Christmas on the Island.

Here is a picture with Ruth and her boys. Mike, Ken, Ruth and Shawn took this picture just before we all left for the ferry boxing day. I must say for all the headaches the weather and the ferry caused I had a great time. I ended up spending a great day with my nephews Drake, Griffin, and Pheonix who I rarely see. While the men and some of the women did their last minute Christmas shopping my Mother in law Ruth cooked a sumptuous dinner and I took the 5 kids for a much needed walk. We had a good walk except that when Pheonix was on my shoulders he coughed up a very large egg colored loogee in my hair. This the kids found hysterical. After many hours of xbox, eating and visiting it was time for home.

Did you ever forget where you put Christmas.

I am one of those people that start buying for the next Christmas on boxing day. To say that I hate crowds of Christmas shoppers is an understatement. I refuse to be anywhere within 5 miles of a mall after Dec. 1. I am always done my shopping by the last week of November because I just can't stand the crowds the only problem with this is that because I need to hide Christmas presents for many months I frequently forget where I put them and sometimes who I bought for. I think the problem comes from the fact that sometimes I need to move a gift 2 or 3 times over the course of a year. This year I thought I was completely finished my shopping to discover 2 days before we leave for BC that I haven't filled Shawns stocking. This is a very big deal. As part of our traditon on Christmas eve we celebrate with my family and Christmas day his: so we started opening our stockings just the 5 of us on our bed Christmas morning. Don't get me wrong I have bought him lots of presents but none fit in the stocking. Well now with only 2 shopping days left I need to fill his stocking. Well thank goodness Wal-mart is open 24 hours a day till Christmas if I go in the middle of the night hopefully I'll be alone. My worst fear though is running into Shawn he hasn't done my stocking yet either.

Rant

This one will probably get me in trouble but I just need to say something. Have you heard that Britney Spears 16 year old sister is pregnant. What is the world coming to. It was on every news coverage on the radio and TV today it's just disgusting. I know alot of you think that Shawn and I talk to openly and freely about sex to our children but I truly believe that this is the only way to have good on going communication with your children. If you never brought up sex before, how are you going to start the topic with your twelve year old now. TWELVE YEAR OLD you exclaim in shock but just last week my 7 year old came home from grade 2 and asked what an orgasm was. Believe it or not this is a topic of discussion for the playground at most schools. We need to start talking about sex openly from a very young age. I'm not saying tell them everything at 3 but if we start the conversation early and let them ask questions then we are starting the proper foundation for life. The first time you discuss blow jobs at the dinner table might be ackward but in the end your child won't be the one who believes she can't get pregnant because she didn't have an orgasm. When I was growing up the worst thing that could happen to you was getting pregnant now one of the fastest growing groups of AIDs patients is 12-24 year old girls. We need to teach our daughters and sons what condoms are and how to use them. All those christian mothers out there that say my child should practice abstinence, this is true but the only control we have over that is prayer. Teenager are having sex anywhere and everywhere so don't think for a minute that your kids are safe because they never go anywhere.

I hope that those of you out there that haven't talked to your kids about sex take the time today before it's to late. The worst can happen to you either you become a grandmother before 40 or you out live your child neither one is acceptable.

PEACOCK CHRISTMAS TREE

Jesse and Bailey decided to decorate the tree like a peacock this year. Bailey saw one in a magazine and showed it to Jesse. They have balls of purple, cobalt blue, burgundy, and gold. It has birds of blue and gold and most importantly candy canes of their favorite flavors. Strawberry kiwi, fuzzy peach, and cream soda are the tops no peppermint here. We also have a wreath on the door that has a peacock on it.

SHAWN AND I

Micheal took this picture of Shawn and I right before we left for the company Christmas party.

MY GREAT HUNTER

Shawn has not been home much for hunting season this year. We can't hunt on Sundays and Shawn has only been home 2 Saturdays. Yet my great hunter has shot 2 deer. One at the beginning of the month long season and one at the very last day. This is the 5x5 he shot just before dark on the very last day.