OUR THANKSGIVING WAS FANTASTIC,

with the boys starting off with morning yoga with Adam ....

We had an incredibly delicious Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. I made this as I said I would, and I had the help of the midnight team of Larry and Adam. This recipe is incredible! Make it, and when you do make sure you DO NOT skimp the step of the homemade caramel. It is FAB!...

And Grandma Joan made her annual jello topped with mayonnaise and paprika. She got Adam to take a bite and he was able to get Larry and Paul to taste it. Hilarious!...

I hope your Thanksgiving was as delicious, love-filled and memorable as ours was...

FROUBLE, AS OUR FOUR YEAR

old says, is what our two eldest are in - lots and lots of frouble...

Photo here

They broke our sliding glass door (luckily the glass is a-ok so no one got hurt - just the door)

Grrrr, that my boys had anger turned physical.
Yay, that I get my single pane french door sooner than expected.
Grrrr, that it isn't in the budget.
Grrrr, that it bumps my door molding and baseboards....

MY HUSBAND HAD DECIDED

to participate in No Shave November...Someone has a large amount of grey hair. When did that happen?....

WE ALL HAD SO MUCH

fun at the New Moon premiere....
Are you going to see it? I give it two thumbs up...

I KNOW IT'S NOT EVEN

Thanksgiving yet but I've been singing this song all day....
It's stuck in my head....

I WAS UP UNTIL THE WEE HOURS

of the night having so much fun screen printing and my hubby was a champ helping me change out tshirts and crank 8 of these out before my paint dried....

Front and back took way longer than it should have but for my first screen printing solo, I'm quite pleased!

If you're in town at the midnight showing of New Moon, come find me!

WHA, WHA, WHA, WOW

is all I can say about this house... I'd love to design and live in a house like this. A girl can dream can't she...

TALK ABOUT PARTIES, THIS

adorable party with a french twist was for a one year old.

Forget that, this is going to be MY birthday party next year....

via hwtm via kay

L.O.V.E. it!!

LAST NIGHT WAS P~A~R~T~Y TIME

with our family for our first born's birthday...

We're a wild clan....

GOING TO LUNCH = $...

Taking time off work = $$$...

Checking your son out of school for a surprise, super yummy birthday lunch = priceless.

TODAY IS A WONDERFUL DAY

to celebrate Larry J's 14th birthday....

Larry is fun, a wonderful son, fabulous brother, funny, interesting, loving, longboard, music and motorcycle enthusiast and an awesome guitar player.

We love you Larry J

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

HAVE YOU SEEN

The Killers performance at Royal Albert Hall on TV?
My boyfriend does a fantastic job...

SNEAK PEEK - DEREK

IT'S A GREAT DAY TO

celebrate Erica's birthday...

Erica is smart, fun, loving, beautiful, kind, sweet, interesting and interested, thoughtful and the wee ones think she's the best spoon fighter in town.

Happy 21st Birthday!

HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING

White Collar on Friday nights?
It's one of my new favorite shows...

THREE YEARS AGO THERE

was a habenero eating contest at my parent's house between Larry, Adam and Mary.
My brother Steve was going to do it too, but at the last minute decided against it (thank goodness!)...

Mary rocked it and the guys struggled.

Adam is coming to stay with us over Thanksgiving.

Can't wait to see what he talks Larry and my boys into doing...

ROOTBEER, SMORE'S GALORE

and history about our family's veterans from the present back to the Revolutionary War, made a super fun Veteran's Day party...

Hope you thanked a veteran and had a wonderful day yourself....

JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS,

these finger food plates will help you look in control the whole time you're at your parties...

They made me laugh but if I see you at a party with one on your finger, you're welcome....

CARAMEL APPLE CHEESECAKE PIE

My mouth is seriously watering...

via Annie's Eats

I am making this for Thanksgiving. Oh me, oh my....

I WOULD LOVE TO MEANDER

through this garden and head to this comfy swing....
I know I'm supposed to be thinking fall and winter right now, but I just loved the thought of this....

THESE GARBAGE BAGS CRACK

me up...

via Apartment Therapy

Genius!

THE WEE ONES ARE SO CONFUSED

because their grandfather has already put up a Christmas tree...

Now all I hear is "When's Christmas?" "That's too far away!"

Oh dear....