The Great Makeup Debate

Okay so I have been really busy with Christmas stuff to blog. PLEASE forgive me. I have already taken down my Christmas decorations including my tree. I love it and its beautiful but its too much. Too cluttered. Anyways so now Im in a bit of a debate. I really want to try a new make up and I have been balancing on getting the Urban Decay Naked II Palette but its $50 and to me that is RIDICULOUS to spend that much money on makeup. Then recently someone posted a pic of something called Lorac Ooh La La Lace! I love that Palette too!! Oh and TiffanyD Has her Defining Eyes Palette with Sigma too that I want badly.  Im just not sure which to start with. Not to mention spend that kind of money on makeup! I have heard great things about both. I'm still working on my technique too so we will see. I will let you guys know what I decide. I did get some cute Avon makeup that I asked for for Christmas. Cant wait to try it. Contrary to before Avon's makeup quality has improved dramatically. I got some foundations I am going to try and a couple of mini lip gloss palettes and an mini eye shadow palette. Hubby already loves the lipstick. Found some NICE makeup brushes in the gift set at Walmart on clearance for $5. Cant beat that especially if they don't work good then I don't have to feel guilty about tossing them if I don't like them. Wow... I sound like a girly girl. 2 years ago you would never have heard me making a big fuss about makeup. Now that Im older, like they say an old barn can use a lil paint! HAHA! Anyways. I will do another Christmas post in the near future. But just a lil preview of what went on... here is a pic. Hope you guys had a Merry Christmas. I know I did. Probably one of the best in years. Not gift wise but just family together being happy time! =)

Hubbs and I with our sister and her man in our onesie jammies we got on Christmas Eve from the in-laws! =P

Fun Stuff!

Okay so the first part of getting organized is getting my folders together and things like that. =) In order to do that I have scoured the internet for cute printables to use to organize them. Everything I get are freebies. I do not take them if they have not allowed it. First off I get my super duper cute calendars from Hello Cuteness! She has all kinds of super cute things there. You can purchase the calendars at better quality than printing them off. But because I use it for personal use I'm not too worried about that! I also use these in my home School planner for the months. They are just too precious not to use ya know! In her old repository at her old site I love love her menu planners and to do lists. Those are here Anything But Perfect! Anyways I have a weekly planner I use for my Home School is not from her site. Actually I get bits and pieces from many different sites! The front and back cover, the weekly planners, and the notes section are from this site New Beginnings! Again I am very picky about my stuff so I do not use EVERYTHING from one site. That also gives your planner some individuality. And... sadly enough I have a blog planner... The cover of my blog planner comes from Confessions of a Home Schooler. I didn't like the in depth blog planner because my blog is simply simple right now. The actual planning part of my blog is simple and I love it. It comes from The Flourishing Abode. So that's it, the basics of my organization in my paperwork and planning. Its crazy the harder I try to get organized the more I realize how unorganized I was! On a higher note, today was supposed to be the end of the world and the apocalypse and all that but HEY were still here and everything outside still appears normal. Course I never believed in all that hoopla anyways. The Bible says no one knows the day or the time, not even the angels. Matthew 24:36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only." That is great news. I cant wait for that day. Gonna be great to be with our Father in heaven. Tonight the kiddos are going to the in-laws to do their yearly tradition of making a gingerbread house. Its cute! While they are there hubbs and I are going to try and FINISH Christmas shopping.. =/ We have had our discussions on telling the kids the truth about Santa. Especially Baby girl because she has actually asked us about it. We debated but she forgot when she seen someone who looked just like Santa at the hockey game. HE IS REAL! she said. I just let it go. But do not go on thinking that my kids do not know that the IMPORTANCE of Christmas is NOT Santa or presents but of the best present of all, Jesus Christ! That makes me think about Buttercup. I love our Church. The hallway of the Children's Ministry building is a mural of popular Bible stories on one side and the life of Jesus on the other. While the older two are at children's choir Buttercup and I walk up and down the hallway talking about the Bible stories and Jesus. I just love it. Kids will be Kids, when I asked her who the big muscular man was smashing the pillars down she said it was Mary. =/ Sorry. Mary I believe had the strength and faith that Samson did but I do not think she had the muscles he did. *Giggle* Anyways. Christmas is right around the corner and I am still completely not in the Christmas spirit. Maybe after a little shopping and seeing some Christmas lights it will help. I hope everyone has a blessed day! Remember Jesus is the reason for the season! =)

NEW! NEW!

Okay my dear friends, I have gotten way behind but now I have made a vow to myself and my family to get more organized and keep up with things. Such as... cleaning, educating, training, and things like that. I love being a stay at home mom but I have overwhelmingly strong lazy bones that sometimes just kick my behind and make me do NOTHING all day everyday and that has been made clear to me that it HAS to stop. I have all the materials to get organized I just lack the motivation. Sad isnt it? With the supposed end of the world tomorrow I might be too late. But you know they always say better late than never. =) In all honesty I have been somewhat exhausted since preparing and performing in our churchs Singing Christmas Tree. It takes alot of work. Definitely more than I had ever imagined it. Anyways, so here is my vow to you blog followers, I intend on keeping up with it. (should be much easier now that I have internet at my house again). I truly missed blogging and my next vow to you are my blogs will be informational, upbeat and inspirational. In the past I have regrettably wrote things that were not and I am truly sorry. Writing I had every intentions of hoping to hurt those who have hurt me but now I see that was not the appropriate and Christian way to deal with things. So in all honesty if I wrote a blog and it offended you I am truly sorry. However, I cannot guarantee I wont post things that are contraversial or some may find offensive. Again I will go back to the idea of if you find what I post offensive feel free to discontinue reading my blog. Anyways. That is all for now until I can figure out what else I can possibly update everyone on and I get things more organized. I hope everyone has a blessed day!