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Kindness Matters

I've been thinking lately how I hate to go out  to public places because more times than not, people are rude!  No one seems to be nice anymore, and it's been troubling me.  So I've set a new goal for the "New Year".  To do something kind everyday, in the hopes that it will be passed on.  Plus I'm hoping that it will change my outlook on people in public places.
I would also like to challenge each of you to also do one small act  of  kindness everyday.  I think it would be heartening to share anything inspiring that came from doing that act.  I will have a link back to this post so that you can enter any comments accordingly for the rest of the year.
  If you are wondering what you can do, I found this site that has lots of good ideas "Kindness Matters"
I'm hopeful that my next wait in a Costco line will be a good one!

Christmas Day

We had a fantastic Christmas day. Sam, Heidi and Carlee spent Christmas with us this year. Plus Kent was home from School! On top of that we got to talk to Denver who is in Brazil. He sounds good and is doing great.  The only thing that could of made the day  better would of been to have Shannon and her family here also.  We did get to talk to them and it sounded as though their day was wonderful also.
Below are some pictures of our Christmas day.



    

Merry Christmas and enjoy the New Year!

Dance hall no more...

We no longer have a dance hall in our house.  Our new furniture arrived much earlier than anticipated, a whole four weeks earlier! Which was wonderful for us and in time for Christmas.

The little cream colored table by the chair will be changed, I plan to paint it the same color as the coffee table. The blue curtains will also be different, just haven't had time to make the new ones, they will be the same color as the paisley pillows.   I love my new furniture!

Just hanging out

For most of the week end we have just been hanging out. Not doing much of anything, but enjoying family.  Saturday we went to John and Libby's for a wonderful dinner, party favors and all, plus a visit from Santa. We have been eating lots, playing games, riding the quads etc.  H ere are a few pictures of the events.

                                                      

Where in the World have I been...?

Some have been asking why I haven't entered a new post, well this is why, I just got back from a 3,350 mile trip! I flew to Florida last week and drove one of Sam and Heidi's cars home,{we had Heidi & Carlee flown home, couldn't stand the idea of Carlee strapped in a car seat for 14 hours a day}  all the time following behind Sam in this lovely Penske truck.  We drove around 900 miles a day. Lots of Fun! {Yes, I took the picture while driving, it's amazing the talents you can develop while behind a wheel for that many hours}
I will say how ever, the trip wasn't all that bad, got to spend time with Sam and  we whooshed through several states I've never been in before. {I don't recommend going to Louisiana, sorry, just not my kind of place.}
   After I left the kids in Bakersfield I drove the rest of the way home on my own, let me tell you it was kind of weird not having the Penske truck to follow, guess I got use to it!
So now I'm home and counting the days-    
                                                                   
Thats right- 11 more days, and I'm almost ready!
Mason is our count down Man, I think this has been his favorite thing to do.

Oh, and guess what?!  We now have a new dance hall in our home, it's wonderful, dancing every night is such fun!                                                                                                                                         And if you fell for that, you don't know Dan very well!
  The room is empty because we are waiting for our newly ordered furniture to show up! Heidi and Sam are enjoying our old stuff!