Christmas Pictures...

Christmas was a crazy day, dealing with aftermath of the fire, my sister and her family, my father and my step father. All of our original plans and traditions were thrown out the window... I was coerced into making Christmas dinner for everyone, which is not on my top 10 list! I don't mind doing it for a few folks but I am not the hostess type. I get so stressed out and worry my head off. The fire dept donated funds for me to put together Christmas dinner, so I felt obligated to do so. We had our house filled up with people and it was mayhem! Trash, toys and toddlers running a muck! It didn't really feel like Christmas. Faith did enjoy her gifts...I think her favorite was the $1.00 horse calender from Dollar Tree. She has carted that thing everywhere! LOL! But she also enjoyed the dvd player for the car! She is now excited to get in the car and go. Compared to her recent struggling and fighting to be put in her car seat. She is now thrilled to go! She has been rolling down the road to Veggie Tales, Baby Einstein and animal dvd's. Which reminds me... I need to hit the thrift stores for some more! I can barely stand them after 2 or 3 times!

Now I am trying to prepare for Faith's 6th birthday party, coming up on Saturday. It is always way to close to Christmas and sneaks up on me every year, despite my best efforts! We do it up big every year, as a way to get everyone together and show our appreciation for all the support we have received and to celebrate Faith making it thru another year! Well, this year, I just don't have it together. One heck of a week coming up.....

Merry Christmas to all my blog friends..

TO ALL MY WONDERFUL FRIENDS OUT THERE IN BLOGGIE LAND....

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND MAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY AND NEW YEAR!

Remember to bless your children and family. May GOD bless you all! I am so blessed to know each and every one of you and I pray that you and your children and families are all safe and happy!

With Love,
Candace

HOW many days til Christmas?

This Christmas season, I have been quite slack. I did buy my two nephews their presents a couple of weeks ago but they were my firsts and as of today, I still only have 6 people's gifts done. I still lack at least 8 more some that require shipping! ARG! I know my problem is logistics, this year. It is so much work getting Faith in and out of the car... it's like a three ring circus! I can usually manage one or two stores but that's about it. I just feel like buying gift cards for everyone! LOL! We are entirely toooooo busy this week so I don't know when I am going to get all this done. We have at least 2 appointment every day this week except tomorrow. Friday, Faith gets her casts off for good! So excited! Our biggest present, this year, is a group present for Grandpa from all the kiddo's. A BIG picture of all the children, together, done in Tintii, so just certain colors will show up. Thing is, we missed to day to get together and do the pics, so we have to wrangle that THIS week. Did I mention, ARG! We decided to do a portable dvd player for Faith, this year. She doesn't watch tv, really. A couple of animal shows and "Signing Time" videos- that's about it. But with as much traveling as we do, we thought she could do some educational dvd's and it also plays picture cd's- which she loves to look at. So I snagged one at a great deal on good ole' Ebay! My other great find was also on Ebay, sterling silver charms with ASL letters signed out. So each of her therapists are getting one with their initial. And only $6 each! Not too shabby, if I do say so myself. SO, what's your best Christmas find?

What a difference a year makes...

A year ago, Faith learned about Christmas trees for the first time...or at least she learned to identify one. A year ago, Faith new nothing of pumpkins or turkeys or holidays. For that matter, she wasn't trying to talk or playing with baby dolls appropriately. This year, she learned the sign for pumpkin, learned to say Turkey and tonight...hung her first ornaments on the Christmas tree....

MY BABY GIRL!

Sweeter sights have rarely been seen. She saw me hanging them on the tree and she wanted to do it. So I got out her little tree and we hung ornaments, together. Of course, most of the ornaments all ended up on the bottom branches and needed to be rehung but who's counting???? I got a few pics of her, starry eyed at the lights, as she got to participate in her first tree trimming! It reminds me to be so Thankful for my precious daughter. At the wonder of childhood and how she manages to prove everyone wrong! She was so happy and excited at this new experience!

This is ALL I need for Christmas, I am content and thrilled. If this is our life....That's OK! I am so lucky to be able to share these treasured moments with my daughter, things that were not always so easy to imagine in our future. I need nothing else in this life. Things that I wished and hoped for before she was born, they are not always realistic. But I have learned that many of those things don't matter so much, it's the little things that GOD shows me, everyday.

THAT LITTLE THING CALLED FAITH...