Merry Christmas, Day 2

At Nana's house for the morning!  She made it a whole 15 minutes before getting into a chocolate donut, smearing chocolate all over the front.  pretty sure that's a record!

SO cute!  Santa nephew passing the Moose a present  :D

me & Yobo <3

Back at Grandma's... the Moose refuses to get on the horse, but she loves it because it whinnies & makes rhythmic trotting noises.  Pooh rode the horse while she danced around them to the horsey noises.

Instant love.  The Moose & her Uncle J - this was the first time they met (he lives out of state) & she was all over him.  She rarely gets this comfortable with someone she's just met, but she let him pick her up, flip her all over, and then they snuggled together watching TV - it was awesome. 

After a long day, she finally let us get a picture of her WITH the Santa hat on!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

 

Triumph!

I got an A on my final!!!  Yay!  My overall score for the class was 97-something  :)  Alright, Intermediate Algebra down, now on to Class #3 - College Algebra.  w00t!

I did it! Yay!

That was her first sentence.  Last Friday night, the 3 of us were on the floor, talking & playing; Charles was helping the Moose get in & out of her hammock.  She finally got out on her own, for the first time ever, stood up & shouted "I did it! Yay!" and gave herself a round of applause/  It was so cool because both Yobo & I were sitting right there with & both witnessed the whole thing.  Such an awesome moment! 

Last week, she informed us that she will probably spend some of her adult life as a DJ.

And today, little Ms. Helpful finally let me take pictures of her doing laundry  :)  She loads both the washer & dryer and shuts the doors.

Today was a good day

So, it's in the middle of Sew Mama Sew!'s Giveaway Day (a week of fabric & handmade giveaways right before Christmas).  And it was Secret Santa at work - I got a box of Haagen Daz dark chocolate & almond covered peppermint ice cream bars.  And the peppermint ice cream wasn't crazy sweet - it was a lovely vanilla with a bit of peppermint (super yummy).  And it was lovely massage day.  And she only charged me $25!  And, even though the massage was 1 1/2 hrs long & I talk a lot, the ice cream was totally fine in the car because it was only 4ºF outside.  And, even though I forgot the ice cream in the car when I got home, it was totally fine when I went back out to get it 2 hours later.  And the house was cleaned & dinner was on the table when I got home (I was SO hungry)!  And the Moose was so very cheerful & full of good belly laughs tonight.  And she says "cookies" as "caca" & that cracks me up EVERY single time.  And she was super tired from not taking her afternoon nap & went to bed early & I had more time to work on Christmas presents.  And Yobo & I got some "future home" stuff planned out.  And our awesome neighbors stopped by with a card & crazy generous Christmas presents.  And the migraine never arrived.  And there's a new episode of Castle - it's called Secret Santa  :)  Thank you.

Love.

My Packard Bell Teledyne console we picked up at a garage sale for $5.  It was the find of a lifetime - excellent condition, oak console with wicker front panel.  It was missing the record player, but Yobo picked one up for fairly cheap & replaced it.  I got to break it in with a little Bruno (Bruce Willis)  :)  LOVE.

Sunday