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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

An Acton Christmas

I can't believe Christmas has already come and gone. I've started taking some of the decorations down, but the house was looking SO empty, so I stopped!

Spending Christmas 1,000 miles from family definitely seemed daunting our first Christmas in Texas, but thanks to Skype, we don't even miss a beat!

Here is a quick glimpse into the VanderLugt Family Christmas. The best part is, we didn't even have to get off the couch :)


Monday, December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

I decided last night to force Damon & Dozer to take a picture in front of our tree before all of the presents are gone... getting those pictures *with* the dog can prove to be a disaster, see below:

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Backyard Project

Damon and I have been in this house for almost 10 months now, and we are finally doing a little back yard makeover. We are *so* thrilled that this is happening! Our yard is pretty big (and Dozer loves it!) but our concrete patio was so tiny.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Baking Extravaganza

'Tis the season to bake! One of the best things about the holiday season is all of the amazing food, specifically, desserts! My mother-in-law brought some delicious cookies to us a few weeks ago when they were visiting, but those are long gone by now... so I thought I'd make some of my own. Damon also swears that we need to leave cookies out for Santa, but I know this is really just his ploy to get me to make gingerbread men for him.

I tried a few different recipes this year and thought I'd share them here.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Lists

Lists are one of my favorite things. I love the satisfaction of crossing an item off after it has been completed. Yes, I even will add things to my lists after I've done it JUST so I can cross it off. I'm that girl.

I absolutely *love* having a clean house, but I am not so in love with cleaning. I am constantly telling my husband how much easier it would be if we would just maintain the clean house instead of trashing it and having to start over each week. I also loathe Saturday morning cleaning days... they are just the worst.