All Done

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I talked to my doctor yesterday afternoon, and he said that since the MRI wasn't crucial and because our new insurance might have better coverage, we decided to wait on having it done. I can't say I was too disappointed to put it off! I still got up pretty early this morning and Camden and I made a quick trip to the post office to mail the last of our Christmas packages and cards, and then we headed to the mall to buy one more gift for Brian. I also picked up a sweater, a hoodie, and a long sleeve shirt. I have bought absolutely NO clothes for myself in the last two years, and I really needed a couple of new things.

Brian's school let out at 11:00 today, so he is very excited to be finished for almost 3 weeks. He came home loaded down with MANY gifts from his students. He and Camden just headed out the door to run a few errands and to give me a little bit of time to myself, which I'm very grateful for.

We're opening our presents tonight because we're leaving at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow to go to Illinois to be with my family for Christmas. I'm very excited since I haven't been home since last Christmas. Who knows when I'll blog again - my parents only have dial-up (oh, the horror!).

I started uploading pictures from the last couple of weeks but am feeling to lazy to edit all of them, so I'll just share two.

Michayla, Dawson, and Camden
at the Christmas program on Sunday

Lewis family picture from Monday night
I didn't want to black/white this picture, but they always turn out
so yellow when I take them over there. Not sure why.

Opening gifts (2006)

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Amanda said…
I hope you guys have a Merry Christmas and a fun time with your family. Can't wait to get together after the new year and learn more from you, hopefully with my new goodies in tow!
ps -I downloaded your template yesterday. I can't wait to get to use it. Love it!
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