Ha... I just saw Matt's entry. We'll talk more about that later.
Well, it's late, 11:36 according to the laptop, but I'm still not tired. I had a Diet Dr. Pepper before with some advil for my headache and I woudn't be surprised if the caffeine is keeping me up. I'll take a Midnight in a bit, but I thought I'd check in first.
Yesterday, Grandma B., Grandpa B., Maddy and I all went out to Kmart to pick up a few things. They bought a new 7 qt. crockpot for me. It's REALLY nice. I like it a lot! My mom had cleaned out my smaller 3 qt. crockpot the day before but it doesn't have a removable liner so she had to be really careful to not get it too wet. She didn't like that at all so she decided that was going to be my Christmas gift! I used it today to make Terriaki Chicken.
Maddy refused to take an afternoon nap yesterday and only slept a total of 3 hours during naps today. That's pretty short for her. She also woke up tonight crying. We just did the whole bedtime routine over when she wouldn't be rocked back to sleep. But she's doing great and loving the company.
Grandma and Grandpa J. showed up today! They are having a great time with Miss Maddy Pants! Grandma's going to make her wonderful Casserole and a pumpkin Pie. She also has recipe for Puritan Punch which doesn't seem so pure since it contains Orange Vodka!
I dressed Maddy up in her birthday outfit today and took a couple pictures. They are up on the gallery now! I wanted to see how the dress fit and it looks GREAT.
The grandmas and I went to to Toys R Us to look at toys tonight for Maddy for Christmas. Grandma J. bought Maddy her own little Ariel Couch! It is SOOOO CUTE. I bought Maddy an Elmo plastic chair with arm rests that open while we were at Kmart. But it's still a bit too big for her right now.
Tomorrow I am going to the school where I used to teach to visit with Maddy. It's a good day to go because it's a 1/2 day and everyone will be doing fun things so I most likely won't be interrupting a whole lot of learning. I remember what September and October were like for teachers. September was spent getting into the swing of things and October was spent hard-core teaching. October was always very stressful for me and so was March. Those were hard months! I didn't want to bother people with that, so I wanted to wait until it was a bit easier.
I've been really good the last couple days with working out! I've still fit it in. Tomorrow will be a bit harder, but I WILL fit it in! It's a nice time to just zone out and relax.
So yes, Matt bought a new TV (actually just a monitor). It's a High Definition one that's flat, 37 inches. He decided to see what kind of signal he got off antenna so he hooked it up. When he found he got pretty good signal he wound up hanging it under the eave of the house. So the last couple days have been spent stringing wires from the attic under the eave to the basement! Grandpa's been helping too. He even got Grandma into the act. I don't understand why every Thanksgiving winds up being a time for a huge project. It always ends up that way too. If I had known it was going to be this big I would have honestly asked Matt to wait on buying the TV. The TV did come tonight though. It's nice looking. Tomorrow he's going to put it up and HOPEFULLY that will be the end of things!!
I'm pleased to say that Maddy is eating more 'people food' now. She had whole wheat pasta with organic spaghetti sauce the other night. She really enjoyed it!
Well, I'm starting to get tired, so I may as well hop off to bed. Hopefully Maddy will continue to sleep through the night and maybe even sleep in tomorrow morning. I'd prefer to avoid rush hour traffic to work! That's something I definitely don't miss about driving to work. Of course, I could always take the HOV lane if I'm with her!
I'll try to check in tomorrow, but I doubt it. If not then, maybe on Thanksgiving night. I hope this finds everyone well! Goodnight!
Tea of the day: Ahmad Mango Black Tea
WO of the day: 30 minutes elliptical, eating a 3