Ashley survived her first finals week at school. This is different from when I was in high school. We didn't have finals or anything like that. Schools around here are a little more like when you are in college. During finals weeks, you don't have regular class, you basically go to your scheduled finals (1-3 tests each day) and then go home early. Finals do count towards a portion of your grade but it's not your whole grade so that is a good thing. Basically, going into finals week there was really only one class that she needed to do well on in the final and that was Honors Biology. The rest of her grades in her classes were pretty much set, which means that in order to have an effect on her grade she would have had to either fail the test or ace the test, since neither scenario was likely it took a little pressure off. For Biology she had a high B+ in the class, right on the border between an A and a B. If she could get an A on the final she could get an A in the class AND…..she did it! Phew, what a relief to have that behind her so she could enjoy Winter Break with no homework or school worries.
I unfortunately, got sick during this week. It wasn't the flu but it was a horrible virus. I caught it from Ashley and man did it kick my butt. The worst part is that it basically put me out of commission for 4 days---4 days that I needed to get ready for Christmas. Basically, it left Dave to try and help and then just an acceptance that some stuff wasn't going to get done. I barely got gifts to extended family in the mail and for our family it was "we have to go with what we got."
This is when I became extra thankful for invitations from friends to have holiday dinners with them, because honestly, preparing or even shopping for Christmas dinner was not going to happen. We had Christmas Eve dinner with the Oscarson family. They hosted us along with two other families - the Stradlings and the Flinders. They have their big Christmas dinner on the 24th so they can casually enjoy Christmas Day - it's a great idea. Again, I failed at the picture taking thing but I can tell you what we did. We had a fabulous prime rib dinner at the Oscarsons. After dinner the younger children played some Christmas songs on the piano as Corinne Oscarson teaches piano to 4 of the kids, including Paige.
We then bundled up and went caroling and took some treats to different neighbors and friends. Paige absolutely loved this part. As we were caroling she told me this was a great Christmas Eve. I guess we better take her caroling more often.
After the caroling, we went over to another family's house for dessert. We all brought a different dessert to share. I made a mint chocolate brownie trifle. It was delish. Along with dessert, we acted out the nativity, with scripts and homemade costumes. Our girls were two of the three wisemen.
It was a fun evening of good food and friends and were very grateful to be invited to share Christmas with them.
Afterwards, we came home and opened our Christmas PJs and as it was already pretty late, it was time for bed and dreams of sugarplums dancing in our heads.
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