Christmas Break

Well, we are all moved in to our new place. We feel like we have been working non-stop trying to make this our new home, and with Christmas in two days, it is definitely starting to feel like that. After today, we are taking a break from working until after Christmas.

 So, here is a glimpse into our Christmas Break so far…

To end my semester in 7th grade math, we had many visits from Fabio, our Elf on the Shelf. Here are a few of our favorite Fab-moments. On the last day of class, he brought us a present--a math clock. What a sweetheart! He will be missed. Until next year, Fabio!

Matt has been wanting to try hot yoga for a while, so I agreed to join him even though everything I had ever heard about hot yoga was "miserable, horrible, etc." I mustered the energy and decided to try to be a good wife and go with him. It was actually a very good workout. Other than both of us pretty much sweating out our body weight, we kind of enjoyed it. With all the moving, we needed a little relaxation time. We also gave a couple of pieces of our furniture a makeover. One of the pieces has been sitting in our storage unit for about a year and a half, and the other was hidden in our bedroom. Neither completely went with our decor, so now they both are looking much more like our style. I will post about the makeover later, but for now, here's a summary in photo-form…

"And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said until them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For until you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." Luke 2:9-14

Merry Christmas to you and yours! 

Love,

The Bormanns

Holiday Happenings

Saturday is the day we move! We have been non-stop packing for the last couple of weeks, and we cannot wait to finally be moving this weekend. I had no idea how much stuff could fit into a one-bedroom apartment. Even with all of the packing, we had a wonderful weekend. The closer we get to Christmas, the better these weekends are getting! They are so busy, but oh so fun! Saturday, we had a marathon day of packing boxes and organizing furniture into one room to make it easier on moving day. Here is what our apartment currently looks like... We like to call it "an organized mess..."

Right in the middle of all of the packing and work, we look over and realize that our little helper was of very little help... what a stinker!

In other news, my classroom got an Elf on the Shelf last week.  My kids named him Fabio Phillipe Mathematic and call him Fabio. He has been very busy this week finding new places to hide around the room. The kids get a big kick out of it! Here are a few of his hiding places so far...

This past weekend, we had four Christmas parties in two days. It was awesome. Christmas is my favorite season. I made Christmas Funfetti Truffles for one of the parties. They were delicious. I ate too many. They are way too easy and yummy not to make for yourself! See the recipe below.

[Eggless] Christmas Funfetti Cake Balls
Ingredients
- 1 cup white cake mix
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons red and green sprinkles,
     plus extra for decorating
- 1½ cups almond bark
Preparation
- In a large bowl, whisk together the cake mix,  
  flour, and sugar.
- Add in the melted butter, vanilla, milk, and
  sprinkles.
- Using a cookie scoop, create even-sized balls,
  and place on cookie sheet lined with wax paper.
- Refrigerate (or freeze if you're in a hurry) cake
  balls for about 30 minutes to harden the mixture.
- After 30 minutes, melt the almond bark according to package.
- Using a fork, dip each cake ball into the melted almond bark.
- When completely submersed, take it out and place on wax paper.
- Decorate with sprinkles, as desired.


To wrap up a great weekend, I addressed Christmas cards... that still have yet to be sent. I was so on top of sending them last year, but I am totally being a slacker this year. And once again, my little helper was of even less help... again.

Can't wait to send out all these bad boys. Man, I love this time of year :)