#1 - My dear friend Penny Allen who lent me a breast pump on the spot at 8:00 am the Saturday after Christmas so I could relieve my chest because Sadie got the stomach flu and didn't eat for 3 days...we are now officially over it...10 days later.
#2 - No picture to show, but the photographer at Target who believed me when I said Claire would do better without me in the room, and in 10 minutes got the most DARLING pictures. But I didn't pay the money to get them e-mailed because I already did that for the bad ones...just believe me when I say they're cute! (I've decided I need a scanner now.)
#3 - Jared and Crystal Taylor, who are the most talented, creative, generous people I know. I called Crystal for help on how to create a magnet/bulletin board for my kitchen wall; and those darlings just went ahead and did it for me...paint and all. You guys are the best! I hung it today and it looks awesome!
#4 - My big sister Erin and my parents, who decided that 10 years was long enough for me to go without a drill. Thanks to both of them for getting us one for Christmas...two is better than none! This would not be an issue if I didn't have a husband who REFUSES to receive tools as gifts because "They're not fun." Anyway, the magnet board went up quick as a wink because of my new drill....love you!
#5 - My dear hubby Dave who gave me this very cool quilt stand for Christmas. I've been wanting one for ages, because I have several homemade quilts that need to be shown. For now, I put up the quilt Dave's Grandma Anderson gave us for our wedding, and the Memory Quilt my mom made for me last year for Christmas.
#6 - Speaking of quilts, I received the BEST one last year from my sister Kelly for Christmas. This is a completed Bodily Family Quilt that she lovingly put together for me. It was one of the best Christmases ever, and it is proudly displayed on my bed.
#7 - The artist Chad Hawkins. I love his temple pictures, and I decided to give a color print of the Nauvoo temple to my brother Jonathan for Christmas. When I called his studio to purchase the print, I spoke with him directly and he was nice enough to let me come and pick up the size I wanted from his home in Fruit Heights. And he even autographed the print for me! He was extremely nice and thoughtful, and I'm glad it worked out for my gift.
#8 - This should be 3, but I'm condensing, so this is for Jen, Heidi and Elisa for indulging me with a MUCH NEEDED lunch out with my gals. Thanks for taking the time and for sharing all the yummy food. I miss you guys more than you know, and I hope you are ready for a lifetime of me calling and saying, "I'm in town...let's get together NOW!"#9 - My sweet kids: Davis, Claire and Sadie. Thanks for making Christmas so much fun...children really are the best part of Christmas.
#10 - My brother Ryan and his wife Lauren for their cool Christmas surprise of announcing they are having a baby boy in June....Yay! I'm so excited to see what a new breed of Vellinga cousins will look like....congrats!
9 comments:
What an awesome post!! I love th idea. I might just have to do that on mine, since I realized today that we took a total of 3 pictures for Christmas, oops!
You are so thoughtful to put the magnet/cork board as one of your top 10. You have done so much for me and are such an awesome friend, that is was no big deal. I love how it turned out! Hope to see you again.
That's a fun way to post about Christmas! And I think that is hilarious about the drill. Andy would die for tools every chance he could get - birthday, Christmas, President's Day... We have at least 5 drills around here. :) And I looooove your bulletin board! I am going to have to make one now.
Mani, I would be one of the people who would be just as thrilled as you to hear what you did for Christmas. :) Cuz, you know, I'm nosey and love hearing that stuff. It was so good to see you and I can't wait for the snow to STOP so we can start making trips up there again and have them actually happen. Love ya babe!
Fun post! I love your magnet/cork board and your gorgeous quilts! It seems like every time you are in town I am out of town. Bummer. We will catch each other eventually! Glad you had a fun vacation!
I loved getting together with you too. I miss having you just down the street altough I have missed that for quite a while now. And I'm going to steal your idea for the post it's great!
Love you too! It was great to get a "Cox-fix" while you guys were here. Mia still talks about Claire constantly. Thanks for being the friend I can talk to about ANYTHING--and I mean anything :).
Hey, I want you to send me the instructions on how to make that cute, cyoot bulletin board. It would look great in my house!
Mary Ann! I hope you don't mind that I found your blog! (through penny's) What a fun post. Your kids are sooo adorable.
Heidi Murray - Yay, I'm so glad you found me....now I'm trying to find you. Let me know what your e-mail or blog site is so I can see YOUR cute 3 kids.
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