I declare February 14th BERGER DAY!

Okay anyone who knows me well knows that my absolute favorite treat (make up gift... anti-depressant) is a cellophane wrapped box of Berger's cookies. These God-sent treats from heaven are actually made in Baltimore, Maryland. Had I known the full history of Berger cookies and their limited availability outside of the Baltimore/Washington Metro Area I NEVER WOULD HAVE AGREED TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA.

Thankfully, there are airplanes and FedEx and let's not forget the internet. It's now possible to order them online. But only for a little while longer 'cause they won't send them if it's too hot outside and there's a possibility of meltage enroute. (not real words according to spell check).

February ought to be just fine though. Feel free to send me or someone you love more than me these wonderful treats. My hubby sometimes remembers my obsession with BERGER'S COOKIES and has them sent FedEx - sometimes... hmm... tell me, would it be selfish or without faith for me to order myself some cookies *just in case* he forgets?

Christmas At Our House

As many of you know we recently moved to Florida from Arizona, so you would think the lack of "Winter Wonderland" weather during the holidays would be normal for us by now. But for me, it's not.

As I watch the weather reports for the north eastern states I can't help but be a little bit jealous of those who get snow and that deafening silence late at night after a snowfall. Not so jealous of the lack of power, but I actually miss driving in the snow, oh so carefully. I miss shoveling snow - but only a little bit. I'm a Marylander by birth and experienced several snowy Christmastimes that were warmed by a fire in the basement of our home. It really was sweet.

So now that we are in Florida, preparing for yet another move (see previous posts here and here and here for why we are moving AGAIN...) we are also preparing to celebrate Christmas and Amanda's birthday. Amanda's birthday party is this Saturday - Beach Theme... yes, only in Florida and perhaps even Arizona and California can you get away with this just days before Christmas.

So for those who are interested, here's a little peek into our home at this crazy time of year.

This would be our Christmas tree - notice the lack of ornaments at the bottom? This is the tell-tale sign that our little WMD is busy at work. All of the ornaments are inching their way up the tree, screaming in terror at the sight of Hayden.



This is an ornament we learned to make in Enrichment!


This is an ornament we taught the YW to make. It's super easy!



Our Nativity...

Our Advent House thingy...

and our Stockings hung on the entertainment center with care...


Next years decor will be fan-tabulous in our new home. I have GRAND ideas! Grand, I say!