12/18 - This, that and a little more!

Busy day today -
**We started with ballet class for Ms Sarah. I did her "ballet hair" (that daddy's can't seem to figure out) and had everything ready so the hubster could take her.

**I ran to the Mall to work the food drive from 9-5
I organized it and needed to be there whil the weekend only people came to set up.

**We zipped to a holiday party for Tupperware Royalty and enjoyed a spaghetti bake along with assorted appetizers that we all brought.

A whirlwind of a day, but it was a good day. It's a dood thing I rested up on Friday, LOL!

12/17 - rest up.

I have been battling pneumonia for almost two weeks now, while trying to enjoy the season. This is a day to just stay home, relax and enjoy some family time as my hubby is off of work today.

We did decide to take advantage of the fact that he has a Friday night off - and drove up to the Owl's Nest for Fish Fry.


It was a fun family day in the midst of the crazy season. Everyone needs that!

12/16 Cookie Day

The perk of organizing a cookie exchange party is simple. You only have to make ONE kind of cookie and will end up with a nice variety for the season.

Today Ms Sarah and I made our cookies - after she was home from school. We made 14 dozen of the beauties and even made it to karate on time afterwards!

What are you baking for your family this season?

12/15 Office Party!

OK - this is funny as my office staff consists of one person. My assistant Melanie is amazing and makes me look organized!

It's become a tradition to take her out before the holiday - we do lunch, a fun movie and then a mini gift exchange...this year it was Chili's and The Cher movie Burlesque (pretty cool!)

How do you recongize those that support you in your daily life?

12/14 Run Around Day

This was my day to set up the Food drive that I organized at a local mall. We got an empty store, found other home party plan vendors and advertised the heck out of it. I was there from 8 am to 9 pm...but it's for a great cause!

12/13 Cookie Time!

There are so many fun things to do with the kids this time of year!

Even something as simple as letting them be the artist for a batch of cookies. (12 is about enough for the attention span of a four year old...). Today we set up a "decorating station" and she got busy while I did a few other things in the kitchen.

Wilton has nice squeeze bottles of cookie icing,that cost an arm and a leg at the store, so I was delighted to see a few at our local Liquidators for less than $1! Simply zap five seconds in the microwave and they are an easy squeeze for little hands. **Keep in mind that these high sugar items keep VERY well - I didn't have to buy any this year because we had an abundance from last year.

There are a lot of other fun things we have planned to do too - the Madison area is fantastic! Try going to look at holiday lights at Olin Park, putting on holiday music and dancing silly, making a popcorn garland for outdoors to feed the animals, go to Olbrich Botanical Gardens and check out the trains and poinsettia exhibition. Got a little dinosaur lover like me? Go to the UW Geology Museum and see the festive fossils.

As for us, we have come back from Karate and it is time to taste one of her creations. Yum!

12/12 - the magic words

Antipyrine Benzocaine OTIC Sol 15ml

LOL- I know, what a mouthful! That is the stuff I am going to get from the Doctor tomorrow, it is kind of like Ambesol for your ears.

Tomorrow will have been 10 days...that is a lot of head pressure, ear and throat pain, coughing and more. I am SOOOOO ready to be done with this.

So now, you know the magic words for ear pain. They should equal instant relief
=)