Last week was busy!

This has been a week and I haven't been blogging!  Crazy.  I had an awesome week.  Very tiring.  My blood sugar is down. My weight is down. Feeling pretty good but tired.  Wile E Coyote looks like I feel. haha!

I'm going to go backwards because it helps me to remember! So last night we went to Riley's concert at school.  She did amazing singing and playing those bells.  We got there SO early. Before when we went to her school we had to park a ways away and Tara warned us to bring a flashlight and it was muddy around the school. So we got there at 5:30. It started at 7.  We got rock star parking and we had great conversation while I reclined in the seat half asleep the whole time. It was weird.... I felt spaced out for the concert.  Of course, I was so very stressed going to the concert.  I HATE traffic. I am always afraid of getting in an accident and how quickly it changes your life. I cannot believe how much traffic there was and it was raining off and on.  So I was very stressed by the time we arrived and exhausted.  And I wasn't even driving!!!  My battery on my camera was dead but tara took pictures.  She hasn't posted them yet.

Tuesday we went shopping and bought all our stuff for our Christmas dinner.  And we went to the dollar store for gift wrap and tape. It was pretty tiring.

Monday night we went to Lauren's concert.  My pictures didn't turn out. :(  I won't see any Amanda took.  But she did so well!  The 6th grade band was amazing.  As we were leaving Santa showed up in the fire truck.  I made a little red headed 4 year old friend named Oliver.  He was so cute and funny. We made friends quickly.

Andrew and his friend Annie had been out taking pictures and down the canal so they stopped at our house for cookies.  There were no more Christmas cookies except Kevon's so they had brownies instead and visited for awhile.

Sunday I was a bit tired.  Lauren went to church.  I worked on the pictures from the party we had the day before.

Saturday was the big day!  We had our party. On Friday we picked up Lauren at school and we went home and started baking cookies.  A bit difficult with her on crutches.  She hurt her ankle at basketball practice the night before.  But we got a lot of cookies baked.  She was tired after we finished!

The next morning we got more cookies made!  Papa went and got some pizza and we served it at the party! We made a punch and there were tons of homemade cookies!!!

I cannot believe everyone invited came! Only one missing was Amanda because she had to work. But we had a great crowd of 14 and a blast!!!

L-R: My niece Denice, granddaughter Jordy, daughter Heather, sister Lois, niece Jessica, daughter Karla, niece Alyssa, niece Kara, me, and sister Libby.  Bottom right to left: Grand daughters Lauren and Riley, daughter Tara and grand daughter Madi!  Beautiful ladies!!!!!

Papa told us to cover our faces. funny guy

We had tried picture from here but Lois didn't get in it

Picture in this location didn't work so much either because you can't see Denise!

It was fun trying to get a group picture.  Poor Lanny. No where worked!!!!  Here are some more pictures of the people there.

The three new ones invited this year!!! Lauren, Riley and Madi!

Dylan stopped by with Karla's ornaments and to steal a cookie.  Scruffy was happy!

Ornaments first.....

Alyssa... I ended up with this ornament!

Denise

Heather, Jordy and Libby

Jordy and Libby

Jordy, Libby, Lois, Alyssa and Jessica

Lauren and Heather

sisters Libby and Lois

Tara, Kara and Madi

Pictures and cookies!

Heather looked so good...she has lost 75 pounds! So proud of her!

Madi

Alyssa

Jessica

Jordan

Riley

Aunt Libby with Aly and Jessie

sisters Heather and Karla

sisters Jessica and Alyssa

Sisters Lois, Joyce and Libby

sisters Tara, Heather and Karla

Mom and daughters; Jordy, Tara and Riley

Mom and daughter; Karla and Madi

Mom and daughter;  Libby and Kara

Mom and daughter; Lois and Denise

  

Didn't take one of me and my girls. hmmmm.  And Lauren didn't have her mom there and Heather doesn't have a daughter so they teamed up!

Heather and her other niece Riley

 Finally...there are ALWAYS bloopers, goofiness and strange pictures....here they are!

Have a great day!!!!  This Saturday is our family Christmas so I may be busy until then!!!!