Christmas!

I don't have much to say right now, except Merry Christmas Season! I am ready now! We had a great Thanksgiving weekend with both of our families. Now that Thanksgiving is over, I am ready for the Christmas season! My house is decorated, and I love it! This is a first for me, but I am almost done shopping. I am excited about that. My goal is to have a fun and RELAXED December. I am looking for fun holiday activities to do with my family. Will you share any fun ideas or traditions that you do? I would love to hear them!

Motherly Guilt

So, I am feeling guilty about not posting any pictures of my kids. I really do think they are cute. I don't know why I haven't posted any pictures of them. Here they are in their Halloween costumes. Yes, I do know that Halloween was three weeks ago. I love seeing everyone dressed up. So, whether you wanted to see my kids in their costumes or not, here they are! Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving

I don't know about you, but I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving! What is there not to like about this holiday. Great food, family, gratitude and no stress! (at least for me, we're not eating at my house!) I feel this holiday is very important. I think I am preaching to the choir here, but don't you think that the world would be a better place and people would be happier if they realized all they had to be grateful for? I have so much. I will do some extra thanking to my Heavenly Father this week. I have a great family. We are all healthy. We love each other dearly. I have the gospel in my life. I have an eternal marriage. We have a home in a neighborhood we love. I have terrific friends. We have enough money to support ourselves. Sometimes I feel life is too good to be true. Why do I deserve to be so blessed? I guess I shouldn't ask why, I should just be grateful. And I am! Happy eating next week everyone. I am certainly looking forward to it already! I challenge all of you this next week to write daily in a gratitude journal (if you don't already) in celebration of this great holiday of thanks. Enjoy!

How Soon Is Too Soon?

I am posing a question. How soon is too soon to start celebrating Christmas? I'm sure that you all have seen Christmas decor, commercials and other merchandise around. How many of you saw it before Halloween? I am the average person who decorates their house after Thanksgiving. However, I heard on the radio that someone had their tree up in September!!! Wow, is all I have to say. No it isn't. Is it just me, or is that ludicrous? But, I can't really think of a reason why this would be wrong. Part of me feels to each his own, but it kind of bugs me. Why? Maybe its because Christmas is so commercialized. Seeing Santa, lights and toys before Halloween just chaps my hide. It seems ridiculous. I guess if Christmas were celebrated more for its true meaning, this early(4 month)celebration would be a good thing. Do we really need Christmas to have the Christmas spirit? Why do people like to start celebrating Christmas so early? If you have any answers to my question, PLEASE, enlighten me!