A few things...

-I summoned the courage to start working out with my trainer again. I thought she loved me for coming back to my senses and getting back on the wagon again... I thought that until she made me do the bench lunges yesterday... I can barely walk up the stairs today...fortunately the girls are home for a *snow day* thus enabling me to say things like "Cammie...can you bring mommy the phone off of her nightstand"? and "Chloe, get the laundry out of my closet and toss it down the stairs to me".

-Did I mention that the girls are out for a *snow day*. There is nary a flake to be found...yet school was cancelled. What is that about?

-When we moved into this house, my little husband promised that he would hang icicle lights EVERY December. The first December he tried...truly, he did. I was so thankful that he didn't fall off the roof (we didn't have nearly enough life insurance) (just kidding), I tried really hard not to complain about the string of lights that were not attached to the highest peaked eave...instead they were tossed across the eave to the other side of the peak where he could actually reach. Really, I tried.

Evidently I didn't try hard enough because the past three December there have been no festive, twinkling lights attached to any eave...much less the highest peaked eave.

Ever indulgent man that he is, this year he suggested that we hang lit wreathes in each of the windows. I love that man. And I love the lit wreathes.

-I am going to update the photo blog (the first installment of catch up photos will be posted tonight). I know, I know...it is waaaaaayyyyyy behind...and I apologize that you have been forced to view the same picture of my ironing board since October 13th. If I had known that I was going to fall off the photo blog wagon, I would have fallen right after I posted a picture of my two adorable doggies...but I didn't plan on falling off...and so you have the ironing board picture instead. (Nathan, I promise I am going to catch it up completely this week...and stay up to date through the end of the year. I promise).

-It is December 2nd and except for my mom's present and Mark's gift, I am FINISHED with my Christmas shopping!

-Lastly, have I mentioned that Cammie is going to be an Olympic gymnast one day? Last night she received her first medal...not an Olympic medal, but a medal nonetheless. How many 5 year old kids can vault? I may be a bit partial...but seriously, she rocks!