Apparently I have nothing much to say about these days. I’ve finally reached the point where Advent doesn’t feel like this massive to-do list with runaway times. I do not even know how to fathom this, but I have almost felt bored, looking at the calendar and thinking how is it only December 15th? I should’ve asked Hope if I could start earlier. Josh says just to enjoy the down time and I know he is right.

Well so when that hasn’t been happening we’ve been enjoying the days. Elianna was here for the weekend while my mother-in-law was in St. Louis. We decorated the tree and had our annual snack night. Miles’ family invited her to an orchestra concert in Springfield and she wore my black Christmas dress that I used to wear for the Christmas Eve church service. She wore my leggings and heart necklace.

Tonight we drove around and looked at the lights again. Josh made supper and took the boys to the grocery store. He’s trying to use vacation days that didn’t get used. I gave him two ideas that included healthy whole foods and reminders to get the staple bananas and apples. I stayed in my bed, still recovering from sleeplessness and simple joys. Dad and the boys went down to the lake and made angels.