My Top 10 list for December

I write now out of guilt. It's been over 2 weeks since my last post and I am so tired. James and Chris are both gone right now. Chris got a chance to play golf today and since I am working he took James to my mom's house for the day. So I will do a top 10 list of memorable events for the month of December.

10. James got a video message from Santa yesterday! THE most adorable thing ever. You don't even need to be a parent to enjoy this, it can be sent to adults too. The best part? You get to choose if they have been naughty or nice! Portable North Pole

9. James believes in JoeJohn the Elf's magic. It was questionable when he arrived the day after Thanksgiving.

8. Most. adorable. picture. with Santa. EVER. (I am totally biased on this one)

7. When I asked James what he wanted to get Daddy for Christmas, without hesitation, he responded, "A fart machine!". This is doubly hilarious because he tells EVERYONE that Daddy farts. It's goes like this, "Hi. I'm James. I am 4. My Daddy farts in the house."

6. I finished getting my Christmas cards out in the mail. I think. I am pretty sure. Yeah. I did.

5.  I found out that James likes a certain kind of craft- pipe cleaners! I took him to the Lighthouse Christmas Craft Fair and he liked making the candy canes out of pipe cleaners and beads. Cool! I love that do so I think he may get that from me. I used to make beaded jewelry (yes, used to. sigh) and I started by stringing beads in college. It was therapeutic. Of course, his 7-year-old cousin write books as an afternoon craft....with illustrations and everything!

4. Chris has some time off right now and it's nice to see him more.

3. I am looking forward to Christmas Eve (I realize this hasn't actually happened yet.). We will get to spend time with my sister and her family, my parents and our neighbors and the family they have with them this year.

2. I celebrated my sister's, mom's and father-in-law's birthdays in a week's time. They did this on purpose. Never mind. No they didn't.

1. And, lastly, I am happy. With all the craziness of the holidays and our regular daily schedules that we juggle, I don't think I could be much happier. I feel lucky every day to have the life I have.