The girls spent the last two nights at MaDear’s in an extended sleepover. They will be back soon, but R and I made a major dent in the to-do list:
trip to CostCo and Target to buy the stuff we need for the hospital, etc.
bought a new freezer for the basement, put stuff in it
rearranged unfinished part of basement
watched The Two Towers
went out to dinner
totally cleaned out and rearranged family room, rotating the girls’ toys from upstairs storage to downstairs
stored baby toys in BB’s closet until he’s old enough to use them
slept in two mornings in a row
haircut
article for Denominational Magazine
leaves
one or two loose ends for the church
Not bad!
BTW, Thanksgiving was rather uneventful. Dinner was pretty good, although we unwrapped the turkey that had been given to us and found it had been woefully undercooked. We have no idea whether that was accidental or intentional—google “par-cook turkey” and you come up with various hand-wringing and dire warnings. R finished roasting it to 180 degrees but wasn’t willing to feed it to two children and a pregnant woman, so it is sitting in our fridge as we contemplate turkey soup at a good rolling boil.
We bought a rotisserie chicken instead, and the sides were good, so all’s well that ends well.
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That’s an awful lot of work!
perhaps the undercooked turkey in the oven was symbolic of BB still being in the oven…..
is that being warped??
I’m so glad you had time to do the things that maybe will make life less stressful when BB arrives. Wow, I can’t believe that time is almost here! I can’t wait to meet him.
The girls were great except for a little stressful time this morning when their “no’s!” coincided and I had maxed out on patience. It reminded me of the time when I had the same kind of experience with my FL grandkids. Not fun for any of us, but then, a learning experience nonetheless.
My highlights from the last two days with them:
-C, upon hearing a particular Christmas song, saying “I love God and Jesus”
-M, while her sister rode in the double stroller the almost 5 blocks to the Metro, pulling the pink wheeled suitcase and having numerous people smile and comment on her efforts
-2 nights, although late to bed, without any middle-of-the-night “incidences” with M
-C’s “big girl” help last night on the walk home from Whole Foods when M wanted to sit in the middle of Rhode Island and 15th
-Both of their direction on where and how to place the Christmas lights and the fun they had in decorating my teensy, weensy Christmas tree
-Their gentleness with Dharma and Dalai and their kisses to both, especially Dharma when I was holding her and showing them how much she loves laps…they really wanted to hear purring
-The respect they had for my neighbors and multi-family dwelling, as they used their “inside” voices and even when times were “emotional” this morning, they cried a little quieter
-Turning down the Pepperidge Farm cookies I served them…what’s up with that? They were just butter cookies with chocolate in the middle? Oh well, their loss…my gain
-Loving the Reese’s Peanut Butter cups I served them!
-M’s “help me, Da Da”
Life is good!
Couldn’t resist uploading the photo of the little traveler! (at least for a while)
I just absolutely love her spirit! And C’s quiet, assuredness that is resolute and gives M the courage to charge ahead, knowing C’s always there for her. I see Jill and Sherry in the two of them.
leaves?
Raking/blowing them into the woodsy part of our yard. And I need to cross that off too.
‘Course, there’s a bunch of new stuff to add…
well, that makes sense (both the raking/blowing and the bunny-like proliferation of to-do list).
Oh, that picture! Too cute!
The picture is wonderful!!! CUTE
Don’t blame ya’ for holding off on the turkey. Can’t be too safe with the foul these days.
Heh-we ended up having ham for Thanksgiving. Long story…indeed, “all’s well the ends well.”