I put all the Disney World pictures on Facebook.  You can see them here:  http://www.facebook.com/ChristineSteendahl#!/album.php?aid=274267&id=798527170 

If you’re not a friend of mine on FB yet, you will have to request that first.   I’ll try to put a few favorites on here eventually, but LOTS are on FB.  (it is just so fast and easy that way!)

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- I will have some pictures to share soon (I hope, they are hanging out on Matt’s computer and need to be transferred) of our trip

- Minimizing Christmas Gifts and going on a trip was the BEST decision

- FL was wonderful, I totally understand why retirees enjoying going there for the winter…not too many places it is in the upper 70’s and 80’s and just PERFECT in Dec/Jan

- When we returned the 8 inches or so of snow we left was completely gone…. seems kind of blah with it being so cold and no snow on the ground

- We went out to dinner tonight, (thanks to gift cards from Christmas) and left the remaining $40 worth of certificates on our table!  YIKES  Thankfully they found them and are saving them for us

- My suburban got professionally detailed today – I was amazed how much stuff they put in a box for us – we thought we had cleaned it out pretty good beforehand!

- I am absolutely amazed and thankful that no one else got the flu after both Ryan and Annika had it in our car on the way home from FL – being in such a small space together, I thought for sure we would all have it

- 20 hours is a LONG time to be in a car

- I still haven’t caught up on sleep from our trip I don’t think

- It’s tax time – we’re hiring a new accountant – the old one made huge mistakes every year that we had to catch… I’m hoping this one will be better! (and he’s local – the other one was in Chicago, but supposedly “specialized in clergy tax..”  Yeah – not so much

- I am very thankful to have made the final payment to my business partner and now I am the sole owner of Menu Planning Central

- God has blessed us in so many ways this past year, I stand in awe and in complete gratefulness

- Annika is growing like crazy and starting to talk more and more each day – she’s also sharing her 2 year old personality (read stubbornness) quite well.  I’m trying to decide if I should get her hair trimmed or not – it is getting pretty long, but I don’t think Matt wants me to get it cut.

- When will this house ever be organized again!?!  I have lots of painting ideas in my head…

- Elias (our sponsored Compassion Child) is on our minds daily.  Even Annika says his name in our prayers.  We sent his family a $200 special gift the other day (which is over a year’s wage for them) to hopefully improve their lives.  I can’t wait to hear how Compassion helped them decide how to spend it.  (you can send a couple special gifts each year if you would like) 

- I can’t believe the mega-millions ticket was sold in my in-laws town and they didn’t win.  (he-he)

- I lost 29 pounds in 2010 and am hoping for about the same this year. 

- Our Christmas tree is still up… I think that might be a record for us… guess that is what happens when you are out of town the week after Christmas.

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