Back in this post I said I’d tell you the most depressing book I’ve ever read. I have to agree with Kirsta and Kari, Angela’s Ashes takes the cake. Probably because it’s true. There were parts where I would think, “How can people possibly live like that?” And then it would just get WORSE. If you don’t like depressing, don’t read it.
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Back home
Well, here we are back in Grand Junction. The drive back was not much fun. Even though we left right before what should have been Kalena’s nap time, she only slept for about 20 minutes in the car. The pathetic part is that she just wants out of her car seat. After a few hours of driving she will start pointing at her seat belt and saying her word for buckle and signing “please” over and over. And then when you tell her that she can’t get out she cries. It’s sad. It also gets old very quickly.
Neigh neigh?
Did you?
Black Friday. I did not shop today. It was an easy choice though. In Alamosa there’s a Wal-Mart and… ummm… a Penny’s? So I really didn’t think that was worth going out for. Had we been in Grand Junction I would have gone. $1.49 a yard flannels at one of the craft stores were calling my name. (I asked my mom to pick some up for me.)
Today, Kalena is thankful for bubble bath
18 month pictures
I guess some things never change
Date night bullet points
When Brian texted me this afternoon asking if I wanted to do dinner and a movie tonight my first thought was, “um, YES PLEASE.” And since living with my parents = readily available babysitting, I just okayed it with my mom and we were all set. I’m about ready to fall asleep, so here are some quick thoughts on the evening.
- There was a point when I never would have said something like this but: sushi dinner. YUMMY. Also, yes, I ate sushi while pregnant. Sue me.
- New Moon = better than Twilight. Still not as good as the book, but hey, what movie is?
- To the person texting during the movie: yes, I can see you. Even 8 rows back. P.S. Did you seriously pay $8 so you could have a conversation with someone who isn’t even there? If you’re going to talk during the movie, at least talk to your friends who also paid $8 to be there.
- Restaurant and movie were both Brian’s choice. Because he’s the best. Either that or he’s buttering me up to ask for something big for Christmas…
The manners are hard to resist
One of the gifts I got at my baby shower for Kalena was a pair of baby sign language books. I knew a little about the theory behind teaching babies to sign, but I didn’t feel strongly about doing it or not. When Kalena started trying to stand up out of her high chair when she was done eating though, I knew we had to do something. So we taught her to sign “all done.” Everyone was considerably happier once she could tell us she was done and then wait while we got her out instead of trying to dive out of the high chair on to the floor. For a long time that was the only sign she did. We worked on the sign for “more,” but she didn’t use it much.