Santa Claus is coming to town (hopefully)

Here we are embarking on another year of holiday bliss! Or as we like to call it, running around like a chicken with our heads cut off. But it is worth it, that is for sure!

With Christmas time coming up I have asked my oldest son what he would like to ask Santa for this year. Gone are the days of spending at most $25 and having him be content with some matchbox cars and maybe a new Thomas train. This year was TOTALLY different. He quickly replied, an Nintendo DS, a Wii, and Mario Kart for the Wii. OY VEY! Really?!?! So, I'm guessing that is about $350-450 worth of stuff. Um, yeah, not gonna happen!

But being the type of mom that would really enjoy having a Wii too (lol) has been looking on Craigslist and Ebay seeing if there are any used ones that I could possibly get that would work just as good for the big family Christmas present. So far, not finding anything :( I am happy that my children are not spoiled as much as most kids. I think it makes them grateful for what they do have and appreciate it more.

This year is going to be probably one of the tightest Christmas's we have had and I am really trying not to think about the commercial side of it as much, but the true meaning of Christmas. Jesus, my Savior was born over 2000 years ago. I really hope my kids will grow up really understanding that this holiday isn't about a big, fat, jolly, old man, but about a little baby that was born so long ago, that has impacted this world in so many ways. There has been much debate about the Messiah. Which I think is ironic. Why would the vast majority of the world dedicate a whole day and start preparing for that day at least a month in advance for the existence and birth of one man, just because it seemed good at the time.

We are going to start preparing for Jesus' birthday tomorrow by stringing lights, pulling out our nativity scene and other decorations. I get such a kick out of watching my kids eyes light up when looking at all the beautiful treasures and ornaments neatly tucked in boxes and getting to pull them out one by one to display in the house. I definitely cherish these moments with them.

Here's to you Jesus! I hope and pray that He will remain our focus through this holiday season, and not the commercialism that has seeped it's way in.

Happy decorating everyone! I hope you all take a moment to think about making it pretty like a grand birthday party for an amazing King, and not some silly, cheesy decorations for Santa Claus...

My daughter, the overachiever

So, this is Kelyn, as previously mentioned. She looks so sweet and innocent doesn't she? Don't believe the picture. It is deceiving. Let me tell you all why...

Last night I got the privilege of going out with my husband and two of my best friends who also happen to me by sister in laws to a movie. (Harry Potter, and it was superbalous!!!) When both Adam and I get to go out together we always feel blessed! Well, we paid of it later that night.

We went to a late showing and didn't get home until about 1am and we both fell asleep fairly quickly after getting home. Our daughter is in the middle of potty training right now and decided that last night was a good time to wake up in the middle of the night to use the restroom without assistance. Low and behold, damages ensued! She went potty like a good girl but not being under supervision she thought it was a good idea to use a whole roll of toilet paper for the clean up process.

So, you can probably guessed what happened next. The toilet overflowed and we are guessing she tried to stop it due to the chain on the inside of the toilet was wrapped around the lever making the water pump on into the night, covering not only the bathroom floor, but also the hallway, Kelyn's bedroom and our room. And I'm not talking about a small little trickle or damp spot. We are talking MAJOR flooding with standing water.

God bless Adam for waking up to a naked Kelyn crying and looking extremely concerned. When he went to pick her up and stepped down on the carpet with a splash he started yelling, "Wake up Geneve!!! The house is flooded!!!" That was at 3:30 this morning.

I got Kelyn cleaned up and situated back in bed while Adam assessed the damages. He quickly drove over to his dads house to get a shop vac to start getting some of the standing water off the flooring. I went around with towels, sheets, any thing absorbent that I could find. Adam finally pooped  from shopvacing at about 5 am and I continued the clean up till about 8 am.

My parents were gracious enough to take the chitlins for the day so they wouldn't sustain any injuries either by the damage to the house or by us... Adam being the jack of all trades that he is pulled up all of the carpet and the padding which we decided we just need to replace since it's basically a 600 sq ft sponge. Luckily it is cheap to replace. We then shopvac'd the sub flooring making sure any water that could come up did. We turned on two iddy biddy fans to dry out the back of the house, and with much surprise it is actually working WAY faster than I had anticipated.

So, it looks like it will be another full day tomorrow making sure the floor is completely dry, disinfecting the sub flooring, replacing the padding and re stretching the carpet, then shampooing the carpet thoroughly. All of this because my lil munchkin wanted to be a big girl.... I really can't get mad at her for it, it was an honest mistake, but sure as you know what we are taking pictures of the damages and putting them in her baby book to let her know of how it was to potty train her.

I look forward to the day that all of them know better than to do things like this. I have a feeling it is going to be a long road, but I can hope and pray right?

Us

Well, I thought I would try my hand a blogging... I have never done this before and I have extremely awful writing skills, but I'm throwing caution to the wind and doing it anyways!

Lets see here, I'm Geneve. Wife, mother, daughter, and being whipped into submission to become a domestic goddess and let me tell you, I'm kicking a screaming the whole way. I've never been the domestic type, but I am slowly but surely being forged into one.

I am married to the most amazing man on earth. Really, I am. I'm not just saying that for smiles or the awwww factor. Adam is incredible. He is literally the hardest working person I know and will go out of his way to help others. He has a servants heart and loves his family so much!

We have 3 of the best, yet a bit psychotic balls of energy around our house. We lovingly refer to them as our children. Our oldest, Tristan, is the quiet, well mannered, with an amazing sense of humor. He is a great student and meek and gentle. He is such a love and I am so grateful to have at least 1 that is literally the perfect kid. Our middle son, Morgan is what you would call.... what would you call him? He has so much energy that he could probably power California with it. He does not know what an indoor voice is and likes getting his way mainly all of the time, but he has the biggest heart and loves everyone around him. And then there is Kelyn, our daughter. She's a lot like Morgan, but with a scream of a banshee just for fun.... Not sure why she thinks it's fun, but hey, whatever floats her boat. She is hysterical with things she comes up with to say and love telling on her brothers any chance she gets now that she can speak in sentences clearly enough for us to understand. All three are absolutely precious in their own special way. I wouldn't trade them for the world even if they drive me to the actual nut house.

I am looking forward to writing in here hopefully daily, but it realistically will be weekly to update everyone on our crazy journey known as life.

Love to all!