Last Friday our church had "O Holy Night" for our kids which consisted of a pancake dinner, reading of the Christmas story, crafts, petting zoo and pictures with Mary and Joseph in front of a manger scene. It was a very special night for our family and I am so glad we started the Christmas season being reminded of what all of it truly means.
Saturday Francis and William went to Spark camp at A&M where William learned about different fields of engineering and participated in different challenges. He had a great time and Francis was adequately impressed. Robert, Hannah and I went to Target, Walmart, Payless, and had lunch at the mall. We also went to the library that same morning for a Christmas event. Needless to say all three of us needed a nap by the afternoon, but we had a ton of fun! That evening I went with the ladies from my Sunday School class to have a progressive dinner at three people's houses. It was so so fun!!! The conversation was good and the food delicious. I got to know some people better and would happily do it again.
Sunday was full of Sunday school and AWANAS, but Hannah and I made a girls trip during Awanas to Target and Toys R Us to try to finish up shopping. She is still at the age where she looks around and never down when she is in the cart, so I was able to finish up shopping for the kids and send her to play on the mechanical train while I checked out. the clerk thought it was hilarious and double bagged everything so Hannah would be none the wiser. It was a great evening.
Grocery shopping al la Monday was uneventful, but Monday evening Audrey B took me out for a belated birthday ice cream and we watched a movie together. She is amazing! Tuesday was our last CC class of the semester. During lunch we had cookies and special treats while each kid got the ornament they had made a couple of weeks prior. Our are proudly hanging on the tree. I'm happy to have survived my first semester tutoring. I'm happy for a little break. Tuesday evening was tutor training though. Happily it included a yummy dinner so I can't complain.
Yesterday we weren't feeling great, but we did manage to go to the library to return and check out books. It has been raining and cold since Tuesday evening (it just finally stopped I think), so getting out has not been high on the priority list. When Francis got home, we did climb int he car and look at Christmas lights. It was kind of nice to see them sparkle in the rain. Not a bad way to spend an evening.
Speaking of Francis, he left in the wee hours of the morning to conduct some research in Tennessee. He made it this afternoon and will be there until Tuesday. The kids and I stayed home this morning to work on Christmas gifts, and we will be going to the library soon to allow the kids to make any gift they want (it's a special event). I'm looking forward to Tuesday when my husband gets back, but I am hoping to keep us busy until then.
Wish us luck!
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