Happy Holidays!!

I have to say, this was one of the best Christmas' ever! We were surrounded by lots of great family this year. People I haven't seen in a while came to town to visit and spend the day with us. Among the crowd were Craig's parents, my cousin from Boston, my cousins from Dallas and my Aunt and Uncle from Amarillo. Enjoy the pictures....

This is Conor opening his Spiderman toothbrush and cup. He now brushes his teeth 3-4 times a day! Not bad for a 3 year old.

Here is Craig on crutches one day post op. He did really well with his knee surgery AND managed to enjoy the holidays.

This is my cousin, Guy, and Conor. They had a great time playing together. Boston is so far away, but I know we will see you again soon!

This is a family tradition to scratch lottery tickets the day of Christmas. This is my Aunt Carol and Uncle Connie. I came out on top with $26.00. I think everyone won a little money.

Here is a picture of my Uncle Connie and two of his grandkids, who are my cousins Tyler and Tawnee.
Conor got a train set from Santa Claus this year. My sister worked hard putting it together, but soon after Conor came in the room and demolished it. We made th decision to put it up until he gets a little older. He is still in the destructive stage.

Another present from Santa was a VSmile video game. He had a blast with it. This is yet another toy that hasn't been touched since Christmas day.

This Conor and my Sister, Ashlea. Cute aren't they.

This is picture from earlier in November. This is my sister and my friend, Cassie's baby. Her name is Micah.
Conor sporting some new pajamas.
Conor insisted on wrapping his own toys. I believe this was Woody. Woody stayed wrapped until Christmas. If I had known that, I would have wrapped some of his other toys and saved some money.

More presents.

We don't have any pictures from New Year's. My parents kept Conor over night and Craig and I did nothing. We watched a movie and I was asleep by 11. Craig woke up in time for a 30 second countdown, then lights out for me.

I hope you all had a great Holiday and a safe New Year. Cheers to 2007.

I am a proud Mommy!

I am proud to annouce that Conor made it through his first school program!!!! For those of you who keep track of my family and read my blog regularly, you know that Conor is not one to get up in front of an audience and peform. Well you can imagine I was anxious and nervous when the date of the Christmas program was announced. The only thing I could think about was the past program experiences and how they didn't turn out well. I am excited to share that he made it!!! The "3's" had two songs to sing: Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Not a tear, not even a sign of being scared. It was fabulous!!

Moving on....We had Christmas at my parents house on Thursday. We had so much fun and Conor had a blast opening up all his presents in his pajamas

Last but certainly not least, Conor celebrated his 3rd birthday on 12/21. We had his party yesterday and it was wonderful. It is such a great sense of joy to know that as a parent you have made it thus far. To wake up every morning and see your child learn and grow everyday is such blessing.

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You don't have to tell me your name, I just want to know what state or country you are in. Just curious to know who is interested in reading about my family.

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Introducing Beanie Baby Bella, the newest edition to the McMahan Family!

Well folks, the most unthinkable has happened. We have adopted a puppy. Luckily, there is a cool story behind it.

Last week, Craig was on his way to work as usual. For those of you who know, he takes the Loop 289 and North Quaker exit to get to work. Snuggled up against the curb he see a small black object resembling a glove/sock. The closer he gets he sees it move. He pulls over to investigate further. Low and behold a tiny baby chihuahua is lying in the road, shivering and freezing from the cold. He quickly scoops her up and puts her in the car. She has no tags. He takes her to a vet and she is checked out. Perfect bill of health and she is only 7 weeks old. She stays overnight for observation just to be sure.

I get home from work that afternoon and I am presented with the question "How much do you love me?" Any woman knows a conversation that starts that way can't be any good. Craig tells me the story of how, what, when, where, and why. I have to be honest, I am upset. We have talked about getting another dog, but we didn't commit to anything. I didn't think it was the right time. I didn't think Conor was old enough to truly understand the responsibility of having a puppy.

The next day, Craig brings the puppy home. I like dogs, but I am not a crazy dog person. I mean, I could live a full happy life without one. Anyway, Craig walks in with this puppy that weighs no more than a pound and is no bigger than my hand. Honestly, she is the cutest thing I have seen. Conor thinks so too!

It snowed in Lubbock!

What the heck happened? The weather predicted that it was going to snow, but we didn't believe it. Sure enough, during the wee hours of the morning of 11/30/06 it snowed. It was beautiful!

School was delayed by two hours that morning so Conor and I got the hang out around the house in our pajamas for a little bit longer that morning.

Here is a picture of Conor and Mommy..

The Holidays are my most favorite time of the year...

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Now that I have become older and "grown-up" I really realize now that Thanksgiving is all about. Years ago when my Grandma and Papa were still alive we would have Holiday's at our house. Most of the time we had at least 20-25 guest. All the kids would be back in the bedrooms playing, the guys would be watching football on TV, the ladies would be in the kitchen talking and reading paper. Those were such fabulous days. Now, since they are gone, and everyone had moved on, we just don't get together like that anymore. I miss that so much. This Thanksgiving we had quite a few family together. I loved it, it reminded me so much of the big groups we had before.

I got smart this year and took of Wed, Thurs, and Fri. of Thanksgiving week. I have never done that before. Go figure Conor and I get sick. Ahh yes, my few days off work were not joyous. Conor had an ear infection and the throw-ups, while I had a sore throat and sinus trouble. Luckily I got him into the Dr for some antibiotic, I was not so fortunate. I had to tough it out all week. I am feeling about 85% today. I should be good to go for work tomorrow.

So, did anyone of my Blog readers attempt "Black Friday"? You will never guess whos alarm was set for 5am. NOT MINE! Craig actually, got up at 5am that morning and made his way to the Target for a bargain. He only stood in line for 30 minutes, after the doors opened, he was and out in 10 minutes. One of my Christmas presents was on sale fo $99.99. It was one of those under cabinet TV's. It is something that I have wanted for a while, I just thought that anything over $150 was just too expensive. Now my "I want to watch the news" is no longer a valid excuse for not getting dinner started earlier! Later that day afterr some much needed rest, we went to the mall. What were we thinking? It was packed and Conor was in NO mood for busy places that day. We managed to find a couple of good deals before heading home. We returned on Friday evening. I just had to take advantage of the Bath and Body Works sale before it ended. Glad I did because I got what I needed for way less than I would have paid the next day. I am no stranger to a bargain. Finally, last night Craig and I hit Wal-Mart and Toys R' Us to finish up the last few items of our lists. We are done except for one more item. I don't believe I have ever finished all my shopping before December. I am going to be so busy at work during the month of December that I won't have any time before we head out to Tenneessee. I am kind of glad that I don't have to worry about it anymore.

Since I was sick this week, I don't have any Thanksgiving pictures to share with you all. I tried to post some random pictures, but of course Blogger isn't being cooperative.

Turkey Day is almost here...

So, the past few weeks have been busy! Since my last post, lots of things have happened....

• Craig has taken two business trips.
• My parents squeezed in a trip to Wendover, NV for some gambling.
• Craig and I got the Christmas Lights up on the house
• I decorated the inside of the house.
• We have gotten nearly all of our Christmas shopping done!
• Last, but not least, Conor has learned the phrase (which he also uses frequently) "I want to go shopping at Wal-Mart".

So this year, I got to put up my new Christmas Tree. Craig and I bought it at Wal-Mart last year during the after Christmas sale for $39.00. It was a fiber optic 7ft tree. I literally sat on the box until Craig could find a basket. So, this is the first time I have seen the tree. Much to my surprise, it looks nothing like I thought. I mean, this tree was $159 regular price, so I am thinking it is going to be a fabulous tree. Well....If anyone paid $159 for it, I feel bad for them. I am lucky I only paid $39. I would have liked something taller, maybe a little more full. Oh well, at least we have a tree. Here is a picture of my masterpiece.

Now that I have seen a picture, it is just me or is it leaning to the side? It looks a lot better in person.

Another Christmas item in the house that I pride myself on is my little village. I love these things. They are so fun to collect. This is a picture of my absolute favorite house.

Moving on. Here are just some random pictures of Conor.. He looks so grown up. He doesn't look like a little baby anymore.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!