The Pearson Project

Monday, December 21

I volunteered at Nick's Christmas party today. It was so fun and, as always, I love being in his class! I can't think of a better way to spend my days!

Tuesday, December 22

I just had to post pictures of Ricki's first-ever ponytail! Her hair is now long enough to pull all of it together in the back. I love having little girls! Tonight, I went to dinner with Candace and Melanie. Candace has been going through a lot and we really just needed a girl's night out to talk about all of it. I'm glad I have these two by my side. I love every minute I get to spend with them!

Wednesday, December 23

My neighbor gifts have become a source of frustration and tears in my life. I tried to order soap bottles a month ago for neighbor gifts and ended up accidentally ordering white bottles rather than clear. To remedy that, I went to the dollar store and purchased another 43 bottles. Nick, Amie, and I sat on Sunday and peeled off all the labels just to find out that they didn't come clean off. I didn't think it would be a huge deal. My plan was to use a little adhesive remover to clean them. Well, I tried a $5 bottle of Goo Gone, a $4 bottle of Oops! Remover, soaked them in the sink for over an hour in hot water (which is what this is a picture of), then tried WD-40, cooking oil, and peanut butter. NOTHING WAS WORKING! I finally had to take a break from it. It was making me crazy! We went to dinner with the Pearson's and while I was there, I had a moment's thought that maybe I should try rubbing alcohol (divine inspiration?). It was my very last option before I gave up and just threw all of it away. What do you know? My $.77 bottle of rubbing alcohol did the trick! The bottles came out beautifully clear! It took a little time and some elbow grease but it came off pretty easily. I stayed up until 2:00 am cleaning all of the bottles off. Even though the deadline was quickly approaching, I was so thrilled to figure out what to do, I may or may not have cried a little again!

Thursday, December 24

It's never too late to say Merry Christmas to your neighbors, right? I finally got all of the soaps done by noon on Christmas Eve then the kids and I ran them around to all 41 neighbors! I am so thankful that they worked out and that I am done with them!! 

Tonight we had our traditional prime rib dinner at the Muffett's house. Seriously, it is THE meal of the year! Grandma's prime rib is better than any restaurant. I always wish my stomach was bigger so that I could fit more of it in. I love it so much! We also opened adult gifts which is a special treat. Couldn't wait to see how late I was going to be up finishing everything or what Christmas Day would bring. 

Friday, December 25

Merry Christmas!!! These little loves of mine helped make this a wonderful Christmas. I love the magic and excitement of the kids on Christmas morning. Even Ricki was deliriously happy and I don't think she even knew why. Between seeing their sweet faces light up several times, spending the day surrounded by all of our family that we love and adore, and the news that Gary & Ali gave us, it was an amazing Christmas! One I won't ever forget! I am so thankful to have the gospel in my life and to understand that Christmas is a special time of year. If Christmas hadn't happened, Easter wouldn't have happened. I am thankful for the Atonement and the part that the birth of the Savior had in that plan. I hope this spirit carries with our family all year long.

Saturday, December 26

Our poor girl was sick again. She seems to get sick and throw up a lot. She and her health issues scare me a lot. She has sat on the couch all day and moaned, whined, and thrown up all day long (until 2:30 am). That is not normal. I think she may need to see a specialist.  

Sunday, December 27

Trevan's Christmas present from my parents got stuck behind their tree and no one noticed it until yesterday. Poor T-man was wondering why his grandparents hadn't given him a present when all of the other grandkids got one. So sad! Tonight, we had dinner at the McCullough's then Trevan got to open up his gift. We also got to meet Kenny's new girl, Avrielle. She sang a few songs for us after dinner. She has a beautiful voice! She seems like a really nice girl.