Happy Christmas Eve!!

Today will be a list post with a parable at the end

*Donovan and Trevor are home for the holidays!!! They got home last night. 3 hours early! When they got to the airport, one of the employees bumped them and another Marine up to an earlier flight so they could get home sooner. Wasn't that sweet of her? She had told Trevor that there was only one open seat on the earlier flight, but somehow she made 3 open seats happen. Merry Christmas to her.

*Even though I am "done" there is still lots to do today- Brandi just reminded me that we need to make cookies for Santa. Jess wants to go to a store that is going out of business to see if we can get her a tripod for her camera. So I guess we had better go shopping. I think I'll pick up cookies while we are out.

*I hate shopping and hate it at the mall even more. However, last Saturday I went to the mall to get something for Jess. I got sidetracked at another store that is going out of business. They had some skirts that I have been wanting for a very long time, but I really did not want to spend $60+ for one. I got 3 for less than $20- total not each. Score!

*I love Christmas Eve. I love the anticipation and the magic and wonder of it all. Today, this is my favorite website. I see that Santa has already delivered to Dustin and Cindy, my brother and his wife, in Australia.

*Last night the teachers in our ward did a Secret Santa service project. There is a family in our ward that was not going to have much of a Christmas. They were going to deliver stuff to them last night. Ethan didn't get home until after 10. He has spent since Sunday trying to figure out what to get for their little girl. We discussed the family and what kinds of things the parents would appreciate or not appreciate their children getting. He told me that they had a lot of fun shopping and picking it all out, but that the delivery was even more fun. Then they delivered food to some other families that don't have much. (and if you are in my ward and reading this and got a delivery, please let these boys stay anonymous- it was such a great experience for them)

On second thought, I think I will do the parable in another post so that I can work a bit on it and make it exactly what I want it to be.

Happy Christmas Eve everyone! And no peeking!!

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Indeed.