and is one of my most favorite Christmas songs.

I’ve got a two week break from the Save Our School efforts while the board and administration are closed for the break. Not a moment too soon, either. This effort has taken over my life.

My work and home have been suffering. So these past few days I have tried to catch up on both housework and web work. I’m almost there with the web work. And the house – well, it’s at a manageable point.

I had a great birthday last week. I went to see Twilight with May and Candy. The movie was entertaining and a good complement to the book. Of course, in the movie, I think that James was a much more attractive vampire than Edward was…

I went shopping afterwards – by myself, taking my time. Then I came home and then went to the board meeting. The meeting went well.

However, 2 students, 8 and 9 years old, both wrote speeches for the board but the time for citizens’ comments ran out and they weren’t able to speak in front of the board. They were both so sad and crying. It was so heartbreaking.

We asked them to read their speeches to us, the parents, in a hallway in the building. They did – it was amazing. 8 and 9 years old asking to save their school. So inspiring.

For my birthday, Doug got me a year membership at the climbing gym (my happy place) and the boys got me (through Dad) a half day at Tuscany spa – lunch, massage and facial. Can’t wait to do that!

We had Christmas with the Scott family on Saturday – our family, Doug’s parents and Greg and Joshua. We went to dinner at Olive Garden and then came home for dessert and presents for the kids. The boys spent the night there.

Doug and I went to Trinity Brewing and ran into Jeff & Johanna. We hung out there for a while, then went downtown for martinis. It was a FREEZING cold night, but it was fun to hang out with our friends.

Sunday I took the boys shopping for Doug’s Christmas presents. I still have a few things left to buy.

Today I took the boys to my mom and dad’s so I could get work done and conduct client calls. Now I need to head over to my parents house to pick them up.

Facebook has been a lot of fun these days. It’s so nice to just touch base with old friends. I recently got friended by my best friend in middle school. And saw some photos of me from age 12-13 that I had never seen before. I found out an ex-boyfriend is now a triathlete and am looking at him for training tips. I am also finding out that I have a TERRIBLE memory.

What else? Oh, I’m more than halfway through the Alex Cross series by James Patterson. And the boys’ latest audiobook series is The A to Z Mysteries.

I wonder if I will get any motivation to run at all this week while May is out of town.

The boys await me – I should go!