Some pictures

Here are two of the family pictures we took in our matching clothes. Are my nieces not the cutest?

And a bunch of people have asked me to do the Look Alike Meter. I did it 4 times. On the first three Carley came out exactly as 50% of each of us. WHAT???? This one I won by 4%? REALLY? Have you seen her father?

Thanksgiving 2007

We had such a great Thanksgiving week. As always, my parents were the hosts with the most and the time with my sister and her family was so great. The week can basically be summed up by with a few phrases: great food, matching clothes, shopping, and runny noses.

We also had fun going to see Enchanted which was cute and shopping, shopping, and more shopping.

Also, Alyssa and I love to play this old VHS game called Video Clue. It is like the board game + cheesy actors and storylines. The rest of our family hates the game, but we actually got them to all play because I kept talking it up to Lauren all week. I knew that no one would disappoint that sweet girl so we got to play.

Mom's food was unbelievable. Just look at the cake she made in the shape of a turkey! You can see the beautiful table my mom set behind it.


We had a picture made of our entire family which was basically a disaster. We all wore matching clothes, which I thought was funny. The girls matched every day. Here are a few shots of them. My favorite day was on Friday when I did pigtails on all the girls. Camryn looked hilarious. You have to look at Alyssa's blog for those pictures.

Matching Pajamas

"Between Grandma and Santa my list is Covered" and Pigtail Day

This is why it is so hard to get a picture of all three

And of course, because of the weather all of us are sick. We all have runny noses, coughs, and hoarse voices.

And last, here is the newest member of the O'Rear family stuck in a bowl. Hope you had a wonderful week as well!

So much to be thanful for

It is sad that it takes a holiday to make us sit down and really acknowledge what we are thankful for each year. It truly is the moments that we experience each day that bring us the most peace and joy I believe.

I am not listing specific people on this list because those are too easy to think of and the list can get really long. Instead, here is a list of things that I am most thankful for:

1. I am thankful for happy and healthy families.
2. I am thankful for the freedom to worship and openly practice religion in our country.
3. I am thankful for disposable diapers.
4. I am thankful for all the potty training books and tips out there in the world.
5. I am thankful for prayerful and faithful friends.
6. I am thankful for seasons and changing weather.
7. I am thankful for successful and healthy pregnancies.
8. I am thankful for indoor plumbing and heating/AC units.
9. I am thankful for the kitchen gadgets that help me survive every day.
10. I am thankful for pillow top mattresses.
11. I am thankful for direct deposit checks and ATMs.
12. I am thankful for digital cameras.
13. I am thankful for the drive-in.
14. I am thankful for miracle children who are so much healthier than we had ever dreamed possible.
15. I am thankful for puppies and all household animals who are like family.
16. I am thankful for volunteers.
17. I am thankful for tv shows. I am know it sounds petty, but I really am.
18. I am thankful for parks, slides, swings, and swimming pools.
19. I am thankful for strong public and private schools.
20. I am thankful for voice mails from people under the age of 10.
21. I am thankful for voice mails from old friends.
22. I am thankful for grandparents who stay involved in their grandkids lives.
23. I am thankful for books that make the Bible alive to me in new ways.
24. I am thankful for people that forgive and always show patience.
25. I am thankful for bloggers and blogspot.com.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Blogger Guilt

I have blogger guilt. I feel like I should blog but I really have no desire to do it. It is so weird because I usually enjoy blogging so much. There is lots going on and so much I could blog about but I just can't get around to typing it all. SO I will blog about the easiest stand by...television.

Here is what I am watching:

Sundays : Desperate Housewives - It is picking up a little and over all I am enjoying it a little. I loved it when Danielle dressed as Bree and I can't wait to see how the Gabi/Carlos storyline and Danielle's storyline is resolved.

Brothers and Sisters - This show never disappoints me. I really like it. Rob Lowe is so wonderful and I like all of the characters. Does anyone else watch this show?

Monday - Chuck - This is such a great show. It is cute, funny, fast paced, and, of course, I love the love story. So far it has been really clean which I like too.

Heroes - The Adam Monroe twist is at least getting the show to pick up for me a little. I have not enjoyed it near as much this season. When Maya cries tears of death I just roll my eyes.

The Hills - I wish that People magazine didn't already tell me 6 months ago what would happen with this show. I still watch it. Some episodes are so good and there are ones like last week which just seem pointless. And what is up with Justin Bobby answering the questions about Audrina with "She is cool"?

Tuesday - nothing

Wednesday - Private Practice - It is picking up, but I still don't love it. I like to watch it but I don't connect with any of the characters really. I hope that the next few episodes get me hooked on the show.

really I am just ready for Lost to come back on.

Thursday - The Office - Words cannot describe how funny this show is to me. The Survivorman stuff was classic. The clips of Michael surprising people for their birthdays was so funny too. I just love this show.

Grey's - What can I say? I still am a fan. I do not think this season is as good as last season, but I am hooked and I am going to hang in there. At least the Gizzie storyline is ending due to lack of Chemistry! My favorite characters are Alex and Mark Sloan. I hope they do great things with these story lines and of course I still love Bailey. I am so glad she got promoted to Chief Resident again.

Friday - Friday Night Lights - I love this show. I think it is so well written. Coach and his wife are so great. I am interested to see how the Tyra/Landry storyline resolves. I am also interested to see what they do with Riggins and Lyla & what happens to Julie and Matt. This is such a great show.

I also love The Soup and Best Week Ever which totally make me laugh each week.

How is that for a shallow post? Any thoughts?