Woo Hoo I did it -

I made it through a Christmas that I can look back on and say - "that was a really great Christmas!"

I did all the things I set out to do! We woke-up very late because  Santa had already came to our house. We pretty much have never had Christmas on  actual Christmas Day. We always wanted all three kids to be together while opening their presents so Christmas always fell on whatever day we had them all together. When they were little they didn't realize it wasn't Christmas Day and now that they are bigger it means they get to open presents early and they are cool with that.  I'm sure we are one of the few parents in country that got to sleep in this Christmas morning. I'm all about some sleeping in.

 We had spent Christmas eve at the Gamble's - pretty much eating like pigs, drinking coffee, playing dirty Santa, talking about things the Lord had done for us. It was so enjoyable.

 Christmas Day we went to Brian's around lunch and again ate like pigs, watched a movie, played games, apparently Brian and Kevin had an all day NCAA 2011 marathon going on so we seen very little of them. We were scared they might have been missing us the next day soooo we went back and basically done the same thing again.

Monday we took all three kids and went to Poppa and Nanny's (Tr and Terri's) new cabin at Smith lake and had Christmas again there with them. Kevin and I left the kids there with them for a few days - Lucky kids! Tr is in a hunting club near by and is taking the boys hunting every day! CeAnna even said on the way down there that she might go hunting one day with Poppa! She said she wanted to kill a deer like Lauren Gaines did! I tried my best to talk her out of it. I told her "the gun would kick" and then I told her "if she did kill a deer that she'd feel bad about after she shot it!" She seemed pretty determined when we left to go - we shall see!?!

We drove from Smith Lake to Huntsville and had dinner with Theresa and Greg. We played this fun game called Ten Little Indians and Phase 10 both were supper fun games that I had never played before. It was funny because I was totally being silly and Greg said "Angie is in rare form tonight" and I had almost forgotten - because it has been so long since we have been without them but I'm a total goofball when the kids are not around! It's truly amazing how much I laugh and cut-up when their not around! I guess it just the fact that I have no one to worry about!

Today Blake was texting me while he sat in a shooting house. He said "a  four point deer was walking all around him but because Poppa's Hunting club rules it was too small to shoot." I know that had to about kill him. Blake loves everything about hunting and I believe that would have been his biggest one. We are hopeful that tomorrow that four pointer comes back and brings his daddy with him!!!

I hope you all have a great week!