I have finally detoxed a good portion of the house and got rid of three lawn bags full of clothes. They were mostly mine and Hubby's because I had gone through X's last year so there wasn't really any need to get rid of any more. I really need the supply for Baby A. So I feel pretty good about what we have left. We are still getting rid of our couch, we bought it when we first got married and it's been well and fully loved. We are also getting rid of a small TV stand and our Christmas tree. We might get rid of the lights too... I haven't decided yet. If you know of anyone who would want these things around December 27th let me know! In order to get rid of the excess I held a Swap at my house, but, alas, no one came. So instead someone from the ward came and picked up the clothes for those in need and the rest of the items went to DI.
I've been trying to make Christmas treats this year for us to munch on before and during the trip. These include some cookies I grew up eating. Every year for Christmas, my grandmother- Gommy- would send a box of treats and each of us kids got a gallon sized ziplock bag full of our very own treats. These cookies and treats just scream Christmas time for me. Candy cane shaped cookies, honey almond powdered balls, peanut brittle and homemade almond rocca. I'm going to do the rocca with walnuts though because I have SO MANY WALNUTS!!! I'm constantly looking for ways to use them. Hopeful it ends up being delicious.
On Monday we were supposed to have dinner with another family in the ward, but on Sunday evening she texted me and told me that she was going to have to cancel because her littlest one had goopies all day and they were getting worse and she didn't want any goops to spread to our family. Well, I felt kind of bad that she'd have to throw something together when I had enough chicken to feed both families in my fridge marinating so Hubby and I decided that we would still provide them with a main dish (Chicken Coconut Kurma) and a spinach salad. We were going to drop it off but she decided to come over and pick it up instead. While she came over and spent some time with us, her husband called and told her to come home because, "The kitchen broke". We sent her home and didn't think anything of it until she posted on her Facebook that her kitchen cabinets had broken off the wall and 50lbs of cabinet and food landed where she and her kids would have been standing to make dinner. I'm really grateful that she still took our dinner that we provided and decided to come get it instead of waiting for us to drop it off! Because she came over her little family was playing in the living room waiting for her to come home. It's really amazing how God works in little ways, slight shifts in one person's schedule helped keep her whole family safe.
X is rarely throwing tantrums about us not understanding his needs, he's getting more patience with us and also becoming more understandable. It was really entertaining one of the mornings this week because he woke up, very concerned and looked at Hubby and said, "Baby A, a fish...". He also uses one word to describe multiple things, right now "Treat" is a treat or a tree. So on the way to his Grandparents' house he saw a Christmas tree and I did not. He starts saying, "A treat! A treat!" and then I tell him, "When we go to Grandma and Grandpa's house, we'll eat dinner first and then you can have a treat." There was a pause and X says slowly, "Ooookay?" The hubby pointed out the tree and I felt very silly.
A has slept at least 8 hours every night all week long!!! Hallelujah! He's also very smiley and giggles a lot. He's enjoying being played with more and more and loves to flirt with any one who has the potential to pick him up and love him. I actually got Hubby to record a really cute video of A and me with X giving commentary in the background. A loves to rough house and I recently found the "Pow pow"s are the best way to get him to smile and giggle.
Because A's been sleeping so well I've been able to squeeze in a very short work out in the mornings. I'm mostly doing it to help my back so the progress in regards to weight loss is very slim. I'm only doing yoga right now but I would love to start doing my running again when I get the chance and my hip allows me to.
Hubby is almost done with school and work! He has one project to do for each and then he's all done and can help me more with packing. I'm glad we're going to be able to have a better life for our small family soon.
Until next time,
The Broadway Chick
P.S. Christmas update letters are being created soon, please message me of Facebook or send me an email if you want to make sure I'll send one to you. I don't want to accidentally forget anyone and with the current mile long to-do list in my head, I might! So yeah, let me know!!
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