Family Ketchup

Another christmas has come and gone. The presents are distributed throughout the house and most of the garbage is already gone (thanks to the saturday pick up.. whoop whoop). I am considering keeping my christmas stuff up for another month just because I hate putting it away. It still didn't quite seem like Christmas this year and I don't know what it is that makes it "seem" like Christmas? None the less the calendar assures me it has happened and it diffently has passed. We are excited to start the next year and anxious for another baby to bless our house. It has been so much fun watching our kids grow and play with each other I can't imagine how another little boy is going to change our home. James is still loving his job and most days remains optimistic about maintaining his employment. I somehow mangaged to make it through a semester of school and so glad I don't have to go back in January! Now the count down begins for maternity leave! Hope the new year starts and ends easy!

Ready Set Snow

I love the fall and winter time until the snow hits. My car somehow gets messier (as if that is possible), any tiny teeny chip in windshield now turns into a monster crack, and the wipers seem to have a mind of their own on when they will work. The adjustment period for the car and myself is almost complete and Kaleb is finally getting the idea that he DOES need a jacket when he goes outside. With all the wonderful snow come the sledding. My 8 year old son's eyes light up with the anticipation of conquering the biggest, slickest hill possible. Unfortunately, we do not have any big hills near us except for the man-made piles of shoveled snow. Last night was one of those "need to conquer moments for him. Kaleb, being determined to slide, grabbed his longest sled and headed for the top of this snow pile. Without thinking he took a leap on the sled and the bottom of the sled hit the ground before he even got in. Out he flipped and landed squarely on his face. Not that this isn't bad enough he later slipped on the sidewalk and fell on his face and re-injured the exact same spot. The possible black eye turned into a definite black eye after that. I spent the night convincing him that he would not loose his vision and the swelling would go away. I have no idea where he gets his paranoia from??
With all the greatness of the season comes much to be grateful for. I am of course grateful for the usual; Great family, friends, jobs, good health, and freedoms BUT also for the less obvious. Those things being; Hot chocolate- couldn't live without you and thanks for helping me overcome coffee..phew, Scarves- thanks for keeping my freakish long neck warm, Blistex-oh how you make my lips happy, and for that pen in my purse that is never out of ink. Of course, there are many many more things but today that is my list. If I was ultra blog-a-rific I would post pictures to accompany this but I am at work.. slaving away so I can't, geez I do have some work ethic.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!