To be busy!! I haven't posted in a while because I've been going like a mad woman! Between school and Ivey and doctor's visits and laundry and dishes and laundry and dishes... and all with a big ol' belly... I'm swamped! When I added in gift shopping it tipped my well balanced scale and I've been in a whirlwind of crazy. Crazier I mean.
Thanksgiving was fabulous and flew by. We had lunch at Randy and Linda's and dinner at Mom and Roland's. The kids had a blast... as usual! Down at Mom's, there were enough people for Addison to play Foosball all night long. I don't think he'll ever forget that he beat Hal, Roland, Scooter, Marisa.... "even when they paid Papa to cheat by shining the flashlight in my eyes!" I am sure Scoot will want a rematch at Christmas! (**Correction** Addison did not beat Hal. My apologies to Hal for the mistake!)
Last weekend, Mim and Papa took 6 of the grandkids (all but Brittanie and Ivey) for an overnight stay. I drove the kids down so I could help with Mom's Christmas card picture (which turned out FABULOUS and I will post later, after all the cards have been mailed!). I must say, I was worried about how the picture would go. It was freezing, it started to drizzle and all the kids had just gotten together and were hyper. It went like a dream! Even Ivey stood still and happy, with her cute little smile present in each shot!
The kids had a couple days of Christmas crafts and activities. They went down to Minter's Farm and cut down a tree. From what I hear, the six of them even hauled it up to the truck. I know it must have been insane over there for Mim and Papa, but what wonderful memories to have with their cousins! Ivey may have missed out on the party, but she had a great time as an only child!
Now, it is a week until all the Christmas festivities begin and I really wish I was finished with all of the shopping. My goal is to get it all done tonight after Jeff gets home. The idea of hauling all three (plus the belly) to multiple stores sounds like a nightmare... so perhaps I can stay motivated enough to get all of my running around completed while I'm free tonight!
Oh, and our elf returned after Thanksgiving. It appears he has a sweet tooth, as he opened up our box of candy canes and proceeded to munch down during the night. Asa and Addison missed him terribly and wake up each morning on a mission to find the little bugger!
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