Camera and the New Year

I'm still on the hunt for a new camera. Did anyone get a camera for Christmas that they are just in love with?? (Brent doesn't count.)
I am checking out the CoolPix, both the 10MP and the 14MP, with a difference of $100 or so.
Any ideas??
I need a new camera, it's put a damper on my blogging style, just trying to type away is never very easy for me, I need a focal point. I'm a very visual person.

Oh and I can't wait for the New Year.
I always enjoy the beginning of a new year. It's like starting a new chapter, a fresh start, a clean slate. (Of course, if you are a teacher you get one of those in September, too.) I never was one for patience or keeping the same blah blah blah for too long. You fill in the blank (schedule, decor, shoes...)
Some of my plans for the New Year include: (and this is a fuzzy sketch...)

1. Change my kitchen cabinets... any ideas?? Hardware or paint? They are currently white with stainless steel knobs.
2. Kitchen counters... I don't care if I have to stand on the corner to get the money. Okay, maybe that is a little extreme... I've got to do something.
3. Vacation, with what money?? Again, I don't know, but its a vacay year in the Dunbar Household.
4. Try Yoga atleast once... Erica are you in?
5. Get 3 letters of Rec... Kim?? Ali, you're not doing anything come Thursday morning... Former Ms. Team Leader. Ahh, and I have to go talk to Judi...
6. Sew a table cloth.
7. Do atleast one real project with Monkey per week.

Okay, that's all I have for now, I'll post my real Resolutions soon. I'm still working on those. And Mr. Dunbar and I will have our annual Date Night Planning and Goal Setting Meeting. Oh Joy!!
It really is a good thing, tough but good.

Taker Downer

I read a great lil post from Pink and Polka Dot and just had to comment, so I am tag teaming on her post Taker Downer or Keeper Upper.
I am a definite Taker Downer; the tree came down Christmas night, all of the decorations came down yesterday, and everything was rolled or pushed and shoved back to the garage this morning by Mr. Dunbar. (Thanks, Honey!) I love putting my decorations up but I also enjoy seeing them come down. I can't wait for the new year. Especially this year, 2009! It may be a big year for our family, most likely a year of changes, probably a year of struggles, definetely a year of growth. I can't wait. I've also been working on some new stuff.
I'll share it with you in the new year. So are you a keeper upper or a taker downer?

Is it someone's birthday?

Jesus!

May you celebrate today as a glorious day. And may He reign in all of our hearts.

Merry Christmas.

Have you ever played...

stomp the hand or smack the foot?

Check it out.

Step one. Mom waits patiently outside of door.

Step two. Lil guy sticks hand out from UNDER the door, to either get stomped or be the smacker.

Step three. Everyone laughs.

PS. Don't mind my blue tape, Mr. Dunbar will be fixing that soon, won't you honey?

Hello, Telemarketer?

The other day I got a phone call at 8am. Who could possibly be calling that early??
My mom?
My husband?
Erin?
I had the shower running, 10 minutes for a Handy Manny episode for Monkey, and Bogie just about to awaken from his morning nap. Agh~!
And from the other end I hear, "Hello, this is Omaha Steaks calling..."
And I very quickly said, "Umm, no thank you we are not interested."
CLICK.
Again, agh!!! Those telemarketers!! Calling at 8 0'clock in the morning???


A few days later we are heading out to go look at Christmas lights and lo and behold there is this HUGE box on our porch. From whom you might ask?
Omaha Steaks, of course.
Mr. Dunbar's grandparent's ordered us this deluxe package for Christmas.
I had stuffed crab and a double-baked potato for dinner last night. Don't mind those 70's-ish looking vegetables, they were supposed to be for a different dinner, but I had to throw something on the plate to make my meal look complete.
Sometimes you should really let those telemarketers talk...

AGHHH!

(Picture from Google Images)

I need a new camera. Monkey spilt orange juice on my camera and now the zoom doesn't work, and the quality of pictures seems to be disintegrating. What kind of camera do you have? Do you like it? Any Christmas camera specials you know about?

It's all the rage

I see it everywhere I go.
Mexican Chocolate.
Starbucks has it.
Nordstrom Cafe has it.
The coffee cart in the mall has it... Kelly's.
And every time I see it I think to myself "Who in their right mind pays $4 for something you can make at home for less than a quarter?"
The answer is: People who don't know what it is.
So here you go my friends, Ibarra Chocolate. (Or you can get Abuluelita's, but I grew up on Ibarra, so I'm a bit partial.)

It's in the International aisle at your market. Two triangles per cup or servings, warm milk. Strain it if you like, some whip, cinammon and WHA-la. Magic.

10 to 10 for a 10

This Friday, a fasting for the Lamberth's.

From 10am until 10pm on their 10 year wedding anniversary.

We are going to give this situation over to God.

I am going to give up the sugar of any sort; soda, sweetener in my coffee, cookies, bars, anything that I crave.

I hope you join us.

You better not pout, you better not cry...

I'm telling you why. Because if you were in Monkey's class, you'd want this gift.
I am so thrilled over Monkey's gifts for his friends at school.
Well, I'm like Mrs. Dunbar thrilled.
You see I am so uncreative when it comes to wrapping gifts. My presents look like the ugly duckling at Christmas over at my mom's house on Christmas morn. My mom and sister-in-law bedazzle everyone with their gift wrapping hoo-rah. No joke. They like use fresh berries, twine, ornaments, trinkets, fancy bows... all sorts of stuff. And I litterally either use last years bags, or try and wrap the gifts without getting the paper to crinkly. Wrapping drives me nuts.
But I just put together these little coloring books and crayons and they are so adorable, and I even used an ornament to go with each gift.
Not the best quality pictures, but I hope you get the idea...

This last picture is excatly what a little girls gift looks like.

Inside the mitten are 4 princess crayons. (Boys got Crayola.)

If the party wasn't tomorrow morning, and if I didn't just buy these ornaments two hours ago, I would probably even put the year on them. 8 bright pink girl gifts and two stunning blue boy gifts. Oh and did I mention that they are all different? Each box came with 4 mittens and 4 stockings, with different patterns.

Anyhow, I'm proud of myself and my little flair of creativity.

Happy wrapping!

I play musical beds...

I played musical beds last night, more so than I usually do...
11:01pm Turn off light and snuggle under covers of MY bed.
12:01 am Bogie crying, go check on him in HIS bed.
12:30am Bogie crying again, check on him in HIS bed.
2:30am Bogie crying again, feed him in HIS room. (I couldn't climb into the crib.)
3:24 am I hear "Mommy, do you want to come lay with me?" Head over to Monkey's room, climb into HIS bed.
5:30 Bogie crying agin, go to his room, take him back to MY bed to feed him.
7:30am Another body climbing over me, Monkey tells me "I will snuggle in your bed."