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I had to laugh...

Spence spent a few hours last night putting together the boys' Christmas presents. And when he was done, he loveingly covered every inch of their new toys with blankets and tarps... careful not to let any part of anything show. I'm sure they'll never suspect what is under there... UNTIL THEY LOOK AT THE TWO GIGANTIC BOXES SITTING OUT IN THE OPEN!!!

Bless your heart, Spence. I sure love you.

What is it about Gingerbread Houses?

What is it about Gingerbread Houses? They are always a total disaster... our cookie tree shattered, there was icing in our hair and up our noses, gummie trees were sticking to the kids' grubby, slobbery hands, we couldn't get Porter to stop EATING the cookies, and colorful candy balls were strune across the entire kitchen. Needless to say, I was totally stressed.

So why do we love them so much?

Spence suprised us with this Gingerbread House the other day... just a kit from Costco. It's totally ugly... the tree has been glued over and over again, the icicles fell off and a lot of the candy has been sucked on. It is in no way appetizing to look at... but I LOVE it.

I can only think of 1 reason why. Taking a night off from cleaning, from shopping, from present wrapping, from TV, from everything just to be together.

Even if it was a disaster, it was totally worth every messy, slobbery stressful second.

Thank you Spence for our new family Christmas Tradition. I can't wait to start planning our 2009 Gingerbread House!
If you have any stressful family traditions that you love, I wanna hear about 'em! Please share.

Quote of the week...

When I told Jack he was grounded from friends, he said... He thinks I'm so dumb!