The children are nestled, all snug in their beds...

Whew, Christmas eve is drawing to a close. If I didn't buy it by now, they aren't getting it! I does look like I have bought one of EVERYTHING though.

We went to the 8 pm service this evening. It was beautiful. Will spent the time in the nursery. He is not yet able to use a church voice, so he has to hang out with the other little ones. Tonight he had two college girls working in the nursery and he had them wrapped around his finger. I went to pick him up and he said, "Mommy! I don't want you yet!" Sigh...the college girls are already getting his attention. I am in TROUBLE!

After church we set out cookies and milk, then put some reindeer food on the front lawn. Of course we have to feed them while Santa is busy, right?

I finished all my wrapping last night. This is the first time I can remember where I wasn't wrapping well into Christmas morning! I have prepared a fabulous french toast casserole. It is going to be delicious! Thanks for the recipe Tara :) Breakfast will be the casserole, eggs, corned beef hash, and bacon. Yum! Lunch is finger food type stuff Dinner is ham with all the fixings, including Chris's fab pineapple bake. If nothing else, the October board is good for those who like food! Yes, you all are invited.

Traditions states that we open stockings before breakfast. Then we eat, mommy and daddy doing so purposefully slow to torture the kids. Hey, why else have them?!?!?! After breakfast is done and the dishes are in the dishwasher, it will be time for the main event. After twenty minutes of frenzied unwrapping of the gifts which I have painstakingly wrapped over the past week or so, let the Christmas let-down begin! I am sure to hear about the various toys that I failed to purchase and how awesome Santa is. He always seems to know exactly what to bring, yet mommy is unaware of what the heart truly desires. Thanks for stealing the thunder, big guy.

After the present battle will be a bit of movie watching, today is The Dark Knight. We would prefer to head to the theater, but to go to the movies requires taking out a loan these days. Besides the rip-off of the babysitter (yeah, Emily charges a TON), there is the $10 coke and $12 popcorn. I could afford the movies if I did not have kids. I keep trying to remind myself that I am getting the better deal.

So, I am off to bed, though my evening is far from over. I will have to put toothpicks in my eyes to keep myself awake. I have decided this is the year I will catch Santa in the act!

Many blessings to my beautiful friends this holiday season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Giving in to peer pressure

So, it seems the British still have bit of control over us Yanks. I am writing at the initially polite, followed by insistent, ending with down-right demand of one of my favorite English ladies.

I have decided to give in to peer pressure. It started with one surfer's wife and the aforementioned Brit. It blossomed into me being one of the last holdouts in the blogging world. Was I missing something? It seems like everyone is doing it. I guess i will find out how addicting it actually is. At least it is legal, right?

So, what do people talk about? Should I tell you all about my very beautiful children? No, I am not biased, that is just a fact. Should I tell the world about the wonderful (and rather pervy) friends I have? Eventually the husband will discover the blog, so I probably ought to speak well of him?

I guess I will figure it out, at least once I get into the habit of blogging regularly. I am guessing my friends will not let me go too long without an update. At least one will have a red pen for corrections, I am sure. Hmmm, this might be a bit fun.