Where do I start? It was a busy month for sure! AFter everyone in our family getting the flu right after Thanksgiving and that taking almost 2 weeks, it was not much time left at all. And we also had lots of Adoption stuff going on. We are in the final stretch!!!! Thanking God for this!
We had taken the girls to see Santa at the local mall. He was a really nice and happy Santa! Lil E was excited and Lil K really didn't much like him! And I don't think it will be changing this Season.
Then it was busy busy to get all the stuff ready for Lil E's Pre School Christmas party! The day before the party, they threw a Happy Birthday Jesus party! And it was just too sweet. Their gift to Jesus was giving can goods to meals on wheels! Then it was their Class party and here's a pic of Lil E and one of her bestest friends in the world!
Can you believe it, it's Sunday night before Christmas, and what did we hear outside????? But Santa paying a visit to our home! He brought the girls each a small treat and told them to continue to be good and he would brign them more on Christmas Eve while they were asleep! Lil K didn't much like him at our home either! (Sure is great for daddy to know Santa, when he isn't busy at the North Pole, is busy working with Daddy... oh but the girls don't know that.)
Momma is still really tired and not caught up! Looking forward to Christmas, what must be going on, but some strange weather and Texas is getting a blizzard. Not right where I am, but between us south of us, where we plan to be on Christmas. Daddy is trapped out in this storm, and must stay the night out of state, and not sure if he will be able to be home for Christmas. So I'm pretty sad! It's Christmas eve now, just past midnight (early morning) and I don't know of hubs will be with us, not sure if we will get to travel or what. And in all this, they aren't calling for us to get much snow at all..... But all the sudden I hear something, it was sleet! And I go back to the door about 30 minutes later to check it out, and what did I find? SNOW! Big beautiful snow flakes!!!! What a Christmas this will be! YOu know I have always dreamed of a White Christmas!!!! So of course Lil E and Momma are busy watching it snow and playing outside. In and out. The wind was bitter though! It was rough!
She even was busy making me some beautiful snow angels!!!! :)
Lil E talks mommy into going about and waking up Lil K about 4 am on Christmas Eve morning! We went out, and she wasn't to impressed! Not at all!
THen it's snowing again!!!!!!
IT is so very windy! It is blowing our snow that is so powdery away! Far away! As the girls look out, they are keeping a close eye on this weather! And we keep praying for safety and for Daddy to make it home! And for our dear friend to continue to do well after her surgery!
The news comes late afternoon! Our friend is going home! 2 days post op from brain surgery! What a miracle!!! And Daddy will make it home on this Christmas Eve! For those that do not know, Daddy is a truck driver! He is a freight hauler and keeps our country going! But we are blessed, as he is home most every night!
I was so excited, we had pics of us outside playing!
We had a wonderful Christmas Eve together! And then it's wake up time on Christmas morning!!! It's not so much left, but it is still white outside! WOO HOO!!!
Here's where it really gets crazy! We check the state site and roads are going to be cleard or are being cleared, so we think we can make it safely to my parents. I need to see my sister. Our roads were pretty clear, but look what we find aobut 50 miles from home! ICE!
After all this we have about 60 miles of highway, that is clear! They have treated and plowed and all is good! But do you think it lasts??? Of course not! In Texas so many areas aren't use to snow, much less blizzards, and they don't plow or treat the roads very well. So it went down hill very fast!!!!!!! Below is some of the sites, as we went through the worst hit area. They had gotten over 12 inches of snow, on top of the sleet and ice! UGH!
We played and played, and then went to sleep. Got up and visited a little more and head back home. And Thank God the roads were better! Not great, but better!!! We still had Christmas to open at home. The girls each and so much fun!!!! Lil E got a special doll that has brown eyes just like her! And she was so excited! And they have matching outfits too!
Lil K was more excited about Daddy's toy that her own! It was too cute though! She would get so excited watching those little cars race!
So no matter how you spent your Christmas, just remember it was because of Jesus we have it! And man we were so thankful for all the blessings on this very Christmas! And we learned to stay put if either we were to see such weather at time of travel again! It sure isn't worth it!
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