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This is our Christmas Tree-

This is our Christmas tree the night after Aaron put it in the backyard and turned the sprinkler on it because he knew it was going to freeze-

It also froze half of the backyard and our zipcord (upper left). The girls loved it, they were crunching around and eating icicles all day. Now it's all thawed out waiting for the traditional dousing with gasoline so it can combust in a big ball of fire, almost burning down the regular tree in our yard. Nothing like creating new family holiday traditions.

I went for a long run today, and I was thinking about how I like to drink water periodically while I'm running but I really can't when I'm trucking through the neighborhood. It's not like I'm going to wear a fanny pack with a bottle in it, or one of those hats that has two cup holders and straws. So I'm considering asking different neighbors along my route to help. "Hi, you don't know me, but I could really use a refresher right about here, so I was wondering if you could stand on the end of your driveway at roughly 10 a.m. on Sunday mornings with a Dixie cup full of H2O. If I'm not there right at 10, hang tight, I'll be there." I'd snatch it, throw it down my throat, then crumple it and toss it at their feet. I think it's a fair request, it's not like they have anything better to do.

Then later today, I had to do Indy's anal glands. ARGH! I know why hers don't empty right, because she eats sock and it gives her the plots. I'm gonna teach Aaron how to do it, she's technically his stinking dog. She was munching away with her butt up on the couch today, and I chased her outside. They're like ping pong balls, and I keep forgetting to bring gloves home so they run all over my hand. And you know they sink down to the bone, to be continuously released over a 48 hour period through your skin.

And finally, I'm about to head over to my sister's for dinner, and pick Tatum up at a friend's house on the way. Her friend called and Tatum is always hassling me about going to people's houses. She was about as phone friendly as Tatum, it was funny. "Hello." "Hi." Silence. "Who's this?" "Can Tatum come over and play?" This is Casey." "Is it okay with your mom?" "Yeah." "Okay, we'll be over in a few minutes." Silence. "Okay, well, bye." "Bye." I'm just trying to put off this whole social thing as long as humanly possible!

The other day our lights went out for like 10 seconds in the morning, I was in my bathroom and the girls were in the kitchen. I was like, "It's okay you guys, I'm coming your way!" I could hear Tatum as I was slowly making my way down the hall "These things just happen sometimes." I don't know if she was trying to convince Reese or herself, but it was dang cute!