1. I’m trying to respond to all the travel session inquiry peeps but Yahoo is giving me fits. So I’ve decided to work on this blog post a little each time an email is “loading”, “retrying”, or “trying again”. Argh.
2. Sarah comes home from school almost every day with a project in mind. Today it was a book on Hanukkah. She worked diligently on each page, detailing all the things she knew about the holiday. Then she hollered into the kitchen from the other room, “Mom! How do you say ‘Merry Christmas’ in Jewish?!” I guess we need to revisit our knowledge of Hanukkah and the Jewish religion in general.
3. Sarah keeps telling me she wants an Elf on a Shelf. And every time she says it Ephraim responds, “and I want a zamp in a lamp!” (There’s a Wocket in my Pocket, anyone?)
4. I’m really trying to pare down life these days. Find peace and joy in the little things. And while I’m loving all the Elf on the Shelf adorableness on Facebook I’m just not willing to take it on. So please don’t hate me ye Elf on the Shelf parents but when Sarah asked why we didn’t have one I told her (in a moment of panic/genius) that the Elf on the Shelf only comes to visit children who need a little help being good. Oops. What’s a mama to do???
5. Did you see this Patagonia ad last week? Talk about reverse psychology! Or maybe the company truly does feel the way the ad reads: “Don’t buy what you don’t need. Think twice before you buy anything.” What do you think?
6. Believe it or not, I’ve been keeping up fairly well with my Photo A Day over the last couple of months. I just haven’t posted them. It’s on my list though!
7. This Christmas will be the two year anniversary of cracking my glass stovetop, rendering the front right eye unusable. It has officially become an inconvenience that I truly never see. And now that I’ve managed two whole years with only three eyes, why fix it. Right?
8. I just added two silly, fun things to my Amazon shopping cart for each of my parents. I’d love to share but they do read my blog. At least, they say they do. 😉
9. My running has way slacked off since the weather turned cold. Does anyone have any super motivating ideas for getting my lazy butt up out of our warm and cozy bed each morning? (Having a warm and cozy husband doesn’t help matters.)
10. Sarah has two loose teeth. I had convinced myself that she wouldn’t loose a tooth until she turned 7. Then last week the dentist looked straight into my eyes and said, “Mom, these will be gone by Christmas.” And I think the tears rushed to my eyes before I could look away. Darn dentist.
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