Winter Break

I can't remember when I've been so excited for a weekend.  I'm so tired, and it feels so good to just be able to relax knowing I don't have to wake up early tomorrow.  I can't get to sleep early after a break, so I've only been getting a few hours of sleep a night.  Hopefully I can slowly start to go to bed a little earlier each night, but I'm not holding my breath.  Then there's Lexi.  That little girl.  She is a night owl, but she gets really tired earlier, so she falls asleep and is impossible to wake, which just makes it all worse when it's time to go to bed.  I've got to do something about this.  But she's been this way since the day she was born.  I can remember trying to wake her up to eat and she just wouldn't.  I'd try everything.  I'd strip her down and give her a bath, figuring that would wake her up.  No deal. Little turkey.

My camera is in the process of self-destructing, so only about half of my Christmas pictures even turned out.  I need to look at getting a new one, but that's an expense for down the road a little ways.

Christmas Eve with the Chamberlain family over at the McQuiston's house was fun, as always.  We had great food and fun times.

Lexi with her best friend Jennica

We had a fun Christmas morning, opening presents and having a big breakfast.  Everyone played with their toys and hung out until it was time to go to Grandma Saundra's with the Rasmussens for the evening.

Courtney had to work through a lot of the festivities, but she was with us for Christmas morning, and that was really great.

New Year's Eve I wanted to hang out at home and try making some Hawaiian plate lunch-type food.  Sean and I made rice, macaroni salad, kalua pig, teriyaki chicken, sweet and sour chicken, and beef skewers. Mindi's family, Cami's family, Dennis, Marilyn, and Scott's family all came over to play games and hang out.  I had so much fun with them all.  We played white elephant BINGO, and the kids were really cute.

Sean had some vacation time he needed to use, so he took off the whole break with us.  We just stayed at home and relaxed and didn't do a whole lot of anything.  Sean won a popcorn maker in a raffle, so we had Popcorn Party every night and watched DVDs and TV.

Now we're back to the routine.  Josh and Lexi are off track next week, so that throws a few kinks in the works, but so far it's worked out.  I still haven't put down my Christmas tree.  I planned to do it last weekend, but then I got busy with something else.  I guess that's one of my jobs for tomorrow.  Sean took the break off from both of his jobs, so now he's scheduled the whole weekend at AutoZone.

Courtney and I are going to hit up the Wedding Expo at the Salt Palace tomorrow, too.  We need to get a few ideas, make some plans.

January Goals:

• Stick to my budget
• Lose 2 lbs
• Get Lexi to go to bed at a sane hour