let's talk countdowns..

I was telling Jordan last week that I have too many countdowns with him...
Countdown until his birthday...countdown until he came home...countdown
until Christmas...
Well, his birthday has come and gone and he will return home twenty-two.
A seasoned "responsible" consumer of adult beverages. Yeah, right. On the
second count he will be home after only one more sleep. Yay. Snug as a bug
in his own bed. I don't know about him but his parents will sleep better. And
last count, Santa is less than a week away. I'm ready. We believe. And I don't
think anyone will be getting underwear for Christmas.
Cookies for Santa...cupcakes to celebrate baby Jesus and we are good to go.

Merry Christmas!

Quiet time...

Nine more sleeps and Jordan will be home for his winter break. So happy to see him as four months seems long. Missed him for Thanksgiving and will miss him even more as his birthday is approaching.

 

We seem to be pretty ready for Christmas and have family time planned...hope the kiddos are on board. If not, oh well. Just overload on momma and daddy time. New motto may be, "deal with it."

To catch up a bit, Sydney moved to her own apartment with Kendahl. Sydney is happy to have her own space away from us but we still see her often. Love that! So nice not to drive five hours for a visit. 

Kendahl will be with her until May when she heads to Colorado. One, to wait for John. And two, to go to nursing school. 

Oh, let me not forget to say the Mayfields' have a baby on the way. Ellie is making Uncle Chris and Aunt Cori a grandpa and a grandma. Baby girl Mayfield is due in May. With any luck an appearance before we head to Iowa for graduation would be nice. Miss Ellie, I am sure you will produce a precious bundle with fat, fuzzy earlobes. So looking forward to meeting this gem.

In the meantime, here come the holidays. Bring em on!