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Matt is one of those people who can not stand listening to Christmas music until the day after Thanksgiving. He believes each Holiday deserves to be celebrated before moving on to the next one. Sometimes I get in a Christmas music mood a little early, but for the most part, I agree with him. Last week I wanted to buy some Thanksgiving decorations, specifically something to hang on my door. But when I entered the store, I was bombarded with Christmas decorations and Christmas music was blaring over the speakers. One tiny aisle end was devoted to Thanksgiving. It was pitiful! Then last night, we ran to the grocery store for a couple items and they had a huge Christmas sale going on. A lady was singing Christmas carols live by the front desk. They had Christmas free samples throughout the store. Each check stand was labeled with a different reindeer name. And all the employees were wearing red and green. Now I love Christmas, but last night was the last straw! Its getting ridiculous how each year Christmas comes earlier and earlier and Thanksgiving gets shoved into the background of November. Matt made a really good point as we were discussing this situation. Stores make more money on Christmas than any other time of year so, of course, they want to promote it as soon as possible. But in promoting Christmas and shoving poor Thanksgiving aside, they are teaching us to forget being Grateful for stuff and focus on Getting stuff! As Matt and I have taught primary over the last few years, every holiday season he made sure to ask the kids what they were giving for Christmas instead of asking them what they wanted. So even though Thanksgiving has not always been my favorite holiday, I am determined this year to focus on the many things I am grateful for and give Thanksgiving its due. I have all of December to focus on Christmas. It doesn't need anymore attention than that. After all, Christmas is spoiled enough as it is. Lets let shy Thanksgiving have a turn in the spotlight for once.
Her puppies
The baby einstein saucer
Her bouncy chair
Her mobile
Mirrors
Eating
Sobaka's ears
The debate has been raging now for years, going back and forth with no end in sight. We've tried settling this dispute by putting on gloves and duking it out, but when faced with the challenge, found we were unable to hit each other. So we now leave it up to the blogosphere world. The eternal question has reared its ugly head once again...Can the word flavor be used to describe different kinds of lotion? I frequently say things like Sweet Pea is my favorite flavor. Matt says I can only use the word flavor if I'm eating the lotion. I say Matt is a poo poo head. What do you think?
When Julie got home from her mission, she brought me back this beautiful shirt. Well, grandpa just got back from a trip to China and brought this dress for Kalianna. We were super stylin' at church today! So many compliments!
That is the real question! It seems like more and more people are going private these days, and I am just curious as to why? To those of you who have gone private or are thinking about going private, did something happen to help make this decision? I have toyed with the idea of going private a few times, and consulted my computer whiz husband on the matter. We decided to change the settings on our blog instead, so you can no longer search for our blog from google and now we moderate comments. Sometimes I consider it just to know who is reading my blog, but then I fear going private would prevent so many poor souls from enjoying my quick wit and charm! =-)
My baby girl is now seven months old. Crazy! She is such a riot! Kalianna has got so much personality! She smiles and giggles constantly, over some of the funniest little things. She rolls and pushes herself all over the place. I definitely can't leave her in one spot anymore and expect her to still be there when I get back! She loves mirrors, and things that make noise, and being tossed in the air, and going upside down. She is very mischievous and loves to make mommy laugh. She does not like strangers right now and often won't let anyone hold her except mommy or daddy. She likes to smile and flirt with people though, just as long as she is safely in mommy's arms while they talk to her. She often grins at people and then buries her head in my chest and acts shy. So it will be interesting to see if she is going to be a shy or outgoing little girl. Cause she loves to make noise and draw attention on herself, but then she buries her head like she's embarrassed when people look. She is so much fun!
Halloween was a lot of fun! I made orange pancakes for breakfast and I attempted to make little jack-o-lanterns out of them with chocolate chips. They were an experiment, but turned out yummy! That night Bryan and his fiance, Ricci, came over and we made cheese fondue for dinner. It was yummy! But being the dork that I am, I forgot to take pictures! So as we were cleaning up I told them to hurry and eat one more thing so I could take pictures. Bryan was playing with Kalianna, so he didn't pose. Then our good friends, Brian and Anna, joined the fun and we made a chocolate fondue. Again, I forgot to take pictures! So sorry! We watched a scary movie and visited. It was a fun Halloween!
