Just Me!!

Christmas has finally arrived. A whole day devoted to Christmas shopping helped me locate my Christmas spirit. Of course the day had it's mishaps...Turning down our friends for another Sheraton overnight hotel stay which included a Seahawks game tomorrow, Charlie falling down and getting wet, Charlie hitting her head on a fire hydrant wheel, and Charlie crying. Despite all that we had a good time. The kids purchased really awesome stuff for each other (with their own money-a first), and a few goodies for us. I ended the night with a shopping trip at the PX with Jackie and Chris. They are so much fun, and I love how goofy they are with their kids. Valerie gets really embarrassed by how much affection they show each other, but she is getting used to it. We and I, absolutely love having the Slaughter's around. It's changing my whole family, for the Better! I would type longer, but I have Taco Bell sitting here yelling at me, and I bought Mark some sexy cologne so I think I ...

I feel like a Christmas Grinch. Inside I am craving to spend money on the kids, decorate the heck out of my house, and bake gingerbread cookies. Outside, I just want to ball up in a corner, drink coffee, and never move away from the couch. We haven't decorated. We haven't shopped. We have plans though. Plans to buy a TV for our family room. Plans to decorate the tree with a new tradition of putting it up with the kids on December 24th. What would santa think? Maybe I will catch the Christmas spirit today....! I wonder if I forget to wear a coat today, then maybe it will happen? Maybe catching the spirit is like catching a cold. Either way, better come soon for everyone's sake. A.