Start of Christmas Festivities

Woody and I have just returned from our church's annual Deacon/Widow Banquet. Such a nice evening with a roomful of friends...lots of good food, too plus very good entertainment. I had school with Joseph and Isaac this morning. Then Erin and I got busy clearing table tops, etc...making way for Christmas regalia. Isaac came over and helped too. He carried things for us and also did some of the vacuuming. We needed to clear table tops, the mantel, etc. so when we get into the Christmas decorations we can start putting them out. We also moved furniture around in the living room to make room for the tree. So I guess you can say that we are underway with the decorating...though right now it just looks like one big mess! Erin woke up with very low blood sugar levels...once again...not as low as Tuesday or yesterday...but still low. We realized that she was getting low on test strips...which she has to have to be able to check her blood prior to meals...before bed and also when she is in high or low times...we had used a lot of strips this week since she ranged all over the place in her blood sugar readings. Anyway, Melany decided that she would come pick her up this evening after she finished teaching her college night class. Melany was here when we got home from the banquet. So once again Woody and I are empty nesters! Woody continues to get stronger. When he got home and sat down in his recliner, he did say that he didn't feel like moving for a while. It is pretty chilly outside on our return...felt pretty good to walk into our warm house. I guess we are settled in for a "long winter's nap."