Branson Pics

Here are some of the pics I took while at Silver Dollar City in Branson last month. A little late on the pics I know, but Ill try and keep up with the pics as they happen. As you can tell by the pics below, the leaves on the ground looked as if they were placed there on purpose! Everything there just makes you feel fresh and ready to go back out into the real world. It truly is a fun and warm experience...even in the cold of the fall and winter.

Merry Christmas!

Remember the true meaning of Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Ok so late is better than never! It's not as if I forgot about my blog...just pushed it aside for a while...but I'm back. Again.
So once again I am a bit late on my blogging. This month has just flow by too quick! So many things are happening on our end that its hard to just stop and blog. Now that Christmas has come and gone, I will now have time to get back to my side hobbies. One being this blog. A new year will be starting in a couple days, and with that comes a list of new things for our little family to conquer! I will think of a list and post some of it here tomorrow. I know..I know you're thinking "Ya right..tomorrow. Just like you promised those pictures last week!" And you are right I know! But enough with the excuses..time for blogging. I'm back and will be blogging in the New Year! So hold on tight! This year is going to be a CRAZY ride to say the least..As the famous line in Willy Wonka goes "So much time and so little to do..wait scratch that..reverse it!"

November and December have been flying by!

Well, the last couple weeks have just flown by. Just to get you up to speed on how the month has been, here is a quick overview:

The most important thing that has happened to us this month happened just a couple weeks ago on Monday. Deidra and I went to St. Louis to hit the hot tub and relax on Sunday cuz that next day was Deidra's state board exam. Poor girl, she was just sick for weeks up to that day. That morning she looked like she was going to puke! I had no worries, but the look on her face made me worry about her. Her test was 3 hours long but she finished it in little over 2. She was so happy when she left even though her test scores would not be available for days! That Thursday, the word came in....and BOOYA! There was much rejoicing throughout the land! Well in our house anyway. She passed with flying colors...and so as not to make any of her friends from school jealous who check out this blog...those of you who don't already know her score due to her not being able to keep it to herself..lets just say she passed with flying colors and had nothing to worry about. :) For those of you who have been keeping up with this for over 3 years...(didn't realize how many of you there were until the criticizing me for not blogging lately!) for over 3 years, this has been the goal in our lives. MISSION COMPLETE! One step closer to our next goal in line. Our new goal as of late...get the house ready for sale in the spring/summer.

The other thing that has happened around here lately was the HUGE ice storm that downed power lines, trees, and turned the lights off in much of the central part of the state. I have some pics which show the ice around our house, but unfortunately I didn't get any of the roads and other houses that were in really bad condition. We got lucky again..other than some branches falling onto our house and yard and bending of some trees, we didn't receive any real damage.

The snow that fell this last weekend was the first of the year...AND YES I got pictures of it! The pictures above are of the ice and the snow after. The pic of our fireplace just makes me feel cozy.

Well its off to work I go. Got my coffee and ipod. My two most wonderful things I take to work.

I promised myself I would blog later tonigh or tomorrow night with more info and pics of this last couple months, including our annual trip to Branson..so stay tuned!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!