Elorra

A germ magnet??? I get every virus that comes within 40 feet of my being. Cough, cough, hack, hack, sneeze, sneeze. That's what I sound like. Kemper is sick too. Can you see that runny nose? He is coughing and has a runny nose. Holly too. Didn't we just get over some illness? Kemper was up numerous times in the night with a sick stomach and messy pants. Yuck. Not my idea of a good night's rest. I heard it said that little ones can get 7 to 11 illnesses per year. We are almost at our quota. I wonder if we start the count again in January or do we go by school years? Hmmmm. On a brighter side, I finally found Holly a Christmas dress. It is a lovely plaid and I think she will look super cute for pictures and the Christmas program at the church. She is learning "Go Tell It on the Mountain" to sing at the program. That is the song her class is singing. I think it will be very cute. Today in the car, Holly was singing "Joy to the World." She knew all the words and I don't really know how. It was so sweet to hear her sing it. Sweet sounds of Christmas. Funny how we get tired of all the Christmas music until our kids start to sing the songs and then we can't get enough of it. Of course I have begged Holly to sing it again and she won't. Not a performer. Self motivated. That's what we will call her and I hope it makes her very successful one day. The kids and I had lunch with Travis today at Pizza Hut for the lunch buffet. Travis mentioned the opportunity to go to the Big 12 Championship Game in Houston this weekend. So now the hunt for a babysitter begins. We just don't leave the kids very much and I prefer to leave them with family. It will be nice if Heather will drive in and keep them. She would be the perfect person since she is their older sister. I really want Holly to be close to her, but it is hard since they are 16 years apart and Heather lives in Nacogdoches. I know Holly loves her. Another choice is my sister, Elissa. If she and her husband would drive down, they could stay at our house and watch the kids. But it is a 3.5 hour drive for them and Elissa may be working this weekend. I would not want to leave the kids with anyone else. So we will see how it works out. I really want to go to this game. Well, the Christmas tree is up. Kemper has already broken one ball and Holly broke another ornament. Let the destruction begin. I bought them a mini tree to play with and I put lights on it and got them some mini ornaments. It is a lot of fun, but they are still drawn to the big tree. The forbidden is always more fun. I have a few more decorations to put out and the garland on the stairs and then I will be done. If only those boxes could load themselves back in the attic. I will post pics as soon as I get them. Now, I must go make some fudge for National Chocolate Day. I thought that was Valentine's, but I think everyday could be chocolate day and I could live with that. So have some chocolate and good cheer.