The Gaines Gang

Well its official!



359 Days until Christmas 2011!

My family and I enjoyed the break in our daily routine over Christmas including eating, gift giving, avoiding the internet, eating, eating, and eating and and a few other things I did…

• Walked into a liquor store for the very first time at the ripe ole age of 35. Just to buy a bottle of Amaretto to bake bread pudding.

• Store failed to note my age and card me!


• I purchased the full line of Olay age defining creams!


• Gave a puppy a bath, twice!


• Learned that they really like to dig holes outside just after getting all cleaned up.


• Received the perfect box from my favorite store filled with my favorite breakfast.


• Learned to make k-cup coffee.


• Did not cook a meal at home for over 10 days straight.


• Watched my little guy take his first “alone” swim strokes in a swim suit two sizes to small on New Year’s Eve.


• Realized that my home will be “glittering “in the most unusual places for the next 6 months.


• Watched the first three movies from Star Wars with my kiddos who had never really even heard the theme song.


• Then watched them play out Light Saver scenes in the living room.


• Worked a baseball camp, in an indoor football facility, and learned just how dirty that turf can get a 6 year old.


• Did not check one thing of my to do list.


• Enjoyed pancakes at the Original Pancake House in Plano, TX.
 D-E-L-I-S-H!

• As a fun thing to do on Christmas day I bought my first ever scratch off lottery cards for everyone to play. Only one person won…ME…$40 bucks! My sister swears it was rigged.



• Watched the Nativity Story 5 times and each time cried at what my God did for me.

Can't wait till next year, who knows by then I just might get something marked off that to-do-list!