it is christmas time
winter has arrived with gusto. it has been a pretty mild fall, but this week we got a an inch or two of snow and the temperature is going to drop to 8 degrees tonight. with a high of 17 tomorrow. i have my usual thursday errands to run; however, i want to stay wrapped up on my house, but if i can’t brave it now it is going to be a looooong winter. so i’ll just bundle liam and i up and head to trader joes as long as the roads aren’t a sheet of ice.
happy birthday christopher. on your birthday last year i was in the big ATL. i also was 9 weeks preggers. and it was cold in atlanta. i’m still annoyed.
trader joes has the best maple creme sandwich cookies shaped like maple leaves. so good. sooooooo good.
i finally figured out that our membership to the aquarium does allow us to take a guest in place of the spouse. so i think i’ll finally get some use out of the membership. too bad it is not close. plus it is hard to fit 4 cars seats into the acrua. though e has a minivan(!) so that will be easy with her.
(um, how did i get to the point where not only do I have two children, but my two closest friends (okay. let’s face it. my only friends that are not related to me) in chicago each have two children. this is only weird to me because only ONE (ONE!) close friend from college/high school has ONE child. GET IT TOGETHER PEOPLE. not that you would be joining me at the aquarium, but at least i would not feel so weird having two children and all. of course. if you aren’t having children ignore me. also. good move for the sleep department.))
also. i have no idea how people are home with their 2+ children all day in the winter here when the park is not an option (it has been snowing for like 3 days here). a huge piece of my sanity is attributed to the fact that A goes to ben’s parents on tuesday and thursday. it enables me to get errands and stuff done. also. have a moment to myself as the concurrent naps times don’t always work.
i love having a two-year old. tuesday morning i was sitting on the couch with liam and the dog. ben and A were leaving. ben came and kissed me goodbye saying “goodbye babe”. A then went to the dog and kissed her and said “goodbye babe” while giving her a sweet pat. it was hilarious. A also sings whole chorus now. i.e., jingle bells or row row row your boat. they are hard to understand, but you get the gist.
this year i adopted a salvation army angel. a 6 year old boy in hot springs. yes. i figured i was going to have to mail it either way, so i decided to pick a kids in hot springs. i mailed the clothes i got at the carter’s store today and sent the toys/dvd via amazon. i had a lot of fun shopping for it. i figured that my children are very very blessed that i can pass some of that blessing on by buying stuff for a needy kid.
also. it did not help my addiction to amazon. seriously. people. i have a problem. though being able to order dog ear cleaner and not having to leave the house is awesome.
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