Let the end begin

School started up for me again on January 3rd. The good news . . . I only have 6 months left. The bad news. . . this next 3 months will be really, really hard!! My schedule will be as follows:
M: 8am-5:30pm Work 6pm-2am School
T: 8am - 4:30 pm Work 5pm - 9pm School
W: 7am - 4pm School
TH: 8am-4:30 work 5pm - 10pm School
F: 8am - 7pm work

Whew! That makes for long days and lots of hard work. But, as the hymn says, "Sacrifice brings for the blessings of heaven." I will be making some huge sacrifices in the next few months, but I am confident there are blessings ahead!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas was good to us this year~

Here are the boys in their new church clothes from Grammy. They are shouting "Merry Christmas".

Christmas Eve Jammies

Santa brought Porter everything he asked for. A jack in the box, spiderman toy and a yo-yo, plus much, much more!

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

To help us get into the Christmas mood, we went to see Gingerbread Houses. Maceys' (the grocery store) had a gringerbread contest. Some of them were really awesome. My favorite was the barn.

When we got home I took a picture of my cute boys. Notice the gate behind them that surrounds the Christmas tree. In our house, a protective tree barrier is a necessity, not a luxury ;)