Vickie's Tag

At the Reed house we go pretty much all out on the Christmas decorations. Every room in the house, including bathrooms, is decorated. Heather has an amazing talent for decorating and the house always looks incredible for Christmas. As far as the Christmas tree goes we have the "fancy tree" in the family room which has the nicer ornaments on it that all kind of match and then the kids have small fake trees in their rooms that they decorate and can put pretty much whatever they want on. Here are some crappy camera phone pictures:

Aunt Laura's 8 Things Tag

Okay, here it is:

8 TV Shows I like watching:

1. Mythbusters
2. Survivorman
3. Time Warp
4. Dirty Jobs
5. How it's made
6. The Office
7. Amazing Race
8. House Hunters (I know, but I was at work on Wednesday!)

8 Things I did yesterday:

1. Rode my bike in the garage (dang fog!)
2. Went to work
3. Went to Aubrey's school choir and band concert (the band sounded like a flock of geese being slaughtered but the choir sounded great)
4. Had a pumpkin pie shake from Jack in the Box after the concert
5. Helped Heather fold Laundry
6. Watched The Office
7. Started a new book, "Shoulder the Sky" by Anne Perry
8. Slept soundly (thanks Will!)

8 Things I look forward to:

1. Spring
2. Grandchildren
3. Kids on missions
4. Going on a mission with Heather
5. Seeing more of the world with Heather when the kids are out of the house
6. Clothes of the future that don't require laundering
7. Kids happily married
8. Another pumpkin pie shake from Jack in the Box (with a side of jalapeno poppers!)

8 Things on my wish list:

1. Self cutting lawns
2. More patience
3. More time in the day
4. A college football playoff system
5. A nice sunny day
6. Deep profile carbon wheels for my bike
7. A Snuggie!
8. Pumpkin pie shakes available year round at Jack in the Box, not just during the holidays

Leaves- Fun, Free, and Biodegradable!

Well it has been over a month since I posted anything so I guess I will try to catch up a little. Last month we went to St. George for Thanksgiving and had a great time and my mom has already posted some pictures of the trip. While we were there we went a few times to the park by grandma and grandpa's house to play and the kids discovered the joy of large piles of leaves. We don't have large enough trees in our yard to generate the necessary quantities of dry fall leaves for playing in so our kids had never really had the chance to play in a proper pile of leaves. I know, they are very deprived. Anyway here are some pictures of the free fun, sorry about the picture quality, I took them with my phone.