goats and chickens for angel tree!

alright, i go my second batch of Christmas cards sent out (obviously not the dog ones- the boxed set i got so i could get an early start)

you have to understand that i am NOTORIOUS for sending out 'be-lated' Christmas cards!

then i went through some gre practice yesterday and i did ok with the vocabulary, but i really must brush up on my math and the rules...hmm. i never was very good at math- i think i could have been, but i had a poor teacher in 9th grade (poor as in not very good...although he may have been poor as well), then i struggled at e.i.s. as well-thankfully i was able to get tutoring from my volleyball coach's wife-God bless mrs. smallwood! and then there were the study groups-thanks to my classmates for trying to explain things! my brain just didn't really function that way!

this morning when we got up, i had a craving for those pumpkin pancakes i had over thanksgiving! (i bought canned pumpkin yesterday, because that's when the craving actually began)

the only problem was that the store where i found it only had the huge cans, not the small one which i needed...so..it's a good thing the dogs like a little pumpkin

so i found a great little recipe on cooking.com i think...of course i had to add my own topping, but that's no biggie. it hit the spot even without the whipped cream.

you cannot tell, but they were delicious!

yesterday i also got a little package in the mail, which i have been waiting to receive for an awful long time. i didn't want to pay the extra fro shipping, so i chose the 'value shipping.' i didn't realize that when i ordered it back on october 25, it would take for-NEVER to get here! it literally got shoved into my box yesterday. oh well, it arrived. i cannot show you what i got until i send it off and it has been received because it would ruin the surprise. it's not even going to be that exciting for most of you. so don't get your hopes up.

note to self:plan ahead if i plan to get gifts for people or don't use value shipping.

i mentioned that we are participating in angel tree at school for families at our school. well, i just got a catalog in the mail and it made me rethink what i bought for our family. this is the kind of thing that really makes a difference..

this is the QR code if you have the ap, you can look into it a bit more. i thought it was a great opportunity- a way to really help those who know need.

we have a very skewed vision of 'need' here in the united states. we are fortunate and most people don't even realize it or appreciate it. i wonder what our angel tree family would do if we got them a goat and a couple of chickens...

ok, so breakfast was good, but guess what makes a delicious snack? pumpkin pancakes with nutella! don't knock it 'til you try it! 

it's been a relaxing, lazy sunday for me and the boys and we've loved it-they cannot wait for Christmas break!
julie