it's been too long

-it's cold today.  perfect for the first day of december.

-i scrounged around my parents back yard and ended up with a crate full of firewood.

-our nativity will be set up and the first jesse tree ornament will be hung tonight.

i can't even beging to express what this time of year does to my soul.  such thankfulness for the JOY that is ours because Christ came.  and i do believe that if you let them, the traditions and lights and carols and giving, they all SHOUT the name of Jesus. 

thanksgiving was good.  lots of family.  good trips there and back.  avery got her fill of cuddling with bubba....if we didn't know where she was, this is how we found her. 



ellen and i got to celebrate laura's bday on sunday.



and then i took mom up to ikea for her birthday on monday.  we forgot to take any pictures because we were too mezmerized in there.  oh my.

wow. it's after 5. 
i gotta go make spaghetti :)