2008
12.12
Today was my birthday! My Mom called this morning trying to make me feel old. She said “If you live to be 90, then the first 30 years you’re young, your next 30 years you’re middle aged, and your last 30 years you’re old.” So according to her reckoning, both she and I are middle aged. If this is what middle age feels like, bring it on!
Today was pretty typical, it being a weekday and getting kids to and from school. But this evening my Mom, step-dad and brother took me out to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. I’d never eaten there. It was dang delicious! Then I went shopping at the mall next to it and then went to Target, all without my kids!
Overall, it was a fun birthday!
Wasn’t I a cutie! I wonder what went wrong!?!
Yeah, I was chubby. I still am.
2008
12.11
I have to say, I’m rather impressed with all three of my girls!
Eden has been bugging me for the last month or so, “When am I going to get my earrings?” So today I finally took her in to get it done. I asked Ashley if she was going to do it too and she replied, “I want Eden to go first.” That made me laugh cause I knew exactly why she wanted Eden to go first. She wanted to see how badly it would hurt.
So, Eden went first. Did a wonderful job! She cried for just a couple of seconds afterward, until they gave her a sucker. A moment later she was fine!
Then came Ashley’s turn. She had this totally frightened look on her face as she sat down in the chair. So I very lovingly told her she didn’t have to do it. But with firm determination, she did! She got a little teary eyed right after, but got her sucker and was just fine.
As we’re getting ready to go I hear Amanda’s little voice say “I want earrings too!” I was totally expecting this cause she always wants what her sisters get. So I talked to her about them and let her know that it’ll hurt for a bit. She insisted on getting them done. Thankfully there were two workers there, one on each ear, so they got done at the same time. Amanda cried the most and the longest. But as you can see, she’s very happy she has them!
Amanda’s face isn’t dirty. She has a rash all over her little body.
2008
12.10
By Ashley’s second Christmas, I had all my photography equipment. So we decided to do a creative picture and send it to everyone as our Christmas card. It has since turned into a little tradition of ours. Although some aren’t as creative as others, it’s a fun thing for us to do each Christmas.
So enjoy this little trip down memory lane!
Yeah, I was chubby. I still am.
