I was so excited to share our Christmas miracle with y’all. Oh, I couldn’t wait to show you pictures and tell you about Bubba’s AWSOME Christmas present. Well, nope it did not happen. You see, after six months of waiting, fighting, and one problem after the next we were told that Bubba’s wheelchair was in and they set an appointment with us for 1pm today to bring it to him. I could not believe it….. We have been given several dead lines of when they thought it might be in BUT here we were with a REAL appointment and time. Well, twenty minutes before our scheduled appointment the man called “Mrs. Presley I am sorry but we have a problem with your son’s wheelchair I will not be able to deliver it to you today.” I instantly burst into tears and responded with “WHAT????? Are you kidding….” Then I asked one question after another. The guy was not very nice and left me even more emotional. Later in the day I got the “boss” on the phone to find out what in the world is going on. I guess they should not have made the appointment to begin with because they had not assembled the chair yet. When the did assemble it the frame of the chair was flawed. Now, we will wait for a new frame…… two weeks {I have heard that one before }.
I was so upset…… really just completely disappointed. I so badly wanted this for him and how perfect would it have been to get it for Christmas. So, I cried a minute then I sucked it up and realized that this attitude would not do much for the CHRISTmas spirit in our home. So, we will wait…. With a smile on our faces.
Onto some fun things and yes, a miracle of sorts.
This morning Regan and I hosted our annual Kid's
CHRISTmas PAAARTAY
We managed to fit a TON of kids into our tiny cozy home. :)
{I guess that is a miracle of sorts right..... no not good enough}
All of the Mommys that came.
Thank goodness for the one lonely Daddy...
Who else would have taken the picture?? wink!
The kids made ornaments and necklaces.......
decorated Christmas Cookies......
looked oh so cute in their Christmas outfits.......
had a gift exchange with each other....
{don't worry we had a boy pile and a girl one....
no boys went home with crowns! wink!}
they played with toys.....
{Ok, I LOVE this picture. Bubba LOVES men
and did not want him to leave his side}
they played pin the nose on Rudolph.........
and FINALLY our Christmas miracle..........
SNOW in Southern California!!!!!!
The kids LOVED it!!!!
Well, almsot everyone loved it... wink!
Each of the kids took
home a bag of snow .......
and filled up bags with candy :)
{what was left over from Santa's Sweet Shack after
they decorated their cookies}
Then they all went home.... tired, on a sugar high, and ready for lunch!
THE END
5 comments:
Your house isn't tiny. It's JUST BIG ENOUGH! Although not quite as big as your heart. What a lovely party!! So many special parts to it! Snow!!
I was really sorry for the bad news about the wheelchair, but I love how you go ahead and allow yourself to acknowledge your disappointment over something, and then you work it through and end up with your usual appreciation and gratitude for the two miracles you DID get, the real ones in your life. The chair will come, and it will be grand, and we'll all be excited to see pictures of it, and you'll soon forget that you had to wait, totally frustrated, for it. It would have been so perfect to have it for Christmas, but I know your Christmas will be a great one if you're all together and everyone just stays healthy. The smiles on your kids' faces are a gift you are so kind to share with us. Blessings to all of you!
We had a blast! Thank you so much for having us. I can't believe how much we did in such a short amount of time. It was fabulous and so are you!
Oh girlie! I am so bummed for you and Bubba. The bright spot? I am sure glad they didn't send you home with one that wasn't correct and could have injured your sweet boy. I'm praying that you get the exact one that you are supposed to have, and that God provides it at the perfect time (soon! :)
Much love and Merriest Christmas as you celebrate the one who loved us enough to send us His very own son.
Thanks Julie and Regan!! It's always a fab time with you girls!!
Thanks, Julie for a fabulous time! The girls had a great time...as you could see from the smiles on their faces.
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