December Phone Favorites Pt. II

 December in Kansas Phone Favorites pt II. Oh Christmas time, you are magical! 

Cozy blankets, poofy pillows and Charlie Brown. Be still my heart!

There is a street in Missouri where EVERY SINGLE HOUSE is done up and decorated like this! EVERY. SINGLE. HOUSE!

Watching a show during quiet time all snuggled up.

Could he be any cuter?!

This month we went to war with the IEP team for Duke. Most IEP meetings are about 20 minutes long. We were in there for 2 1/2 hours. Jakob Skyped in there with me and we pushed HARD. Duke's speech therapist called me the morning of the meeting and told me that she was pretty confident that my request to have him expand and keep his IEP would be denied. To say I was upset by this information would be a serious understatement. My soul was on FIRE! I called all the people I could think of, people who had experience with IEP's, previous retired teachers that know my children, my Mama. We set up a game plan, said a prayer and we went to war and we WON! I was so grateful to have Jakob there as a "educated" person who felt more than just "mom." After the meeting, I sent gift cards and a note apologizing for taking up so much time and this is a letter that I got from Duke's teacher. I just started sobbing. It's a hard battle but so worth it.

 Deanna Rose Christmas lights.

We had too many card this year and had to find a new loctaion and my goodness it made my heart so happy to see so many people I love in one place!

I read 69 books this year and man was it a good year for reading. This series was absolutely my favorite. Fantasy, dragons, and a super cute romance. Phew, okay. 2021 let's do this!