2 Mia(s) of Christmas Past

This was Mia's first Christmas....and first Christmas Pic:



This picture actually made it into our family Christmas card and has been one of my All-Time favorite pics of Mia. I'm proud to say I took the pic, and little did I know that this pic would start a Family tradition....




This is Mia's second Christmas last year, and yes, this one made it into our family Christmas card too. See the pattern? No? You might....just give me time to put up the Christmas tree, decorate it, put Mia in her PJs, and sit her next to the tree....I'm planning Christmas Pic #3 in the next couple of weeks....so keep an eye out for it....you might just get a Christmas Card with the Limited Edition "Mia Christmas Pic" 2009 Edition....Collect them all!!

Twitter vs. Blog....blah, blah, blah...

Hey all. Haven't posted in a while because...well, I'm lazy. Just the thought of laying down in words my every thought and action....yet, I get the overwhelming urge to post on Twitter ALL THE TIME! Crazy? Maybe a little, but not without it's validation. Look, the way I see it, while Twitter is fun and spontaneous, it comes with a certain sense of immediacy and fleeting purpose, while a Blog feels more permanent. Almost like it serves a PURPOSE. Your thoughts seem bigger and stronger in a blog. Twitter is small, Blogging is bigger. Twitter is a street protest of your idea. Blogging is like going in front of the UN Council with your idea. You get the picture.....thus my reluctance to come back often.

So anyway. I have, and will continue, to be working nights at the station this whole week taking care of Master Control and the Automation System for our Christmas Pledge. I really don't mind, except that I've gotten used to being at the station during the day and being informed of all the station happenings (meetings, Pledge changes, etc.) instead of having to hear it from a 3rd or 4th person. Getting everything 1st hand is the way to go....nothing is filtered or changed.

Plus, the biggest letdown of doing the night-shift again is not seeing my girls all week. I've already spent 3 days without seeing Mia, haven't had a decent conversation with Glenda since Sunday night, and I missed our Small Group meeting last night too. But, alas, it could be worse. I could be back to doing this shift ALL THE TIME. At least it's only a week, right?

Which reminds me, I need to take down the Christmas decorations from the attic this weekend and go buy us a Christmas Tree too. Weather's been AWESOME lately (Cold and rainy....White Christmas anyone?)! House's been smelling like Pumpkin Spice and Cinnamon since Thanksgiving....all in all, it's REALLY beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here!!

Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!!