What a year...

What a year/month/week/day it has been.  

I am in shock that Christmas has came and went.  

I was saying on Christmas eve that I still needed a few more
months to get ready for Christmas.  

I was ready...just not ready for it to be over so quickly.  

However, I am ready to leave 2010 behind. 

It has been a crazy year in every sense of the word.  

I am worn out and tired of worrying.  

I just need a vacation from bad news!  

I will update the blog with all the details later but for now lets just say 

Christmas was incredibly fun and exciting.  

We had fourteen people staying in our house for Christmas

and

forty-one people came to our Christmas party on the 27th.

My baby Weston turned eleven years old on Dec 26th.

I love modern technology!
On Christmas morning we were able to open
presents with Tyler in Germany via "X-box Kinect."
It was just like he was here with us and it was perfect!

It has been a month of reflection.  

Or should I say appreciation. 

I am trying to live in the moment and not worry about tomorrow. 

Hence the reason I haven't been blogging.  

I have been playing with the two cutest little boys ever. 

Rowdy and Danger came to visit for a week.
I have been in heaven!
(Except for the eye infection that made me feel really yucky for
8 days
and made me look like a pirate too but more on that later).

The house has smelled yummy from cookies baking
and all sorts of Christmas goodies.

The cupboards are bulging with food. 

We broke the piggy bank and found enough money
to buy gifts for Christmas. 

That was a joke, but making 2 house payments was HARD in Dec.

(Good news!  We found renters for our rental house)! 

I have had my family around me.
They have showered me with love, gifts and positive energy

and

I feel blessed.

P.S.  I am back to work tomorrow after a 10 day break.
They say that all good things must come to an end.
I will post pictures and details about Christmas later.
For now, I wish you all a safe and
Happy New Year!!