Catch Up... Again. DPP Day 14 - 18

So, I totally stink at a photo a day meme. Well, I at least totally stink about getting said picture up here and posted. Sheesh! Best laid plans huh. I have photos. They are just on my phone. Helpful huh? I have managed at least one day of picking up the big camera. What can I do to make it stick to my hands at all times?

I wish I knew.

This month has flown by and truthfully has been a roller coaster of emotions. We have done some of what I wanted  us to enjoy this season and lot of not getting to what I wanted to us to enjoy this season.

How does that happen?

So let's see I again am a week behind. Ugh.

Let's catch up... again.

Day 14... Friday. Solemn this day was. I like so many momma's sat holding my babies closer. Oh how my heart breaks for all of them. This day my middle son wasn't feeling all that hot and we did a lot of extra cuddling while Sister and I cut out snowflakes from coffee filters, and we listened to the Nutcracker on Story Nory. We also started our family campout movie night earlier than normal for extra snuggle time.

Day 15...  Saturday. This day was laid back for us. We enjoyed a hometown breakfast at a great little establishment in our town. We finished up shopping for my nephew and then headed to a store my daughter has been patiently waiting to visit for years. Oh my heart burst with excitement as she looked at around at it all. Being the only girl in the family makes me want so badly to give her the little girl dreams and loves she still holds so close. While at the mall we enjoyed a free magic show that was in the courtyard. It was a great day.

Day 16... Sunday. The littlest guy and I weren't feeling the greatest so we stayed home from church. We got to enjoy worship and the message still thanks to technology and my heart melted during all the singing when he raised his hands and said, "Dance with me, Mommy!" We did just that. We danced all over the kitchen and living room. I'll never forget his giggles and arms around my neck. Awe. After we were done dancing we finished making cookies for our Small Group meeting that evening. Last one of the year. Once everyone else came back from church we make gingerbread and sugar cookie cutouts. It was a total blast. The kids also, very late in the game, finally wrote out their letters to Santa too.

The stationary we used for the letters can be found here by Clickabug... LOVE them! I actually have been sitting on these for a couple years now. So glad we finally got to use them. 

Day 17... Monday. We got a jump start on our last week of school for the year. I'm sad we didn't actually end up with the entire month of like we hoped, but it was nice to know the times we had to not do school because of the move and that we had time to make it up before January was helpful. The kids were good sports about it. I finished up my mom's Christmas present and enjoyed watching my two handsome explorers throw on their capes and keep an eye out for danger. Sister was feeling under the weather here so she got to veg on the couch and watch Tinkerbell movies all day. She was grateful her brothers helped guard off anything new coming in. *wink*

After they were done defending the day they flew away to check for other danger near and far... that is their "we are flying" pose below. *I love them!*

Day 18th... Tuesday. A really laid back kind of day. The big project didn't start until after Hubby got home and was able to move a cabinet he got from work into the school room for me. Of course, like any self respecting mom I started the daunting task of starting to organize it all. At 8pm. Don't you start getting accomplished then too? Heehee. I have more to do but it'll be so nice once it's organized and hopefully a good portion done before we start back up. Oh and finished up our first semester Reading Curriculum. Once the New Year starts I really need to type out how our curriculum is all working out. I also have been struggling knowing back home has beautiful white flakes falling right now and we had a 70+ degree day. Boo!! Heehee I know trivial.