Ohhhh Avery!!

Well, what can I say!?! Let me just start with.....Avery keeps me on my toes!! She is into everything....no joke!! About a month ago, she discovered how to open doors. So last week, I found her in her bathroom....she had took a stool in there from her playroom and got into the drawer and found the vasoline....it was everywhere.....countertop, sink, hair, face, clothes...etc, etc!! Then, the next day, I found her in her playroom with her hands down her pants, and of course it was a poopy diaper, and she had smeared it on her door....YUCK!! Just this past Friday, I found her in her bathroom again, and she was dipping her toothbrush in vasoline and brushing her teeth with it!! And then, to top it off....on Saturday, I had a hair appointment, so Tom was at home with Avery. He said she was in her playroom playing for a few minutes and he went in to check on her, and what did he find?......Avery- completely naked, no clothes or diaper.....and 3 piles of poop on the floor!!! Oh my oh my. Needless to say, he had to call my mom to come help him clean it up. From now until Avery is potty trained, she is wearing a onesie...no ifs ands or buts about it!!

In other notes:

- We had fun in the snow!! (But I am sooooo ready for spring!!) I'll take temperatures like today though (40+degrees!!)

100 things about me.....

On a lot of the blogs I'm following, they are posting "100 things about me." So here I go.......







100. I've been married to Tom for almost 5 years now (where has the time gone!!)



99. I have a beautiful daughter, Avery, who will be 2 in April ( again, where has the time gone!!)



98. I am a dental hygienist



97. I work part time



96. I love to read



95. I am currently reading the "Twilight" series by Stephenie Meyer



94. I watch way too much television



93. I just recently started to work out again!!



92. I'm trying to loose weight.



91. I like to try a new recipe every week



90. I go to church almost every week



89. I attend St. Mary's Catholic Church



88. I'm proud of my husband, he is taking classes to join the church, and it's a long process!!



87. My husband works very hard, and I'm thankful for that, so I have the opportunity to stay home with Avery a couple days a week.



86. I'm addicted to Facebook



85. I miss my sister and brother-in-law....I wish they lived closer



84. I don't like to drive in snow....I get really nervous



83. I usually listen to country music



82. I've been to a couple of concerts



81. I wish Tom still had his Harley Davidson!!



80. I like to play golf



79. I like to work in my flowerbeds in the spring/summer



78. I like to mow the lawn



77. I like to shovel snow



76. I like to bake



75. I have a dream of opening up a bakery someday!! (Only in my dreams, though!!)



74. I would like to have a couple more children :o)



73. I love shoes



72. I wear a size 8 shoe



71. I don't really like animals



70. I think dogs are cute, but I don't want one



69. I have a very bad habit of biting my fingernails, and I need to stop!!



68. I secretly want a mini-van :o)



67. I will be 28 on my next birthday



66. I have truely been in love twice, and my husband is one of them!!



65. I have had my heart broken before, and it took a very long time to heal



64. I had a miscarriage before I had Avery, and that was hard to deal with

63. I love cheese

62. I love peanut butter, and I only eat JIF!

61. I hate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches...YUCK!!

60. I love pepperoni and cheese pizza....my husband thinks I'm boring!!

59. I have a netflix account, and I'm loving getting caught up on movies that I haven't seen

58. I love DVR....I currently record on a weekly basis......The Bachelor

57. Two and a Half Men

56. How I Met Your Mother

55. Worst Week

54. Biggest Loser

53. American Idol

52. 90210

51. Secret Life of the American Teenager

50. Grey's Anatomy

49. Private Practice

48. The Young and the Restless

47. The Bold and the Beautiful

46. Rock of Love with Bret Michaels

45. I don't drink much, but when I do, I usually drink margaritas

44. I miss my Grandma

43. I have a wonderful family

42. I found a wonderful babysitter for Avery.....Rosetta and her family are the best!!

41. I always have to have the paper on the toilet roll go over the top....and if I'm at your house and it's not that way, I will change it!!

40. I drive a Chevy Trailblazer

39. We built our house 3 1/2 years ago

38. Sometimes I wish we would have built a little bit bigger house

37. I don't sleep well at night.....my husband snores a lot

36. I'm a lot like my mother!!

35. I like to have a clean house (although, it's not always that way!!)

34. I love to shop

33. I don't develop my digital camera pictures often enough

32. I would love to start scrapbooking, I just need to find the time (maybe I should stop watching so much tv!!)

31. I've started going to the tanning bed again

30. My favorite cookies are white chocolate macadamia nut and no bake cookies....it's a tie!!

29. I work at the same dental office that I went to as a patient...I started going there when I was 3 years old.

28. I love kids

27. I love to burn candles

26. Every room in my house is beige.....I want to paint......but my husband won't let me

25. I love to swim in the summertime

24. I love the beach

23. I want to go on a cruise someday

22. I want to go to Hawaii

21. and to Alaska

20. and maybe Europe someday

19. I would love to go to the Grand Canyon, too

18. I haven't traveled a whole lot

17. I went to Las Vegas with my sister and had a blast

16. I went to Waynedale High School (and I can't believe our 10 year reunion is this year!!)

15. I was a cheerleader

14. I enjoyed high school

13. I live close to my parents

12. I like to decorate my house with primitives and antiques

11. Christmas is my favorite holiday

10. Pink is my favorite color

9. I wear a lot of black clothes

8. I have generic crocs and uggs!!

7. I don't wear jewelry much

6. I like peas

5. I don't like to clean bathrooms!!

4. I go to bed early

3. I like to play boardgames

2. Lately, I've been drinking a lot of hot tea

1. My full name is Cristin Marie Burson


Wow....I'm finally done......I'm sure you know more about me now than you wish you had, but it was fun....try it!!

Merry Christmas!!

Yea!!! Christmas is almost here. Seven days to be exact!! This is my favorite time of the year. I was a little behind this year on my shopping, but Tom and I went last Saturday and pretty much wiped out the entire list!! I also did quite a bit of online shopping, which I love, especially now when pretty much everyone is offering free shipping!!

Tom has been working out of town the past couple of weeks. I usually don't like when he is gone, but this week was kind of nice!! I put Avery to bed at about 7:30 every night and went in the basement and wrapped gifts, and I didn't have to feel guilty about being down there all night long!!

Saturday night we are headed to the Gatti residence for a little Christmas Party!! It should be lots of fun!! I'm planning on taking green bean casserole and some christmas cookies.

Jenny and I baked cookies last Thursday. We started at 9am and we baked, and baked and baked and baked until about 10pm!! We had sooooooo many cookies.....8 batches of cut-outs, 3 batches of peanut butter blossoms and 3 batches of monster cookies!!

Did I mention that I'm so excited for Christmas this year!?! Avery will be so much fun, I can't hardly stand it :o)

Bumps, Bruises and More.....

Well, Christmas season is upon us, and I have already recieved several christmas cards. So I decided that I would dress Avery up today (Wednesday) and try and get some pictures for our cards to send. I should have taken them early this morning, but we were wayyyyy to busy. Then I should have taken them when Avery woke up from her nap, but no....I fed her lunch instead....and for some reason I gave her a cookie with green frosting for dessert, and it stained her face!! I should have taken the pics after the green frosting finally faded, but no.....I called my sister and started gabbing!! Then.....BANG.....SCREAM......Avery tripped over her feet and fell right into the corner of the walls.....instant bump/bruise on her forehead with a line all the way down to her chin!! Poor thing :o(. She finally calmed down, about 2 hours later, and I attempted the pictures. I got one!! It doesn't show the bruise too badly!!

Thoughts for the day:
~Don't procrastinate!!
~Can't believe Christmas is 21 days away......I need to shop!!
~I love my family :o)

Goal Accomplished!!

I think she likes it!!

Finally, I've finally accomplished my goal of turning the spare room/computer room into Avery's playroom. Next step, buying a laptop computer so we can move the desk and filling cabinet out of the playroom.

Puppy!!

Last week, my sister and brother-in-law were home for a few days!! It was so nice to see them and spend time with them. I wish they lived closer!! They also brought along their new puppy, Sadie!! She stayed at our house Thursday night, but Friday night she was crying, so Amanda and Greg had to take her to Mom and Dad's. Avery loved Sadie....too bad, because she won't be getting a dog!!

Thoughts for the day:

~Prayers for Logan

~Decorating for Christmas!! Yea!!

~Go Bucks!!

Circus, Circus, Circus

On Saturday, Mike, Val and the kids, Katy, Rick, Cooper, Tom, Avery and I all loaded up in Paul and Jenny's big white van and headed for the Circus!! I was so excited. I had never been to the circus before!! We left our house at 1:30 and didn't get home until 9:00. It was an exhausting day for the kids. Sorry, I can't post any pictures. When I took my camera out to take the first picture, the batteries fell out and were lost forever (and of course I didn't have any extras).

Jill, I hope you don't mind, but I like how you do thoughts for the day, so I'm going to copy you!!

Thoughts for the day:
~Don't take an 18mo old to the circus!! (She enjoyed it, but it was way to long for her to sit still)

~Don't purchase any suveniers at the circus-such a rip-off!! (We bought Avery a bag of cotton candy that came with a top hat and it cost $12-can you believe it...... $12 for pure sugar!!! I learned my lesson-ask how much it costs before saying I'll have one!!)

~I'm enjoying these last few days of 70 degree weather.....hopefully a bike ride will be in the plans!!

~I couldn't sleep last night....I was so interested in all of the election updates

~And finally, I'm a little nervous about what's going to happen these next 4 years....I think we are all going to have to do lots of praying.