freedom

"Those who desire to give up freedom to have security shall have neither freedom or security..."Benjamin Franklin.

That is my quote for the day.

Dinner is almost ready....taco salad. It snowed today, didn't stick to the ground, but the deck has a nice covering. It seems Christmasy in here, with the lights in the windows. Abigail went to her apartment for some sleep, but she is coming over in a bit to watch movies and spend the night.

Our family's big Christmas gift this year is to have Ben come home for Christmas. He will only have been gone for less than a month when he comes home, but we miss him already and he has only been gone for a few days! He knows he won't be able to come home for a long time after this, too. Plane tickets from Oklahoma are not cheap. He said he would take the bus, but it is over 30 hours one way....and since every day he takes as leave, he has to earn back, I hate to see him use them up on a Greyhound.

Miss Emily is still going to India, she comes home on Christmas Day, then has to go to work. So we shall proceed without her.

My goodness, I am worse than the kids, just so excited about Christmas!

Jonathan has his blanket sleeper on, and is humming and rolling around on the couch, Sonja K. is playing dollhouse, Kathryn is stirring the taco meat. Mirielle and I have everything cut up and ready to eat....we still have to set the table, we are hoping to find more paper/foam plates in the closet. Bad for the environment, good for the economy. And for lazy us, washing 17 plates after dinner every single night is okay, but we are sort of still celebrating the holiday of Thanksgiving, and we are getting tired of being in the kitchen all the live long day.

Well....dinner time for Paul and I, and Abigail, Mirielle, Joe, Aaron, Mali ,Sam, Margaret, Kathryn, Evelyn, Suzanne, Sonja, Jonathan, Charlotte Claire,and Camille.