Cade

A very good friend of mine had a baby boy, Cade, on December 4th. He was welcomed home by Mom, Dad and big sister Halea. Eddie and I went to meet him last Thursday. He is just adorable as is his sister!

The UPS Store

This time of the year gets pretty busy at the stores. I think I heard someone say today that they were as busy as two REALLY good days at other times of the year (not December), and that was only at one of the stores. The other store was pretty busy too! Eds cousin, Shelley, has made the trip down from Pennsylvania two years in a row to help out for a several days at the stores. We are very thankful for her help! By the time Ed and Shelley get home each night, they are exhausted!

December Temps

This past few days have been absolutely beautiful in Georgia. The sun has been shining and the temps have been great! Today my car said the temp outside was 78 degrees! Attached is a picture to prove it!

Christmas Party

Last evening was our employee/friends Christmas Party. We had 29 people here. I think everyone had a good time. We had lots of food, drink and fun.

Roxanne

Roxanne will be celebrating her 8th birthday on Saturday, December 8th. That is 65 in human years. She is a very old 8 year old, thyroid problems, ear infection problems, seizures, but we still love her. Recently, since we put up the Christmas tree, this has been her new bed. She crawls under the tree, messes up the tree skirt, walks in circles and finally lays down to sleep. She just needs a bow around her to look like a Christmas present!

The Tree that Eddie Built

In Boy Scouts, Eddie has been working on a multi-set craft project. He made a Christmas tree. The tree was cut out, but he had to put the base on it, paint it and then string the lights on it. He is very proud of it and we have it sitting by the front door. The first thing he does when he gets home each night is plug it in!

Christmas Tree

Yesterday we put up our Christmas tree. A tradition for us is to put up the tree and decorate it while there is lasagna baking in the oven for dinner. We have done that for a long time. Unfortunately, this year, Kelli was sick. She woke up not feeling good in the morning and was throwing up. In my house, if you throw up, you get nothing by mouth for four hours after you throw up. Every time you throw up the four hours starts all over again. She finally was able to have some gatorade at 7 pm last night. She did hang up a few ornaments, but she usually helps me with the lights and garland. This year Kaila had that honor! The tree turned out great and Kelli is feeling better today. We put 327 ornaments on the tree. I am sure we will add about 15 more before the end of the holiday!