December 2011

It's the day after Christmas, it's quiet in my house, the snow is falling, and I am content.  Actually, I am quite happy.  I am still struggling with health issues, but all of my boys are home.  We had all seven of our kids here for Christmas, along with wives, husband, and babies.  We had our Christmas Eve dinner on Christmas day this year, it was like it used to be at Nan and Pop's house.  Made me miss them so very much.  I was really missing my Mom this year, I long to see her again.
 I am so very happy to have Tim and Katie here again, I don't want to ever go this long without seeing them again.

So, what else has been going on since Thanksgiving?  The snow went away, and brought rain.  I don't really like the rain, but it's been nice to not have to shovel the snow away.  And we're using less wood so it's a win win.

David only has one more semester of college left; I wonder what the Lord will have him do?
I'm not very talkative, writeative?  So how about pictures? And yes, there are too many.


 Robin wearing the
hat and sweater I made her.

 Playtime at Nan's house.

 Smiling and clapping. :-)

 Robin LOVES her
Grandpa.

 David and Eleanor are
watching Raffi!

My boys!

I LOVE this picture

My great big family.

This reminds me of Cindy Lou Who

Pulling Mama's hair.  

Me and my boy at the airport.  So happy!

Erik's birthday and Thanksgiving

What a week it's been. Starting with last Friday, Steve and I went shopping and got ( we thought) all our Thanksgiving shopping done.  I was tired.  Then Saturday we started on the girls room project.  This entailed getting all of the totes that were shoved in the closet out, gone thru and stuff mostly put away.  Then we moved the piano in there, moved the loveseat and other stuff around in the den and packed up all the dolls.  Way Way Tired.  Sunday I stayed home from Church to rest.  Sunday night we had our November ladies night at our house.. I so love this monthly group.  We always talk, laugh, eat something yummy and pass around babies.  And we actually had most of the ladies do a craft.

Monday I had Eleanor, and she was adorable as usual.  And it was my Erik's birthday.  I love the man he has become.  We had a big family dinner with roast, carrots and potatoes and gravy.  A super easy big impact meal.  Miriah made 2 fabulous desserts.  Yum.

 

Tuesday, Eleanor and Robin were here,  I went to work and then made 4 pies.  And, wait for it, TIRED.

See a pattern here? haha.

Wednesday.  The big day.  Robin here, Eleanor for a short time.  Then big cooking, eating, laughing, friends, SNOW, pies.   It was a really good Thanksgiving.  Latecia came early and helped so much.
  I am blessed with a big family, great friends, a wonderful Church, a great husband, GRANDDAUGHTERS!, but most of all, a Lord who loves me, who died for me, who is coming back for me.
Life is good.  Even when I'm tired.  :-)

The Pies
The eating.
I love that we went from den to dining room and back again.

                                        Eleanor really really likes Liam.  Liam doesn't agree.