A Big Thank You

This is what thanking teachers, aides, paras, therapists, peer tutors, etc looks like when you have just one special ed student. Thank goodness for a photocopier! It takes a village--and I am so thankful for all of them. Peer tutors got candy canes :). Teachers got cookies. Whew! Got those delivered today. Major check!

First things First

I think I'm getting old because for the past month or so I've been waking up about an hour or so before my alarm...maybe daylight saving threw me off. I don't know. I have to admit, I have enjoyed taking advantage of the quiet of my home in the early morning. I use it as "my time" of prayer, meditation, and scripture study. It has helped me start my day off a little better. And yes--I have often had to catch a 20 minute nap before my kids get home in the afternoon:). Putting first things first.

Decorating the Tree

We decorated the tree on Sunday. We don't have a fancy tree. It has homemade ornaments and ones we collected over the years. Yes, I did get a little teary eyed missing my missionary son Jordan (who I will finally get to talk to on Christmas). Ours is a memory tree. We put ornaments up and say, "Oh remember when we visited The Alamo, or Bryce Canyon or when Jordan made this." Sweet Christmas-time. It is a time to remember how good God has been to us!