romancing the stone...

Last Friday was such a great day I just have to post about it- even though it has past.

the cubscouts
got together to start step one in our Christmas gifts for parents- this friday is step two... so far they are turning out divine!


Chloe had a perfect bun for ballet & decided to document it- isn't this a cool photo?!
Brett & I dressed up all snazzy & ran downtown to pick up one of his clients from Ohio & his wife. We had a fabulous evening - first we went here for dinner- it was my first time eating there & it was
so muCH FUN!
I Loved it!
the view... the food... ahhh!
(I had a diet coke & didn't even know- it would maybe be my last)
then we had tickets on the plaza...
for this!
We were thrilled to have tickets! Brett entered the lottery to get them months before & we were not only lucky to get them, but on the plaza... wow. It was beautiful. I loved Natalie Cole & David McCullough. The whole show was centered on Christ, the Christmas season, our country at Christmas... it just doesn't get better than this. I will be so excited to see it next year on PBS.


Friday night I was really, really wishing Megan's town was closer-- she & tony & charlie were invited to be Mary, Joseph & baby Jesus for a multi-denominational live nativity. Can you even believe how cute they are!?

Saturday morning we woke up early to go to our church Christmas breakfast. As soon as I sat up in bed... I knew I was in trouble. I was hoping I had just slept wrong, but no. I know that pain- kidney pain. We went to the breakfast as a family & brett & I left early for the ER. There is such a looming feeling in the ER. I could tell the nurse didn't believe I had a kidney stone- she even told me later that rarely do women come in who are not pregnant with a stone. I wish she had been right.

Saturday is kind of a blur I don't want to think about--- but Sunday Chloe put together her annual Christmas gingerbread - this year a train! I bought the kit for a train thinking Trent would want to help, he just wanted to eat it.
Yesterday, Monday- we got a call from Tony & Megan was in the ER!?
She had had several gall bladder issues with her pregnancy & now-- it had to come out!
My goodness- poor thing- she just had Charlie two months ago. Now this... oh boy. She said she is feeling good now, I am hoping she is resting. They will be here in a week. I just hope the trip isn't too much for her.

Monday was full of prayer for megan wrapping presents & resting... then this morning I called the Urologist who got me in on Friday morning. The nurse told me the average stone takes 10-14 days to pass- WHAT ON EARTH!? that was that- I'm done waiting for this stupid stone. I told Brian to get ready- we are going shopping. I have a million & one things to do. He is busy most of the week- today had to be the day to get it done.


I really don't want to be out in public at all. I look like death warmed over & the last thing I want is severe kidney pain while driving... eeek. Lucky for you I deleted the one & only picture of myself I have taken in a while. We headed to the post office to send off our family gifts, then out to buy some things still missing from my list.

so I am back to sitting on the couch wrapping presents.

one thing is for sure- I won't be up late Christmas Eve wrapping presents this year.