SURPRISE DELIVERY

Jennifer's brother James (our UPS guy) has been making several stops to our house lately, but today was a total surprise and we weren't expecting him. We were very surprised to receive a HUGE delivery from Omaha Steaks, courtesy of our friends, the Green's. Thanks a lot guys! We are going to grills some steaks and burgers on New Year's Day. I am looking forward to the delicious au gratin potatoes too!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas everyone!! I have several draft posts that will be finished soon, I can't wait to share them with you! In the meantime, I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday.

SEEING SANTA

Well today was the day the girls have been waiting for...their first time seeing Santa this year. We went to Reindeer Romp again this year and they were able to get right in and see him and then there were a lot of kids' activities that they did. Derek was hunting so thankfully my mom could come with us to help corral Lauren. We met Shannon and her girls there and everyone had a lot of fun.


Later, when Derek came home, we decided to go to my work Christmas party, where we saw Santa and Troubles the Clown a second time for the day! We also saw the Bubble Man again. This was Lauren's first experience in a bubble...she wasn't too sure about it!

AM I REALLY THIS OLD?

Tonight I judged a round of debate at Maize High School. They were hosting a debate tournament this weekend for the area.

This year's topic was whether the US Government should significantly increase incentives for alternative forms of energy. The kids I judged were awesome! I was so impressed with them, and it took me back to my days of high school debate tournaments and competition. It was nice to be on the other side with all the power!

It was a difficult decision, but in the end I voted for the Affirmative team, whose case was for algae biodiesel. It was a great experience for me and I plan to do it again in the future. My mom and brother both helped out as well and we all enjoyed it and were talking about it for a couple of hours afterward.

Ironically the names of the kids on each team were the same! Both girls were named Katie and both boys were named Alex. Strange, huh? It occurred to me afterward that I am now old enough to be these kids' mother...I was in debate before they were even born!

OUCH

Today I hurt bad. I joined a bootcamp with a friend and I can easily say that every part of me that is supposed to bend...isn't. Thank goodness for Advil.