Holy moly Christmas is literally around the corner and I feel no where near close to being ready for it... but that is  normal for me.  I am the type who is honestly just counting down for it to be over :/ Christmas just feels like so much pressure and with all the social media out there it feels like such a competition to me... I never feel like what I am able to do will be good enough or compare to others. In today's world it's so hard not to see what everyone is doing and feel like just maybe you aren't doing enough.  As long as my kids are happy and enjoying life I know something is going okay, but its hard to know if they feel left out or not when they get back with their friends after the holidays. :(

This weekend was about our "Norm" filled with basketball, but we were lucky to welcome the newest addition to our family Friday! We now have a new niece to spoil! C's team won Friday night where she made her first "in game" basket.  Saturday they went 1-1 so all in all not too bad! They are still young and learning a lot!! Z's game was cancelled due to the first "snowfall" of the season.  We didn't get too much snow but it turned to ice and slick roads fast!

We have another full week of work, school, sports etc ahead for us this week, thank goodness! This time of year is so depressing I have to stay busy! tomorrow marks 1 year without dad and I have no idea how this could feel easier.... just keep swimming I guess.....