Well it has really been forever since I have written anything.  We are all moved in and are enjoying the new house. It is amazing how easy it is to get used to a new place. We lived in our other house for 8 years and I really don't miss it at all.  I thought I would, but I don't.
   We have been decorating and shopping for Christmas. Steve attempted Christmas lights outside, but got pissed because only half of them worked. (he found this out after getting them up) Don't ask me why he didn't check before. He does have a PHD you know...hee hee.
    Jackson has been a bit of a pain. We took him to see Treasure planet last night. He was so good during the whole movie. Then when we got ready to leave he decided he wanted to play tug-of-war with his shirt. We were trying to leave so we could go out for dinner. He wouldn't give us the shirt, he wouldn't put his coat on. Threw a great big fit and when we decided we weren't going to go to the restaurant he screamed the whole way home "I want chinese food".  After we got home he calmed down.  Then I told him it was time to get ready for bed. He always makes bedtime a little difficult. He tries to drag it out as long as he can. I told him if he did this, he was not getting a bed time story. Well guess what, he didn't get a bed time story and he cried in bed for at least 30 minutes for a story. Anyway by the end of the night Steve and I were both at the end of our ropes. Jackson is really a very good kid and I think that is what makes his occasional fits so hard to take. He is stubborn, just like me and Steve.
   Boy parenting is hard. Does anyone ever know what they are doing? I mean  it seems like the plans Steve and I had about how we were going to be as parents and what we wanted to teach Jackson have really fallen away.  I feel like Jackson pretty much runs the show and I am a little tired of it. I don't want him to turn out to be a spoiled brat. 
    I also removed the presents from the Christmas tree that I had put out for him. I told him that he was going to have to earn them back. Do you think that he is too young for this? He will be 4  at the end of January.

Well I hope that everyone is having a good holiday season so far.
Take Care