Happy New Years to You!

Hope everyone has a happy new year. We are excited about the Oregon Easters being here to help us celebrate.....Jord and I may even stay up till midnight this year....hee hee. I've been pondering changes that I need to make for the coming new year, hopefully I will have the will power to make it happen. Jord decided that we needed a budget.....so planning we did and I don't like budgets! Probably because I have to manage a huge budget at work, I really don't want to do another on my own time too! Christmas time brought us lots of good presents and visitors. Dustin and his girlfriend came and spent the afternoon with us on Christmas Eve. Aunt Lahna showed up too at the same time so she was able to visit Dustin....he seemed really excited to see her. Seemed strange that we only had one basketball game this week.....next week we will have 3!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all in Oregon! Hope everyone has a good day. We will doing Christmas Eve at home with just us and then to Ma/Pa's on Sunday. This was a request from Kat/Creston, to have Christmas dinner with Grandma and Grandpa. I did get a battery from Gideon so I will post some pic's of the house maybe tonight. I loved seeing all the pic's of the kids at the Oregon Wilson Christmas.....looked like a blast! I decided not to make Christmas candy this year....didn't think I needed it. However, I did find a recipe for Cocunut Custard Pie that I'm going to make for Christmas Dinner. Hope its yummy!

No Pictures

Just to let everyone know....I would love to post pic's of my very pretty decorated house and tree....but, I have attempted to charge both of our camera batteries and neither one is keeping a charge. So, no pic's this Christmas because I don't have $50 to go buy another battery! Personally, I think that is highway robbery....$50 dollars for a camera battery.

Bragging

Look what I got! Can you believe how cute he is? I actually teared up because I haven't been able to see this little guy yet. Enjoy!

Supposed to Snow.....

I've been hearing its supposed to snow for the last two days.....I can do without the snow. We had "Christmas in the City" last night at Memorial Park...Santa was there and so were a ton of little kids! We had propane heaters inside the gazebo for the babies and it turned out really good. I was a tired girl when I got home after
7:00. I looked at the calendar and I have a total of 4 free nights between now and Christmas....I don't have any idea when I will finish my shopping. I just want to know if the other Wilson's have got home yet....We are having serious Nevelyn withdrawals!!!! And she didn't get to see Santa last night.

19 years and counting.......

Today is Jord and I's 19th Wedding Anniversary (I had to make sure it was 19, cuz last year I thought it was 19, and Audrey had to correct me). We had a busy weekend. Decorated the tree Saturday morning, Jord worked on decorating the livingroom on Sunday. Saturday night, went to the games in Tonasket and watched the girls trampled Tonasket and the boys win a hair raising game. Very exciting night!! Sunday went to church, came home and cooked dinner. Kat had pitching at 4:00. Then I started making chili for 100 people for Tuesday night (Christmas in the City) and 4dozen cookies for the city event. I couldn't cook Monday, cuz we will be at ACH for bball games. I got informed by Kat that she needs cookies one day this week and I about flipped my lid....I just made 3 dozen cookies for the cookie sale for Band, 4 dozen for the City Event....I am about cookied out! Oh....I forgot that we have the sisters cookies exchange this coming weekend. I don't think I will even attempt to make Christmas candy....maybe I will make it for New Year's instead. There isn't enough time between now and Christmas.

Brrrr

It's cold outside. Jord missed 2 days of work and decided he could make it today, but went home at noon. Definately don't want it. Tonight is the Winter Concert and I'm looking forward to it. Tomorrow I get to decorate the tree, if I don't wrap some presents, I won't be able to get into bed. They are in neat stacks by my bed, but I don't have alot of room anyway, so its a little dangerous at 2 am in the morning climbing out of bed. A big thank you to Jan for all the pictures you take of our kids. What would we do without you? You got some amazing shots of all the kids and I look forward to the next post. I am waiting on Tucker's gift to arrive in the mail before sending the Oregon presents. So far, I'm happy with everything I have ordered online. It's definately a gamble, but this year it paid off.

O' Christmas Tree

So excited....Dad called and they are headed to Wenatchee to get their Christmas Tree and he is going to pick mine up too!!!! We usually have our tree up right after Thanksgiving, but things seem to be moving slower this year. Started feeling my head fill up and pressure under my eyes this afternoon.....I really hope I'm not getting Jan's sickness. Jord is home sick today too....not fun. I'm thinking that since the bball game is cancelled for Friday, we can decorate the tree!

Forgetful

We left early Saturday morning and went to Wenatchee Christmas shopping. We met up with Jan and the Easter kids and had lunch at Abby's....mucho delicious! Got home, I was bushwacked.....sitting on the coach at 9:00 and remembered it was potluck Sunday! Oh dear....what do I have in the freezer??? Not much, pulled out chicken thighs for BBQ chicken and made a pasta/pea salad. Nothing exciting, but it worked. So thankful for the blessing to Chris/Jennifer...I stole a couple pic's from facebook so everyone could see just how sweet he is. Busy week ahead....Basketball Monday, Friday and Saturday.....church Wednesday and Christmas Concert Thursday....Tuesday I may bury my head with a sign that says "under construction" cuz I think my brain/body will need a quick fix to get me through the week. Oh....the baby's name is Colter Reagan West....9.5 pounds....20 inches.

And it Begins

Wow! and Wow again. Rhi and Kat did amazing last night! Way to go girls.....beating Tonasket on opening night of Highschool basketball. I was so impressed with the speed and agression of the girls....everyone did great! Too bad about the boys losing in overtime, but they still did awesome. I think we will be in for some exciting basketball this year....wish the Oregonians could be here to enjoy this.