Rush Time

Well, it's snowing out there.  Really wish we still had the van (even though it was crappy and couldn't go anywhere with it).  All the kids had to walk to the bus stop in the snow.  Kinda sucks.  It's going to really suck when it temperature starts to really drop.  There was someone last year that would give Tori a ride.  However, this year there are 5 kids walking out my door.  Between his 3 kids, his wife and Stephanie (girl that used to walk with us in the mornings until it became colder)--there's just no room.  And this is one of those "all or none" moments.

The girls have their Christmas program tonight.  Neither have a dress to wear.  I'll have to make up for that in hair.  I've already decided to give them both a waterfall french braid and then add some curls.  The program starts at 7pm, but won't end until around 8pm or later.  It's kindergarten through 6th grade performing tonight.  Might even have preschool in there too, not sure offhand. 

Thanks to a friend, I made Josie a fun lunch today.  I made her a Nutella Sandwich--and used a star cookie cutter.  So she gets to eat star sandwiches for lunch!  Then I opened up a block of cheese and cut a piece off the whole thing.  From that I managed managed 3 butterflies and a giraffe (thank you Playdough for your dough cutters haha).  I stacked them inside a sandwich holder (does that make sense? One of those plastic storage containers designed for sandwiches).  And then I stuck in 2 paper muffin cups--one was filled with grapes, the other had chocolate goldfish crackers.  She seemed excited about it.

I am determined to re-read a book today.  Meaning, I've read it before but I want to read it again.  It's call "Look Up For Yes" by Julia Tavalaro and Richard Tayson.  I don't remember all the details of the story, but I remember enough to know it was a book worth reading again.  It's about Julia (yes the author).  For some reason she had gone into a coma (one of the facts I can't remember--why she was in the coma).  Years later she awakes to realize she's paralyzed.  She spends more years trapped in her own body, where the staff at the hospital treat her like crap.  No one realizes that while her body is "dead", her mind is still there.  She knows what is going on, but is unable to speak.  And then finally someone notices this about her and helps her communicate.  It's a heartbreaking story with a good ending.  I highly recommend it to others.

That's about all I have for now.  Need to do some cleaning.  And apparently Miles seems to think he needs a new diaper haha.

Signed,

Super Mom