tipping the balance

silent night, holy night, all is calm.....for a little while anyway. Sonja and Kathryn playing duplos with Charlotte Claire and Camille. So, the balance is tipping. Half of our sixteen children are above youth age, which is twelve, and half are below. But Margaret is turning 12 on Monday, and therefore got to go to her first youth meeting tonight, which is a VERY big deal for her. With her starting in the youth group, we have only seven younger than that now. Kathryn, Evelyn, Suzanne, Sonja, Jonathan, Charlotte Claire, and Camille. They are growing up.

Tonight is a big night, the youth are having a special feast for Christmas. Then tomorrow night a party for all the activity club groups, which are run by the youth. Then Saturday night, a boy's youth Christmas party, and a girls' party. Then, on Sunday, a feast for the whole church. Busy....then, Monday night our final concert at the school, the elementary chorus concert. Sonja and Suzanne are singing. Then life quiets down for a few days, maybe.

We are expecting a storm tomorrow. A nice Nor'easter, dumping 6 - 10 inches of snow, followed by some lake effect from Lake Ontario. I am not sure the kids will have school. But sometimes the weather people exaggerate these things.

The kids are crazy tonight. Jonathan is just not made for things like the Christmas season. I was sitting down on the floor with the kids for a while, playing duplos and having a few mint M&M's. Then I decided to check the weather, and here I am. I need to get off this computer and deal with them. They need to wind down for bed.....