Tonight is our first Christmas party at the Staffords house. They always have a fun party with lots of food. I'm looking forward to it. Saturday we have two parties, one at my new friend, Becky's house and one right next door at the Kjesbo's. Becky's parties (from pictures I've seen) look like they could get a little rowdy! But alas, we told mom we'd be home around 9:00 so that she could head back home (she has to work in the morning). After she leaves either we'll go to the Kjesbo's and bring out monitors (they should work - close range) or else one of us will stay home.
I also have about 1/2 of my Christmas shopping done so far. I'd like to get out this weekend and shop a little bit, but I don't know if it will happen. Sunday we have family birthday parties at my brother, Scott's house.
Before I know it, Monday will be here and we'll be one more week closer to Christmas! It just zooms.
Enough of me ranting about time going too fast. The girls are doing good and getting more fun everyday. Scott had the single parenting duties while I was in hillbilly country. He's such a good dad. He got a kick out of Cate one night when he said something to her and she responded with, "Okay Dad, whatever you say." She's not even 3 yet!! Clare is cruising right along. She has the walking thing mastered and is working on running and jumping. She also is working hard at talking. She is really starting to imitate sounds and rhythems of words. She tries hard and I swear I'm starting to understand some of her jibberish. She really likes singing along with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. When you start the song she sounds something like, "kinko kinko da da da" and when you get to the "..up above the world so high.." she goes, "ba ba ba ba ba ba ba!" right in rhythem with it. Too cute! Here she is in the buff, her favorite state of being.
Both of them are having a hard time understanding that its really cold out. They both want to play at the park and on the slides. So I bundle them up and we go out there but they're both done and too cold after about 5 minutes. I'm sure we'll all have a bunch more fun once it actually snows outside.
We've got our tree up and all our lights. Scott channelled a little bit of Clark Griswald this year and went a little crazy with the lights. Well, crazy for Schwake, that is. Last year, he chastised me for buying more Christmas lights and made me take them back. This year he took 2 or 3 trips to Home Depot, Menards, Target and the CBC just to find the right kinds of lights. And he still wasnt' completely satisfied. But I think it looks really nice and festive.
Well, my time is about up. Clare is waking up from her nap and Cate has been down for about an hour tossing and turning - I think she won't be having a nap today. I can hear her on the monitor calling to Clare, "Be quiet clare." Now she's singing to her. No rest for the weary (that would be me).
Cate and I made a gingerbread house today. Well, I made it and decorated it and Cate ate candies and sprinkles. It was fun and easy since I bought a kit that already had the cookies in their correct shapes. Someday, though I want to buy the forms to make one from scratch. Maybe it can be a new holiday tradition.
Attley is doing really good. We take him in next Tuesday for his 3rd round of chemo. They will take x-rays of his lungs this time to see if they are still clear. If tumors have formed, then they won't do any more chemo since it obviously wouldn't be working. We're praying for clear lungs. I hope we have our big black mutt around for a long time.
Well that's it for this edition of the blog. Enjoy the holiday. Remember why we have it. Jesus was born and he came to take away our sin so we could be worthy to be in God's presence someday. How could we not celebrate that!!
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