Tie Dye New Years Party with Katie!

Bests of 2009!

• Gap Long & Lean Jeans
• Keurig Coffee Maker
• B. Makowsky Handbags
• Redken Heat Styling Termo Actif Ultra Straightening Spray
• Pear Tree Greetings
• John Mayer Battle Studies CD
• Twilight New Moon
• Avon Anew Clinical Thermafirm Face Lifting Cream
• Starbucks VIA Coffee
• Chefs Classic Enameled Cast Iron by Cuisinart (I don't have just yet...but I know someone who does...and it's awesome and on the list for 2010).

Merry Christmas From The Schweigert's!

*click on photo to enlarge.

The Nice List:
Putting away breakfast dishes. Piper letting Paige watch "Calliou" for their TV time today. No more diapers!!! Sister time without fighting. Helping Mommy wrap presents for other children without complaining.

The Naughty List:
Taking ornaments off the Christmas tree and giving them to Baxter. Decorating the bathroom with toilet paper. Feeding Baxter underneath the table. Telling the Starbucks barista to "hurry it up, lady".

New Twin Beds For Christmas!

Decorating Christmas Cookies 2009

Christmas can't come soon enough!

"It's the week before Christmas

And all through the house

The puppies are squeaking

An old rubber mouse.

The wreath which had merrily

Hung on the door

Is scattered in pieces

All over the floor.

The stockings that hung

In a neat little row

Now boast a hole in

Each one of the toes.

The tree was subjected

To bright-eyed whims,

And now, although splendid,

It's missing some limbs.

I catch them and hold them.

"Be good", I insist.

They lick me, then run off

To see what they've missed.

And now as I watch them

The thought comes to me,

That their's is the spirit

That Christmas should be.

Should children and puppies

Yet show us the way,

And teach us the joy

That should come with this day?

Could they bring the message

That's written above,

And tell us that, most of all

Christmas is love."

~Author Unknown.

Angels Amoung Us!

Just had to share with you our little star in her returning role of Angel in the Christmas pageant this year!

The Wish List:

Santa & His Entourage!

This is the first year we went to the annual "Project Santa Claus Toy & Food Drive", where Santa literally comes to your neighborhood riding a firetruck. The girls left with candy canes and the chance to tell Santa what they wanted for Christmas.

A look back in time.

September 2008...Paige's first trip to the dentist. One of my children's favorite places to go.

Styrofoam Gingerbread House

I really missed out yesterday, because Katie and Peter brought over the coolest styrofoam gingerbread house for the girls to put together while I was working! The best part is it plays music and Daddy cannot continually eat the furnishings!!!

Holiday parade without Santa?!

Favorites of the Holiday Parade:

• "Candy." (Piper)
• "Scoobly Doo." (Paige)
• "Fun Saturday night with family & friends." (Mommy)
• "Cold, windy weather." (Daddy)
  

Another secret to my successful shopping!

For all my fellow TJ Maxx friends, I have stumbled across a very awesome website (thanks Emily) in which you can find designer stuff at very awesome prices. It's just like going to TJ Maxx, but the convenience of staying at home (how great is that???)!!!

*click here if you too want to experience the stellar steals on designer stuff with FREE shipping and NO tax.

The "Jammie Skirt"

You too can have this look...just put both feet into one pant leg and flip the remaining pant leg up the back (or in Pipers case, the front). It's the coolest new thing!

Naughty or Nice

I have taken it upon myself to make Santa's job "a little" easier this year and track the Schweigert girls progress leading up to Christmas. They also know I will be doing this, and hopefully will be motivated to be "a little" nicer leading up to the big night!

I have replaced my "Thankfulness" sidebar (because Thanksgiving is over), and put up the "Naughty or Nice" banner. Please feel free Santa (Grammies, Papas and Godparents included) to continue to monitor this, and make your final decision whether you bring toys or coal this Christmas.