Homemaker Chronicles

Can YOU guess what Titan got for Christmas?

*UPDATE*
Katie, you are right!  Titan got a skateboard.  If he could have had one thing in the whole world, it was his very own skateboard.

EASY.
TO.
PLEASE.
(sometimes)
~Angie
Homemaker Chronicles

What do YOU think Caleb got for Christmas?

*UPDATE*
Caleb got this for Christmas!

Now that his staple is out of his head he can resume dangerous activities…except he is required to wear a helmet at all times. Not at all times of the day, just at all times that he has his roller blades on. [...]

Have you been out to my daughter’s blog lately?  Have you followed me on Twitter lately?  You should do at least ONE of those things!  Then you would know that we had quite a week last week.
I consider two days in the ER to be “quite a week” when it falls in the same vicinity [...]

I love to look back and see where we’ve come from, and that’s just what I did.  I looked back at my posts from last year and what were we doing?  Living in Texas and making some great looking brownies!

This evening I decided to make some brownies at the last minute. Luckily I [...]

Outtakes are the greatest ever!  Whenever we rent DVDs I go straight to the Special Features to see if there is a gag reel.  However, still shot outtakes are a little different.  It’s just hard to tell what is actually happening, but I’ll give it a shot anyway.

To laugh your head off, go see the [...]

This is the last F.H.M of the year and the last one of it’s kind (more on that next week).  I have really enjoyed being candid, sharing recipes, talking about kids and the way we raise them and ultimately building our homes.  Today is not going to be about anything I have done though, it’s [...]

As promised, our second annual Christmas song!

Do a little dance…

Make a little JOY…

It’s Christmas time!!

It’s Christmas time!!

Have a Merry Christmas!!

~Angie
Homemaker Chronicles

What is Salem thinking?
Leave a comment with your caption!
~Angie
Homemaker Chronicles

There are so many laundry stories to tell you, they have just piled up on me.  Get it?  PILED UP…
I crack myself up!
Ahem…
For a while now I have felt like the laundry was insurmountable.  Each day brought this endless wash, dry, fold, put away routine that was getting on my last nerve!  The laundry began [...]

How was your weekend?  Leave me a link to a post with your day in pictures!!
~Angie
Homemaker Chronicles

It’s Friday’s Homemaker Moments, which means one week until Christmas, which means today we’ll be talking about all the Christmas movies that will be playing on the TV over the next week.  Do you have any favorites?
I do.
My all time, hands down, ultimate favorite Christmas movie is….
WHITE CHRISTMAS!!
I love musicals and I love Christmas movies…put [...]

Vote for Salem in our local newspaper!!  Well, if you like Salem’s photo the best you should vote for him.  If you don’t think our Santa experience looks like the worst then vote for your favorite worst Santa experience!  But I’m here to tell you, Salem must have thought that the red-suited man I sat [...]

Friends, I want to cut to the chase today.  Frankly it’s been easy for me to get on here each day and go on and on about what my family does…who I am…what we are all about.  And honestly, it’s great to be able to share the good things about us, to point out the [...]

(sing with me)   …so I can, so I caaan…
See Christmas lights!!!
If you glanced at my sidebar then you already know that Friday’s Homemaker Moments is going to be a fun one because we’ll be sharing our favorite Christmas flicks.
Do you have one in mind??
I couldn’t wait to tell you guys that *spoiler alert* one of [...]

Since this year is extremely tight on funds, I decided to do a digital Christmas card instead of the usual photo mail outs.  This was a tough decision, but it was necessary in order for us to, you know, buy food and clothing!  It wasn’t all that bad though.  I did thoroughly enjoy taking the [...]

This time, I’m curious to know what is the most popular Christmas tree topper in the world!  Muuuwah-ha-ha-ha!!
Alright, I’ll settle for the most popular Christmas tree topper among my readers, but you have to vote in order to satisfy my curiosity.  You do know what I mean by Christmas tree topper, right?  That thing that [...]

We actually do have a pet dog.  Liza Mae is her name.  She is a Blue Heeler Australian Shepherd mix and she a super duper smart doggie.  However, today I will not be featuring our very own pet in the I heart faces contest.
Instead I am showcasing a bird of prey…the mysterious BROWN HAWK.

This hawk [...]

I guess the cookie didn’t serve it’s purpose… to distract Salem from the giant man with white, curly hair pouring off of his face.

Hmmm?

Boy are you in for a treat today!  I have a surprise up my sleeve and it has nothing to do with Cameras- which is what my sidebar said the topic for F.H.M. was going to be.  Instead of cameras we will be talking about Christmas traditions…can I get a round of applause?  Because I [...]

Even when I can’t buy all the gifts I want to for everyone on my Christmas list I have to remember,

And even when I know that January is probably not going to be any easier financially I am reminded that,

for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.
Are you [...]

Scene: The bathroom at Corky’s Bar-B-Q restaurant after eating a gigantore meal!
Adia:  “Mom, pull my pants down.  I gotta go poddy!”
Me:  “Okay baby, go right here in this middle stall.”
Adia:  “Who is in here with us mama?”
Me:  “Nobody sweetie…just go in the stall.”
Adia:  while sitting on the toilet, “Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all da [...]

You have seen that my kids can sing, but did you know they play instruments too?

We are a bit of a musical family- more than two generations back- so they came by it honestly.
My parents met in college, in the band.  Dad played trombone and mom played baritone.
How dorky is that? Sweet though!

While I was [...]

Actually, it is HER birthday.  Was her birthday.  Saturday.  The 5th, I mean.  Adia’s birthday, that is.
ADIA’S BIRTHDAY WAS LAST SATURDAY.  Wow that was hard to get out!
She is this many…

and we ate this…

(Salem at the most)

but only after daddy helped do this…

Daddy had to step in because evidently singing Happy Birthday to a sweet [...]

As you might know if you follow my blog, I have somewhat of a narcoleptic daughter.  She has not actually been diagnosed with the sleep disorder, but it truly is amazing how this 2 year old can fall asleep anywhere anytime!
For example; on Todd’s shoulders while hiking out of a hollow.

Does she just remind you [...]

Needless to say, we were too busy to sit still!
How was yours?
~Angie
Homemaker Chronicles

Welcome to Friday’s Homemaker Moments!  Today I need to know how you have saved money on Christmas gifts in the past or even so far this year?  Did you come with a great Christmas sale to pass along? Do you have an exemplary gift idea that costs little to nothing?  Bring it on [...]

UPDATED—–
12/5/09
I have actually cooled off a little bit since writing the below post.  Evidently I was in a frenzy that night…forgive me?  What I’d really live to convey, if anyone can excuse my prior irrational behavior, is that I truly feel for the Woods family.  I don’t harbor anger, I am not appalled, bitter or [...]

In the exact order that it happened…

What would you title this story? Leave me a comment with your suggestion!
~Angie
Homemaker Chronicles

It’s a great day.
It’s reveal time…are you ready?
I generated a random number and here are the results!  Random.org generated #6 which is code for
MommaBug!!!
You’re the winner of Jenny’s wonderful alphabet art!!  Email me within 3 days to claim your prize, you sweet momma you.  (angie @ homemakerchronicles dot com-  P.S.  I love your blog!)
For those [...]