Another year of Adventures

We are coming to the end of another year of adventures. Wow! Looking back, we have been so very blessed in all aspects of our lives and we are ever grateful for that. I have been keeping a "gratitude journal" all year and have only missed about 5 days of writing. I have been kept very AWARE of the power of GOD in our everyday lives and all that HE constantly and lovingly blesses us with. Hope you have an enjoyable New Year's Celebration... and let me be the first to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas

From our Family to Yours... Merry Christmas!

(If you click on this it will take you to YouTube where you can view it Full Screen)

Can't Wrap This

I watched this several times yesterday, and couldn't stop giggling and smiling. Hope you like it.

The Christmas Spirit

221 Pounds of Christmas Cheer

On Tuesday Joshua delivered his boxes of donations to Primary Children's Medical Center for his Eagle Scout Project. They were surprised and overwhelmed at the amount of items that were donated. They called their P/R department and had them come and take pictures of him donating the items. ( The picture will be featured in the hospital newsletter). We were unsure how to itemize everything since there was such a wide variety, so we decided to weigh the donations. The 8 gigantic boxes totalled 221 pounds. It was a wonderful feeling to be a part of bringing some bit of happiness to children who will be in the hospital during Christmas this year.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

This year Joshua is in two different bands at school. He did a great job at the Christmas Concert the other night.

How mean am I?

This year I told the kids that they would have to keep their rooms clean for 2 weeks straight, or NO presents. I talked it up for a few weeks and even posted a notice on their doors. We started 3 days ago. So far, so good. The kids are very nervous about this- especially Josh and Elijah. I am just happy that I have found a way to have a cleaner house before Christmas. Does that make me a mean mom?
So, what does that mean if they don't get their rooms clean? I don't know yet, and I hope I don't have to worry about that.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree...

This year we got our Christmas tree up earlier than usual. Let the festivities begin!