christmas is here!

well maybe not quite, but i am definitely starting to feel it! so here are my reasons:

• i saw my first salvation army bell ringer today at kroger! i just love that sound!


• it has been extra cold for this time of year the last week.


• i got out my snowmen plates (absolutely love these plates; got them at my christmas wedding shower; and still searching for the pattern to add more!)


• i bought ella 2 stocking stuffers and 1 gift for under the tree


• i actually got a wish list compiled for the 3 of us


• i started addressing our christmas card envelopes (still have to take the pic though!)


• i made a lists of gifts to get

almost unsalvagable

i think that every working mother should have a housekeeper/cleaner. i really think it should come as a package. husband + children + work = housekeeper. even though i know a maid would not clean to my specifications, it would definitely be better than the no cleaning that is right now. i honestly cannot remember the last time i actually dusted EVERY surface, cleaned the ENTIRE bathrooms, or vacummed EVERY square inch much less did the other random cleanings that should be done every so often, such as cleaning the windows, cleaning out the frig, cleaning the washer (the top edges of mine get so dirty), sweep the garage and back patio. it drives me crazy!! i want a clean and neat house. not that i have to clean every other day but at least once a week; especially now with ella and 2 dogs!

but in the end i know that if i did have a housekeeper, i would feel guilty because i really do want to clean my house. i am already relinquishing other duties of mommy and wife because i am working. i would hate to relinquish another. sooooooo for now i will try to squeeze in a quick vacuum of the most trafficked areas and who knows about anything else. **so be warned if you come by...please ignore the filth. (o:

kroger: new and improved

i absolutely love our new kroger!! crazy to post about a grocery store but it really is wonderful. they even have 2 sushi chefs that make fresh sushi daily! they have a huge organic foods section which is fabulous because they carry large quantities of the milk ella drinks (horizon hormone free whole milk with dha and omega 3). when i shop at other stores, i just have to hope they have her milk but now i just go to the new kroger! oh and the floral department is nice and large! they have a great variety of potted plants/flowers and fresh cut flowers. i love to have plants and flowers around our house! (i usually get plants/flowers for inside the house at walmart and/or kroger) the aisles are also extra wide. it is so much nicer not to perform covert maneuvering to squeeze 2 grocery carts down an aisle. and the another great thing is that i always go down spillway to hugh ward to get to walmart anyway so now kroger will be on my way home. sooooo if you haven't checked out the new kroger on spillway road, check it out!