updated: and so, if you wish to view this in movie form, here you go:
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here we are, waiting and preparing for christmas.
it’s not always tidy or friendly, but it is colorful and real.
and not for a moment should we take anything for granted.
the novelty of a netflix fake fireplace wired to our tv didn’t go without commentary on the abundance it signifies.
we remain immensely grateful for our community big and small.
we’ve walked in the dark with flashlights and played homemade games. we’ve fought with each other and yelled things we shouldn’t have.
we’ve been graced with gifts, some intentional and some of the white elephant sort.
our advent boxes are opening one by one. a favorite has been the “sunday sodas” where we share a few bottles of old timey sodas. simple joys.
we’re making things and eating things and most of us have burns on our fingers from the glue guns.
we had our church christmas program and our last sunday school of 2011. i’m eager for pictures…since i didn’t even get one taken.
i did a run of preschool christmas programs which were as sweet as the sweet children involved.
and we move into a couple of days of waiting with not much to do remaining deeply grateful for the promises of joy.
prairie daze 
Your kitchen looks exactly like mine. :)
Love the note from Pete Schwetey. (sp?)
We have the same red polka dot paper!
Merry Christmas! :)
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: ) merry christmas.
p.s. i told mr. rob to find you at slate creek…he’ll be with 3rd grade (or is it 4th?). : )
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I think you live at my house. Except I don’t have any Schweddy balls yet! You know, I have been totally fine with my preschool decision until I saw your Christmas preschool program picture. I remember Garrett and Brenna’s, and had a pang.
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i’ll get skype fixed on my computer and then you can skype me in and i can do an impromptu christmas program with her!
and imagine the bigger pang you might have had if she would have looked lonely DURING THE PRESCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM.
watch your mail.
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I can’t believe I signed in as mamaunderground. That’s a blog I started long ago but never actually launched. Weird. I wish I could get it to go away!
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Hey! It was fun to walk, run or play with you in the different scenes. A Merry, blessed Christmas to you all and a very happy, good New Year! Oma and Opa.
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