Before Thanksgiving happened, I was thankful for the wonderful surprise my dad and husband came up with for me and my mom. They flew my mom up to see me for the weekend. She surprised me for breakfast and I was completely shocked. We went to the Harvest Festival with the girls, Richard and Lavon. It was a great weekend just talking with my mom. We haven't spent that much time with the 2 of us in a very long time. It was much needed. She had a late afternoon flight out on Monday so on Monday I took the girls to daycare and my mom and went shopping. After shopping, we went to a movie and had lunch together. It was perfect. Thank you dad for thinking it up and thank you Richard and Lavon for working out the logistics. Finally, thank you mom for 1. going through airport security and 2. for a fabulous weekend with my mom. I love you.
Thanksgiving was nice. It was our first Thanksgiving at the new house and we hosted. It would have been perfect if I was feeling better. The turkey was done cooking in 3 1/2 hours. Learned later it should have been cooking at 325 instead of 400. Oops! It was nice to have Richard's family here and watch the girls playing with their cousins.
Next up is Camille's birthday. That's right, MY BABY is turning 2 on Friday. I can't believe it. It is amazing to see what she is doing and where she is headed. We have her party scheduled for Saturday and I can't wait. Looking forward to seeing family and friends.
Christmas will be great and spent in Lake Tahoe. Who could ask for more? We have booked a sleigh ride and cannot wait to play in the snow and have a "white Christmas".
Yesterday, I got a wild hair (I seem to get them often) and decided to have Richard put up the daybed and trundle bed in Camille's room. It was a great decision. The girls love it. Camille took right to it and so did Evelyn (although her sleeping in there was not the plan). We had intended it for Camille but once Evelyn saw the second bed she seized the opportunity to sleep in the same room with her sister and have someone with her all night. We told her that if she wanted to do so, she would have to go to sleep when her sister does (8pm) and she could not cry. She agreed and we are on night 2 of sharing bedroom.
It is amazing the time you get back when a child goes to bed at 8. 3 weeks ago, Evelyn was going to bed at 9:30 and about a week ago we moved it to 8:30. So to have bout 1 1/2 hours extra a night is bliss. Hence the reason I am blogging. I am not exhausted, trying to type at 9:30 at night. Who knows, if this becomes commonplace maybe it will be updated more often. I will try not to get too far ahead of myself. Right now I am enjoying the extra time and using it to blog, get ready for Camille's party and sleep.
Hope everyone is doing great! Happy Holidays!
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