Tommie and Lynn Farrell family kind of Christmas

Sang to the tune of “Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, written by TW Farrell Christmas 2018

Farrell kind of Christmas 

-Have yourself a Farrell kind of Christmas

Let your mouths be full

From now on our stomachs will begin to bulge

-Eat some fudge and crackers made by Papa

Sugar cookies by Tommie

Save some room for Chris's smoked and fried turkey!

And have yourself a Farrell kind of Christmas time

-There's always room for a Farrell kind of Christmas

Take another bite

Chicken will be cooked in many different ways

Chicken dumplings made by Jake our brother

Chicken noodles by Blake

Mom can do her famous Chinese chicken take out!

So have yourself a Farrell kind of Christmas time

-Jenny bakes some cookies, chocolate chip cookies so warm

Goes well with her favorite dish, super fancy dish, Fish sticks

-Have yourself a Farrell kind of Christmas

Grammy will make Gumbo

Chris will grill and Megan will make some cake pops.

-Papa will cook you your very own special pancake

Oatmeal cookies from Sarah

Snacks and treats will keep coming from everywhere!

So have yourself a Farrell kind of Christmas time

-Have yourself a Farrell kind of Christmas

Christmas calories don't count

Hickory Farms is part of a heart healthy diet

-It's not like we eat like this all the time

Just when family is nearby

-The fat is there to help keep you warm

Eat pecan pralines One more

-Have yourself a Farrell kind of Christmas

Food makes Christmas bright

Just be careful when approaching any bathroom door!

And have yourself a Farrell kind of Christmas time

Christmas break has come to and we are back in full swing here in the Farrell household. School has started back for the kids and classes are in session for Jake and I as well.  There are times that I feel that I am sacrificing time that I should be spending with my kids when I am doing some of my school work, but hope one day they will look back and see that their dad and I persevered through challenging times and tried to become better. I worry that I am not failing my sweet babies with time but with staying on my game with homework, especially Christopher. He is pulled for speech daily and we know this would require more effort on our part at home, but I feel that I could do better at keeping up with his work and checking his folder. Certainly, there are times that all parents feel of their inadequacies and probably create inadequacies that even do not exist. 

2019...it's going to be a good year

2019 is going to be a good year for our little crew here in Tennessee.  New Year's Eve, the girls and I made it home just in time to ring in the new year as a family.  We toasted in 2019 and then played a game of "Ticket to Ride".  Playing games with my family gives me great joy and I want it to last forever.  New Year's Day, we just hung out together and prepared to leave for Texas on the 3rd for Gerald Farrell's sealing on Saturday, the 5th.  Ginny drove almost five hours of the trip down for practice and that evening we joined Jake's parents, Sarah and David, and Megan and Blake for dinner at Cracker Barrel.  Friday, Lynn and Tommie celebrated 49 years of marital bliss and the whole family (all their children, their spouses, and many of the grandchildren down for the sealing) enjoyed dinner out celebrating them.  What an example of love, they are to us all.  I think my most favorite part of the trip was dancing at the open house Saturday evening with Jake and watching him dance with his daughters, sisters, and mother.  I also loved that Christopher cut in once when Jake and I were dancing to dance with me.  After the dance, he bowed and said "thank you madam".  He is a keeper.

Christopher and his mom

Chris and Jacob Farrell

Jacob and Renee' Farrell family

Top: Sarah Fullmer, Lynn Farrell, Megan Davis, Jenny Langford      Bottom: Lynn Farrell with some of her grand-daughters.

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Will, Ginny, Aubree, and Christopher

Dancing at the Open House: Top Right- Jake and kids, Top Left- Ginny, Megan Davis, and Karen Farrell, Middle photos- Aubree, Oscar, and Nathan Farrell, Bottom Photo- Jake Farrell, Sarah Fullmer, and Tommie (TW) Farrell

Aubree and Papa Farrell