"A Wink and a Smile"

For these 5 girls ... This year my littlest one (5 year old) is so excited about SANTA . We noted that this year he was coming to our Church so we skipped out on the long lines at the mall and headed to our Family Life Center for a picture. Squeezing 5 girls is just a bit of a challenge, but my girls managed to smile. Although, I don't think they were all looking in the same direction ... oh well! This may just be the last time that I see my five sitting with SANTA (sniff, sniff).

As I look down and type I see some dry and aging hands. These hands were working this weekend ... lots of raking, washing, cleaning, and even a bit of brick work with cement (that can kill the skin!). But also ... I ate lots of great food I spent time with my family I enjoyed Thanksgiving with friends I ran twice ... even got in a 5.22 mile run I watched a movie or two I went on a date I caught up on all my laundry I started a fire in my oven (won't go there) ALL IN ALL, lots of great moments. I even snapped a few pictures of my oldest daughter who looks just a bit too beautiful and grown up in this shot ...