{ Oh my Heck I'm a Wreck...}

Okay not really but I felt like it yesterday! What a couple of days it has been D has been away for three days which makes for long drawn out days, plus not feeling to good, add that with running around, dropping off, and picking up among so many other things! Just a crazy time of year eh!

AND {fair warning on the picture coming up not for the weak stomach}

since its been our year for traumatic events and injuries involving

bocce balls L / broken arms K /

finger amputations not really but close M/

pink eye All / allergy induced swelling for K /

and yesterday I give you hockey stick to the mouth..... to add to our every growing list for the year.

kolten was playing street hockey with a bunch of boys {I really prefer him playing with all the girls I think} anyway he got a hockey stick hard to the mouth and got a TOOTH KNOCKED out and his gums separated

YUCK YUCK YUCK

he was screaming all the way down the street.

I seriously thought my heart was going to stop when I realized it was kolt crying like he was and the blood was everywhere!!!!

So I yanked my two other sleeping nappers out of bed and dropped them off at a friends and ran to the hospital who called in some dental people who thought he might need stitches in his mouth among other things.......

but in the end we are okay -- no tooth---

but thankfully it was a baby tooth that got whacked off and not an adult tooth! He has to have xrays next week to make sure its all okay but thankfully the day ended on a good note

Darren got home after being gone for three days.
We had a dinner at our friends when we got back from the hospital so kolten was happier and took his mind off of things.

And the tooth fairy made an exception and gave him an injury pay of five dollars that he was more then happy about!

{Usually its a buck or two}

So we are okay but it really scared me it is so horrible when your kids are hurt so bad and you just want to take that pain from then it just about kills you! I've had my fair share of each child in the ER this year screaming uncontrollably

them not me

but I sure felt like I would trade them in a minute.

I can't imagine what people go through watching someone they love more then life itself go through horrible illness and disease.

I feel for them.

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Today is a cold snowy, blizzardy, day a good day to stay in we do have some fun parties to go to tonight so that will be fun to get out after being in all day.

But here is a pic out my front windowYou can't really seeing the flying blowing snow in the pic as good as I thought but its blowing and dark out today. This house across the street just got all there stone work finished this week and it is beautiful I love it!!!

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Other then that wanted to share some good

Christmas recipes

I know somebody asked for my candy cane popcorn recipe but can't remember who was asking me so here it is we are probably doing our today:

Candy Cane Popcorn:

24 cups of popcorn

3 cups of white baking chocolate wafers
2 cups crushed candy canes

Pop unpopped popcorn to make up 24 cups, melt chocolate, and crush about 18 peppermint candy canes in blender till fine, pour chocolate over popcorn then candy cane until well covered pour onto sprayed pans put in fridge for 30 minutes. stores up to 1 week in air tight container or six weeks in freezer. {We have put it in cute Christmas cellophane bags and given it out at Christmas. So good!!

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Chip Dip

Makes a great appetizer that goes a long way and is so easy to make my sil Kristyn made it last christmas and it feeds alot

1/2 cup mayonnaise or miracle whip

1/2 cup sour cream1 pkg. cream cheese softened

1 small bottle cocktail sauce or salsa {I use salsa}

toppings:tomatoes, gr.peppers, gr. onions, olives, cheese and anything else you like

combine first three ingredients and mix well until smooth. spread in pizza pan or small pan. then spread cocktail sauce or salsa over top mixture until evenly covered. add tomatoes, green peppers, etc. and cheese overt op to look like a pizza. chill until cold.

serve with tortilla chips

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And some fun Christmas gift ideas:

Dip some peppermint candy cane sticks in white chocolate found here and give with mugs and hot chocolate mixes.

From here 103 Christmas ideas

to here with lots of fun random ideas

and when I'm done what we are doing for friend and neighbour gifts and probably when they are delivered then I'll share what we're doing this year! I'm excited~!

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THANK YOU Jodi for fixing my Christmas card Header so it fits! Hopefully the Christmas cards I did get sent out are already there. Rebecca Cooper did exactly what I had in my head. I told her what I wanted and had drawn out and she did it exactly she is amazing! Love them.

So from my blog to yours Merry Christmas from us!

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What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.
Agnes M. Pharo

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And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.
Dr. Seuss

HAVE A Merry Christmas!!