I love this song -
Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices.
O night divine, O night when Christ was born.

I love this time of year. I don't want to miss it. I want Christmas to change me this year.

Well, it seems as if the pre-winter funk has visited our family. Mike has pains(or he is a pain - I can never keep that straight), Mikey has the crud, Trey has the pukes and I'm in a funk. Don't know for sure what my problem is. Maybe I just don't like everybody being sick. Sure hope this all passes soon. We have too much celebrating to do this month to be sick. "Short-round- one" will be turning 2. I can't believe it, it seems he was just blessing us with his arrival a short while ago and now we are waiting on a new one. I will try to motivate myself to pack up some Christmas decorations I have been hanging on to and drop them at Goodwill. I just have too much stuff. Putting up my fresh greenery will be the final touch today. We found a beautiful tree at Straders. The fragrance is inbelievable. I recommend it if you are looking for a real tree, probably the nicest trees I have seen for a while. Hope everyone is beginning to feel festive, it is coming quickly.

We all need a soft place to fall.

There's snow on the ground!!!! SNOW!! Call me crazy(I've been called worse) but I love snow. I got so excited I was dancing to Bruce Springsteen's "Merry Christmas Baby" in my family room. Yea, I know you're all saying you wish you could have seen that!

O.K. my daughter is calling me a blog slacker and I can't let that happen. Truth is my life has been so boring I've had little to blog about - and I love it. I started going to a gym and I am even using a personal trainer. I love it. I wish I had done this years ago. I was always so out of it when it came to physical things when I was young. My sister and I used to joke that we were the grace sisters. It's funny how you get a picture of yourself and carry that around for years. I just never thought I had the stamina to really work out. My trainer says I am doing great and I can't tell you how good it has made me feel, not just physically but in every way. It might sound silly and it is hard for me to explain but it is really changing me. I don't know, I'm just really glad I started. My house is pretty much ready for Christmas and I'm looking forward to a great week-end. We are taking the boys to the zoo tomorrow evening to see the Christmas lights. Kerri, Jen and the boys will stay overnight Friday. Saturday morning we will go to my Mom's to help her decorate and then the BIG GAME!!! GO BUCKS!!! Then we will prepare for Thanksgiving. This week I have been totally overwhelmed by God's blessings. I love how He takes care of us. He is far too good to us.

Not feeling the greatest today but I've been thinking about something I read on a wall hanging this week-end. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the number of moments that take our breath away." I really like that.

O.K. I'm tired. I went to Waynesville all day yesterday with my good friend Pam and did some fun shopping. We laughed and shopped til we dropped. Today Mike and I tried to conquor some major clean-up projects that just had to get done. In a few minutes I'll head down to put the boys to bed so Eric and Kerri can help Amy and Mark celebrate. I'm looking forward to church tomorrow, it's been too long. Then our first OSU basketball game. Big week-end. Monday I have my first appointment with my new personal trainer. I am going to get into shape and take off this excess bulk. I'm really looking forward to getting started. I get my new kitchen table Monday but Mike will be gone most of the week. If anyone wants to come put it up for me I would really appreciate it!! Ha!! I tried to bribe my son-in-law with dinner but he didn't take the bait. I'm really looking forward to the holidays. I will probably spend the week making new decorations and beginning to plan Thanksgiving dinner. I may even begin baking some cookies. Who knows.