Tuesday, December 07, 2004

The girls and I had a wonderful day... Jordin was in the bed with me EARLY this morning... Sarah Beth (must lie in her bed and worry for two hours before it's time to wake up about whether or not she WILL wake up with the alarm clock...) woke us all up on time (she loves that...) and we had oatmeal and bacon for breakfast... Everyone got to school on time too. I am really getting good at the mommy thing....

This afternoon SB and I dropped off Jordin at dance - and went to her favorite place to shop - the Dollar Tree. I gave her two dollars - and she was in heaven. After a good hour of debating over which treasures she wanted - she chose some ridiculous jumping beans and a stuffed puppy. Of course, she wanted to spend her money buying a small angel for the tree - but, I told her that I thought Mimi's angel would be perfect... (it's like a little Christmas book - SB and her desire to share her wealth with everyone but herself)... We headed home for homework ("sums") and I cleaned out my car. The revelation here is, for the past year and a half of working 60 hours a week - my life has been RATHER disorganized... so, a clean car is a miracle.

We went back to pick up Jordin at dance and watched the girls reherse their number for the Festival of Trees this weekend... oh my goodness - adorable costumes - they look like little peppermints - and, then we had to run to Wal Mart (oh the insanity) to get a baby gift and SB new tennis shoes. SB volunteered her birthday gift card to pay for her tennis shoes - so I let her pick the kind she wanted. Jordin and I picked out the baby gift (look for pictures tomorrow) - we always "make" the gift - so, we chose some pieces and then came home. By this time, despite an early supper, they were starving - so, each had a PB&J and then found their own thing to do... for SB, this means my lap... and for Jordin - well, an hour later I found her in full dress up gear, complete with makeup.... It was a wonderful day.


1 comment:

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