Little Man's Holiday Party

Little Man had his Holiday Party on Friday! Yummy snacks, decorating cookies, singing a song for the parents and a book exchange. Looking forward to Christmas!

Little Man and his buddy W.

Decorating his cookie

nah...more fun to eat the candies!

Time for the book exchange!

The class singing Jingle Bells.

Little Man is on the far left end.

Ms. D had to scoot him in so I could see him and then the little booger wouldn't sing with the class. Funny! He doesn't hesitate to perform in the car or at home...must be stage fright. :)

Charitable Contribution to the American Cancer Society | Get Involved

Charitable Contribution to the American Cancer Society | Get Involved

Every year we give a lot of thought about which charities to donate to. The local SPCA has always been a favorite since we're animal lovers and former pet owners. Children's charities will always hold a special place in our hearts. But after losing 3 loved ones to different forms of cancer over the last couple of years, this is our charity of choice for this year.

In Memory of Grandpa J, Aunt K and Aunt T.

Feel free to click on the link to make your donation today.

There's a Party in my City!

One of Little Man's all time favorite t.v. shows is Nick Jr.'s - Yo Gabba Gabba!

It's a really cool show that has fun characters, songs about trying a little bit of everything at mealtime (Try It You'll Like It), songs about how to play nice with your friends (Don't Bite Your Friends and Keep Your Hands to Yourself) and a dance segment with celebrities (Dancey Dance Time).

Some of the people who have appeared on the show are: Jack Black (actor), Elijah Wood (actor), Sugarland (musical group), and Jack McBrayer (actor) and the Ting Tings (musical group). Some of the special guests at the live shows include: Sarah Silverman, Snoop Dogg and Dinosaur Jr.

Show regulars are: Mark Mothersbaugh originally from the 80's musical group Devo and Biz Markie human beatbox who also appeared in the movie Men In Black 2.

Little Man (2yrs) in his favorite hoodie - Plex!

Little Man (2 yrs) in his DJ Lance Rock hat & glasses

When I heard they were coming to town, I was so excited!!! Bought tickets months ago and got great seats! So Friday it was time to go party! Woo Hoo!

Here are some pics from the event:

Little Man posing with the Muno cutout

before the show

The Husband wearing the DJ Lance Rock

glasses that they were handing out at the door

DJ Lance Rock!

Toodee (Cat Dragon), Foofa (Pink Flower Bubble), Muno (Red Cyclops), Brobee (Little Green One) & Plex (Magic Robot)

Balloons rained down from the ceiling during

Brobee's "Balloons Make Me Happy" song

Dancey Dance Time!

The boy behind Little Man is actually a friend from school that we saw at the show

We had such a great time at the show!

Save the Ta Tas / I Love Boobies

Mammograms save lives

Yes my friends....it was that time of year again. Time for my yearly mammogram.

Woo Hoo! <--- Sarcasm

Yearly mammograms start at age 40 but your Dr. will start doing breast exams when you're 20. It's also important to do breast self-exams.

I've had 2 lumps removed over the years. The first was when I was 21, which was removed and luckily benign (non-cancerous). The second one, I was 39, which the radiologist initially though was cancerous but upon removal and biopsy, it was found to be benign as well. I can't tell you how scared I was on that one. I had to wait 2 weeks before I could have the surgery (had to cut off Little Man's breast feeding cold turkey!) and then wait an additional day to find out the results.

I never thought I'd get breast cancer...doesn't run in my family but after some research, I've found that doesn't mean anything! 80% of all women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of the disease.

One in every 229 women between the ages of 30 and 40 will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the next 10 years. It's the leading cause of cancer death in women ages 15 to 54.

Symptoms: a lump or abnormality in the shape or feel of your breast; a generalized swelling of a part of the breast; an irritation or dimpling of the skin on the breast; nipple retraction; redness or scaliness on the nipple or breast skin; or a spontaneous discharge from the nipple (I know, gross!).

If you feel a lump or abnormality, please see a Dr. without delay. 80% of all breast lumps that are biopsied are not cancer, and early diagnosis of breast cancer is the key to survival.

Don't mean to be a downer during the holiday but this is important!

So don't forget to do your monthly self-exam, it could save your life.

Christmas Parade & Lights

Last night The Husband and I took Little Man to the Christmas Parade. I really don't remember what they were like when I was a kid but this one had LOTS of cars decorated with lights, etc and people handing out free stuff (bottles of water, bananas & candy). Little Man liked everything except for when the muscle cars revved their engines...he was covering his ears and saying, "Too loud!". But he got to see Santa Claus, so he was happy.

Here are some highlights:

Elvis walking behind a car and gyrating his hips.

Little Man actually thought he was Metro Man from the animated movie Megamind.

Hee Hee! Now that's funny! Actually I think they have the same hair.

When I told him it was Elvis, he said "Who's Elvis?"

Oh my! We need to get him on YouTube after school today to show him some videos of Elvis.

Santa Claus! The Big Man himself!

Me, Little Man & The Husband

(not bad for taking the pic ourselves!)

After the parade we toured some of the neighborhoods Christmas Light displays on the way home. I love it when a whole street participates! So festive!

View from the entrance of the cul-de-sac.

The best house on the block!

Little Man and I got out of the car to get a closer look.

I thought this was funny as we hardly see snow down here in south Texas.

But it's nice to be optimistic!

Bethlehem's Studio 54

(notice the Disco Glitter Ball)

Waiting for Baby Jesus to dance in wearing the white suit from Saturday Night Fever.

Hmmm, that's not blasphemy is it?! Don't mean to disrespect...it just made me giggle. :D

Holiday Parties to attend so I'll post those pics as I get them!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season!