{This Moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, join in over at Soule Mama


Her first strike

Trash to Treasure

Of course when the last of the Christmas decorations are taken down, I always have this undeniable urge to throw things away. I clean out cabinets, sort through old clothes and purge the toy bins. It feels good. I collected quite alot of "trash" here in our little home. The girls even got in on the action. They each gave away some of their treasures that they were willing to part with, things like 2 Sillybands and an old Happy Meal toy. I fear these two might be pack rats. It runs in the family...not my side :)

After an intense two days of decluttering and reorganizing, I needed a stop off at Target for some essentials...Clorox wipes, paper towels and garbage bags..

And then it happened..I spied the Valentine tchotchkes in the dollar bins..
glitter and foam hearts..imeanhowcutearethese??

Damn you, Target, clearly its all your fault for my clutter.

And just because I think she looks absolutely lovely in this ensemble I give you...

Maeve.

Good Riddance 2010

ahhh, 2010. Not such a great year. It was filled with alot of emotion, tremendous loss and moments of uncertainty. We did manage as a family to pull through and create happiness again. Nothing worthwhile in this life is ever easy. I would like to say that the events that took place in 2010, shaped me in some ways. I think I have learned that life is for living, family is most important and everything does eventually turn out alright. As we start the new year, we all have resolutions and changes we like to make. I have my own too, I think we all are works in progress.

So, as 2011 in in full swing. I have started by clearing the clutter, clearing my mind of worry and focusing on what really matters to me.

Even though 2010 was not so great, we did manage to have some good times.

* Family vacation to Disneyworld in March. Priceless memories
* Starting a blog! Although I did not write that many posts, I am glad that I did
update it. This year I hope it will grow even more.
* MY 365 photo project. So I missed a few days here and there but looking back
through the slideshow, made me realize how every day really does matter. It is
like a photo journal of the year.
* Maeve turned 1!
* Ava and Olivia started Kindergarten
* Summer vacation in Maine was amazing
* Meeting the GooGoo Dolls

Not too shabby. So bring it 2011, I am.

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Two weeks in December

It started with the town Holiday parade


Holiday Dance Expo






Gingerbread house making





Tree shopping

Irish Tenors Christmas Concert

Goo Goo Dolls

A weekend away

Its been a busy December and its not over yet...Christmas is coming--eve here at home, a road trip to visit family and a rocking New Years Eve bash in the lovely Chatham. Excuse me while I go take a nap, I am tired already.

Weekend plans

Last weekend I was in sunny (cold) Florida with my beloved. I forced all thoughts of to do lists and chores out of my head to be dealt with when I got back. Well, I'm back and now this weekend is chock full of STUFF.

Here's the short list...no need to read it, it mainly is for me to get organized!

- girls 1st basketball practice
- get Christmas tree
-decorate tree
-decorate outside of house
-wrap gifts
-figure out what other presents are needed
-sort and bundle items for PTA mitten tree
-take Christmas card photo
-upload photo
-pick out and order holiday cards

I hope that is all.

Ok, off to sleep now..night shift over. Tonight kicks off the holidays for me..Irish tenors with my mom and then let the chaos begin!

Holiday Cards

It is that time of year again...

I choose the matching outfits, get the matching hair bows and pray that no one gets a head injury that could leave a mark...

Its time for the annual Christmas card!

I just LOVE getting mail in December and so do my girls.

We like to see all the beautiful pictures of our friends and family and proudly display them around our home.

I love to see all of the different card designs and to see how creative some of them are.

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Here is our final product from 2009



Some of my favorites for this year are:

I love the monogram in the corner of this one above.

The black and white photos of this are a nice touch.

This one might be the winner for this year...

but you will just need to wait and check your mailbox!

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS