Today I'm joining Friday Fences

little britches was enjoying playing with the fence...

 I needed something for Friday Fences...

so it was a win...win...situation...

I had all intentions of doing a really clever post...

I was going back through my old posts from 2011...

I was planning on posting the posts that flopped...

give them a second airing...

but I just haven't had time this week..

seems like my days have been packed full lately...

been feeling like the dog chasing my tail again...

run...run...run...but getting no where...

I'm ready for the holiday weekend....

Today I'm joining This or That Thursday with Deb duty

I'm running behind today....

it has been one of those days...

one thing after another...

wrapping up year end business stuff...

my son gave me his old Iphone...

now I'm trying to figure out how to use it...

 

it seems like there were road blocks set up every step I took..

three steps back...one step forward...

it was exasperating...

little britches was a sweetie today....

being a silly goose...

kept me sane...

I'm glad tomorrow is Friday...

definately ready for the weekend...

ready to have a little chill time...

then start a new year...

this is the sky I woke up to this morning....

had to grab my camera...

the sun was shining all day...

such a change from the last several day...

Little Britches and I spent some time outside...

soaking up the beautiful weather...

We had a real tradegy on Christmas Day...

in Grapevine...A Man dressed as Santa...

went to his soon to be Ex wifes apartment...

kills her...

their two children...

her sister...brother in law...and niece...

then himself...

My daughter went to school with the niece...

such a horrible loss...

she was 22 in pre-med...

her Mom and Dad were such nice people...

I've had such a heavy heart over this...

they had just opened all their Christmas gifts...

someone from inside called 911...

but didn't say anything...

the police knocked on the door..

when no one answered they went in...

found a horrible tradgedy....

Send a prayer up for this poor family

it sure is hard to get back to normal after a holiday...

especially with another one around the corner....

it was nice to have little britches back today....

his Mommie was off on Monday....

my son said he kept going to the door last night...

looking for his Oma...

put a tear in my eye....

we are staying in for New Years Eve...

having family over....

for an open house...

just fixing snacks.....no big meal...

using throw away dishes....

looking forward to just enjoying everyone....

What are your big plans for New Years Eve???

Do you make New Years resolutions???

Twelve things I want to see/ do in 2012

1. Grapevine Vintage Train ride the train from Grapevine to Ft. Worth and back
2. Meridian State Park  spend the day at the park enjoying the scenery
3. Texas Star ride the big Ferris Wheel at the State Fair of Texas
4. Ft. Worth Zoo spend the day enjoying the wild life
5. In April visit The Vintage Wine Gallery Trail
6. North Texas Horse Country Tour learn about horse ranching
7. Go to a Murder Mystery Dinner
8. Visit the Festival of Balloons in March
9. Go to the Ft. Worth Stock show
10. Go to the Grapevine Opry
11. Ride the Mckinney Avenue Trolley...
12. Go to a Air Hogs baseball game

I decided to pick 12 things I would like to do in 2012....

put them on paper...see if I could accomplish all 12...



I'm not big on resolutions...

but I do want to have more adventures...

what are your big or small plans for 2012



Christmas Day Adventure

On Christmas day we went to see War Horse...

http://video.aol.com/aolvideo/moviefone/war-horse-trailer-no-2/1206765538001

Hubby, my daughter, my Mom and me...

there were 2 showings we were considering...

1:45 or 3:25....

we decided on the 1:45...

around 1:15 hubby was on the phone...

wishing his brother a Merry Christmas...

I was motioning to wrap up...almost time to go..

I decided to check on the times again...

pulled it up....

the times were 1:25 and 3:45...

well we couldn't make it there in 10 minutes...

we didn't want to wait till 3:45...

so we found it showing at another theater...

 at 2:10...we loaded up...headed to the theater...

the theater was busy....they were selling tickets inside...

hubby got in line for the tickets...

the girls got in line for the goodies....

we finished about the same time...

headed to the theater...hubby had the tickets...

the ticket taker said to the left...

to the left we went...

War horse...woo hoo...

we went in...the movie had started...

we checked our times...

hmm...wonder why they started early....

the movie was great...

but we felt like we were missing something...

somethings weren't adding up....

about an hour into it...it seemed to be coming to the end...

my daughter pulled out her phone...

checked the times...we had the correct time...

she checked the length of the movie...

she asked her Dad...let me see those ticket stubs...

we had gone in to the wrong theater....

the movie was over...

we decided to walk down to

the theater we were suppose to be in....

it was at a part we hadn't seen...

we watched it until we came to the part we had seen before...

Daughter looked up and found the next showing was 3:45...

in the original theater we had been in....it was 3:45...

so off we went back to the original theater...

watched all the previews....

watched the beginning of the movie...

now it all made since....

so to recap....

we watched the end...

then the middle...

then the beginning...

that was our adventorus movie day...

we returned home and played Marlarky...

we found out my Mom is good at Marlarky...

she is very convincing with her tall tales...

It was a good day....a little out of the ordinary...

but fun....

Christmas Eve was our official Christmas....

it was a fun night...

The babies had so much fun....

we had fun watching them...

the whole opening presents was a little over whelming to them...

they were more interested in the paper and boxes...

I think the wagon from Oma and Paw Paw was a big hit....

my niece liked the musical doggie I got her...

that is one of the toys that always drew her attention...

my brother and sister in law took her toy looking...

to see which toys caught her attention....

Aunt Deb did good...

yep the wagon was a hit....

the pooh bear was for little britches...

from Nanny...his great grandma...

my beautiful Mom...

this is the denim quilt she made little britches...

it was made from FIL's, hubbies and my sons jeans...

he loved it...

my daughter and her handsome fellow...

my niece is behind this ball....

she loved little britches fireman hat...

and the ball she gave him for Christmas...

I think she will be getting one also...



little britches loving his auntie....

it was an awesome day...

stay tuned for our Christmas Day...

we had quite the interesting adventure...

Merry Christmas....

Santa was good to us this year....

My dad gave me this quilt for Christmas...

it was made by my great grandmother....

Our $15 christmas tree...

with one of the pine cones from our walk...

thought they looked good on my tree...

I just now got the tree decorated tonight...

instead of digging all my lights...ornaments out of storage...

Hubby and I went to Walgreens...

I got a bag of 100 shatter proof ornaments....

for $7.50....now the babies can redecorate..

without breaking anything...

they also had their lights for 1/2 price...

it is a very simple tree this year...

I usually put a ton of ornaments on the tree..

this year going simple....

I saw the coolest idea on pinterest...

turning a ladder into a Christmas tree....

so here is my version...

of a ladder Christmas tree...

count down to Christmas...

still have to cook...clean....wrap gifts...

but I'm going to take it as it comes...

enjoy the process....

Christmas day we are going to see War Horse...

looks like a good movie...

Merry Christmas to all...

and to all a good night...

Today we are joining

 Friday Fences with Life according to Jan and Jer

this is one of little britches favorite fences...

because it has a flag...he like flags...

our next stop...

a tree full of RED berries...

pretty red leaves on this tree...

red seems to be a theme of our adventure...

twinkle twinkle little star...

hanging in a tree....

a bird nest decorated for Christmas...

a tree chock full of pine cones....

we were able to collect a few.....

we even ran into Rudolf the rednosed sports car...

you just never know....

what you will run into...

on an Oma and Little Britches adventure....

it's almost Christmas...

I have a tree...a real tree...

not decorated yet but..it's here...

sitting in water....making it smell...

like Christmas is here....

Today I'm joining This or That Thursday with Deb duty

We have had some beautiful skies the last few days...

It is hard to believe it is the first day of winter...

The sun was out today...

so little britches and put on our jackets...

loaded him in the wagon and went for a nice walk...

the wind was a little cool...but the sunshine was awesome...

we found a bunch of pine cones...just in time for Christmas...

My dad is coming up tomorrow...

I didn't get to take my road trip over the weekend...

darn cold...thank goodness it was short lived....

my daughter is chaperoning a sleepover at the dance studio...

that is one thing I don't really miss...

chaperoning sleepovers..

two of our college girls will be there to surpise the younger girls...

now that would be fun to see...

thought I would share one of little britches favorite videos...

she has such a sweet voice...

this song stays in my head....

along with Wagon wheel....

wheels on the bus....

and three little fishes....