Christmas Pictures

Claire and Daddy

Claire and PAPA

Claire and MOMMY... €

Claire and her bibs...

Don't ask about the binky, she hasn't had one since 9months old and all of a sudden it is back in our life...o well...could be worse.

More Xmas gifts...

This is what I got for Christmas...from my inlaws. Grandpa Holt made this and it is absolutely beautiful!!!!

XMAS Gifts

I hope everyone had as good of a Christmas as our family did! Here are a few things that Claire got from Santa, he must have thought she was a good girl all year. I sent him an email about her but he must not have gotten it! LOL

Here it is...the long awaited and aticipated kitchen from my parents...it is amazing, not a good picture but it is so awesome! Claire loves it! It also came with a wooden smoothie mixer with wood fruit! I love it...Iean she loves it!

This is what Chris's parents got Claire from her room...so pretty, still not big enought though to hold all the toys.

This is her first Jeep, of course pink...can you believe Chris hasn't put new tires and wheels or a lift on it yet?

Ghost or?

I have to have my Today Show every morning and this a.m. they were discussing the little girl who was about to have life support removed when a light came about and the daughter miraculously began a recovery that doctors cannot explain...if you haven't heard the story check it out because it is amazing and comforting.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28364813/

Both images are borrowed from MSNBC

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS COLLINS

MY HUSBANDS BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW ON CHRISTMAS EVE! I WANT TO WISH HIM A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND HOPE YOU HAVE THE BEST ONE YET! I LOVE YOU....JESSICA AND CLAIRE.

Santa Claus...

It is official, we will be expecting Santa Claus in our house for the first time as a family with our 2 year old claire, she is absolutley loving christmas this year...I hope everyone had a very Merry One and may all your wishes come true!!!

Caylee Anthony

Wow...I am sure all of you are very aware of Caylee Anthony's death and that the dna was proven to be hers...I am a big follower of that case and it just eats me up everytime I watch it. The meter reader that found her remains had not only called in that day to the police to report his findings and after a little research has determined that he is one that called the tip line several times throughout the whole investigation. The link to the "what happens now" is http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28320366#28320366 check it out and post your thoughts if you like.

Also, Casey told her mom that she felt Caylee was close, so close she could feel it. A few block from the house is where she was found, I would say that is pretty close. I do not understand how they just now found her when they have been searching so long and she was so close.

NOW---who do the Anthony's have retained to help their case?

1.) Dr. G Medical Examiner....

2.) BONES? Anyone watch this show on t.v. the lady who writes this show has been retained by the Anthony's to help, and she said that once she figures out if the bones were in water and what type of bugs, she will be able to determine more so the cause of homicide...

And more that you can see on the video earlier.

I just do not understand why she won't talk and put us all at ease. Her attorney made the comment, "IF only America knew have of the story"...SO TELL US!

Last one!!!!

BDAY

Yesterday my mother sent me flowers a day early for my bday...I figured that she thought it really was yesterday...today I received a huge arrangements of balloons!!! This was from her too so I thought that she was going overboard then I had a message from the dad that said HAPPY BDAY and call me when you get a chance...so now I think that both of them ordered something for me to make sure the other didn't forget! Anyway, they are both beautiful and I love it!

Getting a little harder!

Here ya go!

DAY 3

okay, not a whole lot of response on the puzzles yet, so here is day three and I am not going to post the answers until it is over to give some people the chance to catch up.

Christmas Carol Puzzle Day 2

Here is day 2...Steph Root got the most right so far!

Christmas puzzle...

My favorite part of Christmas is the songs and it never fails, every year someone passes out the Christmas carol puzzles and I love to do them, so I thought I would post a new one everyday and see who emails me with the right answers...if you have the right answers, there is a good chance you may receive a goodie in the mail...here we go and good luck!

Christmas Pics

So here is a little of what we have been doing during the holiday season...

Claire visits santa at the train...BURRRRR!

Claire and Rudolph at Holly Jolly on Friday night. He was her favorite!

Clarie and Sam...awe

She loved him!!! She thought he was great and he is suppose to be scarry~!

Brownies

Claire and I decided to make brownies last night and she had so much fun. It was in her hair and everywhere. I didn't care though...

Claire Pictures

Please check out Claire's new pics at Melissa's site.

www.grinsandgiggles.smugmug.com

They are amazing!

Collins Co.

As most of you know, I am quite the go getter and I have decided to start a little business of my own. I am going to be an official reseller. I take your items and sell them anyway possible and make you money. You do nothing, I ship, sell and pay. That is the most of it. So you are asking what I sell...well I have been brought so far a box full of Longaberger, (which I am still working on), xbox games, purses, etc. It is unbelievable the response I am getting so far! Anyway, if you have any questions, let me know and I would be happy to give you more info, and in the mean time, if you have somthing lying around that would look much better in the form of money in your pocket, let me know and I will sell it for ya!!!!

Daddy and Claire Sleeping

This is what we do on Sunday afternoons...

Diaper Cake

I have figured out my talent finally...haha. I have officially made my 3rd diaper cake for a baby shower. This is the second boy cake I have made, the other was for either. I love making these and the best part is the look on the expecting one's face. They are so fun and I wish that I could find the market to make a bunch and sell them!!!! Any ideas on that let me know. Until then, if you need one made to your likings, let me know and I would be more than happy to!!!

Just Because

Halloween

I have had so many people begging me to put Claire on the blog from Halloween as her duck!!! She had the Quack Quack down!!!!

Sarah Palin - Unplugged

By the way, I am a huge TODAY SHOW fan and this morning Matt started his intereview with Sarah Palin and it will answered all the questions I had about her...such as the arguing during the campaing in which she said was not true and never happened...she addressed the rumor that supposedly her daughter's baby wasn't really hers...which she said was crap...They did mention that she is the only state Governor the will drive herself to work. Tomorrow is part two on whether she will run for President for 2012...I can hardly wait to hear what she has to say.

Pulled from MSNBC - “I had great faith that perhaps when that voter entered that voting booth and closed that curtain, that what would kick in for them was, perhaps, a bold step that would have to be taken in casting the vote for us,” she said at one point. “So the margin was pretty surprising to me.”

Her thoughts of how suprised she was by the margin was actually believable. She always has a way of saying things that sure spice up the room. She also said that he and John still talk every day which I found suprising myself. So, what do you think is now in store for her and do you think she will be a candidate in 2012?

Are you rude? Maybe you should think again

I am a follower of CNN because I find it interesting and there is a story on there from Oprah about what is rude and what we consider rude... http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/11/11/o.are.you.rude.test/index.html

I personally find some of these things rude myself but then after reading the article...I start picking things out in everyday life that I see that I decided is rude and it is now driving me CRAZY... so I decided to talk it out with myself... I have listed below some things that I think are rude in civility today and tell me if you agree and if you have something to ad to it...also, bloggers, you can start this on your page as well with what you think is rude...
Don't forget to read the article! IT is so true!

1.) I work in sales and I get hung up on a lot on the phone and I am just trying to provide business owners a resource and they are soooo rude right now. I hope they do not treat paying customers this way.

2.) People who argue with what you say...just trying to find something that is not completely valid in your statement!!!

3.) People who run there hands under the water and do not use soap!

4.) Reading over my shoulder...

5.) Leaving your dishes and trash next to the can or dishwasher but definatley cannot make it in there!

Okay enough for now....let me know yours!!!!

New Family Addition

NO>>>>NOT PREGNANT!!!!
But we did get a new puppy...His name is HEUY

Candy

I wake up this morning and to my dimay...my husband left me a nice little organized present after I went to bed last night. I thought after his dentist visit yesterday, he would have listened to the DR when he said no more candy for a while!!! So here is what I found... Notice that it is all sorted out by type, size, etc...what the heck was he doing?
(By the way, he said he was looking for tootsie rolls!!!)

Pumpkin carving

So I haven't carved pumpkins in forever...I almost forgot how until Chris decided that he could do it better! We had fun!!!!

Anniversary Gifts

Chris and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary in September. What the heck do you buy a spouse on the 2nd? Well I got Chris a titanium Harley Davidson ring and I got a new Fossil watch from him. Not too bad for 2nd year.

Settings

My settings are outta wack so scroll down to see all the other posts.

thanks.

Mr. Clean Mr. Clean -

Okay, this is the silliest thing I have ever written about but I am so amazed by this cleaning product. For any of you who have been lucky enough to come into my messy house, I have a lot of linoleum everywhere and it is white and it gets very dirty. I am always looking for something new to clean with that really works well...and I am always looking for a deal. So I found this at walmart and what caught my attention was the free magic eraser that came with it because those things are pretty pricy themselves. So I picked it up and went home and used it and you would not believe the turnout. I have never used a product that works this good (didn't realize how dirty my floor was even!) You always see those commercials and never know if it really works, let me tell ya!!! IT DOES!

This is the finished product...

This is before...how DISGUSTING!

I'm back...

Thank you Samee Jo for kicking my but in gear...
I have had a lot going on lately and I thought I needed to get back to this and I now have been tagged by SammeJo so what better way to get on board than to reply to this...


The rules go like this:
1. Post the rules on your blog.
2. Write 6 random things about yourself.
3. Tag 6 people at the end of your post(or as many as you want)
4. If you are tagged, do it and pass the tag along.
5. Enjoy

So here I go...
1.) I hate to clean my house, I would rather throw my clothes in a basket all nice and neat then have to hang them up in the closet.

2.) I am a little obsessed with dressing my daughter! She has to have a bow, shoes, socks, everything that matches. Poor kid!

3.) I love Law & Order SVU Reruns!!!! ALL DAY LONG!!!

4.) I am managing the Bloomington, INDIANA and Wausau, WI directories.

5.) Claire is a duck for Halloween and she loves to run around saying QUACK QUACK>>>

6.) I send almost an hour a day talking to my friend that deserted me to a different state...wonder who that would be?


TAG -Your it

Stephanie - Chasing the Roots

Claire Halloween Pictures

Claire got a new Halloween outfit that Bailey helped pick out and she insisted on tights and a skirt so of course when I got home the first thing that I had to do was put it on her and let her show it off...then of course she finds the candy bowl. I think by about 8:00 she had quite the belly ache...so cute though.