Ahhh Silent night.

The kids are in bed, Christmas music playing, I'm in front our beautiful Tree, ready to wind down!  Daniel is at the gym?!?!?!?

Daniel and I had a great friend come down and visit for the weekend.  Our wonderful Tabatha!  We had a blast.  Had a great dinner at Neighbors Mill Friday (love the Beef and Cheese sandwich) bought great cookies for dessert and fresh muffins for breakfast.  Tab and I got away on Saturday and spent the day walking the square. Did the flea market and thrift store thing. Found some great buys!  Saturday night we went to Branson for Daniels work Christmas party.  A place called Rockys down by the landing has some Great Prime Rrib.  Then the fun begins :) Earnie Biggs piano bar!  So there was alot of alcohol, loud music, cigarette smoke :-(  I would have preferred the Karaoke bar down the landing , but the large party had already decided the dueling pianos won out!  It was my first time at a place like that and I'm sorry to admit I wasn't too impressed,. I'm so Thankful for Daniels wonderful employer who reserved hotel rooms at a group rate so many couples were able to have a great time safely, as far as I  know there were no legal issues during or after the great fun!.

My Eldest daughter is trying her hardest to turn me into a gray haired mom.  Here we are less than a week away from Christmas, I want to give her all the things she wants and she wont stop the shenanigans long enough to recover from the last. She has strategically changed her top request on her Christmas wish list to include #1. "I want to be ungrounded" and #2. "I want my phone back". But she continues to make stupid decisions and those 2 things are only leverage we have as the parents in the house! (well at least the most successful) Whats a mother to do?

Aiden brought home an F on his last spelling test.....He has had nothing lower than a A, on any assignment in any subject, all year long! 
What is happening to my children?  The Momma Grinch is fixing to steal Christmas in my house! 

Could these Halloween pictures from this year be any Indication?  The Gypsy and the Monster!

Lord Help me is my nightly prayer!

Ohhhh Lilli-Kate, my sweet little Love Dove.  Shes not too rotten yet, however I did learn tonight that her Grudge actually can last about 10 minutes. Does this seem like an exceptionally long attention span for a 16 month old, to any one else? She was Trying to cut some teeth on a battery and I told her "no mam", not even in my angry voice! Heaven Forbid!  She looked at daddy, then sissy, then me and stuck out that bottom lip and the water works began. She IS the drama Princess!  We all laughed at her and she stopped eventually, 10 minutes later she looked at me and , I kid you not gave me "the look and rolled her eyes at me!!!!  Oh Man !

My Lottery Mission isn't working out so great. Haven't won anything else!  Beginners luck is over.  Hey a woman can dream.
Well good night for now, I'm apparently addicted to a new PC game Ive found, Bejeweled 3. Its calling my name?