Props and Links

About those really cool Felt Pomp Christmas wreaths Emi and I made, I thanked the source of the tutorial, but I forgot to link back to the source in case you would like to make these Felt Pomp Wreaths too. Check out Baby Rabies for other cool crafty ideas.

Pretty Green Felt Wreath

Emi loving her glue gun

Also, fellow Okie blogger Jill of All Trades is hosting a sweet little giveaway on her blog to celebrate her 1,000th post.. .click on over before the 15th to enter to win and check out her paintings while you are there!

Full Day

Sunday after church we met up with family at Ray's Smokehouse (love their BBQ!)...

Emi and I were feeling crafty and made 2 of 3 wreaths for the holidays...

First Pomp

Emi's Mostly Pomped Wreath

Mommy's Partially Pomped Wreath

Finished Wreath

Later we terrorized the kids before bed..

Thankfulness

Before Dinner

After Dinner

Smells Like Holiday Spirit

Therapeutic

This morning as I lay there with the electrodes and heat working their magic on my back I tried to figure out how I tweaked my back again. Then I remembered the past weekend (which seemed to fly by....I wonder why) and realized it wasn't ALL about The Walking Dead and catching up on other DVR'd shows.

In addition to that, we:

• Sorted through all 3 kids dressers and closets (and playroom/sunroom) for donables
• Bathed and blow dried both dogs (after bathing the kiddos)
• Vacuumed and dusted whole house (twice - before and after dogs were bathed because they are shedding fools)
• Painted chalk board on wall in kitchen (after loving what I saw on Nothing But Bonfires)
• Clipped, pruned trees and shrubs; dead headed roses; weeded, raked and bagged leaves in front yard
• Dragged portable radiator up from basement
• Wrestled and played with the kiddos
• Put up our Christmas tree
• Brought countless Christmas decorations up from the basement
• Carried countless loads of laundry up from the basement

So maybe I overdid it with the projects this weekend but the weather was gorgeous and we needed to take care of the dogs, editing down of the clothes/toys, cleaning up yard for winter and decorating for the holidays.

I love going to PT even though they make me exercise...or maybe it's because they make me exercise....no, it's the heat and those wonderful electrodes that put me in an alpha state. Actually, it's that they work with me on helping me to condition my body and tackle what life throws at me. It's like having a personal trainer, but one who is gentle with me, not barking at me to push myself harder. Although I do work up a sweat these days...