It's begining to look a lot like...

Ahh, who am I kidding?  It is in the mid-70's and sunny.  This is our third Christmas in San Antonio and I can't get used to the hot holidays.  Short and t-shirts again this year.  When we are in the house with the Christmas tree lit watching a holiday movie I can almost forget how hot it is outside and enjoy the holiday.  I don't mind the weather during Thanksgiving but there is something about a white snowy Christmas.

It appears Santa came early this year.  Jackson has more presents than any 8 month old should have.  I am sure its going to take him forever to open even one!  This year my hubby and I are not exchanging gifts.  I didn't even get him a card.  We have been through so much this year that no card or gift can compare to how lucky we are to have each other (I feel a little more lucky).  It will be gift enough when we get to move back to Maryland and we get just one night to go out to dinner and a movie!

Today is my first day without steroids and I feel it.  My wrists were sore this morning and the skin on my face is a little sensitive but other than that I am doing okay.  I still have the allergies I am fighting so I have a sniffly nose and a headache but that seems to be getting better too.  It looks like I might be able to enjoy the holidays without too many symptoms after all (crossing my fingers).

Today's Blessing:  A quiet dinner with friends and the glorious ham I know is waiting for me!

Early Merry Christmas

No more helmet for Jackson!  He had to wear this helmet for 11.5 weeks for 23 hours a day.  It started out hard but we got so used to it after a while.  For the next few days we need to watch him to make sure he doesn't bang his head on things that he normally would with the helmet.  I almost want to put it back on to protect him from his falls!  Great timing since he is crawling and climbing all over now. 

Almost Done Shopping

So this weekend we went nuts and spent too much money especially since we need to save for a down payment on our new house we will be purchasing in the next few months.  BUT we are almost done Christmas shopping.  We only need gifts for our secret Santa's and we are done!  It is a small Christmas but it made me really think and get creative. 

For a few years Christmas was getting kind of boring.  Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed spending time with family and friends but it was a lot of gifts and not enough fun.  This year we have been celebrating for one week so far and it has been so much fun.  Jackson makes everything better.  I am very excited to take him to see Santa.  Maybe next weekend.  We were in Target today and saw an old man wearing a Santa hat with a real white beard (probably a Santa on the side).  Jackson just looked at him and kept playing with his toy.  SO, maybe this is an indication that he will not cry when on Santa's lap.  Crossing my fingers.

Decorating is all done.  I didn't do much this year.  We bought a new pre-lit tree since our old tree took so long to put lights on and my wrists hurt too much to mess with that.  I hope I can find someone who wants it, it is a really nice tree.  This new tree is a little Charlie Brownish but its temporary.  When we know what our new house looks like next year we can get one that fits better.  The wreath is on the door and the stockings are on the mantel and that's all she wrote.