We have a pretty good day ahead of us. Lizze has to get a filling fixed this morning and then all the kids are going to her parents for a little while to bake cookies. It's become sort of a tradition now. Lizze and I will reevaluate where we stand in regards to our part of Christmas while the kids are incognito. After that, there's nothing on the agenda. I'm feeling hopeful about today. ☺

I had a really tough conversation with the boys yesterday. Gavin wasn't a part of it because he was on a mission in another galaxy when this went down. That's not sarcasm either. Gavin's Schizophrenic and truly believes he goes on missions. Anyway, Elliott and Emmett had been fighting because that's just what they do anymore. While I was talking to them and trying to help resolve their current disagreement, Emmett opened up about some things bothering him. Neither of the boys ever really open up like this unless they're really upset and it just sorta slips out. They've always been that way and I don't know why.. Anyway, Emmett kinda laid into me about why we can't move to a better house. He listed a few things that were…