Trips and Activities
helped Katie with her science fair project (making boba through reverse spherification)
baking with Cherissa. I taught her how to make every kind of yeast bread I know, and we also did yogurt.
had the Boyles over for a Southern style turkey dinner, which tastes better than the original combo
Joseph had a robotics competition at the high school. His robot is much better than last year's.
Katie had an orchestra concert during school, and James was able to go since it was during his prep.
missionary music devotional. Music is what kept me happy and sane during the Christmas season.
the Nutcracker with the girls
Annie. James, Katie, and I went, and it was so cute.
Rexburg: We enjoyed family dinners, board games, dipping chocolates, Zootopia 2, and plenty of time lounging around.
Birthdays and Holidays
Christmas! We kept it simple at our house and left for Rexburg the day after.
Jacob's birthday
New Year's at Sam and Jesse's house. We had lots of yummy appetizers and burned a muneca. I definitely included our house not selling in that. It was kind of cathartic to watch it burn.
Weather
unusually warm, and we didn't get a white Christmas. I didn't mind at all!
Sickness
none that I remember
Repairs
the washing machine, which broke just in time for Nash to fix it while he was visiting during Christmas. He ended up needing another part, which we already had sitting in our shed from 4 years ago when he left us an extra. This is the 4th time (at least) that this kind of thing has happened, and it's especially miraculous since I don't get visits from my family very often.
Projects
2 showings! We didn't expect any for the month of December.
storage for cookie sheets, cutting boards
new faucets for bathroom sinks after I tried cleaning the handles and realized the valves were leaking. That was a rough day.
Overall, it wasn't a bad month, but I struggled to really feel the Christmas magic with the sale of our house (or lack of) looming over my head.
