Wow! Time does fly!

Wow! It's been a long time since I have logged in. You would think I had a lot of say with my busy household but sometimes it's hard to just sit down and write anything or catch my breath. Always going and going and going...never seems to stop.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Hubby's brother & wife, sister & hubby came up and we flew in his Grandma from California the day before they all showed up. Was a nice surprise to have his siblings come into the house and see his Grandma. We hadn't seen her in over a year so was great! The guys hung out that Saturday installing an air conditioner/heater in the boys' room and spent Sunday golfing. The ladies and I spent Saturday cooking the dinner so we could have our Thanksgiving with all of them.

Sunday we had Robert's 15th birthday. Gosh, I feel old with a child that age!!! He had quite a few friends attend which was nice. Even had a raccoon climb our small flimsy tree and hang there for a while. My friend and I sprayed him with the water hose and she kept spraying as I swayed the tree. Our dog was sitting at the bottom of the tree just waiting for it to drop!! That raccoon left the tree and landed at my feet and I tried my hardest to climb that tree to get away from it! Would have been great if someone had remembered a video camera...haha

Now we are getting ready for Christmas. My favorite time of the year. Not just because of the birth of Christ but love to see my childrens' faces that morning as they come in and see their gifts and stockings. With 5 kids, we have had to limit our spending on them and just try to get things that we know they will use and not just play with for 5 minutes and then get stuck in a box. With some advice from my dad I did our front yard in christmas lights and decorations. Looks great!!

Havent decided what resolutions I will make for the New Year. Always make some and then never follow through so hoping this year I can come up with some that I will be able to keep.

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!