01/26/05 Vacuum, beltloops and nap time

1/26/2005 LETTER TO BECKY

Holly and Dallas at Christmas time

Did you get a bagless vacuum? I love mine. You can dump that bucket full of all your dirt and see just how much crap there was lying around. I feel a sense of accomplishment every time I use it. I got mine at Christmas time and I still love to use it – a year ago Christmas time. So maybe you’ll enjoy it for a long time!

You may want to get a 2nd for downstairs just so you don’t break yours running it up and down the steps.

Holly and Bryce playing on the tramp on Christmas Day '04

We are doing the art beltloop and pin this month – so we are doing fun art projects. Painting, drawing, sculpting with playdough, sand art, etc. We went to a museum last week. We will finish up both this Thursday and everybody that came all 3 weeks this month will get 2 awards at next Pack Meeting. They love that. It makes it easy to plan your meetings too. Bryce has just 2 or 3 things to finish up to get his wolf and we just keep not doing them. Dumb! Dallas finished his Bear and got it last month. He’ll be a Webelos in April. I can’t believe how quickly they grow up!

Holly is a pleasant little thing. She has a cold right now but should be done with it soon. She has started sleeping a little longer and is starting to have a little routine. She has even been taking a 2 hour nap some days.

We are so busy I sometimes wonder how we get it all done. They boys are 2 weeks from finishing basketball season, they are in scouts of course. Aj was in honor band and did a special concert a couple of weeks ago.

Anyway – things are good here – busy like crazy but good.

Holly loves her raviolis! Now that's Italian!

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