{Happy Holidays!}

Well, folks, Christmas is over, and there's one more Holiday to go! Don't get me wrong, Christmas was GREAT, and I'm not trying to rush it off, but as I've said before, I'm ready to jump into the New Year, and get things going, again.

I'm going back to work today (bleh!), but I've managed to get my house in semi-order. If I don't cook, or see dishes ever again, it will be too soon! But I did manage to make a beef stew with my new Crockpot that Hubby got me for Christmas. I was dying for one of those things for the longest time, and finally got one. So, I won't be cooking till Tuesday, or maybe even Wednesday, when combined with all the Christmas leftovers lol.

My Christmas lights and decorations are still up, and will stay up until next weekend, but I've already done away with the tree. Why so soon? Well, one reason is because we've had it for a couple of years, and it was beginning to get a little old, and wouldn't hold up well, and two, between Olivia and the cat, the tree looked simply pitiful lol. Olivia keep rearranging it, and the cat climbed up in it twice. Yeah. So it was getting really discombobulated, and I told Hubby I just didn't want to look at it anymore lol. Next year, we'll get a brand new tree. Maybe a live one, if my allergies permit.

I just posted some pics of Olivia on Christmas Eve, on my Facebook. So, if you're on there, hop on over and take a look. We were on our way to my sister-in-law's annual Christmas Eve family get-together. She wouldn't be still for peanuts, and most of the pics came out blurry. Gotta get myself a speedlight and a bigger tripod this year, for sure.

It's probably going to take me days to get all my photos edited and uploaded, but I'll try to get it done little, by little. I'm also thinking about the New Year, and what I want to do as far as this blog, my photography, and many other things are concerned. It's a hectic time, but yet an exciting time!

Just wanted to check in, and say Happy Holidays! I'll be back during the course of this week to post, and I'll definitely be updating my Flickr, Facebook, and of course Twitter. I've got a lot of plans in the works for 2010, and can't wait to share them with you guys :-).

*See my baby getting all Holiday-stressed up there? lol

Happy Blogging!

{We're Almost There!}

Well, folks, it's coming down to the final days - Christmas is almost here! It's funny, as rough as its been, and as much as I've got to do after the Holidays are over, I've managed to maintain my good spirit and, for once, I can say that so far, things are turning out just as I planned. There are just a few more final details to attend to, and hopefully, everything else will fall into place.

I did the bulk of my Christmas shopping this past Saturday in all that snow we got. It didn't really start coming down until I was just about finished. I was home in time to miss the heaviest of it. When I woke up the next morning, everything was totally blanketed with snow. In total, we got about twelve inches, although I know other areas further north got double that. This is a pic I took with my Blackberry, in the parking lot of one of the shopping centers I went to. That right there, is merely a light "dusting". When we get snow in NYC, we get SNOW! lol I'll try to get more pics before it gets all nasty and melts.

All in all, I managed to finish shopping for my oldest daughter, my stepdaughter, the baby, and my neighbor's little girl. I found a lot of great deals at Gap Kids, The Children's Place, and many other stores. Needless to say, despite the weather, it was a madhouse. Tomorrow, I'm off to finish up on my son, Hubby, and two of my nieces who will be visiting for Christmas. After that, I have to do my last-minute grocery shopping, and cook, cook, cook!


I'm also going to attempt to bake home-made sugar cookies with Olivia and my nieces. I've got my cookie cutters and sprinkles all ready! All I'm really hoping for, though, is a wonderful, peaceful Holiday, with lots of great gifts, great food, great memories, and the best company in the world - family!

Happy Blogging!

{He's Watchin' You, Kid!}

Now, that little doll-face below, with the sneaky look in her eyes, is my Olivia.


She claims she's going to be a good girl for Santa, and for the most part, she is. Remember, I said for the most part.




So, why is she trying to climb up the pole in my living room, after I've told her numerous times that she could get a "boo-boo"? (Better yet, why do I have a pole in my living room? Hey, it came with the place.)


And why has she decided to keep removing and rearraging my poor, little ornaments, no matter how many times I tell her the tree has to stay pretty for Santa?

Well, she's given me her most solemn promise to be very good, since Christmas is only eight days away, but we'll see how long that lasts lol.

Hey. Where the heck did my tree skirt go??

OLIVIAAAAAAAAA!!!

Happy Blogging!