Busy

We have been so very busy trying to get ready for Christmas. I sure do hope we will be able to sit down and actually enjoy it, especially the magic and the real reason we celebrate! Daddy and I have been taking full advantage of Camden's views of everything Christmas. Since Camden still checks his stocking every day, Santa finally came thru for him. He left a snowman cup and a note telling him to be good! Camden wrote a letter to thank him and left him some money! Santa hasn't been back for the note and money but he has been extremely busy finishing all of the toys! Ha!

Camden learned how to whistle a few months ago and he will not stop. He asked me if I knew that you could communicate with birds if you whistled? Well, I certainly didn't know that, but if he keeps it up we will have a boat load of birds around here! 

I am trying out some new recipes this coming week and hope to get back into a more normal routine! Stay tuned....

Getting Ready

We had a very busy weekend decorating the inside of the house. The big tree is up but no ornaments yet. I am waiting to see how Bentley does since he likes to eat my prized rocking horse ornaments. We all ran out of steam by the time we got everything out, all the trees up and stockings hung. Camden got out his toy train and I thought he was going to play with it until I spotted him under the tree putting it together. Now we have a toy train running around our tree. He has also been checking his stocking every day several times. We explained that Santa would only be making one deposit! Ha! 

Also I was extremely busy on Saturday making a cake for church. I had left over cake batter and made a few cupcakes too. I was in the kitchen sweating for hours. Who knew a Hershey Bar cake would be so exhausting? It was my first try and maybe my last! Did you ever think that finely chopping a Hershey Bar would make you insane? During chopping I kept spilling more and more of it on the floor and tried to keep the dog away by stepping on it because you know chocolate is not good for a dog and all! It all started with the cake not being done when the time was up. I popped it back in the oven and kept checking it every few minutes. That started the first bout of hysteria. Then I spilled some powered sugar on the floor. Next came the chopping of the Hershey Bar about the time that Daddy and Camden came in for lunch. They served themselves sandwiches at the table. I heard Daddy ask Camden, "Who is Mommy talking to?" That's when I knew this was not going very well. As soon as I got the icing whipped up I sat down at the table to have some lunch and almost fell out of the chair. Cooking is not the greatest therapy for me!!

 I also made some fabulous Cheeseburger Soup for dinner and it was just perfect with the chilly night! Oh, let the holidays begin!

 

Just Thinking...

As I was sitting in a doctor's office the other day with Camden, a mother came in with her three young sons. I noticed that one of the boys had on a coat that was way too small. He kept pulling at the sleeves that were too short. It was cold and raining outside and that was not a coat to protect him and keep him warm. I wanted so badly to give the mother money to buy him a coat that was his size. I did not, however, do that and came home and thought about that poor boy most of the night. How sad is it that my child has ten coats in his closet. Of course he only has one that is his favorite and will not wear any of the others. I couldn't help but think of the world that we live in where we have so much and waste so much at the same time. A world in which I want my child to learn that it isn't about what you get but what you give. If only I would have swallowed my pride and given that mom some money. She may not have been pleased or I could have been an angel that met her need that day. I think God sent me that woman on that particular day to teach me. I clearly failed the test but it made me think and want to do more than just feel sorry for someone. 

Some Things

Camden had a school project of making a disguise for a Turkey so he wouldn't get eaten on Thanksgiving Day. He decided to make him into a Santa. Some other kid disguised his Turkey as an Indian and he won for best disguise. I still like Camden's Santa idea better!

Camden said that he hoped Santa would bring him new cleaning supplies! Ha! He decided to clean my car one afternoon and he even took his little Dust Buster and his trash can outside to clean. He came back and got some window cleaner too. I asked him later what he did with my umbrella that I keep in the car. He said he put it in the trunk when he gave my car a make over!

We talked about hoping for snow this year since we don't get a lot in our area. I told Camden that we should pray for snow and that you could always ask God for anything (even if it was something you thought was silly) and he would give it to us. He said, "Not really, you can just buy stuff with money!" Oh my, back to the drawing board.  

He came out of the bathroom this morning with Dental Floss hanging out of his mouth and said, "Look Mommy, I'm a Cat Fish!"

Also, Tim told me on his way out the door this morning, "I've got to go. I have to welcome some people home!" Yes, indeed, welcome those troops home for the Holidays! I wish they could all come home!!  

Veteran's Day Parade

Someone was super excited about getting to march in the Veteran's Day parade. Camden couldn't wait to get there. He said "Yeah I am finally a Boy Scout, but not really since I am only a Cub Scout. But next year I will be a Boy Scout!" After the parade he went to a friend's house and had a Scout sleep over with a few other friends. (He didn't take Bear with him so I didn't know how that would go. He did fine and naturally didn't want to come back home!) He also lost a tooth the night before so the Tooth Fairy paid a visit! 

 The best part of the whole weekend was finding this little note at the bottom of his report card on Friday! We were all excited about that and went out to celebrate in style!

I spent most of Saturday doing this....

 And that is just getting started! I still have a long way to go. No bows on these yet because they will be traveling. I love me some Christmas!!
 

Some Camden

Camden came running in the house one afternoon completely out of breath. He said that a snake was chasing him and it was making the "S" sound. He is so crazy. He knows Mommy wouldn't still be living here if there were snakes around!

I was hugging Camden maybe a little too long one morning as we were waiting for the school bus. He said, "Stop Mommy, you're acting like it's the first day of school!" On another morning I asked him to put on his jacket because it was cool. He said, "This is taking too long. You are too protected!" He needs to know that Mommys will always be "too protected".

Camden was writing out an answer to his homework but he only wrote down part of the answer. Daddy told him to finish the whole sentence. Camden exclaimed, "But the teacher already knows the answer!" Nice try. 

Camden kept shooting my leg with a Nerf gun one night until I finally looked at him. He said, "Think of it as a massage Mommy!" I really wasn't thinking that at all!

At church one Sunday I saw Camden lean over. He always makes a paper airplane out of the church bulletin and this particular airplane he had sticking out of his ear. Oh my, he is so entertaining for the people that sit behind us!

And in honor of Election Day 2012: Camden was watching TV one morning and he said, "Mommy, Romney lied to us!!! He is trying to take old people's money and make them pay more for their houses!! Can you believe that?" TV can be a dangerous thing for a child!

Take One

We were trying to get a jump on Christmas card pictures. This would be take one! Bentley was trying to get away. Guess we will try again another day! They sure have changed since four years ago!

 

Student Of The Month

Look who is Student of the Month!! We are so very proud of Camden! He has been working really hard this year and his hard work was recognized. When I got home from work he came to me and kept staring at me. I didn't know what was going on. Finally I saw the necklace and realized what it was. He gave me a big high five! We went out to dinner to celebrate and then went to pick out a prize for him. He couldn't decide what he wanted so he decided to wait. Awesome job and keep up the good work!!