It’s that time, again! You know the time when I sit down with my computer and answer some questions about what I’m CURRENTLY doing, eating, thinking, and on and on. Here’s a Christmas Edition of what’s CURRENTLY going on around the Slaughter House.
Making: I’m currently making a couple options for what our family is gonna wear in family pictures. We had to bump ours back to later than we typically do pictures because we were scheduled to have a big family session done over Thanksgiving and well, that didn’t happen. Now we have our family pictures tomorrow and I’m all over the place on what to wear.
Wanting: Did you watch Season Two of Virgin River? I binged hard this week {and also had two nights of really bad sleep which helped my binging} and already finished season two. But now I’m wanting another feel good, girly show! What’s something else like Virgin River? It’s very chick-lit but not too Hallmark. I like the in-between. Oh, and while we’re talking television..sounds like I need to watch Last Christmas STAT?
Cooking: Last night we had homemade pizzas for dinner. I picked Bowen up for a mid-day appointment and he was just in a really bad mood. He has absolutely nothing to really be upset about. It was typical eight-year-old stuff like…I picked him up early during recess so he missed the last five minutes playing with his friends, it was yucky outside so they had to have indoor recess instead of play outside, etc. Nothing that really warrants a bad mood but while he was back at the appointment {I knew they were keeping him for 30 minutes} I popped across the street to grab the ingredients for homemade pizza.
Drinking: COFFEE, COFFEE, COFFEE!! In the summer give me a La Croix but in the winter it’s ALL THE COFFEE! It’s so hard to drink water when it’s so chilly outside. And by the way, if you live up north I hope you rolled your eyes at me for saying it was chilly here in Texas. 😉
Eating: You know the big Christmas popcorn tins? THAT! I have a slight addiction to savory popcorn so I usually don’t have any in the house. But during the Christmas season, it’s on! Come January 1st though, I have to stop. If you’ve ever been or are plan on coming to McKinney, there’s THE cutest little popcorn shop on our square that sells tons of different popcorn flavors. You must stop by when you visit!
Reading: I’m reading Loving My Actual Christmas {again} and am also working my way through the O Come, O Come Emmanuel bible study, which I’m loving by the way!
Looking: Outside the front windows while I work at the dining room table. It’s looking very “December” today…kind of grey and chilly with a little drizzle.
Playing: I’m not playing anything yet, but I’ve been searching for game ideas for a Polar Express Christmas Party for second graders. Do you have any ideas? I love the minute-to-win-it games but am a little nervous without a room of parent volunteers it’ll be too much. Our school is limiting volunteers this year.
Wasting: If we were asking Tab this question, he’d say, “Electricity”. His topic of discussion as of December 1st is how often our people leave a room without turning the lights off. It literally drives him bananas. So if Tab were here he’d not only say, “Electricity”, he’d probably shout it.
Buying: I shared this sweater in my Insta Stories yesterday. My colorway is sold out but I almost got the navy when I ordered and think it’d be just as cute. While they look very “Christmasy”, I also think they lean very “wintery” as well so I’ll wear this during January/February too.
Loving: That our elf finally arrived! My two big kids do not believe anymore and Bowen is on the fence. He’ll say things to me that will make me think he knows but then he’ll mention something else that has me utterly confused. Our elf always brings powdered and chocolate donuts, strawberries, and chocolate milk along with Christmasy plates and their Advent calendars. As they were eating, Bowen asked, “Mom, did Sparky really set all this up?”. Bless him! But then he’ll mention to Ashby that he’s pretty sure the parents buy all the presents. 😱😱😱 Thank goodness, Britt is ALL IN! By the way, those NFL advent calendars that popped up on my Instagram feed and I ordered STILL haven’t arrived. I heard from a few of you who ordered them as well and yours aren’t there yet either. UGH! On Tuesday, I went to Trader Joe’s to grab two of the 99 cent kind for the boys. Bowen didn’t seem to notice the difference between his chocolate calendar and Ebby Lee’s Body Shop calendar, but Nixon was giving me the side eye all throughout breakfast.
Hoping: We’re all healthy to travel to Missouri over Christmas Break. I’d love for us to visit all four of my grandparents while we’re there because I haven’t been since November of last year. We’ll see but it’s something big I’m hoping for.
Marveling: At the quick pace our family goes through groceries! I can only imagine how that will look when the boys are both a little older. A loaf of bread only really lasts for two days of lunches. Over Thanksgiving Break we made a big breakfast almost every morning and were going through eggs like you wouldn’t believe!
Needing: More wrapping paper! I was super caught up on my wrapping and then I ran out of paper! On the topic of paper, I probably NEED to take a gift wrapping class. My wrapping skills are horrible.
Smelling: This cinnamon candle I got for under $12! It’s REALLY good! I’ve had it burning the last few days.
Praying: Right now I have two different friends who have family members in the hospital with COVID. I’m praying big for full recoveries for them.
Noticing: I was caught up on laundry for a solid 3.5 minutes before I noticed another load. Sigh.
Knowing: You can make anything magical if you put a little effort into it. I know for our family this season is looking different but we’re making our nights at home a little more special in a variety of different ways….family devotional time, movie night with popcorn, staying up a little too late, etc.
Thinking: About a question lots of you have asked me…it’s hard to catch Tab during a football game this year due to masks and such but this weekend he has the Monday night game. If your family is watching on Monday evening, see if you can spot him. Due to COVID, we haven’t been able to attend a game this year and looks like it won’t happen, but hopefully we’ll find ourselves in the stands at some point in 2021.
Opening: A new box of my favorite coffee, Southern Pecan. Marla told me at Thanksgiving they like the Southern Pecan but prefer the Maple Pecan. I’ve tried that one too and am happy to report I’d give it a solid second place trophy.
Giggling: At Tab and his grass situation…a neighbor told me she saw him MEASURING THE GRASS last week! WHAT?! I asked him about it and he said it only needs to be cut when it’s a certain length so he was just making sure. When I think about it, I giggle because we’ve clearly reached an age…you know an age where we’d be pumped to get a new vacuum cleaner for Christmas and we measure the grass.
Feeling: Extra thankful for this season and the true meaning behind why we’re celebrating.
Hope you have a great Thursday, friends!
XO
