Merry Christmas!

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

Our Christmas Card


We had a pretty eventful week leading up to Christmas. My grandmother was admitted to the hospital the week before on December 18th, during my work Christmas party. She had a terrible neck pain and couldn't move around on her own. It got really hard on Granddad helping her to the bathroom and such. On the 21st, Grandmother was scheduled to be discharged but about 9 am she called me and said that a nurse had taken granddad to the ER. Turns out he was trying to pass a kidney stone. They admitted him about the same time that they discharged Grandmother! What a day! Well Granddad passed his kidney stone early the next morning much to our relief; he was then released just a few hours later. I was happy to have them both home!

Our Tree


Dad, Mom and Jeremy arrived on Wednesday afternoon, I was so excited to see them! I had been quite homesick for them! They arrived a week after my cousin Sarah told us that she is expecting a sweet miracle from God and also on this Wednesday she had her first ultrasound. I love having my family here! I love getting the rooms ready for them, planning meals (well sometimes we just eat out and that's fun too!) I love waking up to find one or both of my parents sipping coffee in the kitchen. I wonder if Dale and I move closer to them will we lose that magic or will we have more of those special times?

The Mantle


I think he was VERY happy about this gift!