The Last Goodbye

Thank you followers, readers, commenters for the time you spend with us each week. We appreciate all of your kind words, encouragement, and you make our blogging experience so fulfilling. Have a wonderful week!

Love, Holly & Charisse

Giving Bling Today...

Erin at The Mother Load gave us this lovely new award for being a faithful reader. We love you Erin for your honesty, creativity, and faithful commenting.

Emily at I Can Survive gave us this Sugar Doll award. You are sweet as sugar Emily. It has been so fun getting to know you.

Polly at 5thsister gave us this awesome new award. Polly is fabulous at Haiku, encouraging others, and an absolutely terrific bloggy friend.


Who Has The Thyme sent us this beautiful Silver Shoe of Sincerity award...AND WE LOVE HER FOR IT!

This Awards show is going to be a little bit different than the others. We would love the following blogs to do a little holiday shopping for themselves. So look above and pick the award that you most want and then take it...no really it is free! Just our way of saying...Merry Christmas:)

*bonbonrose
*thebacksofmyeyelids
*504main
*the mother load
*stirfryawesomeness
*justbecausemypickkletalks
*mjlifeinterrupted
*From Misery To Happiness
*ineedmom
*westfamilyadventures
*letshaveacocktail
*cathyhasantsypants
*Steph in the city
*I've been thinking
*tattoosandteethingrings
*headacheshormonesandhotflashes

Just so you all know...I always have that feeling that I'm forgetting someone. In fact, I know I've failed to mention many blogs that I love. I'm in the process of checking off those I have and haven't given a shout out too. So, please don't have hurt feelings if I've missed you. Your day will come soon...because I love our readers! Happy Weekend.

Holly & Charisse

Let It All Begin...

Off we go into the woods...

Reindeer prancing about...

Looking for the perfect tree...

Moments of genuine affection not always seen...

A beautiful pine the same age as my middle child...

Let the decorating begin...

They each have their favorite ones...

A mother's touch here and there...

On tippy toes they put the angel on the tree...

No longer need their Papa to lift them up...(sigh)

It's past their bedtime, with no regrets,
just more memories to add to an already wonderful life...

Once again we feel blessed!
Merry Christmas 2009

A Mortuary Moment

Happy Tuesday Everyone! If you were born in the 60's or early 70's you will relate to the lifestyle and beliefs of the women that make up The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton. I had forgotten so many things from that era, and reading this book left me feeling horrified, in stitches, and proud to have emerged into a generation where women can have dreams and see them to fruition. The themes of friendship and opportunity and passion come together to make a wonderful quick read and fun vlog discussion. Hope you enjoy...



We would love to hear from you...so please leave a Comment! If you would like to purchase this book for yourself or as a Christmas gift for a friend, I have it in the right column in our Amazon book widget. Have a wonderful day!

Did You Miss Us?

Weeeee're Baaaaack! Well sort of back anyway. I have at least 3 hours of vlog to edit, and today is my first day back at blog-work. So, I thought I would dig in the archives for something short and sweet that we haven't posted yet. You can tell it is old because I am still blonde. Tee hee! Hope it puts a little chuckle in your day.



Hope you had a marvelous Thanksgiving...and missed us terribly! We missed you. Hopefully today I'll get the bags unpacked, the groceries purchased, and edit a ton of video. Hmmm...that might be a tad ambitious.

Don't forget to leave a Comment. Have a terrific day blog friends!

Happy Monday...Let's Chat!

Hello Loyal Bloggy Friends! This is going to be a crazy week isn't it. Our kids are out of school and both of us are heading out of town for the holiday. So, forgive our small number of posts, and even smaller number of comments on all of your great blogs. By next week we will be back on track...Fo Sho! In the meantime...enjoy this vlog we put together when we were guests on Midday Escapades last week. We had a great time making it...hope you have an even better time watching it. Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving!



Let us know you came by...leave a Comment!

Sunday Awards & Theta Tag!

Holly at 504main gave us this super chic award. We think your blog is super fabulous too Holly! Love the name by the way:) We would love to pass this on to the following fabulishous blogs...
*twenty-firstcenturyhousewife
*38andgrowing

As always...you have official permission from us not to follow any rules unless you secretly long too. That said...

-Share 5 things that you are obsessed with
-Pass the award along to 5 of the most fabulous blogs you read.

Rook No. 17 gave us

The rule to this award is simple: (Only if you desire...my rules!) "Pass on the award to 10 other people while notifying and prompting them to do the same."

*504main
*crosscountrylove
*iwonderwye

What Makes Me a Theta Mom --- I've been tagged!

Three friends...Erin at The Mother Load & Tattoos And Teething Rings & 38 And Growing

tagged us this week in the Theta Mom challenge (Theta = The True, Authentic Mom). If you are tagged you must list five things that make you a true, authentic mom, and then pass along the tag to five other deserving moms.

*Saying Sorry - With my kids I have to step back a lot...look at how I handle any given situation...and access if it's my turn to say sorry. Many times it is.

*I Don't Want To Play - Every time my kids ask me if I want to play something with them...on my face I'm smiling but on the inside my answer is always NO! When I do play...I never regret it.

*Allowing Them To Fail - I tend to rescue...but as my kids get older I'm working hard at letting them face the music at school, at home with chores/behavior, with their peers. I have to let go of wondering how their failures might make me look...and let them learn their lessons.

*Say Yes More Than No - It is a rule I try to live by...unless of course their well-being is at stake.

*Worrying About What Could Be...Someday! - A wise mom told me..."Don't look today for the adult your child will grow up to be." I guess what that meant to me was that I could let go of the worries of today trusting that there will be enough time to work on the character that would most matter in the future. Lord knows...I am not the perfect example they need to follow. So, I cling to that...and PRAY A LOT!

If you choose to obey the rules...Kudos! If not...you are absolved of any guilt. The five blogs I would like to tag are...
*stilettos and ink
*warm chocolate milk
*cross country love
*hurstburst
*matty's thoughts (yup...authentic daddy parenting is super important too!)

Holly and Charisse say...if you leave a Comment...good Karma is coming your way!