I started to feel the Christmas spirit yesterday and went shopping. This year we are just buying for kids so it was pretty easy. I am almost all done. I have one nephew left, one more thing for Alex, dog stockings and kid stockings left and then I'll be finished. I really had fun which was nice because things have been a little stressful lately.

Christmas time fills my mind with all kinds of special memories. Here is one: Every year we as a family would go to The Original Christmas Tree Store. It was so exciting. They had huge beautiful displays and thousands of ornaments to choose from. I loved going. We were allowed usually to pick out one or two each. I absolutely loved listening to the Christmas music playing and hunting for my ornament. I usually picked something really pretty. I really liked these birds that you could clip to the tree and often that is what I chose. Here is the amusing part of the memory. If you know my brother then you will really get a kick out of this. Steve chose the same ornament every year. It was a corn on the cob. That's right we had maybe about 6 corn on the cobs on our tree! Anyways, it was funny..

I am really tired and can I be honest? I feel a little sad. I'm sure it will pass...I know this sounds corny, but when I feel sad I make myself think of something happy and I know that I will not always feel sad and that happy times are around the corner and before I know it, I will be smiling and laughing:) So that memory I just told you made me smile and laugh just now...thanks Steve!