Take Me Back Tuesday ~Poppa’s

So originally I was going to dig out some more great photos from my childhood past, and then I ran across Grandpas. Better know as “Poppa” in our house.

This first picture is Hubby’s dad when my Angel was 18 months old. So take me back to Christmas of 2005.

This picture is my Angel with my Dad when she was 8 months old. So take me back to Christmas of 2004.

We miss you “Poppa’s”! You didn’t get to spend much time with your grand babies, but we tell them about you all the time! Hubby and I miss you both, more than you could ever know, but then again I guess you probably do know…..

We would love to have a few more Take Me Back Tuesday folks! So dig out your old photos, scan them and pop on over to Kari’s!

A Giveaway Addicted Mommy for Take Me Back Tuesday!

Quotable Sunday ~Wonder

 

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed. ~Albert Einstein

 

Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. ~ Robert Fulghum

 

 

He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder. ~ M.C. Escher

 

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. The longer I live, the more my mind dwells upon the beauty and the wonder of the world. ~ John Burroughs

 

Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder. ~Plato

 

Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. ~e. e. cummings

 

 

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Wordless Wednesday –18 Degrees!

 

As I sit here typing, the temperature reads –18 degrees, with a wind chill factor of –31!  It reminded me of the same scenario 5 years ago when my daughter was just 8 months old.  This picture always makes me think of the movie A Christmas Story when the kids are so bundled up in their winter gear they can hardly move!  That is how my kids will be bundled up again today!

 

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Take Me Back Tuesday ~Christmas 1969

Welcome to My First Christmas 1969! I would have been 11 months old!

Christmas was much simpler then. It looks like my big gift of the year was a little toy piano, of course you had to make the music yourself. And see the little garbage truck? That was for my brother! In other pictures there was also the classic Fisher Price Farm, and a little plastic train set for my brother (who would have been just over 3 1/2).

The lovely lady in the picture was my Grandma (Dad’s mom). It sure was nice to see you again today Grandma, I miss you!

I love that it looks like my favorite gift was that big box one of the presents came in!

We would love to have a few more Take Me Back Tuesday folks! So dig out your old photos, scan them and pop on over to Kari’s!

A Giveaway Addicted Mommy for Take Me Back Tuesday!

A Day With Two #1

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We actually put up the Christmas Tree the day after Thanksgiving. The kids of course had a great time looking at all of their favorite ornaments, here is a sample for you to enjoy:

God bless the neighbor! His house looks like this: The kids love it and secretly so do I!

Got any Christmas shopping done yet? Me, I got a few things, no Zhu Zhu pets included. This time of year I am a self proclaimed Amazon freak, watch all the stuff in my cart all the time for price drops!

Yesterday I got the Baby Alive Whoopsie Doo Doll for $17.49! I mean who doesn’t need a doll that pees and poops, boy can I hardly wait to see this one in action!

Snagged The Grinch - Sing Your Heart Out! game for a whopping $5.00 (it is still that price now BTW). And of course for the boy a Deka Bakugan and a Bakugan Amazon.com Exclusive Ultimate Brawler Collector's Gift Pack. The Gift Pack was on one of their Top Holiday Deals (which I also have been watching like a hawk) and was only $4.99! Funny, 2 months ago I didn’t even know what a Bakugan was!

All free shipping because I signed up for their Amazon Prime 30 day trial, so everything (almost) ships in 2 days and free!

Anyone else snag any great deals over the weekend?

Sorry I missed Quotable Sunday, shopping and all today!

Found Here

That’s all on the home front of A Day With Two!

Do You Seriously Still Need A Zhu Zhu Pet??

The must have Christmas item of the year!! Zhu Zhu Pets!

So I totally know where you can win one! As in free of charge!

You must visit The Not-So-Blog’s Experimental Mommy for your chance to win one!!

Not only did they write an awesome article called How to score a Zhu Zhu Pet, they scored two Zhu Zhu Pets that are NOT YET AVAILABLE IN STORES!!

Move over Pipsqueak, because the Not So Blog is the ONLY place you can get the brand new additions to the Zhu Zhu Pet family, Jilly (the pink one) or Winkie (the black and white one) BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS!

So if you still need a Zhu Zhu pet for the holidays go visit The Not-So-Blog’s Experimental Mommy to win your very own!

P.S. This is not a review, so I don’t even need that lovely disclaimer that everyone has to put at the end of their blog. We don’t even own a Zhu Zhu pet yet, but we sure would love to!

Wordless Wednesday

The best thing about Thanksgiving: Grammy!

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