Mariah earned her Young Women Medallion last Sunday!!  Isn't she cool?  She had a goal to finish by her 14th birthday and that she did.  We are so proud of her consistent work and her desire to do this good thing!

We also decorated the Christmas tree last Sunday.  I managed to talk my family into an artificial tree this year!  Some kids were very sad but I think it looks nice.  They might get won over yet!  Savannah was home for Sunday dinner so she was there, too!

Ben had Joy School this week.  He even sang songs for some people in the care center and made some ornaments.  He had a great day with Grandma and Grandpa on Friday walking all around the mall and looking at toys and waving to Santa!

Bethany enjoyed going back to school and seeing her friends and even reading with me, but she was not so thrilled about homework!  She's doing well on the piano learning Jingle Bells and loves her dance class.  She and Ben helped Kevin put up the lights on Saturday.

Cali and Chey had three basketball practices this week and two games.  As their coach, I think they are playing great!  They are getting to be strong dribblers.  They just need to shoot more!  They are really enjoying it and that is the important part.  They talked me into going to the dollar store on Saturday so everyone could buy Christmas presents for each other.  Everyone is so excited for Christmas!

Mariah had lots of basketball this week, too, going to three practices and three games.  She and Kevin had their first Bantam game on Saturday and I went to watch.  They didn't win but they fought hard! Mariah had six steals and ain't nobody can get that ball from her!  She also finished the jacket she's been working on for her sewing class.  It turned out super cute!

Megan started driver's ed this week!  Hurrah!  The dread is over and we're getting it done!  She has to be at school by 6am and she stayed after school until 6pm Wed-Fri to drive on the driving course. Add to that the extra reading, worksheets, and studying and she hasn't had a minute to spare all week long!  She was happy when Saturday came!  She has three tests and an essay to write next week.  On the bright side, she is driving well and we know she will conquer this skill.

Sarah had tennis and work at Funfinity.  I went in Saturday night to the toy store where she works to buy some things (ho, ho, ho) and saw her cheerful interaction with the customers.  She's so cute! She's also busy studying for the ACT and getting her homework done and cheering us all up with her stories and games here at home.

Savannah's been busy as her semester will draw to a close next week!  She called us on Tuesday because she and the other girls on her hall were decorating for Christmas and she wanted to know the closest place to buy wrapping paper!  Ah, college days!