyone we were with went in to the game except Matt, me, and Kyle's mom. We watched it all go down on tv and it was sooo exciting. When we won & all I could do was grab some lady I didnt know and high fives and hugs all around. It was the most exciting thing I have ever witnessed. 53,000 people and that was not including all the people in the lot with us and all over campus! It was nuts! It was so much fun to be a part of it all, and Kristina and I yelled at the passing fans for a good 15 minutes! I hope they keep it up for next weekend with OSU.

Not much.

to say! I dont have anything to say but feel obligated to blog more! So here ya are...a post from me. Dont get too excited, I know. The only thing exciting that happened to me today was making an appointment to get my hair cut. It is a life changing event according to Matt! I might have to spend $40 or so bucks to look halfway decent. Here is the conversation we had in the car the other day. Me: I need to make an appointment to get a haircut Matt: Your hair looks fine you dont need it. Me: You know most women go get their hair cut and colored about every 6 weeks. Matt: no way Me: yep just call Kristina and ask her! ( knowing that she does go every six weeks) Matt: I WILL! (calling Kristina)How often do you go get your hair cut? REALLY? Why so often? Oh. I didnt know that. I dont know (asking me) how long has it been since you got a hair cut? Me: 8 months! (I can hear Kristina yelling at Matt) Matt: ok thats all I needed! CLICK! Basically that is how it went down! I have been wearing one of those claw clip things in my hair for months and I got so desperate for a change I cut myself bangs one day! Yeah BANGS. not just any ol bangs but the rolled under kind. I look like Rainbow Bright for Christ's sake! Im a lame ass mom who stopped giving a shit what I look like about 3 years ago! Its official! Matt could give two hoots cause we dont go out and do anything to look decent for, Ty only notices his own need for a haircut because his hair is too long to spike up and its pissing him off, and Raegan only cares about yelling at me 24-7. We will see how it turns out and I plan on scheduleing it pretty regularly.... Ha!