Ok well it has been a bit since I wrote so I thought since the kids are asleep I could get some blogging in. Today was just such an amazing day. It started out with Jeff and I taking the kids to pick out a book about giving. We did this because we were going to buy some stuff for the Candy Cane store which is a place where parents who are less fortunate can go and get stuff for their kids and they get to wrap it and everything. We have made a tradition of every year giving to those in need but this year is different since our kids are older and are learning about giving. So we found this book about a magic chest and it is such a great book.
Well after we got the book we hit old navy and target for some warm clothes to give the kids and toys. We talked about how these kids needed to be warm and that they did not have the luxury that our kids do. As we drove to the shelter store I read the book to my children. At the end I cried and my kids asked me why. I explained to them how this child gave something away that was so precise to them and how it was going to help others out. We talked about how they might feel if they did not have all the toys and clothes that they do have and how it would be to have to live outside and how cold it would be.
We showed them all the homeless people as we drove and then we got out of the car and walked to the shelter store. We talked about how cold we were and how lucky we were to have a home to go to and warm clothes to wear. We dropped the things off and started on our way to the car. I said how I wish there was more we could do and the kids so energetically said that they wanted to help so we turned around and walked back to the shelter store and asked them what we could do. They had us take our donations and put them where they needed to be and as we did this I couldn't help but see how excited this made my kids. I am so blessed and my kids are such amazing spirits.
When we were leaving Cade and I said that we should help out more next year so that is our plan. I am glad that my kids can learn and develop these skills and I hope that they take them and put them to use as they get older. I just wanted to tell you all that I love you and that I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Love ya

Today has been like every other day other then today all I have been able to think about is my sisters. I was wondering how they were doing, what they were doing.. Things like that. When I was at work I was talking to some ladies who just could not believe how many sisters I have and how close we all seem to be. This got me thinking and I just have not been able to stop. I realize that my relationship with my sisters is like all those poems out there about sisters.
"Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there." Amy Li
"Sisters are for sharing laughter and wiping tears."
"If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she's wearing your best sweater."
Pam Brown
"If you don't understand how a woman could both love her sister dearly and want to wring her neck at the same time, then you were probably an only child."
Linda Sunshine

My sisters I just can�t live without
Sometimes they bug me
Sometimes they hug me
Before as children we use to play
Today we have our own ways
I will always have a big sister
I will always have a little sister
Although sometimes I wish I was an only child
I don't know what I would do without my sisters
Having sisters means I will always have a friend
As I look back on memories of my life
I remember my sisters and all the times we had together
As I look up to my older sister
My younger sister looks up to me
Through good times and bad
We will always stick together
I love my sisters dearly and
I could not see my life without them

Just some things I found about sisters. They really are the best and I want mine to know that I love them more then anything... Even if they bug me they never leave me!