Cheers Beers Christmas Is Here

We're only 2 days in to our Christmas break from school and we're already bored out of our minds... or I should say the boys are. My oldest said something to me like, "Sometimes it stinks to be out of school. You just aren't that entertaining and things have gotten a little worse now with the baby." I assured him things would not always be so slowed down and on hold for everything baby every waking minute of every waking day of every waking week of her ever loving life. But I'm in no hurry for that. I like holding the tininess of her little self and when she bobs her head on me rooting around to nurse like I'm going to run out of milk in an hour and this is her very last chance to drain me of my powers against her cuteness, rendering me useless for anything but her sneaky plans.

Certainly this has been a less stressful holiday season as I'm just simply not committing to anything or really even involving myself in much. I was in bed well before Brent was half-way in to his office party. But this is good. I'm still Christmasy, don't be mistaken. I've got Christmas music playing softly. I'm baking a cheesecake to take to my mother's tomorrow night for our Christmas dinner with her. And I'm ready to spend the next few days in my pjs. We finished up Christmas shopping today. It is supposed to be wet and cold tomorrow after the kind of weather today where you could have perhaps overdressed your sweet newborn and THAT'S why she was so mad for the larger portion of the shopping trip? I dunno. I got her out of her car seat and she was moderately clammy with sweat. Doh! It's been so wishy-washy outside here, so it's not like I could trust the forecast even after watching the weather man at 5, 8, and noon.

At any rate - Merry Christmas to you! If you didn't get a card from us this year, it's because I didn't send any. I have a 7lb 11oz excuse. Make that around 10lbs, really, who are we kidding?