Whatcha Got Wednesday--Christmas!!

First I would like to say that today is VERY special day!  It is my 10th anniversary.  When we got married we decided that we would spend our 10th in Europe.  Yeah, that's not happening.  Instead we're getting a babysitter and spending a night out on the town.  Someday we will take a big trip, but it won't be today.  :) 

Anyway,  we had the BEST Christmas!  Santa was good to us this year.  It was full of the 3 F's...friends, food, and fun.  Here are a few pics of the week.

Now it's your turn.  Show me Whatcha Got!

1.  Link up the actual blog post, not your blog address.

2.  Grab my button and post it somewhere on your blog.

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Watcha Got Wednesday

Thanks so much to everyone who linked up last week.  I had no idea if anyone would link up at all and was very pleasantly surprised that 14 projects were linked up.  You people make me smile so much!!! 

I'm still sick and have done absolutely NOTHING for days, so I have nothing to show you.  But I still want to see what you've been up too.

Now it's your turn.  Show me Whatcha Got!

1.  Link up the actual blog post, not your blog address.

2.  Grab my button and post it somewhere on your blog.

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In case you were wondering...

What my house looks like when I've been sick since Thanksgiving, I thought I'd let you know.

Whatcha Got Wednesday--kitchen

When we bought our house it was with the understanding that we would be re-doing our kitchen.  A few months after we moved in I got some quotes on refacing our cabinets and I just about wet myself.  NO WAY could we afford it.

3.5 years later and we have decided to do it ourselves.  Mr. Wonderful is a VERY handy guy, so I have absolutely no doubts that he can do it.  He has 2 weeks off at Christmas, so we're going to hit it hard.  We did the prep work over Thanksgiving and I am so excited I want to do the happy dance everytime I walk into my kitchen.

Before:  Isn't that backsplash just beautiful?  And those cabinets...don't they make your heart flutter? 

After:  I know this pic is from a different angle and my countertops are messy, but can you see that we took down the backsplash and an entire row of cabinets that were hanging over my countertop Look at the 2nd before pic standing in the kitchen looking out and now look at the after pic.  Can you see it?

Anyway, more to come!!

Now it's your turn.  Show me Whatcha Got!

1.  Link up the actual blog post, not your blog address.

2.  Grab my button and post it somewhere on your blog.

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Oh Christmas Tree!

I thought I would show you my Christmas tree.  It's a fake we've had since we first got married.  It will be retired after this year, and it has served us well.  Someday I will have a family tree in the family room that has all of our sentimental ornaments and a fancy tree in some other room that is just for me to look at.  For now, this is it.  Oh, and for the record, the ribbon was evenly spaced around the tree, but my kids won't stop messing with it.  Gotta love it!

I tried to mix all of the family ornaments with the pretty ones and I like what I got.  My kids keep pulling things down to play with, so it doesn't look like this anymore.  :)

I got the ribbon and these balls on sale after Christmas.  They are pretty and plastic, so they won't break when my kids mess with them.

This little guy has been hanging on my tree since I was a little one.  It's from Germany (where I was born).  My parents got him when my Dad was stationed there with the Army.  My mom gave each of us a few when we moved out of the house.

This is also from Germany.  It's from the year I was born...at least that's what I've told myself all of my life.  :)

I don't know how old this is.  My mom made it and I loved it so much that she let me keep it. I also have an ice skating girl that my girls saw and immediately took up to their room.  They crack me up!

This is Mr. Wonderful's from his childhood.  My almost 3 year old LOVES is and plays with it under the tree (which is where he is currently "resting".)

This is also Mr. Wonderful's.  His mom gave him all of his ornaments when we got married.  This is one of my favorites of what he brought with him.

Don't forget my new linky party "Whatcha Got Wednesday".  It starts this Wednesday and I have a really fantastic project to share with you, so come back and show me Whatcha Got!

Stomach flu anyone?

My plans have been put on hold until Monday.  I had a cold earlier this week and ended up loosing my voice. Not fun, but not terrible.  I think my kids kind of liked it.  :)  I was just starting to get my voice back and feel a little bit better when I came down with a NASTY stomach bug.  I can't remember the last time I've been so violently ill.  Anyway, I'll start up for real on Monday.

I was asked to review a VERY cool new product that I'm sure you will all love, so come back Monday for that review.  I hope you all have a great weekend (and that all of the sickness leaves my body and our house.)