I can't believe Christmas is over. I couldn't wait to have the time off work and POOF! it's gone - just plain gone! We had a great Christmas. Lots and Lots of nice presents and lots of good food. I ate like a pig! Time to get back to normal. Piper's favorite gift was her play tent. Well, the one I bought her to start with isn't very sturdy. It's adorable - Disney Princess but she is just tent tarded!!! She tries to lean on the walls like they are sturdy and has trouble getting out of the one end. So on one of our many Target trips we have had after Christmas I found one that has sturdier post. So we got it with the intention of taking back the other one. Well, the box got ruined so looks like we are keeping both and one is going to Grandma's! Ashley loves her cell phone. She was alittle pissy about the cell phone joke we played on her when she opened her gift but she got over it when she heard it ringing in her stocking. Riley got Heely's shoes. He fell on his butt quite a few times and kept taking out the wheels. I asked him how he ever expected to learn if he didn't keep trying and POOF before you knew it - he could ride on his Heelys. Wow!

Ashley got this cool Wii game. It's called My Sims. You build your character and then work on building your town. We are all addicted. Just crazy. Steve and I are sharing his town. It's called Smellyville. Go figure - he named his town Smellyville. Its a great game if anybody is looking to get a cool game for a Wii owner.

Of course like always I got spolied at Christmas. Not only did I get the camcorder(which I didn't need) I got a digital picture frame, a cool Twin Six Shirt, a sd card for my cell phone(my husband is such a geek) some scrapbooking stuff, and some Everest movies and a Macy's card to go shopping yet. Holy Shit. My husband needs to just chill out. But then again - that is why I married him.... oh yeah - the real reason I married him was so he could mow the yard......
Needless to say we all had a very nice Christmas.

We watch the movie The Pursuit of Happyness. Man I did not do well with this show. I was really upset (crying) at the end. I can't imagine going thru all that with your child. Dragging your child to the shelter house and sleeping in the subway bathroom. It all really upset me. Each major life experience for me (i.e. divorce, finding my new love, having a baby) makes me even more softer and emotional. I just can't help it anymore. Oh well. I give up. I just cry!

Piper is turning in to an eating machine. She just wants to eat all day long! Tonight we went to Wendy's - I am tired of all the shit we have been eating at home. And she ate the whole kids meal - 4 nuggets and all the mandrin oranges. And also some of my fries! In addition to that she ate really good at lunch. I think she is going thru that growth spurt again.

Well, back to work tomorrow. I was in on Friday for a 1/2 day and then I went in today for 4 hours. I got so much stuff to do. Since I am new to my position and haven't done alot of the stuff going on right now I am still learning about year end and new year stuff. I can tell you I will be better prepared next year. I will, I will!! Go back to work tomorrow only to be confused again with having Tuesday off. Plus what a week - it's a payroll week for me (and a short week for that) but I have to get my month end done before I can do the payroll. So I will be hitting it hard.

Piper is really going to miss the big kids especially Ashley. She plays with Piper all the time. Thank goodness Piper goes back to the sitter on Wednesday so she will only have a couple of days without kids. I really can't say enough good things about Ashley with Piper. Today she changed her diaper for the first time and she(Ashley) informed "I know how to change diapers" I know she does - I don't like for her to do it because I don't want her to feel like I expect her to do it. But I will miss her too. She also entertains my monster while I try to get household stuff done.

Everybody please be safe over the New Year's holiday. We are going to whoop it up! Have chili for supper and watch movies (hopefully this really ends up being the plan) Happy New Year! And we might be new car owners by later this week. My husband is going to drive a Volks Rabbit. It's a pretty cool car.

Happy New Year!