Aunt Bekah to the Rescue and a Christmas Tragedy.

Aunt Bekah has taken on Grant for the day so I'm covered for Wednesday. yay! Thank you all those who offered! I appreciate it oh so much!

On a completely unrelated note, we had a Christmas tragedy. Due to a faulty electric cord (that,yes, mom,has been disposed of), ALL the lights on our Christmas tree burned out. Yeah. So, I have a tree, with at least 10 strands of lights on it that don't work. So, do I:

a)leave it and have the unmerriest tree in the whole wide World!
b)Buy a pre-lit tree now before they go on post Christmas sales...
c)take off all the ornaments. Take off the perfectly placed draped ribbons. Take off every single strand of lights and redo the whole thing.
d) lay hands on the strings of light and pray that Christmas Angels will resurrect them.

I'm thinking b or d. C is totally out. Totally.

Dang electric cord. Stealing whatever Christmas spirit I had....

Any Takers?

I have a shoot in Midland on Wednesday. I kind of agreed to doing it without really meaning to. It was an odd conversation. Anyway, I have Mason covered. He can go to work with Dad, but Grant can't. Would any of you dear sweet souls be willing to watch Grant for me from about 1pm to 7:30 or so? I'll pay of course. I'm slightly desperate....Any takers?

thoughts about our life, not pictures. Are you surprised?

I am. I can't think of anything but pictures. I edit until the wee hours of the morning. But that's not what this post is about. This post is about me, my boys, and my flowing thoughts.

• I don't have the Christmas spirit yet. The tree is up. The lights are on. The music is playing but that feeling just hasn't hit me yet. I think presents would help. Yes, that is a cynical thing to say, but hey, it's true. I love buying presents for my family and I haven't yet. Also, perhaps some holiday baking? Yes, that's the cure for sure. And maybe reading a few christmas stories.
• I got a new phone. Mine was stupid. Died even when fully charged. Terrible interference. Buttons wouldn't work. So I just went out and bought me a new phone.It's needed for Sprinkle of Grace. And I look at my new phone with great love and adoration quite often.
  
• I have to cut about 10 yards of fabric into 1" x8" strips for Mason's class. with Pinking sheers that I don't have. By Monday. Yeah. So, uh, I should probably stop blogging.
  
• I got to teach a lesson when I tutored on Thursday. The teacher was using some ideas I gave her and she just kind of stopped and said, "could you take over so I could see you do this?" Uh...sure? So I did. I taught a guided writing lesson to 4th graders. I loved it. Teaching really is pretty fun, it's just all that other stuff (parents, meetings, grades, paperwork, discipline, being away from your own children for days) that just ruins it.
  
• Mason wants a trampoline for Christmas. And a trash can. He literally asked for a trash can. He saw one in target and goes, "I'm gonna ask Santa for a trash can for Christmas. Because then I won't have to walk all the way to the kitchen to throw stuff away." To this I wanted to reply, "since when do you throw anything away?". Poor deprived child asking for a trash can for Christmas.
  
• I need to run. For days and days and days. Things are getting tighter. And I just keep eating. But while I do miss running, I abhor the cold. I hate it. I HATE it. I can't stand being cold. But I gotta run. I just gotta!
  
• I really gotta go. My to do list is glaring at me with - Oh wait, Pandora. I couldn't leave without telling you how amazing Pandora.com is. Most of you know what it is, but I have re-fallen in love with it. It's always on. What would we do without music?
  
• Okay, now I'm going. The to do list is horrifically long.
  

one of those gut pictures.

it might have been the song that was playing on pandora. Or maybe it's because I know the story about how especially special these girls are to kim and David. Or maybe it's because I am delirious. But this picture made my gut react. Thanks Kim for letting me capture your family being real... : )

well, that's annoying.

aargh.
I posted that last post to the wrong blog.
that happens when you have SIX blogs.
good grief.
It's midnight.
I'll fix it later. Can I copy and paste it?
I need sleep...or more coffee....no, sleep.

(on a side note -when I look at these pictures my heart almost bursts with joy at the fact that this, making pictures like those, is what I am now getting PAID to do...bursting with joy, i tell you. Bursting with indescribable-how'd-i-get-so-lucky joy....)

For Kimmie D.....

I promise i'm editing them! I promise. But there are lots! : ) And I had lots before yours...but I haven't forgotten you! I promise. I can't wait for you to see them. I have a feeling there will be a few tears. : )