I'm sitting in my living room watching the blizzard outside. I was able to convince Hallie to stay home from preschool today by promising finger painting, a friend over, and baking! Looks like my day is going to get busier. At least I don't have to brave the weather! The girls are playing downstairs with a friend and Theo is sleeping. I love the peacefullness of a sleeping baby in my house.
Theo is a really great baby. He is still so content. He goes to sleep so easily. He loves his crib and his minky blanket. He still sleeps all swaddled up like a newborn. He will be 8 months in a couple weeks. It's been the fastest 8 months of my life! Theo still has a cold and I'm hoping it's gone soon. It's so sad to hear him cough :(
Raya is talking more and more and more and more.... She is such a comedian. Her personality is so hard to describe. She has big highs and small lows. She loves to giggle and is often lifting her shirt up to be tickled.
Hallie is growing like a weed. Her pants are turning into flood pants. I'm hoping to make it till the spring before having to buy her to much. We've been busy planning her "Almost Pajama Party" birthday party. She is having a few friends over and they are coming in their pajamas. We are going to have pancakes for supper, do a couple crafts, play a game, and eat cake!. I've already started her cake. I'm excited about it.
Chris is busy preparing for his trip to Uraguay. He's got alot of reading to do, immunizations to get, and some things to buy. Each person on the trip needs to take their own shoe box along and so I'm excited to get to be a part of that. I think it will be phenominal for Chris to be able to hand deliver a box that our family has put together!!!
I'm just as busy as ever. I'm trying to work extra hours to pay down some debt. I just can't wait until the line of credit is gone so we can pay back some family debt and work at being debt free, other than our mortgage. It weighs so heavy on me and stresses me out. I hate owing money to people. I had the flu earlier this week and thankfully Chris was able to stay home and help a bit. I go to Ladies Bible Study on Tuesday mornings and Craft Night on Wednesday nights after Awana. I still help lead Hallie's Awana class and she loves it that I'm there. Next year Hallie will move up but I'll stay with the Cubbies because Raya will be in that class next year. I also look after little Max on Thursday afternoons. He is so cute and I love that Theo has a little buddy to play with (ok, stare at) once a week.
I gave up Tim Hortons coffee from Monday-Friday during Lent. It's honestly a HUGE sacrifice for me. I don't have it every day but on average about 3 times/week and I really look forward to it. I was explaining to Hallie what Lent was and this was a part of our conversation:
me: "mom isn't going to go to Tim Hortons during the week"
hal: "you aren't going to have coffee every day?"
me: "no, only on the days that daddy stays home."
hal: "but mom, you have to have coffee every day...you are going to be so grouchy!"
OUCH! that hurt! pretty sad when your kid knows you're addicted!
Two weeks ago at breakfast time Hallie asked me if God was old.
I said "yes".
She said "like super duper old?".
"yup".
"hhmmm is he like 31?"
WHAT!!! 31 is NOT old...is it? I guess it's all a matter of perspective.
Well, I should probably start making lunch and preparing for finger painting (i hate finger painting, i hate painting...painting leads to mess, mess leads to clean up and clean up is a never ending job around here.)
no time to edit...theo is now crying. sorry if there are spelling/grammar/puntual errors.
