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12/02/2004 Archived Entry: "so let's talk about the week"

My eyes are finally not watering quite so much, so I feel I can sit at the computer for awhile and do some typing.

So Monday morning, we decided to do some things for Chris as it was his birthday Eve. Tabitha and I first took him to Krispy Kreme for breakfast. He loves that place and I knew he'd enjoy going there. We bought two dozen donuts so we could enjoy them the next morning as well. Then we did a stop at Radio Shack because Chris lost a piece that makes it possible for him to hook his MP3 player to the car stereo. After that was replaced we went to the good guys so we could get something for the new Tivo then headed to Best Buy where I had him pick out a CD. There was one specific one he wanted, but I only knew the band and not the name of the CD so I couldn't buy it myself and wrap it up. I didn't want to ask him, because then he'd know I was getting it, so this way there was some element of surprise. I led him to the right section and just told him to get the one he wanted.

The rest of the day was spent at home, for the most part. He and I played a lot of Roller Coaster Tycoon. In the afternoon we went ahead and hit a library that I remembered as having a decent children's section. We loaded up on 14 books for the child (5 of which she's read since then, three of them twice). Hopefully I'll get them returned in time and not incur any late fees, I'm not very good at that. Dinner that night was Chris's favorite meal that he only gets twice a year, his birthday and Father's Day, lol. I made him veggie "meat"loaf with tomato gravy, boiled potatoes and creamed corn. The child and I had our own dinner of baked potatoes and broccoli. She had a bit of veggie loaf, but I don't think she cared for it. I tried it with my mushroom gravy that I love, but I still couldn't eat it. But my husband loves it, and that's why I made it for him.

Tuesday morning I got up early and set up the dining room. I put up the Happy Birthday banner, set out Tabitha's two bears dressed in their birthday party hats and banners and put his cards and gifts out. When Tabitha woke up, she and I woke up Chris by singing Happy Birthday to him. After that he came to the dining room and donned the birthday hat for the traditional picture and opened his things. We then all had some Krispy Kreme and headed out to Disneyland per Chris's request. It was cold, but not too crowded and we just did whatever Chris wanted to do. That included going on a couple rides by himself. He rode Matterhorn and Splash Mountain, neither of which can I ride at the moment and Tabitha refuses to do so. So she and I had fun watching him and I took a couple pics. After a while we headed over to California Adventure and went throught he tortilla factory where they give you a free bag on your birthday. At this point, my bil joined us as well. Now Chris had someone to join him on Tower of Terror, the roller coaster, and Maliboomer. By the time all that was done, I was really slowing down. I don't like to admit that being pregnant makes some things more difficult, but a whole day of walking at Disneyland really does me in right now. Chris did all he wanted to do anyway, so the four of us headed to dinner at Claim Jumper's. The service wasn't very good, but the food was and we all had a good time together before parting ways.

Yesterday I woke up with a bit of a cold but was feeling pretty good in the morning so Tabitha and I headed out to do some errands since we had the car. We finally found some black shoes that didn't "feel funny" to her. She needed a new pair to wear with dresses, but I don't like shiny shoes because I also like her to wear them with jeans. We basically only go to Payless because they have a large selection of non-leather shoes, unlike most places. Tabitha had also outgrown all but one pair of her shoes so we got her another pair of casuals as well. Actually, she's grown a tremendous amount. One inch in 5 weeks. All those pants my mil so kindly bought her at the beginning of September are too short. I really don't know what to do about that because there is no way I could get the kid into a size 6X for the length. She doesn't fit her sixes yet, heck, she barely fits into fives! She just has a very tiny waist and keeps growing taller without putting on any weight. It's been the same problem for a couple years so I'm used to it, but that doesn't make it easier. I wish she would hit her growth spurt in the spring instead of fall because it is much easier to fit her into shorts and capris.

Anyway, after the shoe store we headed to Target so Tabitha could pick out all the toys for donating. She chose quite the variety; Barbie, My Little Pony, Playdoh, Hot Wheels, a Care Bear and I can't remember what else. She's very excited to take them to the big donation bin so we'll do that sometime next week. By the time we got home, I was starting to feel the effects of my cold and was dragging. Since it was Dec. 1st we had planned on decorating the house. But I couldn't get enough energy to do some cleaning around the house that needed to be done before we decorated. So I settled for just cleaning up the aftereffects of the birthday and also putting away all our Thanksgiving/Harvest/Fall decorations. Tabitha did get some decorations put onto the mantle, as it was stuff we already had in the house. Once Chris got home, he brought in the boxes from the garage and we got out one of our advent calendars for Tabitha.

So today, since Chris is gone all day at work and school, I am trying to get the house in order in between long bouts of resting and tomorrow, Chris is taking the day off of work for personal reasons and therefore we will stay home and get the whole house festive at that time.

There's more to say about various things, but I think this has gone on long enough :)

Posted by Suzanne @ 12/02/2004 10:28 AM PST