Update/Funny Story/ Christmas Dresses

So, it's been quite a few week since my last post. We have been so busy. Last week alone I had some place to go every single day! Needless to say we have taken the last couple of weeks off from schooling. We did start back this morning and the girls seem really excited to start on their Christmas themed lap books. I was so afraid that they may of forgotten some of the things we have been learning but they remember every small detail. I guess it was a conformation to me that I'm doing something right and homeschooling it the best choice for us.

Over the past two weeks my ears took a turn for the worse. Those of you that really know no the history of my ears they are bad and I have tubes. My ears were a little infected and the left ear had a tar like wax build up over and in the tube. Do to this my ears were so blocked up I could hardly hear. Went he Dr. tried to remove the tar wax from the tube the tube and ear drum were coming with the wax. It was very painful and the Dr. had two choices. Surgery or try meds. I took the steroid ear drops and used them several times a day for a week this was to try and soften the wax. So with ear drops and lots of prayer when I went back to the Dr. they were able to remove the wax without doing surgery! Yeah!!!! Now I can hear and it's so nice. Although Brian is convinced he needs to learn ASL (American sign language) because my ears tend to be dramatic. He thinks I will be deaf in old age. :)

Now, for a few funny stories. I will start with telling you all I have a bad habit of singing instructions to my kids. I will take what ever song is in my head and put new words to it. Last Sunday night the girls were supposed to be getting their pj's on but were taking a really long time. I was waiting for them in my room because we were going to watch the movie White Christmas. So this is the song I sang....

~ To the tune of Oh Come All Ye Faithful

"Oh come all ye children, come into my bedroom

It's time to start the movie, Mommy's waiting for you

Come on get moving I am tired of waiting...

Oh come into the bedroom, Oh come into the bedroom

Oh come into the bedroom, White Christmas is on!"

N replied to the tune of Deck the Halls

N can't come she on the potty Fa La La La La La La La La

B looked at me and said, You've been singing instructions to them for too long! LOL

I have started to craft and sew again. I decided last Thursday afternoon I wanted to make the girls Christmas pillow case dresses. So I went to WalMart and found some really cute Ho Ho Ho fabric. I came home and started sewing. I finished the dresses the next morning. This really has to be the cutest pattern and it so easy!!! All day long Friday while out with the girls people stopped us to ask about the girls and their dresses. I will be making more of these for sure.

The girls have really started to like making smores. I happen to have all the ingredients the other day and Daddy made them for the girls with a candle in the kitchen. That evening he was cooking supper for us and while it was cooking he walked in our bedroom to chat with me about something. When he went back into the kitchen he found the girls attempting to make their own smores. They stuck marsh mellows on the ends of spaghetti noodles and were holding them over the steaming pot! I will say one thing about our girls they are super creative!!!!

For the book lovers here are a few books the girls and I are loving this week. They are all of course in the Christmas theme:

The Story of Christmas by Felix Hoffmann
A Christmas Promise by Lark Carrier

On Christmas Eve by Peter Collington

The Twelve Days of Christmas Illustrated by Don Daily

I will try to update a little more often. Thanks for stoping by and leave us a comment to let us know you came.