Today's Highlights

What a day. Here's some highlights:

-Jacob played in the toilet water. That's a new one. And I'm sure it's another first for weird things boys do.

-Got the Christmas stickers out for the message of the day. Some were the kind you color yourself. Girls loved it.

-I found a mysterious medium sized puddle underneath my washer and dryer. Uh, not sure what to do about that. Or how to clean it up.

-I overheard the kids playing "Mary and Joseph" today. I heard Audrey say, "Come on, Joseph, it's time to go!" Too cute.

-I didn't get a shower till 2pm today. I guess that's not totally unusual. Oh well.

-I braved the storm to go help set up the church for our ward party tomorrow. On the way home, we stopped by Sam's Club for some milk and to eat pizza. YOU TOTALLY NEED TO GO TO SAM'S THIS WEEKEND!!! They are doing some kind of holiday sampler party or something because there were a TON of taste tests! The plan was to get a couple of things, taste a few foods, and then get pretzels at the deli. We were so full when we were done that I didn't even need to feed my kids dinner! Woohoo! Free dinner!!!

-On the way home, I thought how exhausted I was and glad that I could finally go home. Wrong! I then remembered that I totally forgot to get a Sub For Santa present to bring to the Ward Party at 9am tomorrow. Oops, turn around and go to Target!

-I found fresh coconut at Target! I've been looking all over for it for a certain recipe and I finally found it!! Woohoo!!

-Surprisingly, the kids were so good at both stores! Well, maybe for Jacob, he was getting a bit cranky and wiggly towards the end, but that's to be expected for a one-year-old.

-On the way home, I was prepping the girls. It was bedtime and my first priority was to get Jacob in his bed. So I asked the girls if they could be super big helpers and put themselves to bed while I put him to bed and put groceries away, shoveled snow, etc. And then I promised to read to them if they waited patiently in bed. To my astonishment, five minutes after we got home and I was still wrestling Jacob, Audrey came down in her pajamas, with her teeth brushed, had gone potty and everything!!! WOW!!!

-When I went to shovel the driveway when we got home, I noticed that someone did it for me! What a wonderfully nice surprise!!

-The kids were so tired from all that shopping, that they went right out. (sigh) If only that could happen every night. :)

-I got to do the dishes tonight listening to a new CD in a dark house with only the kitchen light and the indoor Christmas lights on (that is my FAVORITE Christmas decoration- to have that rainbow glow on the walls. Maybe I'll have to take a picture so you know what I've got going on.)

-Jeromy just called and is almost home from his business trip. He was only gone one night, but that's one night too many. He's my best friend, my anti-anxiety medicine, my sounding board, my problem solver (hey hon, what we gonna do about the washer?), my go-to guy.... I miss him.
OOh, he just pulled up. Gotta go.