meet my new friend

teresa...

we are so going to go shopping together :) thanks mom!

we had a great christmas. we went to the christmas eve service and, during the children's sermon, the minister was talking about how jesus knows what it feels like to be a baby and to be young or old. and then a kid added "or to be dead". oh man. on christmas morning, the girls slept in and we didn't start opening presents until 9-ish. and then we played and laughed all day. i am so blessed! and i totally can't wait until my girls get home!

yay christmas!

right, so, as you can tell...our tree is up and pretty! :)
here is a sneak peek at the christmas card picture :)
i've been dreading this time of year, but i have been floored by the outpouring of love and support i have received from the people around me (*tear). to quote a goofy newsguy "when it gets really heavy, it weighs a lot" (i think it's pretty obvious why this guy decided to pursue a media career). of course, he was talking about snow, but i think it applies to stress, as well, and my load has been greatly reduced. so, thanks and i am really looking forward to paying back all of these kindnesses, but, in the meantime, the girls and i are going to have a wonderful christmas together :)

woohoo!

and i memorized the whole thing!

i was up in the balcony and i apologize for the wobbliness of the zoom.

lillian fell asleep watching veggietales this evening. i've been puttering about so i left her on the brown chair. a while ago i walked into the living room with the intention of picking her up and carrying her to bed, but i just stood there, staring at her...watching her sleep. there are about a million other things that i should be doing, but i was transfixed. the laundry and dishes and and never ending toy picking up...it can all wait. i need to savor this moment...tomorrow will be here soon enough.