Happy Birthday to Nick and me!!!!!!!!!!!!

It has been a wonderful weekend.

Wednesday was Nick's birthday. We celebrated with taco pizza and pumpkin bars. Nick's birthday commences the 4 days a year that he and I are the same age. We have a running joke about our ages. We constantly talk about whether people are "his age" or "my age" even though we are only 361 days apart.

We hosted Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday- it was great! Everyone brought dishes that were delicious and aside from my kitchen being a little small- it was no stress. Our families are great- no political debates, no family arguments, none of the nightmares you hear about with other families. We are very blessed.

Friday I had to work, so Nick and the kids tackled the Christmas tree project. It looks very nice- for now. We however have one stupid cat that climbs the tree and messes it all up. So it's a long process of repairing the tree all month. Before work, my sister and I did the early morning crazy shopping. I like to do it and have fun, although the deals were less than stellar this year.

Saturday was a nice relaxing day. Christian headed to Boone to see his aunt who was visiting from Kansas. Bella and Nick went to the store, while Zach and I stayed home. Last night Belinda watched the kids while Nick and I went out to eat. Then we hit a few stores and got a bunch of people off our shopping list. Only a few more to go!

Today is my birthday and we have my favorite thing planned- NOTHING! Nick is headed to get our kids now, so I'm going to read the paper and enjoy my last minutes of a quiet house. Happy Holidays.