Crazy excitement

This is going to sound like I am bragging...I kind of totally am!
I have ONE pair of jeans...well ONE that semi fits. Really they are "skinny" jeans that are just too big for me, so they look like regular jeans that can be worn as baggy skinny jeans. My mom commented a couple of weeks ago,
"Do you own any other jeans?"
I said yeah, but they dont fit.
Mom: Then why don't you buy some that do and throw the others away.
Me: Because all of my other jeans are too big, and you never know when I might start putting on weight...and when that happens, I will have jeans- so I wont have to go shopping. Plus, I never really leave the house, so why would I need more jeans?
Mom: because those dont fit either.
Me: I know, but it took me almost a year to find these, and I don't want to give them up.
Mom: So keep them and get at least another pair that actually fit.
Me: But it takes SOOOO long to find jeans, AND on top of that I have to take at least one or both kids shopping with me, so I end up buying clothes for them instead of me, AND it's so hard because no one EVER has pants that are long enough for me so I just end up going to 9 different stores, never finding anything and getting frustrated.
Mom: You are so wierd!
Me: I know.
Vanessa piped in to the conversation with different stores I should try that carry longer jeans...some of these places I had NEVER even heard of. She mentions 5.7.9, and I say yeah, that wont work. I wear a size 9, and I doubt they are long
Vanessa: Ummm...there is no way you wear a 9.
Me: Yeah, I do...these are a size 9.
Vanessa: Right...and they are way too big.
Me: ughhh....okay, okay, I will look for some jeans. Geesh!

on Friday Jr and I went shopping, we had to get the kids some new jackets for the football game that night. Jr wasn't in the mood for a shopping excursion, especially on Black Friday, so we just went to JC Penney and Walmart...I had already looked at Target, but they didn't have any jackets I really liked for the kids. PLUS, Target jeans ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH...no matter how many times I try!
At Penney's we found a jacket for Logan and I found a pair of jeans...they are super skinny jeans, but they are a size 5...so yeah, that's where the bragging comes in. I still can't believe I was able to fit my big ass into those pants. I thought maybe I read it wrong, and I think I checked the tag about 10 times...I tried on about 8 different pair, all size 5...and they all fit, however, none of them were long enough except for the one pair of skinny jeans that I bought. I finally found a pair of ling pants, but they were a size 4, and while the zipped and buttoned, I felt a little "stuffed" in them, I was afraid that if I ever wore them and had to step up into the truck, there was a good chance they might split...so I decided to wait until this week when they have restocked there clothes. Next we went to Wal-Mart, where we found a jacket for Landry. I found a pair of jeans, that I don't really like...they are flare...which I hate, and in all honesty, they are a little short, but they were 6 bucks and I had to have a pair to wear to the game. I was planning to wear my long johns under them so I got them in a 7 and ended up having to wear a belt...but oh well, like I said they were $6. I probably wont ever wear them again, but it was worth it to be able to wear jeans without holes in the cold weather!

Also, Thursday night after Thanksgiving, the kids went to Galveston with JR's mom for the weekend so JR and I were able to do some Christmas shopping. We got Logan a 3DS and Mario game and we got Landry a regular DSi XL with a game. These are the Santa gifts, so it was nice to be able to get them and hide them without having to worry about sneaking it around the kids! I am ordering the rest of their gifts online, except for clothes, and stocking stuffers which I plan to get either this week or next - depends on when I get motivated enough! LOL

I am going to try to talk Jr into getting our family pictures done this weekend so I can hurry up and order our Christmas pics. I think I am going to do a photo book for my mom, grandmother, carol, and JR's grandma. Then I have to get something for the niece and nephews and JR...I am getting boots, and then I am all done with my Christmas shopping! Woohoo!

JR and I put lights on the bottom level of our house on Friday. Our extension ladder is only 20 feet, and we need about 35 feet to reach the top of the house. Jr's idea was for me to climb out Landry's window, put the extension ladder on that roof, and climb all the way to the top....so I did (because I'm an idiot), then he wanted me to lay down, hang my head and upper body off the side and staple the lights....so there I was, almost 40 feet in the air, shaking like a leaf, I tried to lay down, but I was too scared...there was just no way....so now we have to rent a 40 ft. ladder to finish those lights.

The kids and I put the Christmas tree up on Sunday...I still need a star for the top of the tree and another strand of lights. There are a couple of pinterest projects I would like to do...but am waiting on JR to bring me some 2x4's...I told him if I dont have them by the end of the week, I am going to the houses they are building across the street and taking what I need from their trash pile! LOL Also I need to make a wreath, and pick out a few indoor project's I want to do. I am hoping to add a couple each year or through out the year so that one day we can have a really Christmassy house!