Well, slowly Piper is getting better. She hasn't tossed her cookies only that one night but the diarrhea is hanging on. And boy you should see her bottom. Its really bad. Today though she hasn't had 1 bad diaper yet - YET I say. Not much going on around here lately. I think her sickness is going to work its way thru the house though. Steve started feeling sick last night. And he really hasn't been himself today either. We have lots of running to do this weekend and I don't think we will get it done. But that is ok. With everybody(I have my normal headache) not feeling well - we are just going to take our time getting it done. And here I sit doing this blog when I have laundry to do, house to clean and many more other things. But I am my normal "I will do it later" self today.

This is a picture of the Mrs. Claus that lives in our house. Piper loves her santa hat. She will even wear it out - she wore it to the store last weekend. Boy did that draw lots of attention!

I am happy to report that we have been using our camcorder. The one that we already had. It works great. Well, as long as I am not running it. I don't do so well with it. I am pretty jerky. I guess I will leave it up to daddy to do it! I think we should record all year long then sit down and have family film night and have whoever is crazy enough to come over and watch it with us. Its fun to see how much they change over the year. Some of the footage on the old tape that we did record on before is cute. I don't even remember Ashley and Riley being that little. I was happy too that we didn't spend the money and get a new recorder. I am just going thru something lately that we should really use the stuff we have before we get new. That really isn't like us. We always just go buy what we want and when we want it. Not that we have the money we are just good at spending it. Like for instance scrapbook stuff - I have so much shit. Its unreal. And usually I just go get more to use and do "sometime" I have actually been going thru what I have and thinking holy crap I have some nice stuff.

Also, I think I am scrooge this year. I just don't want the kids to get alot of stuff that they really don't need. If they need it - great - get it. But just buying stuff so they have stuff isn't going to happen this year. Our kids have lots of stuff and they should be happy with what they have. Plus the more stuff we get (all of us) the more my clutter anixety kicks in. You wouldn't believe what that is like!!

I have to tell you on Thursday when Steve stayed home with Piper - I got to pick up the big kids for visitation. They were so funny. Ashley is getting so big. And the way she talks and the stories she tells from the day are just funny. Oh to be 13 again! And Riley - his are just as funny. It really makes me wish they lived with us and we had a housefull of kids all the time. Yes, I know that they get on my nerves and I get peeved off at them. But the house with all of us here is wonderful. I always wanted a big family. I know now that I could've never handled it. But I always thought it would be fun when they were adults and they all come home for Christmas.

This time of year is really hard for me to work. I just want to be home and be that stay at home mom who has time to bake(which I don't do well anyway - but I could try) and doing crafts, puzzles and just being with my kids. But its not that way. Its just run here, run there and sometimes I feel like we don't even enjoy the holiday. But I do feel that Steve are I are both on the same wavelength about over doing it with the kids. We do stop often and say - hey we got invited to go do this but no we don't want to go - we want to just chill and we do it.