So, today was the first day of December. Where has the time gone? In just a few short weeks, we'll be counting down the hours and minutes till the new year. We are getting pretty excited about Christmas around here. One of the things we are doing with school for now is studying Christmas around the world. I have found that Advent is actually a bigger deal to some cultures that I would have expected. For whatever reason, this was not something we ever did or thought about growing up. I find it really interesting, considering all the research I have done though. It seems to be a nice tradition to have, and more Biblically based than some of the other things we always get wrapped up in (no pun intended) this time of year.
So for the first time ever, we made our very own advent calender. Actually, it's technically not OUR very own. I can't take all the credit. First of all, my kids did all the work. All the cutting, numbering, drawing, coloring, gluing etc. was done by my 4 and 5 year old. Well, and ok the baby helped a little...he got a hold of some crayons before we could grab them up. The only thing I did was go back and glue little flaps over each picture for the days. Also, a friend shared the idea with me, and SHE got it from a different site! (http://heartofthematteronline.com/happy-birthday-jesus-printable-advent-calendar) Anyhow, I was pretty impressed. I am going to make an earnest effort to plan a Christmas themed activity each day to make it special. I also going to be using each day to talk about the many different names of Jesus and the meaning behind it-it will print a 8 1/2" by 11" calendar for December with a name and verse for each day at the link I mentioned above. Someone really put a lot of work into that, but it will make a great addition to our Bible studies each week, so I really appreciate it.
That being said, that was pretty much the bulk of what we accomplished today. It took them a couple hours (again, they pretty much did it all by themselves) while we watched Christmas movies. Then, after lunch, we literally zonked out. My son crashed on the couch without me even declaring it was nap time. I proceeded to move him and the baby to my room and all 4 of us crawled in bed and napped. For hours. Literally...we slept over 5 hours and when I woke up it was so dark I had no idea what time it was. I literally didn't know if it was morning or night, or what. Ever have a nap like that? Those are the best ones, you get so well rested. I have been feeling a little run ragged lately-mostly because Jonah wakes up in the middle of the night teething-so I haven't been sleeping good. We seriously must have all needed the sleep to have all rested without waking all that time. Of course, the kids didn't wake up till 6pm so they just finally fell asleep an hour ago.
Jonah is laying here in my lap, and I've been doing a lot of printing on the computer, mostly worksheets for school and lots of coupons. In case you didn't know, I also have another blog-pretty much exclusively (though sporadic) devoted to my super low cash shopping trips and how to score major deals. But I don't have time to update it like the serious bloggers do. It's more of a necessity for me to find the good prices and stock up so I don't have to pay so much, and then when I get a really good deal sometimes I will post it. I don't have too many followers, but the point was to try to encourage others to look into coupons and how much you can save with them. It saves alot of money but it sure does take alot of ink!! Now if anyone wants to know what to get me for Christmas, HP 60 ink ladies and gents, :D Haha, just kidding.
Ok well, I think that is about all I have to say for tonight, but I will do my best to keep up with the updates on this blog. I know I have family who may read it occasionally so I am trying to share so you guys can keep up with our life out here!
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