Okay, so I'm a little early but I have really started to get in the spirit. I have purchased the majority of my gifts (minus the ones I am waiting for Shannon's help on), made my dinner menu, and put up all of my decorations. This is my favortie time of year and every year that I see my kids get into it more and more I am even more excited.
Marissa wakes up every morning asking me when Christmas is gonna be here. She sees all the toys advertised on TV and wants it all. I am proud of myself though because the one thing she wants Santa to bring her is the Click Start Computer by Leap Frog and it is exactly what I got for Santa to give her. She will tell you that Santa is gonna bring her a "pooter" for Christmas.
Makayla is still a little young to understand or so I thought. She went with me and my mom shopping on Black Friday (that is a tradition in my family) and we took her to see Santa at Greenbrier Mall. The line was extremely short or else I would have waited for Shannon to be with us and she was begging to go see him. She walked right up to him, he picked her up and she gave him the biggest, tightest hug and would not let go. You could hear everybody around just let out a "awhhhh" and she was soooo cute. She told him that she wanted babies for Christmas. Which is also the what she is getting, again good choice Ally!
Mariah is the least excited but I think this is because she realizes that it is still a little while before Santa comes. She is old enough I am waiting fo rher to start asking questions about the truth about Santa. So far we have steared clear for now and I am willing to let her hold on to her innocence for a little bit longer. As for what she wants, who knows??? She has asked for so many things and she tells everyone something different. She has asked for another snake (which is not gonna happen as the 1st 2 are not allowed at my house), she has asked for the High School Musical 2 movie, and she has also asked for a B-Bratz. Santa is gonna bring her a Gameboy as he did not know what to get.
I was a little skeptical of Christmas this year because as most of you might know our finances this year are rather tight. My only saving grace is that when we were doing well in the begining of the year, I saved $50 a week for a rainy day. I did use some when needed but I promised myself that I would have money for Christmas out of that fund also. God works his miracles in our lives everyday and I am grateful for it even more during this time of year.
Well, Shannon just called to say that he is coming home for an early lunch so I guess I better go find something to cook. I will update later on in the week as to what is going on. Next week will be busy so I will try to do 2 posts this week.
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