'tis the season

Yesterday I accomplished so much on my day off!


- Went and did my interview (went really well and I think I would LOVE to work there, but sounds like they are interviewing a lot of people.  They said they'd let me know by Thursday or Friday of this week).
- Went for a trip with Shea out to run errands/try to finish Christmas shopping.
- Stopped at Staples to get something printed for my sister's present.
- went to Joann's because they had 70% off clearance on all Christmas stuff (seriously, WHY buy things earlier??), and picked up a few last minute gifts.
- Went grocery shopping
- Put gas in the car
- Stopped at Wal-mart for a few more items.
- Came home and put Shea to bed for a nap.


Its amazing how much more that seems like when you have a child.  Having to get him in and out of the car every time you go into a store means you can't just run in somewhere real quick.  Shopping is always exhausting for me with him when I have to go to multiple stores.


During naptime, I baked 82 sugar cookies.  I'm having the jr. high girls over on Wednesday night for a cookie decorating party.  PHEW.  And I will still have some more cookies to bake on Christmas Eve for some relatives/parties.

I also put together some goodie bags for the girls.  Each one has a small container of shower gel with a kit-kat bar and a candy-cane tied to them.  

And I finished up some giftwrapping and put Shea's 2 year old photo's in some new frames.


I also finished this cutie!  

I finished crocheting it for Shea last night while watching a few episodes of Arrested Development.  He has been totally into penguins lately and rather than buy MORE gifts for him (he already has so many), I used up some yarn I had lying around.  It is actually really comical looking because the wings are like totally lopsided.  This is about how excited I was last night when I finished at 11PM (lovely no-make-up-crazy-hair me for you all).

Jeremy started work at 7:30 yesterday morning and didn't make it home until 6.  Apparently after work he went Christmas shopping for a few hours, which he hasn't done any of yet.  He was hiding behind the couch wrapping my presents while I promised not to look.  And my stocking looks like its going to fall off the hook. Silly boy. :-)


I am tired today and leave for work in about an hour.  I only work three days this week though!  Which is nice, but its a good thing Jer is working this week.  I really hope this new job works out though!   And Thursday is my fist Midwife appointment - I'm so excited to finally go in and have this feel real!  And we've been talking a LOT about doing a home-birth.  Jeremy is actually the one who is more on-board with it than I am, I think.


Last Sunday night was also the children's production at church.  Shea was supposed to be in it a little more than he ended up being, but at least he did the drummer boy part at the beginning.  I wish I had gotten a better picture - he was so cute!  He went right up in front of everyone and drummed away.  During the second song he started drumming on all the other kids' drums.  When everyone clapped he was just beaming, like all the applause was for him.  Someone likes to be the center of attention, obviously.

Getting excited for Christmas over here!!