Year Ending

The last few days we didn't do much. I did get my stitches out on Tuesday, which took about an hour and 2 doctors to get out. I then did a little shopping, and almost lost the car. I was scared, cold and alone in a very large parking lot. I finally found it, thank goodness! Wednesday it started raining and the temperature really dropped. Sarah went to a friend's house in Mesa on Tuesday, J and I picked them up and they spent the night out our house on Wednesday. I also went with a few friends for girls night out for a few hours. Yesterday it was cold enough to snow a little bit in Phoenix! Today we were going to go to the zoo, but it was too cold. We started taking down the Christmas decorations. What a mess mt house is now! P went out and got us some dinner, and soon we'll start playing some family games before we ring in the New Year.

Christmas

Very busy, very fun last few days. On Christmas Eve we attended church at 5:30 and my in-laws met us there. R and all of kids church sang beautifully. After church we came back here and had a little snack of little smokies wrapped in quartered biscuits and soft pretzels with cheese. Pretty tasty. R read us the Night Before Christmas and we opened one gift before going to bed. Christmas morning I had to wake everyone at 8:30, once we read "our" Christmas book (the story of Christmas)we opened gifts. S was very happy with the Just Dance 2 game for the Wii, and R was very happy with her keyboard. J of course loved all his Steelers stuff! We then headed over to Aunt Jul and Uncle Will's to exchange gifts and brunch. My nephew called from his Navy station and we all got to wish him a Merry Christmas. Very cool. We left about noon to come home to get the house ready to host P's family for Christmas dinner. P wanted spaghetti so that's what we had. Opening gifts took awhile since there were 14 of us, with numerous gifts each. After dinner the kids tried out the keyboard and the Wii game. Very fun! Sunday we picked P's Aunt up who was visiting from California for church and lunch out. P had to go to work, but the rest of us got to enjoy watching Alice in Wonderland with his Aunt and parents. Followed by the rest of our families coming over for game night. Very fun, but long day! Yesterday we spent the day with P's family at Amazing Jakes it was very fun. They all left about 4, but we stayed on for 3 more hours, playing more bowling, riding rides and playing games, before eating dinner before we left. It was a great family outing. When we got home we started to watch a movie, I didn't last long and was falling asleep on the couch, I was the first one to bed and then the first one up at almost 11 AM. The saddest part of yesterday was because we were gone so long I think Baby thought we would never come home, she was very, very happy when we let her in.

Merry Christmas!

Baby!

It's Saturday and I have 2 weeks off

The girls danced beautifully last weekend. I was sorry to see the weekend end, it went by so fast. This week was another busy week. And big change for our household. A puppy! Baby is 7 or 8 months old and just adorable. R brought her home the Thursday of her band concert. P finally agreed to let us keep her on Sunday. She was a stray or abandoned. Her right front leg is injured, and the vet doesn't think we should do anything about it, since she is getting around OK and it's not hurting her. We'll get her license after she gains some weight she only weighs 4 pounds now and we have her spade. Tuesday night S had her 8th grade chorus concert. Wednesday she had bible study and J needed to buy some secret Santa gifts, we went to Fry's and I did the grocery shopping while he was picking out his gifts and S was at bible study. Thursday night R had her "Pirates" play with her school's drama club. She was very good and it was a very cute play. Yesterday at work when I was walking a student out to meet his mom I fell and cut open my knee. I had to get 8 stitches to close it up. What a way to end the last day of work for 2010. NOT!!!

Busy Week followed by Snow Queen weekend

Something every night this past week. Including last night which was R's first band concert. She did very well. This afternoon they had a dress rehearsal for The Snow Queen performances this weekend. Both girls are excited about preforming! I'm tired already! But I love watching my girls and their cousins dance.

Sickness and decorating

Yesterday I woke up with horrible pain and pressure all over my face. Called and made a doctor's appointment driving to work. Worked for 45 minutes. Sinus infection. Antibiotics, stay home for at least 2 days. Managed to buy some groceries with waiting for my prescription, no list just winged it. I was planning on going back to work not shopping. Took a long afternoon nap. Started decorating for Christmas. The tree still needs to be set up, and decorated and the table for the village needs to be brought in, and then set up. I felt terrible last night I'm sure I over did it. J and R helped me. But still probably not the best thing to do. But I couldn't stand all the boxes all over the living room. The tree and ornaments are currently covering the couches in the living room. I still have lots of pressure in my head today, I won't be doing anything today. P was off yesterday and he got all the lights and things outside decorated, so the outside looks really good. I can't wait until the kids get home from school one will be sweeping the messy kitchen/family room floor and another will be vacuuming. I think I need to take a nap. I did decorate my blog and the back ground for my computer, with out much energy taken LOL.