Christmas part 1

One of the things we did this Christmas weekend was go see my mom's parents. They live in a nursing/assisted living home and don't get the chance to get out much, so we go to them. Cool thing: every time we go there, there is a new picture of Josie (8 X 10) that my mom prints off from this here blog... so it will be fun to see one or two of these pictures next time.

Right away, my grandpa asked if he could hold her. You have to understand: he hasn't wanted to at all since she was born because he was afraid that he would drop her. Baby intuition! She knew how important it was and was therefore perfect. PERFECT. She had just woken up so she just chilled in his lap for a while before playing with her pony (in his lap). 

 This grin right here, seeing him so happy, is the best. Even though he's gotten more fragile and limited in movement and energy, his soul, his being is the same and that is the smile I grew up with.

 She would just stare at him when he made faces. Too funny.

Then we gave her the card she got from them. She was into it... into eating it.

The present from them was entertaining too, but not quite as much as Grandpa. She was only interested in it for about 5 minutes. 

I didn't get any pictures of my grandma this time, but she was just as excited to watch Jo scoot around on the floor and -just-about- crawl. She's sooooo close.....

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My sweet hubby got me one for Christmas. Crazy and wonderful. What I had originally wanted was a nook, but this is so much better. I'll blog much more about Christmas, gifts, and Josie later, but for now I'll just leave you with this sneak preview of Jo's first Christmas.

Merry Christmas everyone!!

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Entertainment at it's finest

Huge things happened today.

1. My sister got a job doing what she wants to do. Can you believe that?? A real grown up job. And she's only twenty years old! So proud of her. She's still in town, close enough to be auntie of the year (well, tied anyways) and starting out her career. 

2. Josie got her first tooth! It's hard to see so I couldn't really get a picture of it. Its on the bottom and you can barely feel it let alone see it, but it is there. She hasn't been all that fussy but she has had a bit of a runny nose. If all of her teeth are this easy, we are going to breeze through this. 

Look at that crazy long piece right in the middle. Bahaha

This goofy grin looks like me when I was a baby. Too funny.

Must be something good going on over there.

Whenever this innocent face makes an appearance, you know something's up.

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Busted.

Here's what she was looking at in the picture above. She's IN LOVE. I know I've said this before, and I know I'll say it again and again. In her mind, he is the best thing since mashed banana. I'll post a video of them playing later.

For now, here is a picture of us playing. I guess I'm kind of fun too.

Midweek Confessions

E, Myself, and I does this thing called Midweek Confessions and I have jumped on this bandwagon finally after reading her last couple of week's worth of confessions. Too funny! So this week...

I have no idea how to "link up" or what that really means. It sounds fun and makes me feel cool, so I'm trying it out #givingintopeerpressure

I don't really know when the (#) hashtag is appropriate and would love a nice, simple user's guide for that. Also, if you could explain to me which one you are supposed cross out (cross out), the joke or the actual word, that would be great. Blog humor is too much for me to handle sometimes.

I didn't go to the gym this week and was planning on going everysingleday. Sunday, my excuse was that my family came up (love you, don't feel guilty). Monday, well it was Monday. Enough said, right? Tuesday, Mike had to leave early like he always does and it was the perfect excuse to sleep in. Someone's got to stay with Josie! Today, well I legitimately did not have an alarm today! I don't know why it was off when I said on. Maybe I'm losing it or maybe I turned it off in my sleep. It's a toss up.

I feel like no week has ever been as slow as this week. Ever. It is painful. I am so excited for this weekend that I can hardly stand it. Goal for future: Do not put all your hopes and dreams on two days. There is so much room for disappointment, right?

I read a FWD email today (hate those but loved this one) about how Christians made Christmas Christless. Say that 5 times real fast. Ouch convicted!! How many times do I focus on snowflakes, snowmen, and reindeer? I've done pretty good steering clear of santa, but his elves and reindeer are still in control. Another goal for future: Remember that Jesus is the Reason for the Season. It is so hard to type cheesy things like that.

That's probably enough for now. Anybody else have any good confessions? This could be fun... maybe it will be a new weekly thing.