An OCD New Year's Eve!

I've started this post three times now.
I guess if I'd blog more often, I wouldn't have to try to decide what to say everytime I log in, huh?

To satisfy my OCD (obviously can't decide) and cover everything quickly, I'll do topical summaries...

1. Christmas vacation - I finally did it! I finally took two weeks off at Christmas and haven't worked a SINGLE BIT since December 17th! My kids are proud of me. I'm proud of me. And I'm scared of what things are going to be like on January 4th. If you think about it, remember me? Meltdown is forecast for sure!

2. Christmas Eve - we went ice skating! Outside! It was storybook-like, magical and memory making. It was also cold, painful and hilarious. We went for coffee afterward. It was awesome!

3. Scooter - right before Christmas, Caton and I found a puppy bouncing around outside Family Dollar. He was too cute to leave to be run over so we brought him home to make flyers to put up and make sure he was safe until his real owners claimed him. A few days later, he officially became ours. The lady who'd been keeping him (because he just waltzed into her house a few weeks earlier) told her kids his owners came for him. I couldn't bear the thought of making her out to be a liar and disappointing my kids! Obviously it was a win-win.

4. White Christmas - it snowed! Like a lot! And it snowed on Christmas! The last time it snowed in this area on Christmas was the late 1960's. Seriously. It was magical.

5. Year in Review: this year was...Wow. We almost lost our family, which brought us closer. Courtney almost lost her faith, which made her stronger. Todd graduated with a 4.0 high honors in massage therapy, which helped him find himself. Caton...at 8, what can I say? She's still Caton! And I realized I am where God wants me to be which helped me forgive and move on. We've eliminated unnecessary drama (because some drama is SO necessary when you have a teenager) and made new friends.

All in all, life is good and we are blessed beyond measure. My heart is full this New Year's Eve and I am praising God for all He has done and is doing in our lives.

Bring on 2011!