The bills will still be here tomorrow... January 2nd!

Life has a way of sneaking up on us.  Too much drama lately in the family.  Would be nice to relax. 
One of my goals for this year: Create happiness in my family.

Very excited that the kids are back in school: back to a schedule.  Except the kids didn't fall asleep until 11pm, again!  I need to start creating a better nightime routine.

Sasha told me this morning that Gigi wanted her to sleep with him in his bed last night instead of going up to her bunk bed.  Why?  He didn't think the angels would watch him that night. 
 Last night they went to bed very late, so instead of taking turns praying we said the Lord's Prayer.  Gigi interupted the prayer half way thru to say he wanted the three of us to say our own prayers. Since he's still uncomfortable saying his own he either repeats a prayer I make for him or Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.  Of course I forgot about his request by the end of the prayer because I remembered I had bills to pay.

Lesson:  Pay Attention & Focus on the kids.  The bills will still be there tomorrow.

New Year's Day!

Sasha's friend Katie came over.  This allowed me to clean the kitchen.  Had plans to put laundry away but did some of it right before going to bed.... at 2am! 
The girls mostly played with their American Girl dolls.  Gigi played w/ his 3DS & Wii - Boy am I glad school starts tomorrow!  I was afraid he'll damage some brain cells with all those virtual games.

New Year's Eve

Made dinner:
Tomato, Mozzarella, Basil Skewers orange grape tomatoes instead of red - much yummier!
Alice Springs Chicken w/ mashed potatoes (w/ butter, salt, heavy cream & sprinkles w/ dill weed). 
Classic Italian Cheesecake. 
Champage: Martini & Rossi Asti little bottle, just enough for two glasses.
Tropicana Orange Juice :)

Company: Sasha, Gigi, Riki.  My parents & sister, Svetlana.