Waffles and Collages

I want to start by bragging on my husband. Yesterday, as I came downstairs in a tizzy with hair half-straightened and babies singing in screeching tones "Get me up!" through the monitor, I found him up to his elbows in home-made waffles! Not only that, he concocted a fan-tabulous bananas foster topping that rivals anything you can dish up in New Orleans. All this on a Tuesday morning! Not only that, he braved the wilds of Toys 'R Us to pick out the perfect kitchen set from "Santa" (this from the guy who claims to be a Christmas scrooge). Unbelievable. Really, can a girl be more lucky?!

Finally, I figured it out! I have viewed my friend Carly's blog for quite a while with a great deal of envy (she's the most fab mom, you should read her blog every day!). She posts absolutely precious collages of her photos, which can be so much nicer than wading through a slide-show. I found that all I had to do is download the beta version of Picasa web albums, and poof! So here we go, my first collage! Plan to see many more in the days to come. I looked through our "Fall '08" photo folder and chose some of my very favorites... clearly I have a lot of favorites.

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Also from Carly's blog, I have discovered a blog that makes me feel inspired as a lady from the Deep South, yet horribly frumpy and messy all at the same time: A Little Loveliness. The recipes all look fantastic and her creativity is staggering. My hope is that I can take a few, a small few, of her tips to heart while trying to be a Christ-centered, loving, creative, full-of-joy-and-laughter mom. (However, I really am more like these poor, unfortunate souls. If only you could see my kitchen, where I've been making pilgrim hat cookies and chocolate cake for a party tomorrow. Yeesh!)

Okay, one more. I am totally, completely, fa-la-la-la-la-tee-dah in the Christmas spirit and so ready to get my house decorated in all its sparkly holiday glory! I just can't wait to experience the holiday with these growing babies - they are so curious, so excited by simple things. So, in honor of the twins and Christmas, here are a few shots taken last year around this time. Oh, my bald beauties!!

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