I can't believe it has been a month since I last blogged. I am a little bummed. There are so many things I wanted to write about. I am using this mainly as a way for my children have wonderful memories about their childhood. Unfortunately, with all the hustle and bustle of the Holidays I just didn't have a lot of time. So this post may be longer than usual because there is a lot I want to try and fit it.
First, Christmas was especially memorable this year. Alyncia was the first to wake up at 5 am. She was so excited. She could not contain herself. She made the holidays so much fun because she gets into everything. She truly brought joy to our house this year. Luke was pretty excited too. He doesn't sing and dance like Alyncia but you can see the light in his eyes whenever he opened a gift. I must say I think he had more fun helping me wrap presents than opening his own. We had so much fun doing some last minute shopping on Christmas eve and wrapping presents and making cookies for Santa. It was so sweet Luke was worried about Mrs. Claus that she never got any cookies so made some for her too. That is my Luke always having a big heart. Tye even seemed to get into the Holiday Spirit more than usual. Of course he is my reserved, shy boy, but he was so excited for a basketball hoop he got as a gift. He even commented to me a few times what a great Christmas it was. As I watche my 3 children in their pajamas with a mess of wrapping paper and presents all over the living room floor, my heart was flooded with warmth and love. Being a mother truly is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I am so lucky to have the bond with these 3 amazing individuals. I am so thankful to truly know and experience unconditional love.
We spent the day at my mom and dads house. Some other family members came over too. I think it was so much more special because Dwight (dad) is recovering from his surgery. This Holiday could have been so different we could have been mourning his life. Instead because of his remarkable recovery we are able to celebrate not only his life but our own lives are well. While the entire ordeal of Cancer is horrible it does change everything. It gives you a different perspective and allows you to appreciate the things that you previously took for granted. Dwight and I have become very close throughout this whole ordeal and I can only pray we will continue to have that closeness. As hard as he had to fight my mom had to fight just as hard. She is truly an amazing person. I always knew she was strong but I didn't realize how deep that strength runs through her body. She had to endure so much. Taking care of her sick husband, staying strong for all of us, trying to work to make ends meet. The list is endless. I honestly don't know how she did it. There were some days I was really concerned about her, but I should have known I didn't neeed to worry so much about her. She is a rock. I think this brought us closer too. It has always been hard for my mom to ask for help or to depend on anyone else. And while she rarely did ask for help. We offered a lot and were able to assist in a few things. We had many good talks and I would like to think I helped her through this stuff if even just a bit.
We had a nice relaxing New Year's Eve. The 5 of us went to dinner at Old Chicago and played pool and played some video games. Tye of course got frustrated because he wanted to perfect the game immediately and unfortunately pool just doesn't work that way. Luke preferred to play video games to playing pool. Alyncia, tried with all her might, but it is a bit difficult when the stick is bigger than you. It was a lot of fun. The restaurant was pretty dead so we stayed for quite a while and acted silly. Dad creamed us all in pool of course! We rented movies and had a great time being together! Dad & I had a few invitations to go out with friends however we decided just to chill out with the kids. I must say it was a great decision on our part. I couldn't have had more fun anywhere else. Being with the 4 people I love most in the world was a great way to bring in the New Year!
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