Kids and Christmas

A fun evening with Mom and Dad

It is our family tradition that when a child is baptized they get to go out to a special dinner with their parents. We took Elijah to the Mayan restaurant. We hadn't been there for many years and there have been some changes since we had eaten there last. Elijah really liked the cliff divers and all of the "ambiance". We are glad that he enjoyed himself.

It's Great To Be Eight!

This was one of my practice invites for Elijah's baptism yesterday. It was a wonderful day and he was so lucky to be baptized with several friends.

These were the fun cupcakes I made for the the open house we had after the baptism.

A hug and a kiss from a REAL Christmas Angel

This morning I was shopping at South Towne Mall and was stopped by a girl (perhaps in her teenage years or early twenties). She was so excited because she was at the mall today and got to see and talk with Santa...this girl was intellectully disabled. She wanted to give me a hug- much to the dismay of whomever was with her. I asked her if she told Santa what she wanted for Christmas-her eyes became wide and bright and she made a noise that I could not understand, but I was told "yes". She gave me a kiss on the cheek and another hug. She wanted to share her JOY with me, she wanted me to feel just as happy as she did. Her guardian was so apologetic for the hugs and kisses of a stranger, but I am a better person for it. This girl didn't know who I was, nor did she care. She was simply sharing what she had with anyone who came into her life. I am grateful for some pretty powerful hugs and some of the best kisses ever from someone I don't even know. I hope she has a wonderful Christmas, and I hope that I can follow her example and give and love more freely.

(I wish I had a picture of HER, but the photograph is a representation of this wonderful girl!)

EBAY-ok

For the past month or so I have voluntarily added extra stress to my life by offering for sale some of the things we don't need or use any longer. I have sold a few things on KSL, but the majority I have sold on EBAY. Our old stuff has been shipped as far away as Argentina, Japan, Canada and Ukraine. The only reason I have been doing it is because there are free listing fees until January. I think that I will leave the Ebay stuff to Brad from now on...although the extra money is appreciated.