We are all still here...........

So, it's been a while. I figure I really need to get better at keeping this a little more up to date.

Soooo........

I will try to update a little bit, and then not write anything for the next 6 months.

Okay not really, ................ hopefully!

It is December 1st and in my spare time (hehehe) I am starting a new project for the month of December. Hopefully it will be a way for me to focus on writing some of my memories down, a way to focus on the meaning of the holidays.

Each day there is a writing prompt and photo suggestion, as well as a daily personal choice for the "make" and "do" sections for the day.

No guarantees on the "make" and "do" sections for each day. I am pretty lame with extras at the time and can't seem to manage even getting the "necessary" done each day.

Maybe I am getting adult ADD.

Maybe I am just getting old with 3 teenagers, a 2nd grader, and a preschooler.

I will try to keep up with the writing and photo for each day though. Maybe even the "Remember" section here and there.

So, without further adieu, The photo for today is a "Welcome to December" pic of the whole family. It is not a family "portrait" but rather a snapshot of our lives.

Notice.....

• Karai and Chase in their soccer outfits ready to leave for practice as soon as we are done here.



• Robert in shorts and a dry t-shirt after playing basketball (I will keep the shirtless pose for family use only)



• Ally worrying about her choice of shirt and her hair not looking cute!



• Bryce in today's choice of soccer jerseys. That is pretty much the staple of his wardrobe.



• Tegan in her shorts. The second outfit of the day. She had to change out of the "sweaty pants" (aka leggings) I made her wear for preschool since it was freezing this morning. (I have some concerns about her personal thermostat.)



• And me, as plain and happy as ever.

This might actually be our family portrait.

Or maybe this one is better...........

As for the writing......

Today's prompt is to write about our family's holiday values.

I hope that our family values lie more in the true reason for the season than in all of the regular trappings.

Hopefully we focus more on the time we are able to spend together as a family and with friends.

Hopefully we think more of the gifts we would like to give rather than the long list of things we want to receive.

Hopefully we spend more time thinking about our Savior and the gifts that we continually receive because of His life, atonement, death and resurrection.

...........not very eloquent writing for the day, but i am not on my "A" game yet. Still a little rusty in the writing department.

..............and just for good measure, I did actually "make" something. Sort of.....

It is just a display for cards and pictures. Really it is an old discarded shutter with colorful binder clips attached.

Hey, it's a start. I had a long week last week.

But perhaps I will write more about that tomorrow.

Good Night, and Merry Christmas!!!!

mk