Thanksgiving Wrap-up.

This week has been a crazy emotional and busy week.  If I could choose when to have a miscarriage it would not have been the week of Thanksgiving.  Anyway...This past week beside that was fantastic.  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and I love being with family on the holidays.  I was not so thrilled that Black Thursday Night dominated a lot of conversation but I loved it all the same.

Friday was my niece's birthday party and my kids loved to be around so much of my family and to play with all 13 cousins.  On Saturday we did the Maxwell annual gingerbread houses which I love because I almost never get to be around all of my siblings at the same time so it was like an early Christmas present!!  We took the entire family (all 22 of us) to see The Guardians.  It was such a great Holiday movie, I'm sure we'll be adding it to the collection.  I have pics to post but haven't gotten them on the computer yet.  Next time:)

No comments necassary.

I debated on sharing this but I found it therapeutic to write it out.  I figured some may need an explanation as to why I may not return your calls or texts, etc. for the next few day.  Call me selfish if you must but somethings I just don't handle well. 

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Sleeping...

These 3 all sleep exactly like their daddy. I know that boy is too big for his crib but I can't handle putting him in a bed yet...he's too crazy.  Plus part of me (a huge part) is not ready for him to grow up yet.

I sent this picture to Michael and he said "I used to sleep just like that when I was a kid"  I laughed and told him he still sleeps just like that:) 

Winter wonderland

 Well it's official..Winter has hit the Mountain west.  We got nearly 8 inches of snow in one day.  My babies are in heaven!!  I love the snow...twice a year.  Once the first time it really dumps and then on Christmas.  The rest of the 5 month period it snows here I could do without.

We were not prepared for this first major snow storm (trampoline still up, patio furniture still out).  Last year we were and it hardly snowed at all.  I let Michael and the kids go out and play on Saturday while I cleaned the house.  As much as I hate cleaning it was pretty nice to turn on Pandora to the Christmas tunes and clean without kids yelling.

I love November!!  I love Thanksgiving (my fav holiday), I love boots and coats, I love the family fun, but most of all I love getting ready for Christmas by making homemade Christmas gifts.  I'm so excited with how awesome this set of Chicago bears plates turned out for my in-laws.  They aren't done but I miss drawing and doing artsy things so much that I just loved taking the time to make these the other day.

While momma Mauss is at school, from time to time we get to love her beautiful babies.  The things kids can come up with just a few pipe cleaners is just too much fun (Thank you miss Sarah for the idea!).  Plus side is, next to no mess and they were occupied for nearly 30 minutes.

you can see from this picture that even the neighbor kids joined in on the fun!  9 kids in our kitchen was quite the experience.  We just love having friends and cousins over.

Optimism is the word.

Not that Romney will have a miracle and come out on top but that people will pull together.  I'm sick of back-stabbing politics.  I'm sick of people hating each other. I'm sick of hearing everyone's extreme opinions.  I'm sick of people telling each other how they should think and feel.  I'm just plain sick of it all!  So from this moment on, for at least the next 4 years, my eyes and ears will focus on the positive and being optimistic.  On understanding and my love for fellow Americans PERIOD!

Now I remember.

After this past week with no blogging I remember why I had stopped.  I never remember to do it.  It's not that I don't have 5-10 minutes to sit and write a quick blurb for posterity's sake I just plain forget.  By the time we get through our day, the Mr. comes home, dinner is cleaned up, kids are in bed, workout is done if it wasn't already, and work is done, I sit and veg.  

Luke is the happiest kid I've ever met...unless he's sick, which he is right now.  All of my other kids are just content to lie on the couch when they are sick,.  Illness slows my middle two to regular speed instead of hyper drive. Not Luke.  He is a whiny, crying, baby boy, who just wants to be held.  But, since just holding him will eventually not be enough to sooth his little heart, I will hold him until it's not anymore.

It's not luxury I was afforded with any of the past three children because I either worked or had another baby to take care of.  Since the other three are, for the most part, able to take care of themselves for a few minutes at a time, I am enjoying the one on one time Lukey loves so much.