And.....I'm back. Okay, so the holidays got the best of me and I haven't been able to blog or post pics and for that I apologize. My Uncle Keith came in from Florida over Thanksgiving and we had a great time with him. The last time we saw him before this was in 2005, so we were a little excited.
We also celebrated my mom's birthday with a trip to Skip's, one of her favorite hangouts. We all had dinner and a few brave souls or should I say tipsy souls tried a little karoke. Happy 29th birthday, Mom.
Christmas was fun and crazy and a bit stressful for me if I'm honest. The kids were awesome, they were so good, if gift giving was truly based on being naughty or nice my kids deserved every gift they received. Matt and I had so much fun with them, these are the sweetest days.
We had a wonderful christmas service and supper at church, and I'm so thankful for my church family. Grandmother Missey had the entire Missey bunch for a Christmas dinner at her retired living apartment, it's always fun to see folks you don't see very often and to see how big all the Missey kids are getting.
We also celebrated Christmas with Matt's parents, his brothers and their wives, and our nephews. We had our traditional fondue dinner that Ron and Jan put together for us. It is always guarenteed fun, we laugh and eat for hours.Christmas Eve was really laid back, for the first year ever since Matt and I have been together we didn't have plans. It was sooo nice. Ron and Jan came down to the house we had dinner and played with the boys we set out cookies and milk, and when the kids went to bed we wrapped gifts.
Christmas Day we were at home, the boys woke up at around 7 am and kept running down the hall and hitting the door trying to wake us up. We had fun and made them wait until about 9 before opening gifts. It is such a pleasure to torture them!! Webkinz were the big deal this Christmas, a stuffed animal that comes with a secret code so you can take care of them in a virtual world. That and StarWars, and I still don't get Star Wars.
Christmas afternoon was here with Grandma and my brothers and my sister and her family, Mom had to work, Dad didn't show up. It was a good day and I tried my best to focus my love and attention on all who were here.
Moving forward into 2009, (wow, I can't believe I just typed 2009) Matt and I anticipate a great year together. We got to ring in the new year at a B&B in Hermann, MO. (thanks again Melissa and Josh!!) I praise God for each new mercy, and go forward with great expectations, trusting that He will do all that He has promised, He always does.
So just a recap for my record-keeping blog and to anyone else who reads through this stuff, I call my life.
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I have been 40 days and 40 nights in the wilderness without my internet! Had to hurry and get to Shannonsblogspot to catch up.
Once again, through a tear in my left eye, I read about your life. I could probably write all night about you and your sweet family and how you touch my heart, but there is a word to describe:
PRECIOUS
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