Christmas!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Yes, I know, I'm a bit late but just deal. I hope everyone had a wonderful, relaxing Christmas filled with Jesus' joy and peace. I know I did.
Even though the economy is in a state of recession, God still blessed my parents so we kids could get everything we asked for on our lists. I didn't ask for much: a few CDs, movies, a new Bible, a leather-bound planner (very business like haha) and a recorder for interviews since, yes, I am quickly becoming a bonafide journalist with God's help. I got everything I asked for and then some, including a calendar of Michael Phelps. My mom thought she could 'rekindle' the 'love' I once had for him by buying me the calendar. I cracked up.
The recorder I got is a Sony and OMG it's so tiny I can easily slip it into my pocket and the recorder has voice recognition so it'll turn on and start recording so I don't have to press buttons. Now, I know what you're thinking. Is this legal? YES! As long as one person knows the interview is being recorded (that would be me) then it's perfectly legal. The only way it isn't legal is if you're interviewing two people at a time. You have to notify at least one person that the interview is going to be recorded and then you can procede.
And now, I will procede lol
My new Bible is GORGEOUS! It has a purple leather cover with engraved flowers on the covers. The pages are silver lined and it's skinny enough so I don't have a bulky Bible when I travel. I can easily slip it into my carry-on and voila! Easy travel. My planner is beautiful too. Instead of leather, my mom found this pretty fabric bound planner. It's still very businessy but has a touch of prettiness with flower stenciled pages. I'm so excited to start using it.
As for the boys' big items...
Adam got a camcorder
Austin got a hunting bow &
Alan got a 19 inch tv for his room.
I think we all did pretty well with stores' sales prices 8% lower than last year. God has been so good to us. He always makes a way for us to enjoy Christmas by giving each other the new have-to-have gift! God is so good.

Jill's about to come over so I will blog probably tomorrow. I think we're going phone shopping tomorrow so hopefully I'll have a new texting device haha

MERRY CHRISTMAS!