So This is Christmas...

It hasn't really felt a whole lot like Christmas this year to me, and I think it is because I have had my head stuck in the toilet for the majority of the season this year. I finally finished the semester and to my amazment I did pretty good considering I tried to do about 5 million other things during the semster. But it is over and I am that much closer to finishing. I now have finished all my general education requirements and so I have about 15 nursing courses, of which I can't take until I start the program so I am taking one last math class in January and then maybe next fall I will be able to start the nursing program somewhere...It could prove interesting seeing as how I will have a 2 month old baby but it can be done and I am not the first to attempt it I am sure.
In trying to feel "Christmasy" we took the girls to look at the lights on Temple Sqaure. They thought they were cool and the highlight was the nativity scene that is in between the tabernacle and visitors center. Temple Square lights just aren't like they used to be(at least from my memory).


I finished most of the last of my christmas shopping last Saturday, with being so sick and school and work I haven't been able to get any of it done before, but with the exception of a few things it is done now. We also had the Hyde family party Saturday night in Heber and it was fun. The special guest of every year is Santa Claus and last year Maycee didn't want anything to do with him, she wouldn't even let me get within 10 feet of him without screaming so we waved to him from a distance and Brad had to go get her gift. This year she was VERY excited. She marched right up there and before Santa could even say hi she stood right in front of him and rattled of her list of what she wanted. It was the cutest thing and everyone started to laugh. And if you know Maycee she has this thing about noticing what she does and she gets REALLY angry when you snicker at something she says or does that is from the mouth of a three year old, so needless to say she turned around to everyone and told them all to STOP LAUGHING! and then politly turned to Santa and sat on his lap and got her present. I wish I would have had a video recorder, it was one of those things that was just so funny and totally worth having on tape. She happened to be the first one he called and when she got home she was telling Emma that it was so cool and that she couldn't believe Santa called her first! Her little imagination is so innocent and I love it! I love to see her so excited about this, it is all so real and it is great to have that kind of spirit in our home. I forgot to take the camera, it was once again one of those days, so there aren't any pictures of the girls with Santa this year(and he was a really good one too dang it!) Anyway, that does it for now...till next time...