Long time... I know....

Sorry for the long time in between posts. I didn't realize it had been so long actually. Well Christmas is coming in a few days and I am super excited! Santa has treated my kids well this year. They don't know it yet but I do. Santa and I talk ya know....=o)

And ya know the song "I saw mama kissing Santa Claus"? Well I just recently got that song. Yea I know rather blonde of me but it happens. But anyways, I started thinking, Ok, so Santa is typically daddy and daddy helps mommy do the shopping and the wrapping and the hiding of the presents and is all happy and jolly. Well not in our house. That's all me. I'm the fat and happy one. I'm the one who wraps and hides gifts. I'm the one who gets the gifts and brings them into the house on Christmas eve. I'm the one who shops for everything. I'm the one who puts everything under the tree. And if I ask my husband to do any of these things I get met with some grumpy annoying answer that leads me to realize I was better off doing it by myself. So although I love the holidays, that song is just wrong. Mama isn't kissing Santa Claus.... Daddy is kissing Santa Claus. And while we're on the topic of that song I should mention that the reason it got to me to begin with is b/c there is a version of the song where the kid says, I did, I really saw it. And I'm telling my dad. And I laughed b/c I got it. So that is my new thing for the season.

Lets see... We've been blessed with some nice things this season. We have a friend at church who bought each of our children something just b/c she loves them and cares about them. She just wanted to and felt the desire to spread her love to them. We had a very generous gift from my father in law for all three of our children while Connor and I were visiting him. And my aunt and uncle and my grandmother all were gracious in their giving to our children this year. I couldn't ask for better or more from my family this year. They have all been there and been supportive of us.

We have been making ornaments this year so there are quite a few homemade ornaments on our tree this year. The kids and I have made about 30-40 Christmas mice. We made them with their friends as well. Oh and I made a wreath for my car this year! WOO HOO! Now if I could only get Tommy to put it on my car. He is such a scrooge! Hopefully he will be happier on Christmas. We can hope for the best. He will have what looks to be a half day tomorrow and then will be off on Christmas eve, Christmas day and the day after Christmas. The bad thing is he doesn't get paid for it so we will be hurting come pay day. I really do like having him around but not having any money to go with it hurts. We can't pay our bills as it is. Ah well. I will enjoy the time with him here b/c it will end soon enough.

Now I'm going to go and turn up the heat and get my kids into bed so I can finish folding up some laundry and whatnot so I can relax a bit. I still have to make a bunch of things for Christmas day. It's not so bad when you get to have the holiday at your house. You know what food you are going to get and you know how much of it will be there too! Christmas is my favorite.

Love and Hugs,

Chelley

Merry Christmas!!!!