Merry Christmas!

Every year I have asked God for a Christmas gift. Something just between Him and I. Of course every year I try to give Him something back, but really that's a bit difficult. I'm a little smaller then He is. :)

This year my request has changed a couple of times. Originally I had asked Him to help me loose weight. Ha. What a lame request. Then I asked Him to please bless my business instead - again pretty lame. Then I asked Him to scrap all that and please bless us with a child. He did, and then she went to live with Him. I was pretty tempted at the time to call Him an "Indian Giver" (pardon my slang). Then I changed it all since really it wasn't Christmas yet, and asked Him for the hugest favor of ALL time. I won't share as it is too personal, but it was something I deemed "IMPOSSIBLE".

It is Christmas evening and He has very generously given me my "impossible" gift. I really do wish I could give Him a large thing back, but I guess He will just have to settle for just me this year.... AGAIN!

So very very very stunned, amazed, and grateful I am. Should have known better as He loves to knock my socks off.

OH, and tonight when we were saying bedtime prayers Elyana was all done, then said OH I forgot to say to God a question (statement). "And dear God, Merry Christmas!"

Merry Christmas God.

Snow

When you are a kid snow means:

• Something new to eat
• Something to throw at your brother
• A new toy
• FUN, FUN outside
• Whoever gets cold anyway?
• Christmas!
• Asking mom for carrots and finding rocks for a snowman's features
• Everything looking all white and pretty

When you are a MOM snow means:

• I have to drive in that? to where?
• No, you cannot eat the snow off of our driveway
• Bundling everyone up only to realize that Gavin has no snowboots, Elyana's snowboots are too small, noone has waterproof mittens, but hey, here we go
• Going out to the front yard, then getting the idea to pull the sled out in the backyard so traipsing through the house to go out back
• Realizing the dog is wayyy too excited out back, so moving the kids to the front yard again
• No, you cannot eat dirty snow off of the tree
• YES your snow angel is so beautiful!
• Oops Gavin is crying - yes he is soaking wet and cold. We're going in!
• Taking everyone's coats, mittens, hats, scarfs, snow pants, too small boots, shoes, and socks off. putting dry clothes on everyone.
• Collapsing on the couch to then realize that the trips through the house earlier have left wet snowy water on your wood floor.

BUT it is so very beautiful and it's CHRISTMAS! (NO, you may not eat snow off of your wet coat!)

Merry Christmas!

Here we are... two months later! Wow time flies.

Just put the children to bed. Gavin's music selection tonight is Kenny G Christmas classics. :) Elyana is trying to go to sleep after not liking supper so she didn't get anything else. Dave is watching some movie on his computer and giggling in the backround.

Life is bitter sweet for me tonight. Here I sit in my lovely Christmas decorated house with my family (who granted sometimes drive me nuts), while around the world many of my friends/family are without work, some don't have any family, and some are falling apart with or without telling people. Sometimes it makes you wonder what the heck is going on up there.

You ready for Christmas? I am sadly mostly done with my shopping. I do this every year - shop throughout the year then the Christmas season comes and I am done. However, it is Christmas so I want to go out and buy presents. Argh! Next year I vow to wait until December.

That's all folks. There really isn't anything new.