Ahh... You gotta love those mornings your kid sleeps in. Matt and I woke up naturally at 7:45. Maddy was still sound asleep! She was up once last night at 4, but after just three minutes of snuggles and a sip of milk she was ready to go back to bed. We finally went in to see her at 8 am. I think it's the way the new heat is set up. It dips down at night and then at 6, it goes up to 72. I'm pretty sure that's what made her sleep so long. I want to change it to 70 though. 72 is just TOO hot. Well, Matt hustled to get to work, I quickly made his lunch and off he went!
I worked on making a double batch of fruity fudge this morning. I only had a small sliver to make sure it was ok and I liked the way the fruit turned out. I liked the fruit last time, too, but it wasn't enough. I love it this time. I used a mixture of dried cherries, dried cranberries and a raisin mix bag. It's nice! After letting it solidify and then cutting it, I divided it into eight containers for Matt's coworkers and also printed off holiday tags. Needed to be careful though. One of the coworkers is Jewish and one is Muslim so they will just receive "Happy Holidays" containers. But, showing my ignorance, I don't even know if there is a holiday around this season for Muslims? I'll need to look that up. Of course there is Hanukkah so I can pass that off. :) Of course, Maddy did get to lick the bowl and I saved the scraps from one end for Matt. I will make another couple batches closer to the weekend for my mom's group holiday party/gift exchange and for our neighbors.
I'm tired now though. I keep forgetting I do have strep (although no longer contagious since I've been on antibiotics for 24 hours and I never did have a fever) since it never did really hit me all that hard. I'm sitting with a blanket, Christmas music on itunes and a hot cup of tea for as long as Maddy naps. She took a great nap yesterday! She slept for almost two full hours. Lately we've been lucky to get 45 minutes. So it's either her teeth are starting to feel better or her body is warding off my illness. I REALLY hope it's the former.
Most everyone should have received my Christmas letter by now. My mom has heard from a lot of relatives mentioning they've received it. I am fortunate that Maddy's birthday is near Christmas so I can put her birthday pictures in with the Christmas card. It works out nice that way, saves on postage.
Ok, well, not much else to say! Have a great week, everyone!
Tea of the day: Lipton Mango orange white tea, Bigelow Ginger snappish herbal tea (on my 2nd cup now)