Sorry for the interruption but I was out of town for most of the holiday (we left the 26th for Chicago, but thats a whole post on its own!). I did however, want to brag about some of the Christmas Gifts that blessed our house this season though.

Amy’s big gift this year is to have the Master Bath and Bedroom repainted. When we bought the house from her parents, we inherited the DEEP red color of the bath and bed room. Its a dark red (think maroon) that is hard to match colors with. Now we’re going for a lighter, beachier look and are painting them Beachnut (its a lowes color). The master bath is done (Amy found some Votive candle holders at a store in Nashville), next on to the bedroom!

Grace had a very Hannah Montanna Christmas. She got a Hannah Montanna Guitar Game (like Guitar Hero) that plugs in to the tv, a Hannah Costume, and doll. Its pretty cool and she likes pretending to be a rockstar. Maybe someday. I like playing her game (since I haven’t bought Guitar HEro World Tour yet) and she’s getting better at it.

Mose got a Trampoline. One of her favorite things to do is jump. We’d wake on Saturday mornings to the heavy thud of emma jumping up and down in our door way. Now she can do it all she wants and it doesn’t make the house shake. Its pretty cool and Grace and Emma take turns on it. Amy wanted to try it out, but its for people under 80 pounds (and neither of us meet that requirement!

The girls also got some tinkertoys, and some other little odds and ends that they like to play with, but the coolest by far is my Ultimate Wall-E Robot.

We saw the movie in the theaters and we’re big fans (mose loves him). We had seen the Ultimate Wall-e at the Disney Store but we weren’t going to get him because of the price tag. Needless to say, Santa found him on Sale and he was wrapped and under the tree for me on Christmas morning. He has fun dancing, chasing the dogs around and just exploring on his own. If you haven’t seen one yet, I’ll work on some video and see if I can get anything posted. Its pretty cool though and the way he can respond to voice commands or find his own way around the room is fairly smooth.

Was there one gift that you prized more than the others??

My grandparents both suffered from Alzheimer’s. It wasn’t a fun thing to watch. We’d take turns as a family staying at their house every night to make sure that Grandma was ok, and some times we’d wake to her standing in the hallway having conversations with people who weren’t there (or hadn’t been in decades). Other times, she’d remember who we were. It was like playing roulette every day as to who we would get to talk to.

Alzheimer’s is not a fun disease, and very likely, you know someone who has been affected by it directly. Chances are that 7 out of 10 of us will be affected by it some time in our life. Whether its ourselves or a loved one and while there is little you can do once someone you know is affected by it (outside of make sure they have the best possible care) there is something you can do today!

The Alzheimer’s Memory Walk is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research. Over 600 communities will participate in the walk this year, and you can help by being a team captain or walker for someone you know.

The walk is a 2 to 3 mile event that takes place once the cooler weather of Fall has settled in and is a good way to help spread awareness and raise funding for the the Alzheimer’s Association. It only takes a little time one weekend a year to help bring us closer to a cure.

Who would you walk for??