the battle is over...the war is won! Since I'm the one typing this blog you may be able to deduce that I am the victor of the Christmas tree battle. After I spend a solid week sitting for hours changing hundreds and hundreds of light bulbs (we are talking removing the glass bulb and re threading it into the old green sockets for the tree...uber time consuming), the tree has been lit and decorated...and now two strands of lights are out....but I don't care I can't put anything else into that tree and retain my sanity, so I guess we'll call it a draw! I did appreciate David's dance off comments regarding the tree...I think I was more amazed at how many "dance terms" he knew! There are so many thing to do this season and I hope I don't put everything off till the last minute. There are cookies, and pretzels to make, Christmas letters to write, gifts to make, presents to wrap, lights to hang, Christmas parties to plan and to attend... there are kids to watch every possible Christmas movie with..see we are so busy. So I'd like to contribute something worthwhile this beautiful season...something uplifting...gifts that I feel I have been blessed with over the past 31yrs. My kids...My wonderful children (David included). I don't think David and I had any clue what we were getting ourselves into, I guess we assumed that we would have kids and that we would grow as a family as simple as 1-2-3. Instead we were sent two huge personalities, and trials, good times, bad times, laughter and tears....I couldn't fathom how empty our life would be with out our boys. Our Quinten who is so impossibly 9, ...and our OCD 3yr old. they are my greatest joy....from reading books to them, to being annoyed that I'm the only one who can wipe Walkers rear...taking naps with the boys, or tickling them till they cry...life is good. I'm so blessed that our Father in Heaven choose me to take care of these AMAZING children...what a wonderful plan he has for us to be with and stay with our families for eternity.
