What A GREAT Time We Had

Well, as I knew....the morning started early as I had excepted! Actually, I had trouble sleeping last night and finally feel asleep about 5:30 this morning. Not a good thing!! The next thing I knew it was 8:30 and we needed to be at my mom's at 9:30. We got up and began opening presents. Most of them of course were for Preston. I think he was pretty surprised by what he got! Tonight he and Rich have been working on his room to make space for all his new things. This includes cleaning out an old dresser that belonged to my grandmother, but my dad gave to me this summer. I think they've had a lot of fun, but Preston just informed us he has a bunch of dirty clothes. Good thing he got new ones...LOL...ONLY JOKING!! I figure tomorrow will probably be somewhat of a laundry day since this weekend has been to busy. The rest of the day Rich, Preston, and I spent time at my aunt and uncle's. The whole family was not there which was disappointing, but I guess things change. Just doesn't feel the same though without everyone there. This evening we spent time visiting with Preston's former foster family. This was a really good time. We hadn't seen them since Thanksgiving, so it was good to be able and go see them. Preston had a really good time visiting with all the boys he lived with. The day went way to fast though! It's now almost time to go to bed. Thankfully I have the day off tomorrow, so that will be nice to have an extra day with Preston. And to try and make sense of the house. I'm sure I'll need all the help I can get on that one! It has really been a wonderful Christmas. I'm totally tired and about to fall flat on my face, but it has been worth every minute of the day!

Merry Christmas! Well, in 9 minutes it will be! Where does the time fly?? So far this Christmas has been a wonderful adventure! We spent tonight at my parents opening gifts with them, my sister and her husband, and our family. Preston has been so excited about opening gifts and has been asking me for the last three to four days when we are going to open gifts. I think he was kind of overwhelmed by the time he was done tonight, but seemed to enjoy everything so far. He has "warned" Rich and I tonight that we are getting up EARLY to open our gifts that he has at our home. Of course, I don't want him thinking that Christmas is all about gifts and getting things. I certainly want him to know about Christ's birth and the reason that we celebrate the season is to give to others. I also want him to know that Christmas is about showing love to one another and being kind. We went to church tonight so that he could experience his first communion with us and learn about the birth of Christ. He seemed to understand, and we will continue to reinforce the idea that it is "better to give than receive". This Christmas more than anything Rich and I are truely blessed to have Preston be a part of our family. What fun we are having with a child who is the most wonderful gift we could get!

It has been such a busy month. Seems like we just got done with Thanksgiving and now we are awaiting Christmas. Life is busy around our house as we are getting ready for the big day. We got our Christmas tree up early in the month and enjoyed decorating it with Preston. Rich and I went shopping for him the other night and that was a lot of fun. Poor Preston is now "going nuts" trying to figure out what he is getting for Christmas. Of course, this is his first Christmas with us, so none of us can wait until it's Christmas day! Of course I still have a "couple" more things to get in the next couple days. I am almost always a last minute shopper. Makes it more interesting I guess. In the meantime I am looking for a new job. Ask me for details if you want, but let's just say the last couple months in my current position have been more than I ever bargained for! I fortunately, have a great support system so I know things will eventually work out. It just really sucks having to deal with all the stress during the Christmas season when I should be happy and looking forward to celebrating! Hopefully, I will find something soon. Thank God for my family and friends through all this! I wouldn't want to have to deal by myself. Mostly, I am looking forward to celebrating Christmas and New Years with Rich, Preston, and the rest of my family. It's going to be a wonderful time and will give us another reminder of why we have become so blessed.