more dec. stuff

Here is some of what has been going on. I copied this from an email I sent my mom-in-law with a bit of new stuff on the bottom:

We put up our Cmas tree yesterday and even found a 50 cent tree stand at the thrift store that it is in. We have a full sized tree (our first) so all the ornaments fit. Only Andy could decorate the top. We bought a string of LED lights too. "We put ornaments and lights on it and it's big" (from Sarah.)Sarah and I were at Strong Start yesterday and she enjoyed making pipe-cleaner and bead snowflake and a candy cane and singing Rudoplh the Red-nosed reindeer (with reindeer head-band on) while tapping ryhthm sticks and Jingle bells while jingling bells.We also had gym time and circle time and she was smiling at some of the other kids antics (Jonah jumping as we counted every number up to '10' on the calendar).Sarah's been enjoying the advent calendar you sent last year...usually opening the flap every morning.We have our church's Cmas banquet tomorrow evening.

Thanks for the email about Bonnie's (Andy's cousin) new baby. I showed Sarah the pics and she asked if he is newborn in real life and I said, 'yes, he was born just a few days ago.'We also got to meet the new baby's in our town. Alesha (Jonah's Mom) had another boy. Her and I were due within a week of each other. Also Renee Hartwell had a boy about 3 weeks ago or so. She had a little girl too, who is 2.My friend Alyssa (Faith and Rhema's Mom) and her family are moving to Burnaby at the end of the month, for her husband's new job. We'll miss them, but her folk's are there too. We plan to see them next Thurs. before they leave, at the Family Place.

New stuff not in the email:

We've had to say no to a lot of things this week, but that has been good. It seems all the special things our town has to offer happens in December. We said 'no' to being involved in the elementary school cmas concert, going to a children's play, Songfest, and Cmas craft day at the library. We said 'yes' to going to the Community Band Concert on Monday (actually combined beginners all the way up to community band), ladies cmas night at our church (for me) and hopefully going to our church's cmas banquet tomorrow. Sarah barfed three times this evening, so we'll see. All I could do was pray God would help her get better, hold her hair back and pray she would know Jesus is with her right now. She said, once, in between heaves, "I don't like doing it over and over.' I know. I almost cried. This was the 3rd and last time before bed she barfed. She is sleeping now.

We're still trying to get to our kid's programs (Strong Start or Family Centre) once a week too.

Andy is making pumpkin pie with the last pumpkin and was in the house and Sarah now just barfed 4 times and is back to sleep after I cleaned her up etc. Awh...dry heaves now.

Anyway, sorry to end on such a sour note. Hope you are all well (really).