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Friday.  An awards ceremony at school for the older kids.  The kids in Preston's class each read a poem they wrote before getting their award.  Mr. Dwyer and Mr. Q really know how to make it fun for their kids!!  Way to go Preston!!

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Thursday.  Wyatt woke up this morning sick, sick, sick!!  Ugh!  I made him a little path from his bedroom to the bathroom.  He is a very good sick kid!!

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Wednesday.  Should I take down my Christmas decorations?  The house feels so naked after I put them away.  The kids will come home from school and say, "Ohhhh mom, you took down Christmas! :( "   A little sad, but also a fresh start to a brand new year!!  I love that part!!

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Tuesday.  Brenna and Dad playing catch.  They both love this!!  That Brenna has an arm on her!!  Vince told her she could get a scholarship to play for Uof A softball someday!  Go girl!!

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Monday.  2011 planner - a.k.a. my plan of ATTACK!   This is me being organized!!
My dear friend Camie sent me a Christmas planner similar to this.  I liked it so much I made one for myself for the new year!  2011, watch out!!
I taught RS this past Sunday on our theme for the new year... "Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing..."  D&C 88:119.  I have thought of this subject for a while now and it really is true, just organizing my thoughts (writing them down), has really made a difference.  I can clearly see my goals for the year, what the priority is right now and what can wait until later from my to - do list.  Now to put it into ACTION!!  :)
And YES, I do have a section for "December plans"!  A place where I can gather ideas and things we want to do and a plan of action for that very busy time of year.  I have learned the last few years that if I wait for December to hit to make a plan... it is already too late!! 

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Sunday.  This is my big boy Bryant.  He was so excited to get his CTR ring from his new primary class!  I took this picture after church when Bryant snagged Wyatt's clip-on tie and wanted to show me his ring!  Cute.

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Saturday.  Riley was asked to watch a neighbors dog while they were out of town.  Make that 5 dogs and 2 cats!!  Yikes!  Riley has been very responsible, going over to their house several times a day to take this dog out or put that dog "down for a nap".  :)  This is a picture that I took from the boys window.  It over looks into the Depillo yard and then into the Lund yard.  I kinda felt like a paparazzi!