TRYING TO DO IT ALL

There's just not enough hours in a day for a busy 12 year old boy. With basketball practice every day, school assignments, scouts, getting to bed on time, and trying to get a little scripture reading in, it can wear you down. At least he's trying.

WHERE DID MY BABY GIRL GO?

It seems like yesterday that I had my fifth and last girl. Now she is a teenager, the oldest child at home, and likes to spend more time with her friends than she does at home. What a way to make a mother feel old! Tibi has grown up so much even in the last few months and has turned out to be a beautiful girl. She loves her time with her friends, time with herself, and I have noticed is not as outspoken (good and bad) as her sisters were, except for maybe Lexie. She is making good choices though, so what more could a mother want. I'm sure lucky to have her!

DECORATING THE TREE

For FHE we finally got our tree up and decorated it after Tibi read us a story from "The Friend" during dinner. It's just the four of us now, so we all got a good stash to each put on the tree. Our favorite ornaments are the White House ones we got each year when Grandpa and Grandma Packard were in Washington D.C. during his congressional years. They are always the first ones to go on. It has become a great tradition.