We had a very, very quiet weekend. JB has had a bad cough so just been laying low.

We did get the tree up. We bought a tree off of a lot. I love it and it smells wonderful.

JB is going through some 'phases' right now. Whenever someone leaves, he insists on telling them goodbye. If they don't respond with goodbye, then he melts down. He also loves to ask about time references. If you tell him later, in a bit, in a little while, etc...he insists on knowing how long it will really be.

This year I finally got my act together to do the 12 Days of Christmas for the teachers this year. Starting on Thursday B and J will take a small present into their teacher. The first day will be one item, the second day will be two items, etc. The hope is that the boys will be able to sneak them onto the teachers desk sometime during the day. Not sure that they can stay anonymous the whole 12 days. (Especially if the teachers talk...I think their teachers only have one other sibling group that have the same teachers.) It will also be a fun way for the boys to countdown until Christmas break (and when Granny arrives). We are giving them...1 hand sanitizer, 2 post it notes, 3 packs hot chocolate, 4 dry erase markers, 5 bags microwave popcorn, 6 magnets, 7 packets of crystal light, 8 (have not figured it out yet), 9 jolly ranchers, 10 (x10) paper clips, 11 peppermints, 12 pencils.

I have also come up with a list of special activities for the month of December. Last night the boys each drew 2 of them out of a jar. We will do one a day over the next 6 days. Today is a rip-roaring game of Hide n Go Seek, then decorate cookies, build a card house and eat pizza, games with hot chocolate and whip cream, dominoes with a fun snack and then we will finish Day 6 with a trip to the library for their Lego time. They supposedly have tubs and tubs of Legos for kids to sit and build.

Speaking of games, I introduced the boys to the card game War over the weekend. They loved it. Every night they have played cards. Even played by themselves, without arguing! The highs the next couple of days are in the single digits with the lows below zero. Sure do love that I don't have to be anywhere and can stay home!