A great day...

Today was a great day. I spent some much needed quality time with my children and did not worry about anything. I did not do any coursework today. (Something that I will make up for tomorrow night) I also did not let worries get to me today. Today was all about eye-crinkling smiles.

Aeryn did not feel well this morning so we did not attend basketball practice. For Aeryn to actually WANT to miss a practice she really does not feel well. So I let her rest until it was time for us to make an appearance down to the Christmas Tree farm to see Jay, Lee and Zeke. Mostly Lee and Zeke. The wagon ride around the tree farm was awesome, and quick. It was FREEZING. I feel badly about Jay and his mom Cathy being out in the cold all day. Yuck! My little Alex man now thinks that the hind end of a horse is "pitty" (pretty). Hopefully his viewpoint changes. That really is NOT the pretty end.

Christmas cards came next along with wrapping presents for Chris (Alex's aunt) and Donna (Alex's grammy). We also put together some Christmas stockings for Alex and Aeryn to give to Dreyvin and Klayton, Alex's two older brothers. We all met up at a McDonald's that had a play place and the kids played for a couple of hours. It was a lot of fun and I hope that we can meet up again soon. Family is important and I want Alex to know that there are many people that love him dearly.

Our evening was spent watching Christmas movies and laughing over Alex playing with his new toy. It is an amazing little "barn" with magnetic animals that have been split in half. You have to match up the front and back end of the farm animals and it sings to you, as well as gives the name of the animal, the sound it makes, and tells you a "did you know" fact about it. You can also mix and match pieces and it sings you a silly song about a "Horse-duck" or "Cow-pig" or whatever you put together.

Now I sit with some "me time" which lately I have spent blogging. As I sit here I think more and more about family and how important they are. Next weekend I get to go have Christmas dinner with a part of the family that I do not usually celebrate with because we are all so spread apart. We get to sit down and have a nice meal together and our children will play. I am very excited, and looking forward to it.

No rants for the evening. Just calming peace and tranquility. The simple happiness that makes you feel that for the moment everything is right with the world.