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Monday Musings - 12/5/11

  • Just ordered a new phone...Sprint was offering a free upgrade special on one I was looking at and I was eligible for the upgrade...I was going to upgrade for Jeremy's Christmas Gift to Me :)...I texted him to tell him he has spent $0 on me for Christmas...he just laughed...I am excited to move from Blackberry.  I got an HTC EVO Shift 4G.  So looking forward to getting it in the mail :)
  • Had an awesome weekend...very busy, but family fun for all.
    • Friday we went to Austin's Cub Scout Christmas Party.  He got his awards and I got to meet some of the other parents from his Pack. 
    • Saturday Austin had his first Basketball game (Jeremy is coaching) and I couldn't be prouder of them both.  The game ended in a tie after 1 overtime. 
    • After the basketball game we went climbing at ClimbTime.  I had never done this before and it was a great family activity.  The kids loved it and I even climbed all the way to the ceiling a couple of times.  A huge rush and sense of accomplishment.
    • After climbing the kids went to a Saturday Gym Jam and had dinner, tumbling and a movie.  Jeremy and I roamed around Hamilton Town Center and went up to Noblesville.  We had a great time just spending it together. 
    • Sunday was church followed by an awesome lunch where we shared some of our stories from our Mission Guatemala experience (I have just realized I haven't blogged about that, so more to come...)
    • I did 5 WATP miles and the kids and I had dinner in the basement and watched old cartoons on Netflix.
  • Needless to say, Coffee and Ibprophen are my friends today.  I am sore and exhausted, but blissfully happy that we were able to have a great Family weekend!
  • Oh...I also knitted a pair of wrist warmers as a final item that we sold in our Church Craft Fair which earned almost $1000 for the Building Fund for our Youth Center.
  • It is a busy time of the year, but with Christ at the center I am finding that I have just what I need to keep going and stay happy.

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