Christmas 2013 has already come and gone. Didn't we JUST do this???
We have been debating getting rid of two beds downstairs so that the girls have more of a "friend room" instead of a bedroom with a couch. They were so surprised Christmas morning to see 2 couches, an ottoman, a fireplace/entertainment center, an area rug and some new decor for the basement! We ended up spending all afternoon taking down and setting up the new space and then we all piled on the new couches for a movie. It was great! Some friends had invited us for dinner and we were glad we had turned them down. We had our new family room, some Papa Murphy's, and eachother. It was a great Christmas!
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| So exciting waiting to get upstairs! |
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Just Dance 2 and 2014 were hits with everyone
Christmas is the time of constant performances and concerts. We saw Romney and Raegan dance, Alivia sing and play violin, Landrie's 3rd and 4th grade choir, and the Choraliers.
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| The Choraliers perform constantly during Christmas time. I was glad my 3 girls happened to be standing near each other at the elementary school for a picture! |
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| The boy won't pose...ever. |
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| Landrie had to chose a famous historical character to "become" for her Night at the Living Museum and they were all set up at the Northern Nevada Museum. We had never been there before and it was pretty neat! And Landrie was a beautiful Jane Austen. |
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| Landrie is such a sweetie, she's always very sensible and never prideful or prejudiced at all. |
Christmas is a great time, but so BUSY. I feel like we're just constantly running and trying to keep up with everything! This year seemed even busier than normal. Between performances and my work and Brent's work and callings and keeping up with all the kids, I found myself wishing I could focus more on the reason for Christmas, the SAVIOR. I kept trying to do this, but it was just extra hard this year as I felt like I was behind in trying to pull off another holiday for a big bunch.
The Saturday before Christmas I had big plans for Brent to take the kids to a movie and lunch and the library and bowling and anything else they could possibly do in Elko so that I could spend some much-needed time getting "things" done at home. Time was ticking! That morning my good friend had asked me to sub her paper route for one day while she was out of town watching her son on the EHS basketball team. It happened to be a snowy, icy day....one of only a few we've had this winter. I got up early, drove to her house, got the papers, and started walking. I fell down HARD on like the second house, but found myself feeling grateful I didn't hurt too badly and got up and kept trudging along. A couple of streets later as I walked up a driveway, I fell again, and this time I instantly noticed my wrist was very sore...I even had to lay there for a minute before I could get back up. When I did I kept going, but could tell my wrist was pretty bad. By the end of the route it was throbbing. I got home and needed to run on a couple of errands before sending Brent and the kids off for the day, but after one store I realized I was on the verge of tears it was hurting so bad and decided to head home. I felt so frustrated! How was I going to pull everything off that I needed to do that day with my wrist so sore? How could this happen so close to Christmas when I still had so much to do? I was bawling as I drove the short distance to our house, and then a thought hit me: I had been praying to think more of the Savior and all I could think about was that he suffered for ME. He even knew what a sore wrist felt like and the frustration I felt because of it! He is aware of me and everything I am going through. I spent the day laying around with a throbbing wrist, trying to figure out if it was broken or not.
I ended up at the Ward Christmas party that night with a makeshift brace I had bought at the dollar store. The RS President hurried home and grabbed a real brace that she had and it felt so much better! I went into a classroom with Brent and a bishopric councilor and received a sweet blessing that helped me to know it would heal and that I'd be able to do what I needed to do. I feel like I had a miracle healing! By Monday it was okay enough that I was able to get many things done, and we ended up with a great Christmas together as a family and a much needed reminder of the Atonement and how huge a part of my life it needs to be. I think I needed a badly sprained wrist to help me enjoy the real Spirit of Christmas this year. And I did!
Peace out
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