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So far, this Christmas has been filled with fun and joy! We were able to be at the Bishop's house for Christmas Eve. What a great gift! We sat around the tree after dinner and shared thoughts and testimonies of Christ and His birth. I love talking about what the scripture people must have been thinking and feeling when they recieved witnesses that our Savior was born. It is so exciting to know about the greatest Christmas gift- Christ himself! Another great gift was that Aubrey, our cousin, gave us matching pajamas!! We've never had matching clothes like that before! Jeremy said "Hey, SarahLynn, now you can wear your own clothes and still feel like you are wearing mine!" One more noteworthy gift was an awesome poem book that our brother Matt (age 13) made at school. Here are two poems that he wrote about us. Recipe of Being a Good Brother By The Matt 1 Cup of Sports 3 Cups of Laughter 1/100 tsp. of beating up your little bro 2 Cups of Caring 5 Cups of Fun 2 TBsp of Vi...

1. We got to visit Grandma and Grandpa Robertson and aunt&uncle Tina and Dave a couple weeks ago. We were able to catch a dinner with them before they went on their cruiz that left from Long Beach. We visited, ate, and visited. Grandpa was a hoot! It was great to see him looking so good and making lots of jokes with us. I really admire Grandma for all the patience and love that she has for Grandpa. They are so lucky to have each other! And we felt very lucky to be with them. 2. I had my first formal teaching observation on Tuesday. I wasn't nervous about actually teaching, it was just getting the lesson together perfectly that was the stressful part. The lesson turned out really well, and my boss gave me awesome ratings. But the best part was that while I was teaching, the kids made all the discoveries that I wanted them to--on their own! It was very exciting for me. 3. I organized the first school-wide Sing-In this past week. Every grade sang a winter song and the teachers san...

Mom was right. I have grown into a huge couch potato. Everyday when I get home from work, whether it's 6:30pm or 11:30pm, it's the same ritual. I drop my purse next to the door and drape my jacket over the kitchen chair. My shoes get flung into the general direction of the hallway--because it would take too much time to walk the 5 steps to put them in the hallway closet. Then with great anticipation, I plop onto the ever sinking well of cushions on the right side of our couch and begin watching a saga of all my favorite TV shows. When we bought Tivo, we gave into the illusion that it would save us time watching TV. True, we don't waste time browsing through channels or sitting through commercials, but we still spend plenty of time watching the boob tube. With our flashy fast forward button, we can cram in 2 episodes of Seinfeld, 1 episode of the Office, 2 episodes of Spice up my Kitchen and all of ESPN's top plays in just one hour! Which of course means that we can spen...