The Brant Bunch

Santa brought a keyboard to Ally for Christmas! So, having had 12 year of band I decided I could give her beginning lessons to get her started. It's been a while, but I think it's coming back. It's a shame piano wasn't the instrument I learned to play. We've made it through the first few lesson pretty well. I played clarinet and various percussion insturments. She can play her C scale and Are you sleeping (including the left hand cords)

I also broke out the new cook book I got for Christmas! Pilsbury Best Muffins & Quick Breads, my friend Julie introduced it to me. I made biscuits for the first time ever. They were pretty good. Sam's doctor whats her to have more fiber, and that's just not the easiest thing to do with out doing a little cooking of your own. She asked for seconds, so that's a good sign.

It really is time to stop playing and take down all the Christmas decorations!

Yeah! It's officially Christmas break! The kids are out of school, and I am mostly done with work. My Grandma comes in today, so we are eating at my Parents, so I don't even have to cook dinner. I might finish wrapping Christmas gifts or I might not.

Hope everyone else is having a rest full day.

Did I say that kids thowing up in the middle of the night was the WORST! Well I was wrong. Kid thowing up all over you in the store is REALLY THE WORST. Kase is better, Samantha is not.

Why is it that when kids get sick it always the middle of the night. Never do they start throwing up in the middle of the day when you are awake... Why is that?

Kase has a tummy bug that started at 12:40 a.m. When he threw up less than thirty minutes later I just got myself a good book and settled in for the night. Fortunately my friends had just given me a good one. I figured I wasn't getting any sleep and if I could at least get the throw-up in the trash can instead of all over the sheets and floor I at least wouldn't spend the whole night cleaning it up.

His tummy settled down around 4:00 so that was good. I got up to get the girls up, call into work, and then I went back to bed. Kase let me sleep until 10:00. Yea!

So... he hasn't thrown up any more, but has a little bit of fever. Now let hope this little tummy bug doesn't make it's rounds with the whole family.

Tonight we put up our tree. It's always so much fun to watch the kids put the ornament. Ally tries to put on as many as she can as fast as she can. Samantha treasures each and everyone. She love each one for a long time, and looks to find the perfect spot on the tree for it. Kase of course piles as many as he can on one branch.

I love to get mail in December! I got my first two Christmas cards today. Thanks Shelley!

I have my cards made and ordered. I did the online thing this year. So, we'll see how they turn out. I almost always go the super cheap fast way out....Sam's. I am a little worried about how long it will take for them to get her.

We are adding a new Christmas Tradition is our home this year. The Advent Jesse Tree. I wanted to do this for several years, but just never got it together early enough to get it done. We always do a lot of fun things at Christmas, but this I hope this will place the attention where it belongs. Not on gifts, but on God.