Short Week, but a Long Week

anytime there is a short work week like this, it seems to drag on forever! I know it is only Monday morning, but I wish it were Wednesday afternoon already. It was hard getting up this morning with the rain coming down and the chill in the air, I was so comfy and I know Brayden was too. He did that "Aw mom" - I just said two days honey, two days!

Another busy weekend down and it seems like I didn't get to spend that much time with the kids, even though I did, just not enough. We did a massive clean out of all toys on Saturday - my boys are spoiled to say the least! Just so much junk, so much of the little toys that they get here and there, from McDonalds, or birthday parties or Dollar Store trips, just junk! But like they say one man's junk is another man's treasure! Now, if I can just find the time to de-junk the whole house!... One day at a time, one day at a time....

The boys are excited because we are starting to decorate for the holidays - my favorite time of the year. I love the holidays, I love being with family, I love family traditions, I love making new family traditions, I love the decorating, the eating, the making of cookies and treats, the trips to see Santa, the parties, I love it all. I try not to stress about it or trying to find that perfect gift. Because really that gift is probably just something materialistic anyway and it isn't something that is really needed. And that isnt' what Christmas is about. It is a magical time of the year, it is about something much bigger than all of us and much bigger than that sweater or camera lense under the tree. I hope this holiday season we do not forgo the reason we are truly celebrating and get caught up so much into the materialistic side of Christmas. Remember the True Reason for this Season!


Off of that tangent!  We celebrated Sean and Mindy's birthday last night at mom's. It is the first time a long time that all of us were at mom's. Even baby Mason was there! Sweet little thing. Big CONGRAT's out to Cary and his Holy Cross Indians. They beat NCC on Friday night and are headed to the state semi-finals this coming up weekend. I believe mom and I are headed to the game, even though it may be cold, but that is what football is all about :) So Good Luck to him and his team as they press on to the state finals!

I hope everyone has a great Monday - may it go by quick as well as the rest of your week!

Miss and love you dad ~ so much.

Much love to all,