I almost the end of the day and I bet....

You thought I'd miss my daily video.

Nope, not today.

I might someday but not today.

Today was more than AmAzInG!

Today Alyson, Emilee, and I went

SHOPPING!

And boy did we have fun!

We went to Aspen Grove and completely

enjoyed ourselves.

And after that we went to

Deseret Book , Kohl's, and

my favorite... Hallmark.

And while we were in the car

we rocked out to Justin.

Oh and while we were shopping we bought my dear friend

Rochelle 

a Justin Bieber ornament.

That was nice of us.

Dear Alyson and Emilee,

Today was so much fun. Thank you for helping me spend my money ;) I had a huge blast with you and I am more than ecstatic that you two are my daughters. I love both your giggles, you're cute.

Love,

CoRi dAwN

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT!

Seriously kid of mine.

You better watch out.

So I have a kid who is learning how to live life. And it seems they are choosing to learn the hard way. Making dumb choices that have consequences out of their control.

And embarrassing me all along the way.

So in honor of this kid of mine

I have chosen this video...

Dear Kid of Mine,

Look I love you....A LOT! And I recognize that you are growing up and learning all about life lessons. But could you please think about your actions and all of the possible consequences. It would help make life so much easier. Just sayin'.

Love,

CoRi dAwN

"I have no gifts to bring"

While searching for videos to share with all ya'll I found this little gem.

This guy is captivating.

I have completely enjoyed watching his video.

By the way...

He's 16! And a junior in high school.

Started drumming when he was 4.

This article says his dad got him started.

Good for his dad.

The article also says he

produced, directed, and edited the video.

I'm impressed.

Sean Quigley said this, "Drummer Boy speaks to me so much. The whole song is a story. It's about this boy who gets word of Jesus being born and he goes to see him and he doesn't have anything to give him; he's like 'I don't have money, I don't have gifts to give you. But I can play my drum and that's more than enough."

awesome.

Dear Sean Quigley,

You rock! I see you're from Canada, I love Canada. I hope to go there some day. I also recognize the people from Canada don't mind being cold but ummmm... as a mother and nurse I think I should tell you to wear some longer pants. I would hate for your legs to freeze. And I agree, that is more than enough.

Love,

CoRi dAwN

P.S. For 16 that is some mustache.

Emilee is 11!

I don't know why these kids have to grow up on me, I don't like it.

Happy Birthday darling Emilee.

I love to see you laugh.

Dear Emilee,

I hope your birthday is full of surprises. I hope you get lots of birthday wishes at school and I hope you know I think you are way too special to be mine, but I'm grateful anyway. I love you more than you'll ever know.

Love,

CoRi dAwN

I'm in Love, I'm in Love and don't care who knows it.

That's right,

I'm in love with

The Piano Guys.

Time and time again they amaze

me with their talents.

Please enjoy their latest.

Dear Piano Guys,

I'm hoping my dear husband doesn't mind me being in love with you, I'm thinking he'll be just fine. Anyway I want you to know that I have watched every single video I can find with you guys in it. You're great! Plus for old guys you're cute.

Love,

CoRi dAwN

For my dear friend Elizabeth

Ya'll I gotta tell you about my friend

ElIzAbEtH.

Some nights I get super lucky

and get to spend a whole 12 hours

with this amazing girl.

She is dang funny.

We've bonded over our love for

singing and dancing.

That is...

We Sing and Dance while being nurses.

I'm pretty sure we should keep our night jobs but still it's fun.

Last night I asked her what her most favorite Christmas song

was and she answered with this.

Dear Elizabeth,

You'll never know how much better you make my long nights. You may also not know that when I see you and your cute dance moves my heart smiles. You should know that you deserve to be the happiest girl in the world. I want you to know also that I believe in taking risks and I am glad to call you friend. Oh and lastly, you might just give the best advice EVER!

Love,

CoRi dAwN

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Do you hear what I hear?

Today I heard lots of

Christmas songs

while doing lots of Christmas shopping.

It was nice.

If I could go back to any time in history

and have any experience ever...

I would choose to be a shepard

in the fields the night the Savior was born.

I would love to hear and see

what they heard and saw.

Dear Eclipse,

Good Work! And ya'll are dang A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E.

Love,

CoRi dAwN

In our world of plenty, we can spread a smile of joy.

It's Christmas.

The lists are long at my house.

And my kids are getting excited.

Gosh, I'm embarrassed to say that even

my list is kinda long.

Number one on my list is a Kindle Fire.

I don't need it, I just want it.

I actually don't really need

most of what I have.

I think tonight for family night we will work on another kind of list.

I think tonight we will work on a

SERVICE list.

We will discuss who we can serve 

and how we want to serve them.

Surely, in my world of plenty I can

spread a smile of joy.

And so can you.

Dear Band-Aid,

Oh my gosh how I love the 80's. Ya'll are super entertaining. And the hair...great hair. My favorite line.....

"Tonight thank God it's them instead of you."

Makes me think.

Thanks for feeding the world.

Love,

CoRi dAwN