Things I accomplished today.

[rivka]

1. Did morning duty with Alex, who was up too early despite having gone to sleep too late.
2. Went on a two-hour shopping spree with Alex, during which we obtained:

• Present for Michael.


• Presents for Michael's stepmother's little grandkids.


• Present for Alex, slipped into the cart without her noticing.


• Stocking stuffer for Alex, ditto.


• Card for my sister Juanita's present.


• Picture frames for the framed family pictures we are giving to all three grandparental units.


• Hot-steam vaporizer, because the cold vapor ones don't do shit for a cough.


• Miscellaneous other drugstore stuff.


• Stuff from Whole Foods, for dinner: cilantro chicken sausages, chipotle chicken sausages, bread.

3. Wrapped gifts.
4. Finished plans for tomorrow's Religious Education class.
5. Helped Michael put away laundry.
6. Baked seven dozen cookies, five dozen of which go to telerib's cookie exchange tomorrow.
7. Cooked dinner.
8. Unpacked and set up the hot-steam vaporizer.
9. Did the first hour of putting-Alex-to-bed.
10. Hit the grocery store and did a week's worth of grocery shopping.
11. Washed the dishes - not usually my job, but when I came home I discovered that there had been an entire second hour of putting-Alex-to-bed, because she kept coughing herself awake again. So Michael was a little bit behind.
12. Ordered a Christmas present for my nephew Andy.

On the schedule for tomorrow:
1. Go to church. Teach Religious Education.
2. Long-Range Planning meeting after church.
3. Hit the mall for the last two presents on our list. (This time, don't forget to buy a card for Meaghan's Christmas bonus.)
4. Cookie exchange and caroling with telerib.
5. Finish wrapping and packing up gifts that will be mailed.
6. Start painting the little table and chairs Alex will be getting for Christmas.

Possible alterations to tomorrow's schedule:
1. Be up half the night responding to Alex coughing herself awake.
2. Do 1-3 on the planned schedule, and then send Michael caroling and stay home with sick child.

Got to love those relaxing holiday season weekends.

Comments

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

Holy cow, is that a lot accomplished!

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

I love an accomplishy kind of day.

Have you tried the spinach and feta chicken sausages? After the chicken/apple, they are my favorite.

I was hoping that yesterday's orgy of shopping (not that I spent much, but it involved far too many different stores, including Targets in two states) would be it, but then I realized I forgot to buy a new crib mattress cover, so I'm going to have to brave the pre-holiday crowds again. Sigh.

I hope Alex has the same little cold The Toddler did earlier in the week, which was mild and only caused disruptions to two nights' sleep.

[bosssio.livejournal.com]

heh, sounds like my weekend. my husband is very ill with this nasty rotovirus so I was pretty much the only one on duty all day yesterday and today. Our au pair did agree to work a few hours yesterday so I could run to the bank, post office, and to staples childfree. I still hit target with the boys yesterday - that was surprisingly effective and drama free. I carried L on my back in the ergo - only way it worked.

Skipped church today. I just couldn't do it. Ant is sick anyway. They had a pagent thing but Ant didn't memorize any of the songs so I really didn't care that much. And L had a FOUR HOUR NAP with my husband. WHOO HOO!

Oh, there is an African Art exhibit at the Baltimore museum of art starting this week, running to April 1, that I would love to go to and I figure the kids would love an outing. I am trying to make plans for the week between christmas and new years - are you/would you want to meet up, maybe the 27th?

[rivka.livejournal.com]

Oh, there is an African Art exhibit at the Baltimore museum of art starting this week, running to April 1, that I would love to go to and I figure the kids would love an outing. I am trying to make plans for the week between christmas and new years - are you/would you want to meet up, maybe the 27th?

I'd love to get together. We're going to be coming back into town late, late, late on the night of the 26th, so it might be hard for me to predict when on the 27th we could safely assume that Alex wouldn't need a nap. Would the 28th or 29th work for you at all?

[bosssio.livejournal.com]

the 28th or 29th also work well! Which is better for you? Either are wide open for me.

[bosssio.livejournal.com]

oh and the BMA is free on Thursdays. Score!!!

[toadnae.livejournal.com]

I am SO with you on the hot-steam vaporizers! When I bought the first vaporizer several years ago, you could not FIND a hot-steam vaporizer. I didn't even realize the darn thing was cold until poor LT flopped over the bed to put her head in the steam and came scrambling up. "It's ... COLD!" She was sorely disappointed. We got the nasty respiratory infection that ran around the Twin Cities in November, and I went out to buy a new vaporizer. She was nearly blissful hanging over the edge with her head in the steam.