CLAYSON FAMILY

So, my baby is 13......boy, that really means that Ed is old...hehe. I say Ed, because I know I am still a young happenin' chick! My kids roll their eyes when I say that, but I do remind them often. But yeah, my youngest has officially entered the ranks of "teenager" (though if I must be honest, he has been driving me crazy for at least a year now....). To make matters even worse, I became the mother of a 20 year old a few weeks ago! Ouch....If my mom were still here, I would really give her a hard time about that! How old she is getting, I mean....not me. Never me. Anyway, not too much going on around here this week. A few weeks ago, I had Sarandon and Dantley for 4 days, to give Heather a much needed rest. We had so much fun. I had 2 little girls in my big bed with me every night....sorry Ed, no room at the inn. Dantley would wake up in the morning with the biggest smile and say Hi Joey.....hi sissy! In fact, Dantley would tell me hi several times throughout the day, but the funniest part was, she always acted genuinely surprised to see me. We had lots of fun playing with the dollhouse, and kitchen set...and watching movies, and going to McDonald's. We all had fun, but I think mostly Heather.










A few days after I took the girls home, we went to Ed's parents for Thanksgiving. This is always an adventure. I can't remember a time that we haven't gone to grandma's and not laughed our heads off at something. This time was no different. Troy was with us, because Ed's mom adopted him as family after mom passed away. Thanksgiving was fun, but the really exciting part of the week was that saturday.......Go Cougs! Sorry all you who might be Ute fans, but whatever. I am sure you have all stopped pouting by now. Hmmm....what was that score again? 17-10? Yep, that would be it.... way fun game. The whole family was there, (except for Tyson, who was calling a radio station in Houston getting updates on the score every few minutes...I am sure that is ok....following mission guidelines and all..... ;). We had a blast. We are all going down to Vegas right before Christmas to watch our Cougs in the Vegas Bowl. Watch out UCLA. The little
guy with the dreadlocks is my nephew, Payton.









Anyway, I can't believe how fast Christmas is approaching. I was very proud to have all 3 of my Christmas trees up and decorated before December 1st. Ed likes to complain about storing 3 trees and all the trimmings, but that's what we built the attic for, right? It's not like he has to help or anything.....because he doesn't. He is not allowed. I am a little bit picky when it comes to my trees. I get this from my mother. Her christmas tree legacy lives on. All the trees are on the main floor of the house. One in the formal living room (this baby is 12 feet tall), one in the main family room, and one in the kitchen. Yep, I said the kitchen. I tell Ed he is lucky I haven't put one downstairs in that family room. I also have smaller trees throughout the house...on the mantel, up on the plant shelf in the entry way, and a few 4 foot trees that are grouped with two of the full size trees. Technically, there are 12 trees, all lit up and decorated. I love it. If I keep it up, we will need to build a bigger house.
Anyway, hope all is well with everyone. I will post Ty's new emails in the next few days. He has been transferred, finally! Joey