After a night of insomnia and fitful sleep I was not eager to get out of bed this morning.  When I finally got up I had time for a quick shower before we took the girls to the local theater for a free movie and their annual Santa pictures.  Movie popcorn and diet pepsi for breakfast - yum.  It may have been an animated movie with a theater full of ( Read more... )

On Saturday we went to the city and the girls had their pictures done with Santa.  We did a bit of shopping too ( Read more... )

While we were in the city yesterday, Jack and I took the girls to see Santa.  Seeing how big the girls looked forced me to count the years.


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* After checking Sears, Toys R Us, and 4 Walmarts, I finally found a toy that I was looking for.  And I've decided that I detest shopping at Christmas time.  I really want to take a holiday to somewhere warm at Christmas next year and escape the over abundance of food and STUFF that comes at Christmas time.  Maybe we'll bring some shortbread ( Read more... )

I sat down with Charlotte to write her letter to Santa this morning and this was our conversation:

Me: So, what do you want to ask Santa for this year?

Charlotte: The same thing as what you had on your computer.

Me: Oh? What thing?

Charlotte: Remember, the guy who can easily get his clothes off?

Sounds interesting, eh?

The explanation: We had been  ( Read more... )

* I wrapped the last of the Christmas presents, or so I thought.  Another parcel came in the mail today and I'll wrap it tomorrow.  My mom shipped her gifts for the girls, here, so I've been wrapping her gifts as well.

* I finished my paper on Ethics in Midwifery.  I'm behind in my Research class but I want to put it aside for a while and finish a ( Read more... )

But, I don't feel like doing any of them.  Pack? Finish washing floors?  Make supper? Fold more laundry?

Nah.  This is more fun.

( Photo fun this way )

....all I want for Christmas is for Charlotte to sleep for six hours.  In her own bed. Every night.

Charlotte would like her two front (bottom) teeth.
Kim would like a dishwasher so that she could retire.
Julia would like to have me all to herself for an hour.
Ditto for Jack.

Kthnx.

:-)  Jack did some solo Christmas shopping for meeeeeee

:-)  Jack took Julia for lunch and a movie while I attended my midwifery meeting

:-)  I scored perfect gifts for Julia and Kim

:-)  We found an awesome Santa at the mall and only had to wait behind one person to see him!

:-)  Julia sat on Santa's knee and told him what she wanted (already tucked ( Read more... )