So Excited

I think I need to start walking 1 to 2 hours a day again so I can wear myself out more then I do and hopefully start to sleep at nights.  I was awake the whole night last night.  Rob even got up with all the Aussies this morning to see if I could get some sleep, but that didn't happen so I resorted myself to finally getting out of bed by 8 am.  

There was lots to get done today with the kids coming tomorrow.  I am so excited that I am beyond myself, and truly hope I do sleep tonight.  Ha like a kid before Christmas Day, but then again we are having our Christmas tomorrow so it is legitimate I am feeling like this, is it not?

A walk through most of my day ....

I got the one spare bedroom made up for the girls.  The extra boards in the Dining Room table and that set up.  I also got lots of dusting and vacuuming done too in the upstairs.

It actually feels like I have an unruly two year old with our 6 month old Portia underfoot.  Even Bandit gets fed up with her busy busy business at times.  The toys where I piled them do not stay that way for long.

I thought I would never get done anything today I had so much to "catch up" on doing between me having been otherwise busy, and/or sick,  I have been way behind for some time.  I didn't leave the house all day today, which is exactly what I needed NOT to do.  When Rob was out on a call I asked him to pick up some Scoops for the dip I had made up for tomorrow, which he so kindly did for me as well as ....

... bringing me home this beautiful pot of mixed Tea Roses.  They are lovely.  I asked him why he got me such a lovely gift, and he simply said, "because I love you".  Now let me tell you hearing those words sure made this girl's day !  Much to his animated displeasure, he got a big "smack" promptly on the lips from me.

This afternoon I was so tired, almost feeling I had needed to lay down for a nap, but I pushed myself and got the Christmas Gifts sorted and wrapped.

This took me a bit of time.  I ran out of wrapping paper for the larger items, but when I had called one of the stores downtown they had only Christmas bags left, so I improvised by using what my brother used to wrap his gifts in every Christmas ... "newspapers".  You could read the current, or not so current news, before opening a gift from him.

The other day I had picked up a gift for my Son's Best friend's new baby who was born on Christmas Day.  They have so many cute baby items now a days, more so then 37 and 31 years ago when my boys had been born.  I hope the parents will like what I picked out for their new Son.

Before I got our Dinner of Crock Pot Sausages and Kraut on the table I first took Portia out so it would not be interrupted when we sat down to eat.  What a gorgeous day we had this day.

How blessed we are to live where we do.  I felt like I could have almost reached up into the clouds to touch a bit of Heaven.

Tomorrow with the arrival of the 5 kids, Paul & Liz, I surely will feel like I am in Heaven with them all here.  Did I mention already how excited I am ?

One more bedroom in the morning to get ready, potatoes and turnip peeled to go along with the Ham, then I should almost be then ready for them to arrive, Just North of Wiarton & South of the Checkerboard.

PS.  This is week one of the 52 Week Challenge, so $1.00 = Week 1 goes in the pot.  Are you "on board" with me for this 2015 Challenge???   Please let me know if you are.