1. An entire month has not gone by since I blogged. Almost, but I made it just in time to absolve myself on total and complete blog-guilt.
2. We still have not gotten our clothes back from the fires. Mike insisted that he missed nothing and that this was a great lesson in how little we need. To say that I miss my Ugg boots is the understatement of the century! Fortunately my sweet hubby got to eat his words when he was packing for his business trip on Sunday night. He asked me to help him pick out ties and I got to laugh and tell him he didn't have any. Not nice I know, but after all the grief he has given me over the last few weeks he kinda sorta deserved it.
3. Within the last week we have received notices informing us that we owe a whole lot of money for traffic tickets. We've been referring to them as our little mistakes. We can no longer call them little. I had no idea what a "California stop" (feel free to ask if you need a definition) would cost me. Neither one us realized that a ticket we paid for a year ago never made it to the court so if I don't pay the ticket (issued to Mike) by the 20th, I will officially be married to a "man on the run". They have asked for his license and will issue a warrant. So Dangerous!! :)
4. Sunday night was the first time since the fires that Mike has had to travel. He won't be home until tomorrow and I think I have gotten about six hours of sleep. I totally have PTSD!
5. I can't believe I have a child who will go to kindergarten this year. I feel so old!
6. I have started Weight Watchers again. I did it after I had Emma and was very successful. I kind of fell off the wagon last year. I'm OK with exercising, but not so OK with my eating. I fortunately have my "go-to" foods that I like to keep in the house. That being said, we've moved so I've had track down my all-time fave Clifford Crunch. Closest location? Santee Target. That would be an exact marathon from our house. 26.2 miles. Yes, I drove there today and cleaned them out of Clifford Crunch. And bought diapers. And some soup. Gotta love Target, no matter where it is located it always has something you need.
7. Does anyone else feel like their house looks bare without Christmas decorations? Just a question.
8. I'm not super excited about the prospect of potty-training. The truth is I'm just too lazy to be that on top of it. It is a little sad when your four year-old is the one asking the two year-old if they need to go potty and then taking them.
9. Have I ever mentioned that there is a little drive thru coffee place here that sells a Snicker Bar Latte. They actually have a sugar-free version that is 2 Die 4....hmmmmmmm....maybe I need to pack up the girls and take a little drive.
10. Grace and I have decided that it is time for her to stop sucking her fingers. It is completely subconscious and when she is nervous, stressed, bored, etc. She comes by it honestly in that I was a chronic nail-biter and still slip into old habits when I'm stressed or scared. I was referred by a friend to a VERY cool product that I just ordered. I will have to let you know how it goes.
