317. Catching up on giving thanks after a busy weekend of holiday commotion.
318. Janet stopping by bright and early Saturday morning to drop off Emmy's Christmas dress and seeing her face delight just as much as Emmy's at the sight of it on as she twirled around and around the living room floor.
319. Some quiet time at the house with both girls taking a nap and Andy out grocery shopping.
320. Having the meals planned and grocery shopping done for the week by Saturday at 3pm!
321. Improvising when making budget adjustments. We no longer have cable, but now I can stream Parenthood to the laptop while I fold laundry at our dining room table in a house quiet with napping girls!
322. Realizing that we don't need cable as much as we thought we did. We have freed up more time to instead enjoy the time we do have with each other.
323. Starting a new holiday tradition, loading up the girls in pajamas and Molly in the car, some hot chocolate to go, and driving around the neighborhoods looking at lights together.
324. Seeing a dining room table and a toddler covered in flour while making Christmas cookies together, sharing smiles with Lily, Emmy, Harlee and Nonna.
325. Realizing that life is about choices and that sometimes we have to move from the backseat to the driver's seat.
326. Having yet another opportunity to learn to put ourselves and our needs first and to take care of ourselves as well as we take care of our children.
327. Nonna/Rose. A special thanks to you for giving yourself to our family yesterday, being there for: the cookies, the clean up after the cookies, the girls so Andy and I could dash out to help Santa, the cornbread muffins that you made to go with our crock pot chicken taco soup, the sharing of a meal together, the clean up after dinner, the cookie decorating (and adding your own touch of a gingerbread sandwich cookie in the shape of a heart), the clean up after cookie decorating, reading stories with both the girls, and staying to talk and laugh together after the girls went to bed. And thank you for NOT folding laundry, and I really do mean that:)
328. Our home feeling very warm with chicken chili and family over to enjoy it together.
329. A superstar of a husband who sneaks up and astonishes me when I'm least expecting it. Although he can never manage to put his clean, folded laundry away, all in the course of a day yesterday he made Christmas cookies, got dinner ready in the crock pot, went holiday shopping with me, helps in every way with the girls, fixed my clogged up bathroom sink, worked on handmade Christmas gifts together late into the evening, and kissed me goodnight, ending the day by telling me he loves me and holding my hand. I am married to a beautiful man. I love you Andy!
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