Christmas Break Day 3

Woke up on time this morning! Dean and I were able to have 1/2 an hour quiet time before the pitter-pattering of feet made their way down the hallway.

On the agenda today-

-bake/decorate Christmas cookies
-decorate Gingerbread Houses
-laundry (of course!)
-make popsicle stick Christmas trees
-keep house tidy, at least until 1:00 ('flooring committee' coming round to evaluate flooring in all the flats)

Things that actually got done-

-bake/decorate Christmas cookies (although, the only ones that got decorated also got eaten on the spot!) I invited a friend and her 2 girls round to decorate cookies.
The kids all decorated at least one (some decorated that ONE cookie many times) and then they all asked if they could eat them. That was the end of the decorating!

-SOME laundry got done- although I don't really count it as done until it is folded AND put away!

-the house was 'somewhat' tidy...my plan kind of went out the window when I invited friends over. It wasn't bad at all...for having 6 kids in the house most of the morning (just glad no one looked under the kitchen table)!

-popsicle stick Christmas trees...AND a few snowflakes!!

The Gingerbread houses did not get done because not all the kids were up for doing it at the same time. 9 year old had a pretty rotten day - up for a while then crashing in bed for an hour or so. He wanted to start on the G'bread houses but older sister was out and youngest was having a nap. When oldest and youngest were ready 9yr old had crashed! Oh well, we'll save that for another day.

Really hoping that 9yr old gets better soon. He's very sad and frustrated that he isn't well.

Youngest 2 were climbing the walls right before dinner! So glad when Daddy came home!

Not a bad day. Thank you Lord, for strength and patient endurance...although I could probably do with a little more patience, I'm sure!