Last night at dinner, J-A put a mostly uneaten sandwich on her tray, pointed to her empty plate, and said, "Look, Mommy. I cleaned my plate."
After church, Calvin was driving, and he makes me very nervous. Cuts too close behind other cars and changes lanes really fast...you know...testosterone directed driving. Anyway, he got annoyed with a car who sat too long after the light turned green, and I told him to calm down. J-A pipes up from the back seat, "Calm down, Daddy."
She loves the Christmas tree. She has such a hard time not touching it. She keeps telling me, "Mommy it's so pretty."
So, potty training is not going all that great. She only goes when she wants some chocolate. So, I've kind of laid off. I still ask her frequently if she wants to go, but at the moment she's tired of going on the potty and wants to wear her diaper. She's not really ready. Bummer. Looks like I'll be changing 2 sets of diapers in a few weeks.
Speaking of which....Sydney is due in just 9 1/2 weeks! Hopefully she'll be here a little sooner. My ribs are suffering, and I'm about ready to start wearing only pants all the time to cover up these legs. Between the swelling, fat and vericose veins, they're getting scary.
Thanksgiving was really nice. We spent the day with 2 other couples whose families live elsewhere. We had way too much food, but enjoyed our day together. The kids were fantastic all day. I hope your Thanksgiving Day was pleasant too.
We've decided to make Christmas pretty minimal this year and in the future. Since J-A's birthday is in Nov. & Sydney's b-day will be in late Jan. or early Feb., we're going to let their birthdays be the bigger deal, and Christmas less of a present-getting thing. So, I'm off the hook for a bunch of shopping...YAY! I love to buy presents, but really can't afford it right now, and probably not for the next few years either as we will have 2 kids and are, as always, trying to get out of debt.
So, that's it for me right now. I've got a lot going on in the next few weeks as do all of you, I'm sure. So, I may not post again for awhile. Have a Merry Christmas!
After church, Calvin was driving, and he makes me very nervous. Cuts too close behind other cars and changes lanes really fast...you know...testosterone directed driving. Anyway, he got annoyed with a car who sat too long after the light turned green, and I told him to calm down. J-A pipes up from the back seat, "Calm down, Daddy."
She loves the Christmas tree. She has such a hard time not touching it. She keeps telling me, "Mommy it's so pretty."
So, potty training is not going all that great. She only goes when she wants some chocolate. So, I've kind of laid off. I still ask her frequently if she wants to go, but at the moment she's tired of going on the potty and wants to wear her diaper. She's not really ready. Bummer. Looks like I'll be changing 2 sets of diapers in a few weeks.
Speaking of which....Sydney is due in just 9 1/2 weeks! Hopefully she'll be here a little sooner. My ribs are suffering, and I'm about ready to start wearing only pants all the time to cover up these legs. Between the swelling, fat and vericose veins, they're getting scary.
Thanksgiving was really nice. We spent the day with 2 other couples whose families live elsewhere. We had way too much food, but enjoyed our day together. The kids were fantastic all day. I hope your Thanksgiving Day was pleasant too.
We've decided to make Christmas pretty minimal this year and in the future. Since J-A's birthday is in Nov. & Sydney's b-day will be in late Jan. or early Feb., we're going to let their birthdays be the bigger deal, and Christmas less of a present-getting thing. So, I'm off the hook for a bunch of shopping...YAY! I love to buy presents, but really can't afford it right now, and probably not for the next few years either as we will have 2 kids and are, as always, trying to get out of debt.
So, that's it for me right now. I've got a lot going on in the next few weeks as do all of you, I'm sure. So, I may not post again for awhile. Have a Merry Christmas!
