Proof that my children and I really do have fun

take that, naysaying husband!!!

Cole, what book are we reading right now?

Yeah, baby!  #7!!!!

Lainie, what’s your favorite picture in your book?

She’s crazy about that snowman book.  We read it every night!

Lainie’s much slower eating her ice cream before bed.  So Cole starts messing around.  Single bunny ears:

Double bunny ears:

Hey, what are you doing with my knitting needles?

Now, children, REALLY!!!

Then they came around to the other side of the table:

Such silly children, they make me giggle:

Good news!  After the heathens went to bed, I packaged 21 ornaments (christmas gifts) for my coworkers.  I think the final breakdown is 8  felted sweater wreaths, 7 beaded snowflakes and 6 knitted socks.  I took a picture of the socks in all their glory:

I’m glad that tonight was a fun night with the kids, because my work week has sort of sucked.  I have some troublesome accounts that are acting up (that would be 3 or so, all in varying degrees of difficulty), then I had two customers pass away.  One was one of my favorite customers.  Just an old retired farmer, always cracking a joke and a smile.   Today was his funeral.   In the trust business, people come and go (as in they pass away) – it’s sort of what goes along with the territory.  You learn to treat death a bit differently.  But this one, well, he was special.  And it weighs heavy on my heart.  But tomorrow is my last private foundation meeting for the year and I’m taking the afternoon off!  Whoo hoo!

I’m hoping to do get my mother’s presents wrapped and mailed, baking started, and some more little gifts made this weekend.  Happy Friday, everyone!!!