shopping maddness!

I realised today, I procrastinate WAY too much! I really need to get on the ball with this whole holiday shopping thing! I made a list and I have 3894723897 people to buy for and then turn around and buy birthday presents for Rhiley! Ahhhhhhhh! So I thought to myself, "self, lets go to Wal-Mart and get things done!" Does anyone realise how hard that is to do with an 11 month old baby pulling everything within arms reach off the shelves, and when he doesnt get his way, he screams at the top of his lungs! Oh and not to mention every older person in the store manages to stop me and Rhiley and compliment what a beautiful baby I have! I feel honored they feel this way I really do, but when you are in a hurry, you cant stop every 5 mins. just to chat! Ah! Ok, well. We get to Wal-Mart, i realise, I have no clue what to get ANYONE! There are way to many choices, and what do you get someone who has everything? So my dilema is, well, everything really! This is suppose to be the happiest time of the year, and its just turning into something not of the sort! Mabye I am making WAY to much out of it, but how is it everyone else waits until 2 days before Christmas and can still get EVERYONE on their list EXACTLY what they want, and I cant seem to do that?!?! Mabye I will start shopping exclusively ONLINE! YES! there is a thought! ONLINE SHOPPING! What a brilliant idea! Well, I have a sinus headache and really need to go clean house and finish packing some stuff, so I will go! Enough for today!! Tune in next Time!

**God Bless You**

Much Love,
MACHELLE L. SMITH

On this day

On this, my first attempt at blogging "for real", I realise I am not as computer literate as I once thought...Jeez, it took me like 30 mins. just to figure out the "hello" program for my pictures, at least that is what I think it was for...hummm... ON ANOTHER NOTE! Rhiley had his first encounter with snow yesterday! He didnt know much what to think about it, and just kind of looked at me like, "Mom, you have GOT to be CRAZY!!!!!"

He wasnt nuts about it! I figured he would like it, but he just wasnt having any! We got so much snow it was crazy, it just kept on falling! Naturally, we ran out of propane and almost froze but the good people at MFA Propane came to the rescue! WHOO HOO!! THANK GOODNESS we wont have to rely on propane when our new house arrives, which by the way is competely finished, we are waiting on closing and the rest of the paper work hoop la! Which for those of you have bought homes before know that can take an excrusiating (sp?) amount of time when you just want it SO bad! ahhhhh! Well....... We are still hoping to be in it before Christmas .... or Rhileys 1st birthday at least! GAH, thats another thing... my baby boy... MY LITTLE BABY BOY is almost one year old. On the 10th of this month he will be 11 months old.... man people say time flies, but you just really dont believe it until you have a baby of your own then you realise how valuable every second really is!!!! Cherish the first months they go way way way to fast! I know, at first, all you can think about is the lack of sleep, and the lost years of your youth but as you sit there at 4 a.m. think about all those who want so badly to be moms or dads and that they may never get a chance, and how truley blessed you are to HAVE that chance! Even if just for a second you stop to realise just how lucky you are and take time to just sit and relax because before long your young one, will be at the age where they NEVER want to sit still! They dont stay babies forever, and as I watch my BABY grow up it makes me so happy and my heart is so full of thankfulness that GOD chose me to bring this little person into the world!! As I watch my son learn and explore I am so thankful that I have a baby that is so full of life and health! So,in saying all of that, I hope you can just take time to slow down and enjoy every moment!!!! Sorry this is so long, I told you, I kind of get carried away on these things!!!!! THANKS FOR LISTENING! GOD BLESS*******************

Much Love,Machelle Lea