It's almost Christmas!

I really do enjoy this time of year, people tend to be friendlier. Well, I'm on my break from school with one semester down and an average of 97% or 4.0 GPA!! I'm thinking this was the easy part, next semester I spend time in a classroom--should be fun! Time has been pretty sparse and doing some of the things I like has sort of fallen by the wayside, mainly bellydancing. Now the weather isn't co-operating making it almost impossible to get to the studio---did I mention SNOW is a four letter word????????

The kids have adjusted well and things are on track with them. I'm still a little scatter-brained at times when it comes to some of their school activites ( what do you mean you need a Santa outfit for tomorrow??) although I do vaguely remember reading about them!!

Chris is being very supportive now which is nice, I think he realizes that I'm doing this for ALL of us. I also think he has this voice in the back of his mind saying that he should be the one responsible for looking out for our family. I know--this is the 21st century--and he does provide the bulk of the support but he can be stubborn too. His business is really picking up which is great however, scheduling conflicts occur all the time. It's slowly coming together.

As I said, I really like this time of year. The kids are counting down the days till Santa comes. My 8 year old daughter had doubts about Santa--does he really exist?? Is it just me or does it seem too young to be questioning this?? I felt kind of sad because I feel that sometimes kids these days grow up too quickly. I didn't really have to explain anything because " Santa" called that night. He brought up some very specific details that not everyone would know ( thanks to the questionnare I filled out the week before!) so for now, she still believes. I'm looking forward to spending the holidays with friends and family, enjoying good food and the odd drink!
Merry Christmas!