I have been incredibly busy! My last post on October 11th was terribly misled in regards to our insurance claim. Our basement was (mostly) completed two days before Thanksgiving. We installed carpet and our basement it way more hospitable! But the bank on the other hand........talk about a ROYAL PAIN! They took forever to even cut the check (Nov.11th), while not giving us any information about what was taking so long, and after they did that we were told that we had to send it the other bank to get it endorsed so we could wait to get it back again to cash (Nov. 23), so we could pay the contractor. Wasn't terribly happy with the experience......oh well. That's enough belly aching. =)
Thanksgiving went great....little to know stress. We got smart this year and chopped everything the night before, got all of the baking done the day before, and had the turkey prepared and ready to bake the night before (we bake our stuffing seperately). Everybody showed up, got to watch the game, eat, have a great time, and take home a doggie bag for the next day. I'll have to see if I can repeat this success with Christmas dinner.
In between all of these festivities we had a flurry of birthdays......Mine Oct 17th, My Dad Nov 1st, My 3rd Daughter Nov 3rd, My Sister-in-law Dec 2nd, and My 2nd Daughter Dec 5th......I would say my family is partied out but we have my oldest Daughter's and my 1st Brother's birthday Jan 7th, and it keeps getting worse from there. LOL I think the only month that my immediate family doesn't have a birthday is Sept......and we got married that month. =) I guess we like being broke......keeps us in check I suppose.
Ultimately, homeschooling is moving along at a steady pace, we have renewed our commitment to attending our church on a regular basis (no more sleeping in), and we have renewed our commitment to our family, making them second only in our hearts and minds to god.
We wish you all the Happiest of Holidays and please remember to keep the Christ in Christmas.
