Oh Christmas Tree

Well, here's the way the tree turned out this year! I say this because I have so many ornaments/decorations that it never looks the same from year to year. Truthfully, I have enough for two+ trees, just not the space for two trees in the townhouse! So I just put up my small one here. Though I will say that I think I'll be investing in a prelit tree in the near future. I look forward to the day where I can afford a house for us and put up all my stuff again! I miss it! But the place looks pretty festive!

It was a busy weekend! The gang got home from NZ on Friday night, which led to heaps of laundry all weekend! And very excited, jet lagged children (and Dad)!

Early Saturday morning the girls had their Kung Fu belt tests and are both now Yellow belts. They also received invitations to join the sparring group! This is a BIG deal. Few students receive invites to this accessory group each semester. And here, both my girls, both only very new to the school, got them! I am VERY proud...and scared because their equipment for this will cost about $400 for the two of them! Egads! Did the holiday decorating on Saturday while Doug and the kids went and picked up Becca's new specs and Michaela had her hair done.

Sunday was the birthday party ala Alex, a tidy up on the decorating, and dinner with the Shawley neighbors after the day was done. Didn't get to study for my Nutrition test until this morning, and that was a waste of time since the test was comprised of none of the info we were told to study! Got my final proficiency in that class done! YEAH! Finished another patient in clinic today and finished off my clinical proficiencies for the semester too. Just 3 more days this week: all with patient finals in clinic, 2 more proficiencies in Hygiene Lab and a Pharmocology test. Next week is finals week! Then it's 3.5 weeks of school free time YIPPEEEEE!!!