Christmas 2009

Christmas this year was awesome.  I received my Cricut and the boys received a powered vehicle.  Steve received movies and games and we had fun.  That evening we had my mom, dad, sister, grandmother, aunt, uncle and my 2 cousins over for Christmas dinner and to meet Willow.  It was fun.  I cooked my very first turkey and it was a hit!  The kids played the Wii (I bought it after Thanksgiving for Aaden but we have had more fun with it) and we talked a lot.  Here are the pictures that I was able to take...

I gave Steve the movie All About Steve and pasted our pictures over Bradley Coopers and Sandra Bullocks faces.

The boys and their Jeep.

Aaden opening up presents.

Aaden thinks he is Ben 10 with his Omnitrix!  "It's Hero Time!"

Aunt Kali helping Landon open up his presents.

Aaden was upset because all the attention wasn't on him!

Other than that we had an awesome day.  The boys got a ton of toys from their grandparents and we just enjoyed everyone's company.  Next event...Housewarming party!

Now introducing...

WILLOW

She is our German Shepherd and is the newest addition to the family!  We picked her up from the breeder on December 20.  She has changed so much from this picture.  She's taller and doesn't look as puppy-ish!  She is super smart but is a bit of a drama queen.  She did really good adjusting to our home.  We also are doing some training sessions with the breeder and she's really good at sit and down.  We've been having some trouble with stay.  And she's taking to barking.  Bethany, the breeder/trainer, came over the other day to do a session and ever since then she's been barking.  It's funny and we just ignore it since she does it primarily while we are sitting at the dinner table.   Other than that she is a great addition and we look forward to the years that she will spend with us!

To keep my sanity

So as a side project I've been looking for a job to do from home!  We don't need the money but I need something more to do and I need a creative outlet.  So I've been looking at becoming a freelance writer.  I've been a good writer all throughout high school and college but have never been good at writing any sort of fiction.  With that, writing about what I want to seems to fit the bill.  I have opinions on just about everything and I try to make myself knowledgeable about the things I'm about to partake upon.  With that I'm confident that I can come up with some good writing material but...what if I write my articles and the company doesn't want to hire me?  This is what I'm afraid of the most.  I know I won't become rich over night but it is a step in the right direction for me to able to enjoy something while staying at home with my kids.  Plus I can keep the job even if we move! Comments please!