December Already???

I'm ready for Christmas. Well, I'm ready mentally, but not physically. I have a few - very few - presents bought, none wrapped and few good ideas, but I am ready for the good times. I fully intend to enjoy the next few weeks if it kills me.

The last month has been pretty crappy, to be blunt. The Monday before the girls' birthday Addie came down with a stomach bug that hung on for 5 days. She then successfully shared it with Hannah and Hope which derailed the whole birthday party for a week. Hope then immediately brought home a cold of some sort that has slowly made its way through the entire household resulting in sinus and ear infections for everybody. We have all been on antibiotics now, so hopefully we'll rid ourselves of this lovely invader. On the plus side, most of us (everybody but Gary who ended up staying home with a sore throat, going to the doctor and being just generally miserable) had a fun Thanksgiving. We spent it at Meme & Papa's house (as well as Donna & Jim's) and were blessed to have good weather and lots of fun. Saturday night the twins & I went to Ernesto's with Donna's family (minus Jonathan who also picked up the beloved VC bug). Hope was an absolute crazy person on the way there. At one point she told Kerri, "Nanner, nanner, fur on fire..." On our way home she was, again, Little Miss Witty. I commented on how dark it was outside and Hope, just to be disagreeable, said it was light. Kerri said, "Alright, Miss Smartypants, do you know how to spell light, then?" Hope replied, "S-U-N-N-Y. Sunny." She had us laughing most of the way there and back. I have a feeling she's going to be our quick-witted one...