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My camera batteries are dead and I can't find a charger. Matt is taking the bar tomorrow (Tues. and Wed.) This has been the kind of stress that hangs over your head and eats away at you little by little until you just start going to bed at 6:30 to avoid it. There have been layoffs around these parts and so passing the bar is essential to maintaining our lovely lifestyle. I have also been feeling so grateful for our happy lives lately. We are so blessed and I realized that it isn't just because of Matt's job etc. It's because my grandparents, great grandparents, parents and in laws, siblings, and friends have worked hard and given us many good lessons to bring us to where we are now. And of course God has been a huge part of our happiness...of course.

Girls Rock!!!!

This is a picture of my sisters, my Mom and my daughters.....LOVE!!!!!

Instinct?

It was freezing yesterday, a high of 18 maybe? So after school I took the kids to the mall to play at the kiddie park. After about 20 minutes of happily running, climbing and so forth, Eden came over to me and laid her head on my leg with a moan. I picked her up and she slumped into my arms. Something deep within me told me this was not normal and that I should run...run away. I picked her up as fast as I could and ran to a corner outside of the play area...with tiled floors. Not 5 seconds later she was projectile vomiting all over the floor....and my arm. Luckily I had tons of wipes and was able to clean it all up without one person noticing! Amazing! And double bonus...since it was cold I had a coat to cover up the barf all over my arm! This is not the worst story so far. Lucy takes the cake throwing up in the security line at the airport. Luckily Matt had his game on and grabbed a security bin before she lost it. Security just threw it away as "biohazard." Good thing for instincts!

Goings on

We had a great Christmas with plenty of sunshine and good company in Phoenix. The kiddies loved playing with, jumping on, and torturing their many aunts and uncles. Of course said aunts and uncles were very obliging. Since we have been home, all has been pretty cold and mostly quiet. I have enjoyed the post holiday lull, it's given me a chance to do a little organizing and cleaning (a little.) Carmen and I have been coming up with a few new things to do. She is working hard on writing and spelling her name. Both Lucy and Carmen started gymnastics and seem to enjoy moving and running! I've realized that in the winter, we don't do that as often. Anyways, we are alive and doing well. Except maybe for Matt, who has to take the CO bar in 4 weeks :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Bedtime visit from Santa

Tonight Santa came to visit. It was a surprise to us all! He went into Lucy and Carmen's room (after they had laid down for bed), jingling bells and laughing the famous "ho ho ho." This was a great thing for Matt and I. Lucy asks me daily if Santa is real. I tell her that the story of Santa is real, and it is up to her if she wants to believe. Of course she does, but the literal thinker in her doesn't. The girls were in awe, and very willing to tell Santa what they wanted. Luckily, "Santa" will be bringing them exactly what they asked for. Lucy wants "sports stuff" and Carmen "a ballerina tutu." Easy enough. What a great ending to a long day (medical tests and snowy snowy cold streets.)

Snow Princess