All About The Memories

I’m not one to make a big deal out of Valentine’s day, probably because my husband is not the romantic type of guy (I wished he was). It would have been fun looking for gifts for Valentine’s Day 2012 but when nothing happens unless I say so it kinds of take the fun out of everything. Having two kids also makes it a challenge to do anything romantic but mostly it’s because I don’t get anything fun/romantic/surprising each year. I would probably do something crafty with my daughter to give her daddy and make the girls wear red outfits so I can take pictures of them but that’s about it. No getting swept off your feet on valentine’s day around here.

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We don’t have a garden here so I can’t really give my mom advice whether she should get a couple of nice hanging chair outdoor for when she have visitors our just stick to her old and trusted outdoor furniture. It’s one of those things I know nothing about and doesn’t mind it one bit. I do love to be in the garden when I’m home with a book or two but not for long lest I want to be bitten by mosquitoes. I love looking at the flowers too, I don’t have a green thumb nor I will find it fun to do gardening work ever but I like looking at them.

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I see those featured houses at Real Living and I love those double bowl sinks you see in the bathrooms. Who wouldn’t want a his and hers sink in the bathroom? I would love one if ours was big enough, I would love to have my own nook to put all my girly stuff and not share it with a boy (lol). One can dream right, this is why I subscribed to home decorating magazines in the first place so that I an imagine my perfect dream home. I love ours but you know what I mean, it’s fun to see those celebrity homes and wished I won the lottery and makeover our house from top to bottom (or better yet buy a new one that is twice the size of our current home). Like I said one can dream right….

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When everyone else I know are busy Christmas shopping and wrapping presents a friend of mine is busy reviewing a few rv insurance quote that he received a few days ago. He likes to go on road trips with his girlfriend that is why he bought a used rv last year, well now he must face the nitty gritty details of owning one which meant making sure it is well maintained and have good insurance coverage. I’m not so sure it was a good idea to own one in the first place but hey I don’t go on spontaneous road trips so what do I know right.

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Hubby took my eldest to the cinema and watched Arthur Christmas while me and the little one went shopping at the mall. It worked out great for all of us, my eldest was especially happy to spend time with her daddy and she loves to watch movies (partially because she likes the popcorn and iced tea that goes with it). The mall wasn’t very crowded which was a huge bonus especially for me, I was able to cross off a few people from my list today. After the movie we just had an early dinner before heading home. All in all in was a fun day for us.

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We need to clear up space in our store room now that the year is almost over. Clearly we have so much things in there that should be tossed out so we have to do that soon. I like to get rid of old things and start fresh when the new year comes, we can’t keep everything otherwise there will be clutter everywhere (and who wants clutter right?!). Anyway it’s also a chance for us to find things that have been forgotten, or haven’t used for a while. For instance my husband’s guitar decals. He loves his guitars and he plays well too. They even have a band at work and they play when their company has an event/function. I think he would like to add another guitar to what he already has since we always drop by the music store when we’re at the mall. He also wants our eldest daughter to take up piano lessons next year. I hope my little girl takes after her daddy because she won’t get any talent from me (lol).

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I have a friend who plans to give her husband the best motorcycle gps this Christmas. He’s one of those guys who loves to ride this motorcycle all over town so she thought it would be the perfect gift for him. Of course I don’t know anything about motorcycles so I can’t be of any help for her but it was fun talking to her about possible gifts for our husbands. I don’t have any idea what to give mine, why are men always hard to give presents to?

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Holiday season is just around the corner and there will be lots of parties and with that comes great food…and a lot of eating. I mean who can resist all the food right?! I might need weight loss pills after the holidays to get rid of all the pounds I will gain. Of course I can’t take any pills since I’m breastfeeding my baby girl so I might have to pass up on some of those delicious-calorie rich food during parties. Or maybe just have a few bites so I don’t feel deprived (lol).

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I will do our Christmas shopping early this year. My plan is to start early and hopefully not get caught up on the mad rush of last minute shopping next month. I can’t be amongst the crowd of people buying things like lingerie plus size (not that I have someone on my list that needs one) or the “it” toy of the year with a baby in tow. I would do some online shopping even to avoid more trips to the mall, saves me time and I don’t have to carry huge shopping bags while trying to manage a baby as well. I hope my plan works, if all goes well I can have everything nicely wrapped and under the Christmas tree way before our annual party.

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A few weeks to go before school vacation, we can’t be more excited. My daughter loves school and I love that I get to go out with the baby when she’s at school but I’m looking forward to not having to run a tight schedule on weekdays. I’m looking forward to five weeks of laid back, carefree time at home (or out somewhere) with the girls. Well as carefree and as laid back as a mom to baby girl would be, but that won’t be as challenging as trying to get everybody up and ready at noon to get everyone out the door and not miss the bus and be late at school.

Anyway with school vacation and holidays fast approaching I know I want to spend some one on one time with my eldest. She’s been a great big sister to her sibling and she helped me take care of the baby so I want to take sometime and bond with just her. I know she will love that, she doesn’t complain that I spend more time with the baby but I do want to have a date with her like we use to. She will love to watch a movie or two and these are two upcoming movies we can watch…

I can’t wait for school vacation to start! It’s going to be fun!