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The Bunch Are Officially on Break!



The craziness of the past two weeks is finally over! It feels so nice to know that we get to slow down for a couple of weeks. We like that T plays ball on a team that wins and that everyone on it plays hard. Select teams are completely different than recreation teams. It is very competitive and we have to try drive ALL over North Texas. We have been as far north as Sivell Bend, which technically feels like it should be in Oklahoma since we had to drive a few miles past the casino to get there, and as far south as Duncanville, basically we play in about an 80 sq mile radius. Game days lately have been twice a week with a practice one a week. Game day generally means we have to leave our house by about 2:30 for a 5:00 pm game. We won't get back home until around 8:00 pm. It makes for long tiring days so this break is fantastic. 



L even has a break from choir for a few weeks so our schedule is really relaxed for the holidays, which we love. L sang last week in the services. They combined both the high school and middle school choirs and it was great, though L said it was super tight trying to fit everyone on the risers. After services they went to the Good Samaritan and sang to the residents there. They even learned new songs for the the occasion. I can only imagine how much the residents enjoyed listening to them. Once they were done singing their choir director bought pizza for everyone and L enjoyed some time with her friends. L also had to plan and execute a dinner party for her Home Ec final. She pretty much planned an all cold meal so she could make it ahead of time. We had smoked turkey salad sandwiches on Hawaiian bread, jello with fruit that she put in a mold, salad with candied pecans, potato salad, punch, and to top it off cranberry chocolate cake. She literally spent all day in the kitchen making the dinner and decorating. It turned out great though and she even played us a couple of Christmas songs on the keyboard.
L's dinner turned out well.

Our church has great Christmas decorations.

There was a lot of kids squeezed on to that stage!

T is getting so tall!


A made all B pluses and A's in her first semester of college. I am very proud of her because one of her vet classes was a struggle and she worked so hard to do well.
Our cat is so big!

I literally only got up to refill my coffee and she moved in and acted like she had always been there!

Cookie is back to her night time mischief.

This year we are playing where is Cookie hiding.




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