4 days but We're Back!!

OK- Ice Storms in Kansas are becoming something that just happens in this wonderful state. We lost power about midnight on Monday. Got up Tues am, Annie was a mess, no lights, no TV, and we were off our schedule. So we left by 10:30- most of the town had no power and we did not want to stay. We went to my parents which was great. Having our own space, not feeling like we were in other people's way. We got some Christmas shopping done, and our favorite Crown Center. It was hard making plans, if we are in KC we will... if we have power we will go back and... I had a final on Thur night, but my prof made it online, it was already open book so it just made sense, the only problem I did not think to bring my bag on Tues. The prof said i could turn it in on Mon. It would have been real hard to have to come back for it if we did not have power. Friday afternoon we got power and most people we know have gotten their power on Fri and Sat. That's our update, and now I will go work on my final. Hopefully Luke will help me post with the other digital camera.

One more fun thing: Last night I got an early Christmas present and I love it. Luke ordered stockings from Pottery Barn and Tara put our names on them. They are awesome, big and really cute. When Luke gave them to me I cried. I think I have wanted to cry for the last couple of days and I finally had something good to cry about. The 4th one is blue with a sledding snowman, I told Luke if we find out we are having a girl I will try to return that one, it could be for either--it makes me anxious to find out. A boy would be fit right in here.

It's begining to feel like Christmas

So, it is December 10th, What is it like 15 days to go? I am really having a hard time getting into the spirit of things. The tree is up, with decorations--mostly because of Luke's hard work. We put up more decorations this weekend, I made Luke clean the house up first. Last year Annabelle knocked the tree over multiple times until we tied it to the wall. So this year Luke was gluing some ornaments that suffered last year, and full on super-glued his thumb to the baby's first Christmas highchair. If you or your husband ever do this first he will say that he needs to go to the emergency room, which I disagreed, then soak it in acetone nail polish. We saved the ornament but he lost his thumb, it was a hard choice but it was our first child's first Christmas ornament. Don't laugh when you see stumpy. JK Luke!!!!
So, now that YL is over and my final is on Thur, hopefully I can really get into the season, including Luke's birthday on the 21st. How are the rest of you doing with this season. Michele had a baby what a great way to escape of these things.
I am off to the chiropractor, my back is in bad shape, I have no real belly showing, because it is all laying on my back. I have gain -3 pounds in the last 4 1/2 months, yea lost 5 gained 2, I know it will all catch up. We will find out the sex after Christmas. PS no pictures, we still don't know where the camera is.