{"id":17201,"date":"2018-12-05T18:41:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T23:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=17201"},"modified":"2018-12-05T18:41:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T23:41:49","slug":"hi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=17201","title":{"rendered":"Hi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi all! It’s December!\u00a0 I’m sitting at drum lessons, listening to Lex practice his Jazz Band piece.\u00a0 It’s pretty cool.\u00a0 On Monday he auditioned for a District Band program, which is basically just a weekend of middle school kids jamming together.\u00a0 It’s pretty selective, but he’s good and he auditioned on three different instruments (timpani, snare drum, and bells), so he’s feeling pretty good about things.\u00a0 We’re hoping to hear the results soon.\u00a0 Not that we really need more things to fill our days.<\/p>\n

We are wrapping up the final week of Lego League, and (hopefully) our final year with it.\u00a0 Lex ages out of it next year and I’ve already made the announcement that I won’t be coaching if he’s not participating.\u00a0 I’ve basically taken over the program though (I have a bad habit of doing that!), so I’m hoping I can slip out without too much disruption.<\/p>\n

The usual holiday parties have set in, plus field trips, concerts, and plays (that we’ll be in the audience for), but whenever I start to feel too stressed, I just remind myself of last fall and feel grateful for all I’m NOT doing this year!<\/a><\/p>\n

I put up the advent boxes again, but this year the cat is taking them down for me every night.\u00a0 Not helpful!\u00a0 Eve has been putting them all back up each morning.<\/p>\n

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My favorite reindeer.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The advent boxes are looking a little worn. Number one is even missing a top. This might be their last appearance… though when I mentioned that to Lex, he got sad.<\/p><\/div>\n

Eve is helpful.\u00a0 She’s growing right up, but still a very silly, Harry Potter series obsessed child.\u00a0 She has a crush on Draco Malfoy and wants to own all of the Harry Potter merchandise that exists in this world.\u00a0 She might be a little materialistic.\u00a0 :)<\/p>\n

A friend asked the other day if we are hosting a cookie party<\/a> again this year.\u00a0 I said, “uhh…., honestly, it hasn’t even crossed my mind.”\u00a0 :\/\u00a0 It would be fun, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. I haven’t even made any cookies yet!\u00a0 We put up some decorations last weekend, and we’ll get a tree this weekend. Maybe that will kick start the holiday spirit. :)\u00a0 In the meantime, I’m enjoying my own little drummer boy right here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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