Stellaluna!!!!

Hello to all! I really wanted to share with you Emma's latest school project. She was given the assignment to take a paper turkey and " disguise it so it would not get eaten for the holidays" She could disguise it as anything she wanted. Some children disguised theirs as Santa, a basketball or Troy from high school musical. Emma disguised hers as "Stellaluna.....the sister that I never had". She had to write a report explaining her choice. She wrote how she had always wanted a sister and if she had a sister she would be fancy just like Stellaluna and just as beautiful as Stellaluna. WOW! That is all I can say to that. If Stellaluna is the mirror of what my fourth child would look like if I chose to have a fourth child I really think that I made the right decision when I decided not to have any more children after Emma. I mean Stellaluna is a little scary. However she is very ,very fancy....... that I will say.

Days gone by

As Christmas approaches this year and I ponder over my Christmas list, I can't help but take a few minutes to travel back in time. I remember when the letters were written to Santa with gusto, now when the name Santa is mentioned his name is proceeded with air quotes. I remember how excited all of my little ones used to get when I would tell them that Rudolph the red nose reindeer was on T.V. They would gather in front of the T.V on the floor, their little faces clean and shiny from their bath. This year When I excitedly announced that Rudolph was on my heart sank a little bit when I heard moans and groans and " Oh Man really? Can we please regular cartoons?" When did Rudolph lose his magic?
I know there is not a chance in hell that my boys will be sitting on Santa's lap for a photo this year and it is kind of sad that this year Emma is finally really excited to sit on Santa's lap , you know now that she knows he isn't interested in sucking her blood. I remember when days were cold and snowy we would all stay indoors all day and to help pass the time and relieve some pent up energy we would pull the mattresses off of the boys beds and they would "jump on them like a trampoline" . Lunch would be eaten and naps would ensue. Life was so much simpler then. All three of my kids were always in my sight, homemade cookies for a snack would make their week, and Santa was a magical creature that you had never seen with your own eyes put gifts under your tree but you never questioned that he did.
Dint get me wrong, I love the stages that they are in right now. I mean if you could see the outside of my house this Christmas ( O.K lets face it if you live within 500 miles of my house you can probably see the glow) you would know that I am having a blast enjoying their independence. I love that I have a few minutes to myself almost every day. I love that they can all feed themselves and take themselves to the bathroom. But I do miss rocking them to sleep. I do miss cuddling with them after their evening bath. Even thought they are older and "cooler" now I will say that they never go to bed without a hug and a kiss. Even though Rodolph is "lame" they all still sat in the living room with me and watched it till the joyful end, "just cuz its important to you Mom" I love that they still pretend there is a Santa for the sake of their little sister. They might convince her that Santa is just lying in wait to suck every last drop of blood from her tiny little neck, but they would never dream of spoiling the magic by telling her that he doesn't exist altogether. I have to look at them sometimes and admit that I am raising some pretty great kids:)
There will be pictures of our festive house soon so check back!