Merry Christmas

Have a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Santa comes tonight and the boys are excited to see what he brings. I hope everyone has been NICE. Our little Elijah started crawling 2 weeks ago. He is now pulling up on everything and starting to walk along the furniture. He is 8 months old today. Happy Holidays to all and to all a good night.

Happy Birthday Scott/Merry Christmas Santa

On Saturday, at noon, we heard sirens that sounded SO close. We ran to the door and saw two Fire Trucks circling our cul'a sac, the last with Santa sitting on top, waving. A fire truck with sirens going + Santa waving = screaming boys. The fire truck was taking Santa to city hall for the party. We took the boys to the "Santa comes to town" party that the city does every year. It was very exciting for the boys. The boys got to sit with Santa, make ornaments, snowflakes, and color pictures, eat popcorn and watch "Polar Express." Sunday, we had a birthday party for Scott. David is working all week, so Sunday was the only day that we could have a family party. My family came over to celebrate with us. The kids made pipe cleaner artwork. Scott got some books, a Thomas the train cake and movie, and the "little Einsteins" Rocket. The boys are so excited for Christmas and this week, we actually got snow that looks like it will be around for a white Christmas. Merry Christmas to All.

Clumsy Me

I have fallen down steps four times in one month. This last time, I slipped on some ice on my sisters' front steps and down I went. We were at my nephew's birthday party and I forgot a present in the car. I went out to get it, slipped and fell down 4 steps. I bruised and scrapped both elbows and broke my tailbone. I didn't do much Sunday so it didn't feel any worse, but Monday, I was in so much pain I could hardly move. Tuesday morning, I went to the doctor. He gave me some pain pills and anti-inflammatory pills. He said it would be 4-6 weeks before it healed and I may have twinges of pain for a few months. That will teach me to watch my step. And this is the week that David started his internship. It has been hard because David's truck broke down last Thursday and we have not gotten the parts to fix it yet. I took him to work yesterday and today because I needed the van. The boys and I took him to work at 7:30am, then picked him up and took him straight to his internship at 4:30pm, then picked him up at 10:00pm and bring him home to sleep. At least, when we pick him up, we get to see him during the day. But this morning, after we dropped David off at work, I had to pull over on the side of the road and throw up, because my meds made me sick.

Saturday's Work

This was our Saturday project. We had cut down a tree on the side of our house and rented a chipper to chip up the branches. This last Saturday, the boys helped move the wood chips and spread them in their new play area. We moved the swing set and anchored it down. We got some new sand for the turtle sandbox. We put up the fence because we want to plant grass next spring, keep the boys and the dog out of the mud, and block a part of the fence that the old tree messed up. I think the boys will appreciate it more because they actually helped make it.