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Can You See Me?

Camden got over his Flu spell long enough to climb a tree one afternoon last week. Can you see him? Then it was right back in the house for another nap. I think this was the last day that I saw the sun. I am so glad that you can't see me!! I have been in a battle with the Flu for the past five days or so, and the Flu won. Camden bounced back rather quickly but it has knocked my feet out from under me. I spent days in a fever induced fog and didn't know what day it was. I lived off of jello and graham crackers and Motrin. I missed two major Christmas parties. During the awake moments I tried to remember all of the last minute Christmas errands that I should be running and then just gave up. If you ever have the Flu it is not a good idea to have it around a Holiday! Public Service Announcement: Say YES to the Flu shot!!!

This is Tim going to his Christmas party solo on Saturday night. I was very upset that I couldn't go and knew that I was going to miss some way awesome food. When Tim came home he said some people even wore tshirts and shorts. I said, "Wait they were supposed to dress up!" He told me that it wasn't at the Club this year, it was at the Mess Hall. I said, "You would have let me wear that little black sequin dress to the Mess Hall??" He told me that people were still dressed up too. That just wasn't right. I wasn't so bummed then and I also found out it was catered and the food not so awesome. One for me, zero for the Flu!

Camden's latest ponder me question: "Mommy, why are men taller than women?" Good question, but not all men are taller! Anywho, it's good to be back. I missed you all!!! Now I am going back to bed!

This And That

This is Camden at Christmas a few years ago. I noticed when I looked back at this picture that there are no ornaments on the tree behind him. That was when Bentley was eating all of them and I just kept removing them until there were none left. Oh, what memories! Ha!

When I picked Camden up after school one day he said, "I have forty math problems for homework. They are all blibbity blosh, that means you can't understand them at all!" Oh my, wait until he sees some Calculus!

What would Christmas be without Camden getting sick? I don't really know? Camden decided he needed to get a case of the flu. He tried to tell me on Friday that he was not going to school. He asked, "Can't you just home school me?" I told him that wasn't going to happen and he would be going to school. On Saturday he was definitely not feeling well. We finally got him in to see a doctor. We spent an hour waiting to actually see a doctor. While waiting I guess Camden had lots of time to ponder. He asked, "Mommy how do all the people in the world have enough room in their noses for ten thousand boogers?" I tried my best to explain that you only have boogers when you are sick and then they go away. They are not stored in your nose. Hmmm.

When Things Go Wrong

It was just two short years ago and a few days before Christmas when our heating unit went out. It was a very cold day and we needed heat right away. We bought a new heating/AC unit for more than several thousand dollars because, well, we had to. It was not exactly what I really wanted for Christmas that year and a very unexpected huge expense. For that kind of money we could easily have gone on a Disney cruise!

Well this Christmas should be no different for getting a big surprise. That is exactly what happened on Saturday. I had just gotten home from running an errand that morning and Tim tells me that we have a problem. What, oh What could it be?? The dryer caught on fire and fortunately shut itself off. We were only left with some smoke and no damage to anything but the dryer. That is the exact reason that I have never in my life left the house with the dryer going. So anywho, you guessed it...I get a new dryer for Christmas this year!!! And why not go all the way and get a matching Washing Machine. Yeah, sure of course! Thanks Santa! I love you!!

Most Precious

Upon our return from our Thanksgiving travels we decided to get the tree decorated. We have a ton of ornaments and we like to decorate as a family while listening to Christmas music. It is sort of our little tradition. Camden ran off after putting a few ornaments on and said he was going to make an ornament. At the time I was thinking to myself that it would be nice to do this as a family and why couldn't he just give me that one little thing. Was it asking too much?  Tim and I had just about finished up when Camden returned with the ornament that he had made for me. It is the most special one I have ever received and I will keep it forever. In case you don't know, it is a rocking horse!

Snow In A Can

A very sweet friend gave us some Snow In A Can. We couldn't wait to try it out! It was so much fun. Camden built forts and crashed them down and then gave a snow man a try. 

It was super messy and kind of hard to clean up. The snow stuck to your hands a lot but it was worth it!

 
 

Thankful

We spent a long Thanksgiving weekend with some special family members. We ate way too much food and laughed until we cried. It was great and very relaxing since I missed Black Friday shopping for the first time ever! I survived though!

Camden has decided that new cleaning supplies are not at the top of his Christmas list. He now wishes for a gerbil. I told him that parents have the right to veto any wayward gifts from Santa. He said, "But gerbils are small and fluffy. Deal with it!" No!

I just want to mention the New York Police Officer that gave a barefoot homeless man a new pair of boots a few weeks ago. If only we could all be so selfless and not just because it is the Christmas season. Kudos to that Officer, he has set an example for us all.