Day 1562. Sammy was up first, and Randy was up before my alarm went off at 7:15 am. Tammy was asleep to my left and Emmy to my right, and even when the alarm went off and I quickly cut it off, they continued sleeping. After a while Tammy woke up first, then Emmy, and soon they were all up and asking to open their advent calendars.

Day 1561. Thanks to the advent calendars, I don't get to stay in bed longer in the morning any more, but I have to get up and help them open then, then read the story from the story book calendar to them. After that, I made Sammy's snack box, while the kids had breakfast with Daddy. At 8:15 (or later) Randy leaves with Sammy to take him to kindergarten.

Day 1560. Sammy was up early, the other two slept a little longer. At 8 am we got up, when the alarm went off, and the kids were eager to open all their advent calendars. Just after 9 am we left the house together to catch the 9:20 train. It was just below freezing, but it had stopped snowing and the sun was coming out.