Merry Christmas!

E has done so many cute things recently, but our computer has been in the shop and so blogging about them wasn't an option. However, the most memorable was last week Wednesday. I was making homemade tortilla shells for dinner. I had the dough all made and sitting in a bowl on the kitchen counter. E was standing up on the footstool next to me watching me make them. I turned my back to flour the table so that I had a surface to kneed the dough and in the 10 seconds that my back was turned E had grabbed the glass measuring cup dunked it in nasty, soapy crock pot water (it was still soaking from last night's dinner) and dumped in into my tortilla dough! Ugh! Luckily she poured it down the side of the bowl...so I just left the dough in the bottom that had the nasty water on it and used the rest of it. She's just so helpful sometimes!

People ask if she's excited for Christmas...the answer is that she doesn't have a clue what its all about. She really likes our Christmas tree. The lights have to go on as soon as she sees it. She likes to play with the bell on the bottom of it. She thinks that the bows and ribbons on the packages are fun to play with (consequently they are NOT under the tree anymore!). A couple of people from the church have given her presents, which she loves to unwrap and tear apart. But really, she just doesn't understand.

That is turning out to be a good thing for this Christmas. Jut's mom had a heart attack yesterday morning (Dec. 23). As Jut's dad and sister are both out of state, Jut needed to go to Holland to be with his mom. She's doing well. She had a stent put in yesterday and should be out of ICU today, but will still be in the hospital on Christmas. So, Jut is staying with her. Not our plan to spend Christmas apart, but it is what is best. As I stated earlier, E doesn't really understand.

Fortunately, we are so close to family that they will keep us busy for the next couple of days and hopefully E won't notice that her dad is absent too much. Tonight we are going to Mom and Dad's for church and dinner. Tomorrow the extended family has a gathering for lunch...we are very blessed to have people call and check up on us. It is all working out very well. Not ideal but it all could have been so much worse. We are thankful that Joye is doing well and Jut is able to spend this time with her.

We hope that your Christmas is less eventful! Have a wonderful, blessed Christmas!