sherriknits

The family is dealing with the pain. I’m thinking Christmas Eve when they all come here is going to be a little bittersweet and then New Years, which was Wiley’s birthday is inevitably going to be a hard day.

Ben came over last night while Brittany had a work party at their apartment. We spent hours laughing over crazy Wiley stories. When he was a puppy, he ran at every opportunity. He was a bullet when the door opened. He has seen the inside of Walmart by accident when he got out of our car. How embarrassing! Amazingly, his predecessor ran into Penney’s in the same way, is this common???

Once he got loose and Rhianna chased him, he took a quick turn and darted through a neighbor’s house, in the back door, out the front. As Rhianna tore through their house she said hi and bye to the people living there. I kind of remember them not being amused. You know the beautiful mansion across the street? Yep, he’s been in there, too. I will never forget the owner carrying him out after he skidded in on their beautiful hardwood floors! I didn’t think he’d ever outgrow that, eventually it got to not be so bad….altho even in the last 6 months, I know he got out and disappeared. The only way I could ever get him was to drive after him and make him get in the car. He always proudly sat on the seat, but was afraid to get out because he knew he was in trouble. lol These parts I will not miss, I do like to live in peace with the neighbors. Amazingly, the owners of the mansion really liked him and were not mad even though they have a fortune’s worth of treasures in the entry hall alone! ugh.

Yesterday at church, we had the most wonderful illustrated sermon. Afterwards, I came home and I have no idea how this came about, but Ben and Kenny saw Tyler walk in looking like this:

The costume was not used during the play, but evidently he went to the drama room when the costumes were being put away and had some assistance getting dressed.

I’m sad I missed it. Ben snapped the pics on his cell phone.

Are you getting ready for Christmas? I am sure I am missing something but this year we have seriously cut down on everything. it is amazing how nice it is to have a peaceful time leading up to Christmas day. Our parties all fell at the beginning of the month, which is so good that we had this last week to deal with the heartache and not have to be somewhere.

Several friends asked if we could drop gift giving and for that I am so grateful. Last year I was so embarrassed to be months late with one friend’s birthday and Christmas gift (birthday was in Oct., I think I gave her both gifts in February!) I sent off the one thing I had to mail today and wrapped up some simple things and got them under the tree. I have one thing I have not figured out yet but Kenny and I are going to go to Olympia tomorrow night so I have all day to think about it and all afternoon to run errands when Tyler is with Rhianna.

Rebecca and I have been talking about blogging. Both of us love it, both of us have been very lax at it. She has the sweetest blog and I am hoping she gets going again. When she does, maybe I’ll link her here.

For years, I was a closet blogger and had another one that I wrote just for people I knew, much less on it than here. I am wondering why. I don’t think I bear my soul here more than there, but hmmm.

Anyway, enough rambling, I should try to find something constructive to do, Tyler and I just got the dishes done and I like being lazy in the morning.

Hope you’re all getting a chance to enjoy a little bit of the season!

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