So, today was a great Saturday. Wish I had taken pictures, but I am so not the huge "picture taker" type. We went to a birthday party for a 1 year old that we know from church and then we went to our Worship Pastor's house for a Christmas Party with Charades, and singing! Very fun to get to know more people. My Christmas cards are all sent and we did just a little Christmas decorating to the house this year as we won't be in Medford for Christmas. So, to MY disappointment, we didn't get a tree of any kind this year.....Todd of course doesn't mind because it's less work for him......this will be my very first Christmas ever without a tree, but i have to say it saves on a lot of extra work! ha! We are looking forward to seeing Christmas decorations at Nana and Papa's house next week! No baking this year either, just an attempt at doing a Gingerbread house with the kids which i failed at.......the frosting was too soft and of course i'm not patient enough to grab the powdered sugar and thicken it up!!!!! So, it was fun while it lasted, our little "mommy-kids" craft project....... Now, this week as Brendan is at school and Todd at work, Maddie and I have our work cut out for us to pack and make the house spic and span before we leave. We will have the car locked and loaded on Friday night so we can leave at O' dark 30 on Saturday morning the 20th. Then onto the New Year in 2009! I can't believe it.....older and older I get....time is marching on. wow! So, i'm off for now to get kids ready for bed.