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Between cleaning, running out of my house, cleaning, cloroxing my toilets, cleaning and making perfect vacuum lines I have found it hard to keep up with the blog.  Saturday morning we had 9 showings.  In total? I have no idea. We are way past the 30s maybe 40s.  Apparently everyone LOVES the idea of our house but then decides they don't love it enough to buy it.  Even more frustrating is when we get feedback like,

"Beautiful home! Fantastic floorplan! Love the details! Very nice! Excellent price! However, client wants a house with a pool.  Thanks for letting us view!"

Apparently they skipped over the listing part that states "POOL:  NO"  But thought it would be fun to make me clean for an hour, grab the kids and drive around town for an hour during nap time.

I haven't been the most pleasant mommy on the block but I hope one day my kids will forgive me for telling them NO they can NOT play with their toys, I just cleaned! Watch more TV children!

A Couple Videos - Zane is hilarious in the car.  It's a wonder I have not gotten into an accident from laughing hysterically at his backseat antics.  

I've never been able to capture any of it on video because 1) Just say no to distracted driving!  2) As soon as he sees he's on camera he stops.

Luckily, Jason was driving and I was able to hide the camera so he couldn't see that I was recording.  Try not to pee your pants.

Next we have a video splice from the kids' Christmas play for this year.  Zane refused to put on his costume (no shock).  Other highlights include:  Z&L both seem to like to eat their hands when nervous.  Lily thinks hand motions are not worth her time and also, she likes to make faces at inappropriate times like her mommy.

Growing up -  the kids moved from Toddler beds into "Big Kid" beds.  Their new bedding is thanks to Nana for their Christmas present.  They love them!

Around the House News - I enlist all help in trying to keep this house in "show condition"

How little girls vacuum

How little boys vacuum

Visitors - Nana and PawPaw came into town for a visit.  We got to spend the day at The Gaylord Texan Hotel.

Zane was mesmerized by the trains.  I spent the majority of the day just seeing the back of his head

(That's how I get sick so often)

Pet Peeve...it's DONDER, not Donner.

Ice Cream is a must with any visit

What a cute little train village

So much for trying to get a cute postcard-worthy picture from this set up.  Lily wanted to play with the bells and Zane couldn't keep his eyes off the trains.

Events- The annual ExxonMobil Christmas party up at the office brought lots of fun and chilled shrimp.  I may or may not have eaten a pound or two by myself. 

 This was the kids very first Santa exposure.  Both did well.  Lily was a bit apprehensive however Zane was enthusiastic, even while covered in lollipop stickiness.

Visiting friends - We travelled out to Rockwall this weekend to visit Dr. Anne and family.

Zane and Lily enjoyed climbing the fort with Claire

And Jason was about to slip little Miss Sarah in his pocket to take her home.  She's a happy snuggler.

Just for fun

We drove past one of the houses that I grew up in.  Lily didn't seem to understand that I was at one time, a little girl.  See that tree?  I remember my dad planting it as a little tiny baby sapling.