#362

Today is a sad day for my family. My sister J's family dog died. Whiskey was 13 years old. A huge part of our family. And one of the greatest dogs in the world. When people would talk about the horrible Pit Bull breed, she was my example of the amazing creatures they are. That dog loved with her every cell, and was loved so much in return. We will all miss her so much. Prayers, especially for my nieces and nephew who lost their best friend. 

Before I received the bad news, we had a good day. J and I took the girls to spend their birthday money from J's grandparents. We went to the crazy land of Toys R Us. P immediately decided she wanted the box of 6 dress up shoes. K thought it was a great idea as well. We walked through the whole store, then back to the dress up stuff. We got the shoes, and new umbrellas- Rapunzel and Tinkerbell. It is currently raining, so hopefully it will continue into the morning so they can use their new presents. 

Hobby Lobby was having a great sale. I went in to get plain glass ornaments for a project. And we walked out with them plus 2 wooden signs and 4 metal signs for our house. Everything we bought was 50% off!

3 signs were for the girls' room. They say "Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight; I wish I may, I wish I might, have this wish I wish tonight", "Sunshine, you are my sunshine!", and "I found my prince... I call him Daddy" I think we are going to save them for Christmas presents. 

The other signs say "Do one thing everyday that makes you happy", "May the Lord bless you, keep you, and give you peace", and "In our house: We do second chances, we say prayers, we do I'm sorry's, we do loud really well, we give hugs, we do love, we are family" I love them! Now to decide where they belong...

We had planned to decorate for Christmas today. J even got everything from the shed. But we never got around to it. The girls didn't take a nap because we were out shopping. And they are both getting pretty yucky- looks like we will be going to the clinic on Monday. So we took it easy and played with their new shoes. Around 6, K brought me her pj's because she was ready for bed. 

So tomorrow, the first Sunday of Advent, we will deck the house in pretty things. While we listen to Christmas music. 

I wish my P could sleep better. Every night this week she has been waking up with a cough and a cry. And now K is joining in.