Friday Funday
Today we left my parents house after staying with them for the last four days while we had some floor work done on the house. My Mom asked me if it was nice to be home and it made me sad that I wasn’t really overjoyed with being back here. This place doesn’t feel like home, we don’t have any fond memories yet. It’s a house, not a home. Hopefully that will change once we have had Christmas here and get around to making some memories, both the good and the bad kind.
John turns 34 on Tuesday, I still have to figure out what I am going to do for his birthday. I have one gift for him. I did buy a second but it still hasn’t arrived. Oh well. If it is one thing that John and I have learned, birthdays and holidays are not about the gifts.
I can’t believe Christmas is just about a week away. Rachel is super duper excited, and Julie is excited but she really hasn’t grasped the whole “Christmas Morning” scenario. I’m sure she’ll adjust when she wakes up to presents and fun. She’s good like that.
TeamRachel aka mrskatvon is both a website to gain public awareness of Juvenile Batten Disease (which affects my oldest daughter) as well as a journal to remember the events in our lives.
Rachel was diagnosed with Batten Disease in July 2009 and while we knew something was "not right" we had no idea that such a nightmarish disease existed. There are dozens of nasty, orphan disease which affect people both very young and old.
Aside from dealing with the changes of Batten Disease in my daughter, Rachel, I have tasked myself with making life memorable for all of my children to make sure that (at least) 3 of them grow up to be as well adjusted and happy as possible.
Glad to hear from you…You guys should totally throw an office party
Back home my inlaws went to a work Christmas party and a bunch of other small companies from town were there as well. They said it was great to expand it a bit further.
I am looking forward to many family Christmas photos from you