One too many Christmas Parties and One too many Night shifts

This past week has been a busy one for me. Last Sunday was the International Women's Association's Christmas Bazaar. Here are a few shots from it.





And if I hadn't been busy enough, I had to work 2 night at Casa Agar and then had many Christmas parties this past weekend.


In the past 4 days I have been to about 6 parties and well I am all party out. Here are a few pictures of some of the parties that have gone on!

Foster Kids and Kinder parties.

Staff Christmas Party- Yes I am grilling in the snow and no I am never going to do this again.

Resident Christmas Party and going away party for one of our staff. Basically hanging out with the babies.

And since I have also been covering some night shifts at Casa Agar, I wanted to show some of the fun that we have been having there. The girls love it when I work cause they can get away with more and well cause I am always doing something crazy with the kids.

Well this has been my week in pictures, actually this was just the best parts. I am now looking forward to getting some rest and a little family time. I get to go see my brother and his girls for Christmas and the nice bonus is my mom is also flying in.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Christmas Bazaar

Well you are looking at my very first piece of art that I have ever bought. It is called Romanian Kitchen and it was painted by my new friend Cynthia. Fun story-- I came all the way to Romania to buy a painting painted by a Texan living in Romania. I fell in love with this picture right when I saw it. You can taste the tomatoes just by looking at it. So I had to have it. But the problem was it was one of the items that the American table was auctioning off. I started off with the first bid and well about 3 or 5 more bids came in and well I wanted it so I put the last bid in. And now it is mine!!!! It will go in the new house next year! I can't wait!!

We did pretty good at the bazaar for the International Women Association. Not sure what the final count is for the American or all but we were constantly busy at the American table. And in the end, we had the best deals, I couldn't get the people to leave when it was over cause they wanted to keep buying. But they finally did and I was able to turn the money in, without counting it. I should get a total tomorrow.

I am so glad that the bazaar is over, I have never been so tired and sore in my life!! And to make it worse, today, one day later, I am working 2 shifts at Casa Agar. The Morning and night shift. So this morning has been busy.... got to the house and for about 2 1/2 hours I put together the new bunk beds. And now the moms are making jewelry around in the living room and the babies are talking amongst themselves.

I can't believe in a week I will be at my brother's with him, his girls, and my mom! I am so ready for a little break.