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After a very emotionally rough week and a half, mourning for twenty children I never knew of til two Fridays ago, tonight we celebrate LIFE and LOVE. On the Eve of Jesus’ birth, I have a renewed hope in both. Surrounded by the Holiday lights that decorate the inside of our home, the Christmas music piping in through the TV speakers, and the laughter of our children filling our home, we made tonight a Puppy and Pizza Christmas Eve. And as much as they love pizza…their new puppy is who made this Christmas Eve one they won’t soon forget!
The maniac midgets have named him Tiko, after a character from Dora the Explorer, much to the dismay of their older sisters and brother, lol. We have tried to convince them to consider Levi or Deejay…but it’s a no-go. It appears that, in addition to our chiweenie named Tilly, we will have two dogs with “T” names. I can live with that. Our dogs also have chihuahua in commom – Tilly mixed with mini-weenie, and Tiko mixed with Pomeranian. Needless to say, D’Lo has several times exclaimed that this is the BEST surprise EVER!
Also tonight, after over a week of eye-ballin’ and sneaking pieces off of the gingerbread house they worked so hard to build – they got to tear it apart tonight, from gumballs to sweet-n-sours…it’s a goner! It took a lot of effort to keep that house intact since its construction…and literal minutes for its complete demolition. Poor thing didn’t stand a chance…and I’ve known that since day one, lol.
And now the work begins…laying out cookies for Santa, trying to stay up later than my kids, wrapping all their gifts, filling their stockings, laying and hanging everything back in its place…and being grateful that D’Lo and AD don’t know how to read yet, so they don’t know that I’m the one who’s really going to eat those cookies!
Merry Puppy and Pizza Christmas Eve!
