Happy Birthday, Granny Pat!

Today was my Grandmother’s 72nd birthday.  My kids believe that she’s 7 years old because she only had seven candles on her cake.  Here’s a picture of them helping her blow out candles.

They are rather enthusiastic candle blowers, and Bennett even ended up spitting all over the cake trying to get the candles out.  Yuck!!

We also had milk and cookies with Santa today at Bennett’s school.  Bennett talked to Santa for the longest time.  His list was filled with things that either related to Mario or that glowed in the dark.  Funny boy and a funny age.

I also thought that it was really cute that I got to see his class do their nativity play-acting today.  Bennett got his turn to be Joseph (probably because I was there ) and he was awfully cute.

All in all, it was a pretty good day!!

Add a comment December 11, 2009

One Tiny Stocking

Just wanted to post because my kids were so sweet this morning.  They insisted that, even though Connor won’t be born before Christmas, that he needs his own stocking, so we found him this:

See?  A tiny baby stocking

I also wanted to write that, suddenly, Emalee has become obsessed with tea parties.  She’s constantly setting them out and getting them ready to go.  She puts her dolls in chairs and serves them tea.  She sets the table and spreads it out for tea all the time.  But, best of all, sometimes she can find a willing victim to actually play pretend with her.  Here she is with her “MeMe” (also known as my Dad’s best friend, Sammy) playing this morning.  They are sitting on my office floor.  That’s the reason why they’re surrounded by file cabinets.

I’ve also got a cute new craft that I’ve been working on today.  I’ve got far too much to do before Christmas if I’m going to make all my plans ring true!  This is a little felt and burlap snowman wrap that will go around a quart jar to be able to gift a cookie mix.  (I’m thinking “snowball” cookies!)  The nose needs a little work.  I’ve got it more rounded like a penguin than triangled like a snowman, but the next one will be better.

Add a comment December 10, 2009

December Madness

It seems like the crazy month of December is already starting.  We’re going to decorate our tree later tonight!  Yay!!!  I keep adding things to my calendar, but it’s starting to get full   Having Emalee’s birthday this month doesn’t help the craze out either.  She’s having a birthday party at Bounce n’ Bean, and I think she’s going to think that it’s very fun.  At least, I hope so.

Doctor’s office called.  I think I’m going to have to take the fasting gestational diabetes test.  I’ve never had to do that before, so it’s very discouraging.  I’m going to call the doctor’s office tomorrow and see what’s what.  They never call after I’ve been in though unless I need more testing or something and the last time I was in I took the 1 hour glucose screen…grr…

Things are not good at work.  I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future, but surviving the present is beginning to not be easy.  <sigh>  I worry.  God promises to take care of us, but that doesn’t mean that we still have jobs and companies at the end of the day.  I guess what I’m trying to say is that faith in God is no protection against bad things happening.  I still pray for the best.

The best news of the day so far is that we’re getting a puppy.  A friend of mine (who somehow didn’t know her dog was pregnant) ended up having a litter of puppies last night.  They’re Australian Shepard mixed with Chocolate Lab.  Interesting mix

This is a picture of the litter:

There are 8 puppies there if you’re interested.  Bennett wants one of the black and white (gray) ones.  He wants a girl dog he can call Penny.  I thought that was cute.  When I showed him the picture of the dogs, he asked if we can buy the dog a collar for Christmas.  I thought that was sweet.

Add a comment December 1, 2009