Today is the day. Today I must sew 15 teacher gifts. I also must have an IEP type meeting for Little, grocery shop for an office Christmas party tomorrow night, and remember the other thing I am supposed to do.

Little woke up this morning at 4:55AM. Honey went in to change her and get her set up with something quiet to do so the rest of the house would stay asleep. She talked non-stop the entire time he was in there. I thought it was so cute. He came back to bed and said, “1500 of my words for the day are already used.” I laughed out loud.

When I was little we lived in a very small town called Locust and my friend Bobby was always getting left at church on Sunday’s by his family. Seriously – it happened a lot. I never understood how they could leave him behind. Last Wednesday I forgot Little and left her at school. Sorry Barbees. (KB’s school was cancelled due to a power failure and so my schedule was thrown off – oh, that’s where Bubba gets that – and I forgot it was Wednesday. I know I didn’t HAVE to explain but I WANTED to.) I think we’ve almost worked through all the times I have been judgmental and there is very little left to come back and bite me in the hiney.

Honey worked until 10:00PM last night. I got all the presents wrapped. I should have sewn 15 teacher gifts.

Sunday night went splendidly. I have nothing to show you at this point but you’ll have to take my word. (A friend recorded our angels but I don’t have the copy yet.) Bubba sang and did the motions and Little chose motions over words again. AND, with the exception of Little coming close to removing her shirt at one point, they blended right in. I was so very proud . . . thankful. . . proud.

So tonight the children at our church will perform “The Greatest Christmas Present Ever” – I think that is the name. Bubba just calls it “Good News, Great Joy” because that is the song he loves to sing and it has hand motions.

Last night was dress rehearsal and here’s how it went:

Bubba did every motion and sang every word. He was fun to watch.