Wiiiiiiiiii

They finally got around to playing the Wii.  Trust me, it brings out the worst in all of them.

At least Daisy brings out the best in them!

In the Christmas Spirit

It seems that people do strange things during the holidays, like eating chocolate covered cherries, wearing sequins to parties and singing in public.  Apparently, they also buy puppies when they have sworn that they have no desire to own a dog of any sort. 

With that being said,  I proudly introduce the newest member of the Scarcliff family, Miss Daisy May Scarcliff, aka Daisy Head Maisy.

We have absolutely lost our minds.  But she's cute, isn't she?

A few of my favorite things...

• Hot chocolate WITH marshmallows.  Without it, seriously, why bother?
• Lights.  Lots and lots of lights.  But even more than the lights themselves is getting to experience my sweet husband turn into Clark Griswold in the front yard, semi-cursing and trying relentlessly to get each and every bulb to work.  Oh the laughs I had at his expense this year :)
•  The smell of the Christmas tree.  Sure its a pagan tradition, but its awesome, and it smells great.  And since God made trees, I don't see the problem.
• Cream cheese.  I mean, is there anything better?  And it seems to be in everything during the holidays.  The more the merrier.  Who cares if its not REALLY cheese?  Processed or not, its delicious, and I love it.
• Did I mention chocolate?  
• A wood burning fireplace.  I absolutely LOVE watching a fire burn.  Its mezmorizing, and the smell is great too.
• Christmas sweaters.  Still.  
• Christmas carols.  Except for the sad ones and the one about meeting the old girlfriend at the gas station and buying beer.  Its stupid, doesn't sound good and it makes me furious.  I don't know why really, but I swear I want to punch someone everytime I hear it.
• Crafts that the kids make.  They are "snow adorable".  Ah ha, ah ha.
• Not having to dust the furniture.  Everything in our living room is covered in some type of Christmas decor.  I am having a blast NOT dusting all of it.  
• Shopping.  Its fun. 
• My Christmas village.  I want to be transported to that tiny world.  Everyone there is smiling and happy.  There don't seem to be any women with buggies full of toys trampeling down the isles and huffing because you're standing in the way.  I mean, there might be those types there, but I bet at that size I could do more than just attack them with vicious rhetoric.  
• Movies.  I have watched some pretty lame movies, but they're great because its Christmas.  Im sure that they will once again become lame on December 26.
• Time with my kiddos.  Im looking forward to them being out of school.  I loved the summer, having them wake me up in the morning, so I know I will enjoy them being home during the holidays.

• And last but not least, time with the hubby.  We drink hot chocolate, enjoy the crackling fire and snuggle.  Its dreamy :)

All is right with the world...

The birds are singing.

Wrongs have been righted.

Men and women world wide are merry with joy.

It is as it should be...

Alabama is going to the BCS National Championship,

AGAIN.

 

The weather outside is frightful

That's not the only thing.   But, SERIOUSLY?!  I want it to be cold already.  Like, cold or at least cool, not muggy and 75.  Oh well, I can turn my AC down and pretend its cold out there. 

No, whats frightful is the $2100.00 bill for our brand new transmission.  I love my mini, but not $2100.00 worth.  It just happened at the worst of times.  We are leaving Tuesday for my brothers house in Florida, so we don't have time to find another one.  I mean, we can find another van, just not one we can afford right now.  And we made the terrible mistake of looking at some new ones.  Excuse me, not NEW, just new to me.  Oh what I wouldnt give for leather interior and a sunroof.  I know that sounds really petty, but I want it.  The leather because, well, the three fruits of my womb are just a tad bit messy.  Just a tad.  The inside of the mini on Madelyn's side looks like she spray painted it with pink candy.  She probably did.  Apparently she's a graffiti artist.  A couple of weeks ago she was at a neighbors house and decided to write on another house with a sharpi.  Oh yeah, I said HOUSE, as in red brick... with a Sharpi.  Not that she knows or cares what "washable" means, but obviously we've tried to get it off and no luck.  I mean, I would love for her to be an artist, just not at the neighbors expense.  I just had to go and love Sharpis enough to buy an multi color pack, didn't I? 
And did I mention that our home computer is broken?  Again.  Oh yes.  Again. 
And our garbage disposal,
And our garage door,
And our play room DVD player. 

Im not complaining though.  Whats the use?  Im too excited about the Holidays to care about such non-essentials, including the frightful weather. 
If I don't post again before then,  I hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Loves!

Funnies...

I might decide to make this a series, "funnies", because it seems that on a weekly basis, if not daily, one or more of my kids says something that makes me roll.  This week it was Madelyn.

Madelyn,  "Mom, we need to go to Pennsylvania."

Me,  "Why do we need to go to there?  Whats in Pennsylvania?"

In her best you should know this voice,  "PENCILS".






Its why God gave me three children, He knows how much I love to laugh.  :)

Halloween pics

Here are some pictures of my sweet babies on Halloween.  We had so much fun trick or treating this year, meeting some of our neighbors and getting LOTS of candy (darn you, fun size twix).  Why are they called "fun size"?  Because "smaller than the average candy bar" is insulting. 
ANYHOO... look at the cuteness...