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Sunday, December 17, 2017

Chaos and Christmas Cookies...


What a week it's been!  It was time for our semi-annual trek to Rochester, MN for the girls routine endo appointment.  This trip was a bit longer than our normal over night due to extra appointments at the end of the year, so we were gone for three days.  Honestly, it was a fun trip, filled with making fun memories.  The girls appointments went well.  Gracie improved her a1c by over half a point and Sarah was given the go ahead to start training for her new insulin pump.  Since we were there extra days, and Dad came with us this time, we decided to trek a bit further to the Mall of America to have dinner and see if we could get into the Christmas spirit.  Craig has been there once, but the rest of us have never been.  We honestly had a great time, for a family of (mostly) non-shoppers/mall avoiders. Our first stop was the American Girl store.  While the girls don't really play with their dolls like they use to, they still LOVE them and they absolutely adore this store.  Craig treated us to a special dinner in the AG diner...something they've always wanted to do, but the KC store we usually shop in doesn't have.  It was charming.  They loaned the girls dolls to dine with since they hadn't brought theirs along and we had the entire diner basically to ourselves.  We enjoyed chatting, watching the people walk by below us through the window (Hannah commenting on every receding hairline she noticed;) and playing the game that was on our table.  Dinner was actually quite yummy!  Not gonna lie, I was surprised and impressed.  From there, we decided to walk the mall and take in all the Christmas splendor.  There were hardly any other shoppers so it was actually a pretty nice way to spend the evening, complete with Christmas concerts in the center of the mall.  Thursday, on our way home, Craig treated us to lunch at The Machine Shed in Urbandale IA.  If you ever have a chance to stop in there, TAKE IT.  We really enjoy the atmosphere and their food.




We got home to discover our poor boy, Max, was having seizures and had most likely been having them for a day or two.  Poor Tess, who was taking care of everyone while we were gone, thought he was just moving slow from old age and the cold weather.  She honestly had no way of knowing what was going on.  We gave him extra dose of his meds to try to help overnight and we took him in to our vet on Friday.  At his age, it's going to take him awhile to get back to feeling better, but as of this morning (Sunday), he was moving a bit better and seemed to be able to see better again.  He is such a goofy boy and can make you crazy with his lab antics, but we adore him and want to see him back to his goofball ways quickly.



Yesterday, Gracie and Hannah had a Holiday Fun Day horse show.  Hannah's first show ever:)  They really had a lot of fun showing alongside their friends and team mates.  They have such a great team of girls and it's truly heartwarming to watch them encourage and cheer each other on.  They all did AMAZING and won lots of ribbons.  I think it's safe to say that this little team is hooked on showing and going to make their coach, Anne, and Double Clear Equestrian Center proud as they all grow and continue to improve in their abilities.  Shatara, one of their team mates, wind reserve champion in her division, and Gracie won champion in hers.  All told, every one of these girls went home with huge smiles and I'm sure they all slept as well as my two did last night;)  On a side note:  It was truly amazing to see Gracie and Hannah showing together.  Watching Gracie calm Hannah's nerves and helping her calm down and warm up her horse beforehand, and keep him calm during their division, made my heart burst with joy and a little pride in the young ladies they are growing into.





Well, we are officially 8 days away from Christmas and we just aren't feeling it around here.  This is a first for our family!  We usually have the trees up by the first week in November and the house decorated along with the gingerbread village made by December 1st.  We are struggling with the festivity this year.  So.... We are taking Kyah (Sarah's puppy) to visit Santa today and hope that puts a bit of the magic in our spirits so we can get it together.  There's a lot to be done in the next week!  The smell of christmas cookies baking might help move us along, so that may need to be on the top of the list.  Stay posted to see how this all goes around here..... Christmas in the barn surrounded by horses and hay may be in the works because there doesn't seem to be much incentive to get moving on things around this house;)  We've already hung stockings on all the stall doors, so it's more festive than our house already;)  Merry Christmas!!!!!

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