We set up our Christmas Tree on Saturday. We had a big snow storm in the afternoon, but managed to drive over to the tree farm in the morning to do our Annual Tree Chopping adventure with Grandma and Grandpa. It was “freezing” even though we bundled up, and my clear favorite part of the trip, was the hayride that brought us all back from the distant fields of evergreens.
We didn’t stay long as Grandma and Grandpas house, because it started to snow and we wanted to get home before there was much accumulation.
I was NOT happy when we got home. First, we stopped at the gas station. I told Daddy that I was hungry and that I wanted some chips. So Daddy came back with some Cheetos…. Cheetos? Really Daddy? I asked for CHIPS! And I wanted YELLOW CHIPS! Cheetos are NOT what I wanted. So I threw a huge tantrum until we got home. Then Mom said that we could have some Little Noodle Soup for lunch. I calmed down for about 30 seconds with the calming thought of Little Noodle Soup on my mind. And then Mom dumped a package of soup mix into some water on the stove. Really Mom? What do you think you are doing!?!? We make Little Noodle Soup in the MICROWAVE!! You take it out of the friderator, put it in a little bowl and let me push the buttons on the microwave.
Oh? We don’t have any little noodle soup in the fridge? You have to make a new pot?
That is NOT acceptable.
Needless to say, I was having a rough time. Eventually, after about 10 minutes of screaming, negotiating, fruit snack brides, wanting ice cubes in my soup, and then NOT wanting ice cubes in my soup, and getting to push the buttons on the microwave, I sat down and begrudgingly ate my Little Noodle Soup.
Then it was instantly nap time. Mom was clear about that.
When I woke up, the Christmas Tree was standing in the family room with lights on it. It still needed ornaments and a star on the top (Mom made a homemade star this year!). So I got to help decorate it.
The first two ornaments we put on the tree were a pickle and a pear. From there on out I decided that the tree was HUNGRY and that we needed to keep feeding it more ornaments!
Pip the Mouse
At the beginning of December Preston took a school bus field trip to see Pip the Mouse. Pip lives right around the corner from where I work, so I met all the kids at Pips house, and stayed to see the show.
When I got there, the school bus had just arrived, so all of the kids were still waiting. I looked through the window and saw Preston. I smiled and waved. It took him a few moments to realize it was me, but when he did, he got a HUGE smile on his face.
It was fun to see the Pip the Mouse puppet show, and all the kids loved it. They were quiet and focused on the story. They also had some model train sets and a replica of the Liberty Bell: The only bell – out of 52 replicas and the real deal – that you can actually RING! It was SO loud!
Preston was definitely clingier than he would have been had I not been there. He wouldn’t even stand with the other kids to have his picture taken with Pip. But I’m glad that I am able to do some special things with him, even while he is at daycare.
I made Preston a red hat for this year.
One night last week I was SO close to finishing it, so I told Preston he could go read some stories with Daddy while I finished making his new red hat. And he said “Your finishing my red hat? You’re going to paint it yellow?”
Luckily he likes it as a red hat. Do you know how hard it is to find yellow yarn? I’m picky about colors I guess.
We have some really silly conversations, and I should write them down more often.
On Sunday I took a shower in the morning and let my hair air dry. It gets kind of curly when I do that. Out of nowhere, Preston said to me “Hey Mommy! You’re like Destinee!”
Destinee is my friend from work (Rory’s mom) who has really curly hair. Preston only sees her occasionally and has never demonstrated to me before that he even knew her name, let alone that he noticed her curly hair. I was so surprised! But it was very cute.