My Week

Pam ~ Time flies when you're crazy-out-of-your-mind busy you have a lot going on :-).  Here is what I've had going on.

Friday
Leave for work.  Work all day.  Get home, spend 5 minutes throwing pajamas and nighttime "stuff" into a backpack, and leave.  Arrive at sister-in-law's house around 5:30 p.m.  Spend the evening enjoying nephew and nieces, along with phone calls from spouse regarding the clutch going out AGAIN on his car.  Husband finally arrives at 8 p.m.  Reading and then wonderful sleep.

Saturday

My Snuggie :-)

Wake up.  Spend early morning cuddling waking up little girls, and getting cereal on the table.  Head for home at 8:30 a.m.  Arrive home.  Shower, start laundry, prepare for the day, final pickup around house.  Valentine gift from husband - SNUGGY!!!  Company arrives at 12:30 p.m.  Enjoy time of fellowship until 4:50 p.m.  Leave house at 5 p.m.  Evening spent with YACS college kids for a "Gingerbread House Building Competition."  Too much sugar consumed by husband :-).  Arrive home at 11:30 p.m.  (2 hours past our normal bedtime).

The winner of the Gingerbread Contest

Sunday
Church.  Friends arrive to spend lunch and afternoon.  Play Canasta and fellowship.  Friends leave at 4 p.m.  We leave at 4:15 p.m.  Take soda cans/bottles to Dahls.  More adoption money.  Church.  After church fellowship with YACS college kids.  Watch "Despicable Me."  Pick up friend's car for Nathan to borrow.  Arrive home at 11:15 p.m.  Go to bed.

Nathan and I with our new adoptive friends ~ Carmen & Garth.

Monday
Leave for work.  Valentine Party with students.  After school teacher meeting.  Arrive home at 5:45 p.m.  Stay home for the evening :-).

Tuesday
Leave for work.  After Care duty.  Arrive home at 6:25 p.m.  Make Oreo Salad.  Leave at 6:35 p.m.  Drop friend's car back at his apartment.  Drive to other friends' house.  Fellowship with pizza and silly kids.  Great conversation.  Arrive home at 10:30ish.  Go to bed :-).

Wednesday
Sleep in!!!!!!!!!!!  Wake up with headache.  Pick up Nathan's car from mechanic.  Start working on taxes.  Drive to hospital.  Check-in.  Wait.  Numbing, then "contrast" injected into hip joint.  Wheelchair ride with lots of people staring (probably not, but that's how it felt!!!).  MRI.  Tired.  Go home.  Sleep.  Headache still.  Soup.  Watch "Columbo."  Headache better. Finish taxes.  Read blogs :-).

Merry Christmas from the Maxwells

We want to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas!!!

Here are a few pictures from our Christmas celebrations over the past couple of weeks.

We celebrated with Nathan's sister and her family on Sunday evening, December 12th.  Here are our wonderful nieces and nephew.

Chloe (age 2)

Jenna (age 4)

Esther (age 6)

Greg (age 9)

 We celebrated with Pam's sister and her family on Friday morning, December 24th.

Joseph (age 2)

Benjamin (age 2)

Ben LOVES his Uncle Nate!!!  And his Uncle Nate LOVES him!!!

"Happy Bday 2 Jesus" cupcakes!!!

Our family is hoping to grow by TWO this year!!!

Going to see "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" in 3-D.

"You could use the STOVE"

Pam ~ Do you ever have those moments when you feel very silly and it's a four-year-old child who has taken you there?  I had one of those moments at lunch yesterday.

I was babysitting my three nieces and went to reheat some leftover macaroni & cheese with hot dogs that they had in the refrigerator.  I took the cover off the container, opened the microwave, and pushed the buttons to start it.  The light inside came on and the numbers started counting down, but the microwave was not running.  As I played around with the buttons, my 4-yr-old niece, Jenna, came over to see what was going on.  Here is how our conversation went.

Jenna ~ "What's wrong?"

Aunt Pam ~ "The microwave isn't working."

Jenna ~ "Did you push 'Start'?  You have to push 'Start' or it won't work."

Aunt Pam ~ "Yes, Jenna.  I pushed the 'Start' button, but it still isn't working.  I think your microwave is broken."

Jenna ~ "Yes, it is broken and won't work anymore."

Aunt Pam ~ "I think we might be having cold mac & cheese for lunch today."

Jenna ~ "But I don't want cold maccaroni."

Aunt Pam ~ "Jenna, if the microwave isn't working, I can't heat it up for you to eat."

Jenna ~ "You could use the STOVE, Aunt Pam."

Leave it to a 4-year-old to teach her 28-year-old aunt that you CAN reheat things on the stove if the microwave is broken!!! 

Jenna, 4-yrs-old

Chloe, 2-yrs-old

Esther, 6-yrs-old