It's Christmas week! My mom and I made cookies all weekend. On Saturday we made 4 dozen gingerbread cookies. The boys had a really good time rolling them out and decorating them. On Sunday we made 6 dozen sour cream cookies. On Friday I had made toffee, glass candy, fudge, and peppermint bark. So needless to say I have enough sweets!

I started cleaning my house over the weekend and it is really very obvious what has been neglected since school started. I don't know if there is enough time to get my house in shape before my company arrives! Good thing they are only coming to see my kids!

They boys only have 3 days of school this week. They have made me painfully aware that there are presents under the tree that they want to open. Everyday Logan asks if he can open them. Today they got to open two. Debbie's co-worker had gifts for them that I let them open. Then they got to open one from Jeanette and Dave because the rule in our house has always been that the packages that come from aunts and uncles who aren't going to be with us  for Christmas are fair game to open on the day they come.

Can't wait to see all of my families!

Here are a few pictures from the boys Christmas program.

I am done with class! I am so excited have a month off! I did manage to lose my voice today, so my finial presentation tonight was pretty short. My teacher was very nice and understanding.

My brother made it back home yesterday. It is nice to have him here. I spent most of the day with him helping him make sure he has everything in order for when he starts school.

The boys have their  program at church tomorrow night. I will try to record some and post it on here!

I am feeling a little anxious tonight. Instead of working on my paper this morning while the twins were at school I decided to go to my dentist appointment, the grocery store and Target. I don't know what I was thinking, a six page paper isn't going to write itself! I did finally decide on a topic the other day and wrote about 3/4 of a page, still a long way to go yet! I guess I will be getting up early tomorrow and going straight to school after the twins get on the bus. I can get about 1 hour in before class!

I took the twins to their school today for a cookie in a jar party. The kids were able to measure out the dry ingredients for cookies and layered them in a jar. They really had fun making them and when the teacher asked them who they were going to give them to Brenden said Grandpa Scott and Logan said he was keeping it for himself! So I promised him we would make cookies this weekend!

I bought the last of my Christmas presents today. I am happy about that, but I haven't wrapped one yet, Not so happy about that! All 3 boys are going with Scott and Debbie this weekend to a movie, so Tim and I will be having bonding time while wrapping presents this weekend!

I had a meeting with Layne's teachers today and we figured out a way for him to qualify for extra help. I am very happy about that. They will start working with him right away. We have to meet with this teachers again next week to make an IEP (Individual Education Plan).

I have exactly one week left of this semester!!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!!

I had to take a test today to get into the education program. It's kinda funny that I am taking it now considering I am already in the program anyway, it is a three part test, Reading, Math and Writing. I was super nervous to take it because of the math portion. Well, I got to the testing center at 8:30 and left the center at 12:15, I didn't realize it was such a long test. But I passed the Math and Reading sections! The writing portion has to be sent in to be graded and I will find out in 2 weeks if I passed, but I feel pretty confident. I am so glad that it is over and now I can focus on my last big project of the year, a 6-8 page paper for my mythology class.

They boys are enjoying the snow. They play outside for as long as their checks will allow! They can't wait for Christmas, they think that they need every toy that show up on a commercial. Tim and I can't wait for Christmas to be over so the toy commercials will slow down!