Well, today was going to be the 'stay in and don't do much' day. But it became pretty apparent that we needed stuff from the grocery store. So I decided since the weather was pretty nice although a bit cold, to get out the stroller and power-walk to the grocery store with Maddy. Maddy was thrilled! She hadn't had a stroller ride in a long time, well, since early fall. So we went and man, that kid is getting big and heavy! Every thirty feet I hear, "Mommy, Look! ...." She was pointing out everything she saw. Of course, we talked all the way there. We saw some geese (who were precariously close to our sidewalk crossing) and Maddy was thrilled beyond belief. I, however, was not. Geese can be mean little suckers. They held their ground, too. Fortunately, the walk sign came pretty fast and we were off.
We needed cat litter and a few other things which I was able to fit into the stroller bottom, but MAN was that a heavy push home! We stopped at the park to play for a while on the way home and...
*drum roll please*
Maddy went down for her nap at 1 without issue today! Yeah! It's the first time in two days! She should be up soon, I would guess.
I forgot to tell you all about an experience I had about two weeks ago, maybe more now. It's night... about 11. I'm in bed laying there with my glasses off. I'm blind as a bat without my glasses. The door is ajar about 5-6 inches to let the cats in and out and to hear Maddy if she calls. I open my eyes to see MOVEMENT by our bedroom door about the same height as someone's head. It's going up and down and it's oval. I say to Matt really quietly, "Turn on the light." He says, "Why?" I say, "Just do it. NOW." He did and what do I see???? Maddy's helium balloon floating in our doorway! It must have floated up the stairs and stopped at the opening of our door. Matt had tied a chopstick on the end of it and it gained equilibrium so it floated without landing or going up which is why it was bobbing. Well, I figured that by the time I had my eyes open for a while looking at it that obviously if it were a person and they wanted to come into our room they'd be in by now so I asked Matt to turn on the light. It scared the living daylights out of me.
Ok, well, that's it for today! Coffee night was great last night. I took my own tea and did a bit of shopping before we met up. I have put off tomorrow's band plans until I see how my new crown will be. I would hate to be cooped up at a bar with a sore tooth. YUCK. If I'm feeling well enough I may still go.
Tea of the day: Holiday blend black tea and now pomegranate green tea