I'm washing the Christmas devotional on TV. I could use some real Christmas spirit! I love the season, but a lot of the time I worry about the commercial and that Santa does a good job for my children. Then after the presents are open, I sort of get what I call the Christmas let down. I really need to teach by example and teach the real meaning of the season, and what the season is really about. The gift Christ gave us and all that has been done so we can have joy. So at this time of the year I try to be positive and I'm going to be looking harder for how I can give gifts to others by service, and hopefully share this opportunity with my children also.

We did get our tree up and house decorated. We even have lights on the house, and they are lite up! (First time in about 6 years. I've had the lights for about 7 years.) I give the credit to Alisa and Alex. They are the ones who climbed up on the roof. Gaylen doesn't like latters or heights.

Thanksgiving was a quite one this year. Just our family and my younger sister's family. But after dinner we had the annual pie fest at my sister's house. Most all the family were there. Brother sisters nieces and nephews, lots of people. You name it we probably had the kind of pie you wanted. It was fun and very, very, VERY loud! After we had pie, we mapped out and made plans for the after Thanksgiving shopping insanity. It just started with my one of my older sisters and I going to Wal-Mart. Grabbing what we wanted and going home. We were back before anyone had gotten out of bed. Now pretty much everyone has an assignment. Grandma has the cushiest job of watching the grand kids. And we don't get back until after noon. It's pretty crazy.

Here are some of the photos of us decorating. Everyone helps and wee have a lot of fun.