It's over!

Can I just say that I am SOOOO glad that this weekend is over and DONE!

We started midweek last week with Tate and Brock both getting strep throat and things just snowballed from there. Tanner had his birthday party on Friday night with 5 boys coming along to go rock climbing and then have pizza and a sleepover. Let's just say that it was our first and LAST sleepover for boys who are 12 year old and above. This is an issue that Mark and I have debated for years. We both felt like we did not want to let our kids have sleepovers for various reasons, but finally thought that the boys were old enough to have one and we would see how things went. Tanner and Brennan have both been able to sleep over at neighbors houses a few times this past summer, but never in a group setting. Man am I glad that had not happen yet. Let's just say that by age 12, they are beyond the magic age for fun at a sleepover and the pre-teen monsters emerge with many tricks up their sleeves. Let's just leave it at this... Tanner had a GREAT time rock climbing (he's a natural like his father) and then from that point on the rest of the party was not the greatest. These are the times when we wish desperately that there were more guys at church Tanner's age... it makes such a HUGE difference when others have starkly different values that sometimes don't show until you are with a group of your peers for the evening. Life lessons learned for Mom, Dad and Tanner... sorry Brennan, Tate, Brock and Reese, but this is one family rule that just got changed!!!

The ward Progressive Dinner turned out well after a ton of running around and crazy last minute planning. I am thankful to have that assignment out of the way and now look forward to finishing the decorating around the house that normally takes me 3 days and now we are going on 2 1/2 weeks! UGH! Hopefully I'll get the Christmas cards done before New Years! And the chocolates... well.. I hope they don't become Valentine's day gifts!

Off to clean, decorate and make candy??!!??!! Then again... the couch is looking awfully cozy and the fire is nice and warm.