Hello December. Good-bye glasses. After much discussion, Maggie finally decided she wanted contacts. We knew playing soccer with her glasses was really a game of Russian roulette. It was only going to be a matter of time before they got broken. So we made the upgrade and I absolutely love seeing her gorgeous eyes again. Of course, this means Gary now has to brush up on his gun skills so we can keep the boys at bay but we knew that day was coming soon anyway!
I was really good this year and got all my Christmas shopping done early (thank you internet). Which meant December was now open for fun and relaxation. I got an added bonus this year (sort of) when the pipes in our office broke, forcing us to work from home for two weeks. I love working from home. I'd do it every day if I could. During the last six weeks of 2010, I only worked four days in the office. It was wonderful. I love my job so it was nice to still be doing it but I also love being with the girls and having a clean and organized home. I have to find a way to close our building more often!
The whole family starred in the church Christmas program this year. It was a story of Queen Anne of Bohemia (me) and her husband King Richard (Gary). Although we played main characters, Molly and her partners in cuteness Jackson (the smoochee - see September 2010) and Morgan stole the show. Don't the cute kids always steal the show!?! Molly wore a hoop skirt that went straight up when she sat down so even when she wasn't on the stage, all eyes were on her!
The holidays were great. We stayed home in our jammies all day on Christmas which has become our tradition. We get together with family before the big day so we can enjoy every minute without racing from house to house. It also gives us the opportunity to enjoy all the other traditions we have started. (I love traditions!) The girls got exactly what they wanted and so did I. We headed up to our friends family home on Blewett Pass where there was 28" of snow, no power and no phones...just the way we like it. See, the house never has power or phones so we are well versed in how to deal with that and it requires us to relax and enjoy one another. The snow gave us lots to play with and made the tubing hill awesome! It was the perfect way to end the year.
