I really can't think of much to write, but I don't want to get several days behind again, so here I am.
Mostly I've just spent the past two days trying to get the house cleaned up and put back together after Thanksgiving and all of the Christmas decorating. Haven't accomplished that little goal yet, but I've sure been trying! James was gone most of the day yesterday--Black Friday shopping. He did, indeed, get that little $199 camcorder and I tried it out for a few minutes tonight. I think we're going to be happy with it. If it'll just not break down I'd say we're doing good! The thing is so TINY, though! That's going to take some getting used to.
He also brought home a pair of boots for me ($20 black ones!) and a really adorable Christmas sweater and a to-die-for denim jumper from Christopher and Banks with gingerbread stuff all over it. What a guy! Unfortunately, the boots were the only things that fit! Ha! So James decided that the whole family would load up and he'd drive BACK to Midland to swap the clothes out for the proper sized. Put a definite kink in my plans to get anything done around the house last night, that's for sure! But we were able to get the right sizes, so now I have some new and very festive clothes to wear. We had a good time, too.
Today has been more of the same: clean, clean, clean. Actually, that's not entirely true. I keep TRYING to clean, but I've been very easily distracted and I've had very little oomph. Just can't seem to stick with it for very long. (Take right now, for instance--I'm supposed to be cleaning my office. Instead I'm blogging in it!) Tammy called this morning and asked if she could borrow Katie for a few hours. It seems Sam had to go take play-off pictures over in Monahans today, leaving Tammy to deliver the papers all by herself. She thought it might help to have an extra set of hands--even little ones! So Kate got to spend some time with Sister Tammy and loved every minute of it. Tammy even took her out for lunch afterwards. James took Joe with him to run some errands--and get lunch--so that left me home alone with Sam for an hour or two. I don't know if that's EVER happened before! I took him to his bedroom and we decorated the "cowboy tree" in there, then we played a few hands of Uno and a couple rounds of a Cranium game before sitting down to watch his choice, The Grinch, of course. Sam hasn't been feeling too good today, but seemed to be okay during our mother-son time. Tammy brough Katie back in the afternoon, then stayed long enough to chat for a few minutes. And do my dishes! What a pal!!! She's amazing. :-)
Tonight we loaded everybody up and went driving around Andrews to look at Christmas lights... in the snow!!! That's right, it's been snowing again!!! Wa-Hoo!!! Sooooo pretty. Not very many people have decorated yet, but one family has gone ALL OUT. I would try to describe the light show they have at their house, but it just can't be done. I will say that they have their own radio station set up! You tune into it and watch the light show that has been choreographed to the music. VERY, VERY COOL.
Came home, had devotions, put the kid-o's to bed, then did a little bit more cleaning. I got the front half of the house vacuumed and collected the MOUNDS of laundry from the hampers to sort while James and I watched a Christmas movie. Don't ask what it was called. It had Steven Curtis Chapman in it and it was actually not nearly as sorry as I had expected it to be. ;-)
I did a little more cleaning and got stuck blogging. I also got some Chritmas gifts wrapped up and boxed up to head to Pennsylvania. I got a brisket ready to go into the oven at 6:00 tomorrow morning. If I remember to set my alarm clock, that is. Otherwise we'll be having a very late dinner. :-)
Seems like there were other things I should have said, but I just can't think of what they were. Oh well. Pray for Sam. He's been feverish for most of the afternoon and evening and he woke up crying a little while ago. Took a sip of 7-Up and was back out again, snoring like a pro. (He's our best snorer around here.) His eyes have looked sick all day--just droopy and puffy and not at all mischeivious like they usually are. The one perk to Sam not feeling good is that he's soooooo cuddly! He's about to get too big to cuddle, so I've made sure to take plenty of time for it today. :-) But for his sake, pray that he's feeling better tomorrow!
Guess that's it from here. G'night all!
~Rebekah~
Mostly I've just spent the past two days trying to get the house cleaned up and put back together after Thanksgiving and all of the Christmas decorating. Haven't accomplished that little goal yet, but I've sure been trying! James was gone most of the day yesterday--Black Friday shopping. He did, indeed, get that little $199 camcorder and I tried it out for a few minutes tonight. I think we're going to be happy with it. If it'll just not break down I'd say we're doing good! The thing is so TINY, though! That's going to take some getting used to.
He also brought home a pair of boots for me ($20 black ones!) and a really adorable Christmas sweater and a to-die-for denim jumper from Christopher and Banks with gingerbread stuff all over it. What a guy! Unfortunately, the boots were the only things that fit! Ha! So James decided that the whole family would load up and he'd drive BACK to Midland to swap the clothes out for the proper sized. Put a definite kink in my plans to get anything done around the house last night, that's for sure! But we were able to get the right sizes, so now I have some new and very festive clothes to wear. We had a good time, too.
Today has been more of the same: clean, clean, clean. Actually, that's not entirely true. I keep TRYING to clean, but I've been very easily distracted and I've had very little oomph. Just can't seem to stick with it for very long. (Take right now, for instance--I'm supposed to be cleaning my office. Instead I'm blogging in it!) Tammy called this morning and asked if she could borrow Katie for a few hours. It seems Sam had to go take play-off pictures over in Monahans today, leaving Tammy to deliver the papers all by herself. She thought it might help to have an extra set of hands--even little ones! So Kate got to spend some time with Sister Tammy and loved every minute of it. Tammy even took her out for lunch afterwards. James took Joe with him to run some errands--and get lunch--so that left me home alone with Sam for an hour or two. I don't know if that's EVER happened before! I took him to his bedroom and we decorated the "cowboy tree" in there, then we played a few hands of Uno and a couple rounds of a Cranium game before sitting down to watch his choice, The Grinch, of course. Sam hasn't been feeling too good today, but seemed to be okay during our mother-son time. Tammy brough Katie back in the afternoon, then stayed long enough to chat for a few minutes. And do my dishes! What a pal!!! She's amazing. :-)
Tonight we loaded everybody up and went driving around Andrews to look at Christmas lights... in the snow!!! That's right, it's been snowing again!!! Wa-Hoo!!! Sooooo pretty. Not very many people have decorated yet, but one family has gone ALL OUT. I would try to describe the light show they have at their house, but it just can't be done. I will say that they have their own radio station set up! You tune into it and watch the light show that has been choreographed to the music. VERY, VERY COOL.
Came home, had devotions, put the kid-o's to bed, then did a little bit more cleaning. I got the front half of the house vacuumed and collected the MOUNDS of laundry from the hampers to sort while James and I watched a Christmas movie. Don't ask what it was called. It had Steven Curtis Chapman in it and it was actually not nearly as sorry as I had expected it to be. ;-)
I did a little more cleaning and got stuck blogging. I also got some Chritmas gifts wrapped up and boxed up to head to Pennsylvania. I got a brisket ready to go into the oven at 6:00 tomorrow morning. If I remember to set my alarm clock, that is. Otherwise we'll be having a very late dinner. :-)
Seems like there were other things I should have said, but I just can't think of what they were. Oh well. Pray for Sam. He's been feverish for most of the afternoon and evening and he woke up crying a little while ago. Took a sip of 7-Up and was back out again, snoring like a pro. (He's our best snorer around here.) His eyes have looked sick all day--just droopy and puffy and not at all mischeivious like they usually are. The one perk to Sam not feeling good is that he's soooooo cuddly! He's about to get too big to cuddle, so I've made sure to take plenty of time for it today. :-) But for his sake, pray that he's feeling better tomorrow!
Guess that's it from here. G'night all!
~Rebekah~
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