Cute tree, Gayle!!! I would have liked to have a smaller tree this year so it wouldn't take up as much room but I didn't want to buy a new one so we ended up putting up what I had. Dean's done pretty good about staying out of it.
I had a larger family because I had only one brother and we're almost 6 years apart. My Mom has 5 sisters and they're really close......I grew up with cousins around all the time and an Aunt that was only 7 years older than me......more like a big sister. I started out wanting 6 kids but happily settled for 4. I really would like for my kids to be closer than they are to each other.......and the girls are but having a son and daughter-in-law makes a difference. So that's why I have a larger family......I wanted that closeness that my Mom and her sisters have. I still love to get together with my aunts, uncles, and cousins. They are still a huge part of my life!!!
Well......to change the subject......Dean's about to drive me crazy!!! I don't know what it was about this weekend but even my Sunday School kids were active......ALL of them!!! I have a couple that cause trouble but on Sunday it was the whole class!!!
After church Glen and I went out to eat with Jaci and Nate. Dae Lynn calls and Dean had gotten open a new bottle of paint that I had just bought. You know.....the small bottles of craft paint.....and he had poured it all over the living room carpet when Dae Lynn went to the bathroom!! She was furious!! She called wondering how to clean it up.......and it ended up that she just got out the shampooer and cleaned it. It turned out pretty good but you can still tell a little where it was at. I think that when some dirt gets mixed into it you won't notice it. So fustrating!!!!
Even this morning he's been into all kinds of things.......if he's out of sight then you better be finding out where he's at!!! I've spanked him a couple of times though and he seems to be settling down. I sure hope this doesn't keep up!!!
A sorority here in town has an annual home tour and it was yesterday. They usually have three homes but this year they only had two. One of the homes was a lady that has an antique shop. Her home was flooded severely when we had the big flood a few years ago but she had a group of Mennonite men that came in and helped her fix things back up. Her home was so unique that it was worth the money to just see it!!! She had incorporated a lot of salvage stuff from other houses and furniture into it and it was so cool!!! I just loved it!!! Matter of fact.....I'd like to go back and look again!!!
Last night we had a Christmas banquet with the church. We had a nice supper and then had Greg Winn perform for us!! He is so awesome!! Here's his website.....
http://www.gregwinn.com/