10 or so for Christmas

(I just wanted to make a note here, that I LOVE the updated editor for blogger.  I may have gotten a little carried away- it made inserting picture so easy!)

1.  What it looked like after Santa came.

2.  What the kids thought.  They are still so excited to be saving all the wrapped gifts (ie. not from Santa) until we can open them with Scott at the end of January.  They are pretty amazing kids!

3.  What our living room looked like at 10:30.  I worked really hard and was COMPLETELY packed-up 2 days earlier.  1 Mom and 3 kids packed into 3 checked bags (all well under the weight limit) and 4 carryon bags (1 extra bag incase we got stuck in Denver where we have to change planes) and 1 stroller.  I originally had everything packed with only 2 checked bags, but decided to leave some space for the potential inspections and for anything we might accrue on our journey.  I admit I am proud of myself.

4.  Half an hour later, our flight was cancelled because of a pesky little 2-day blizzard (that's my neighbor's driveway, I think maybe some of our snow ended up there since our driveway was completely clear without shovelling).

5.  So, the next day we did what we should have been doing instead of the last-minute preparations for our trip. We played with our loot some more.  Eden baked and decorated a couple cakes, thanks to the Kennards (they had the C batteries that Santa forgot the day before).  I actually took the ipod speaker dock out of the box and used it!

6.  For the first time in too long, I updated my playlist.

7.  I need ideas for workout/running music.

8.  I also need ideas for getting an awesome workout at home.  Easy access to the gym is probably the #1 sacrifice I'm making to homeschool Eden.  I'm considering P90X- any thoughts???

9.  The outfits you see on our header were for Tricia's wedding, which we will be missing.  Aren't they adorable?

10.  The earliest we could get re-booked is January 1st.  ONE WHOLE WEEK after our original reservation.  But, we also get to stay later (thanks to homeschooling Eden).  Can't wait to see everyone who is still there when we get there! 

11.  And since we're all packed up and the house is so clean (we finally scrubbed the bathrooms), I find myself contemplating A) some new luggage after noticing how beat-up some of ours is, and B) some new clothes for all of us so I don't have to unpack anything for the next 5 days.