My Glass Coated Paradise

Lots of rain and barely freezing temps have left a coating of glass everywhere you look. This Christmas is going to be fun to watch Little Buddy open all his gifts. I can hardly wait. This year will be the nice yet quiet year for us. I am kind of sad yet relieved that I am not going to be hauling a newborn and a toddler all over the place with gifts ALONE. In the last 3 weeks sickness has hit our house twice. First it was a throat tickly cough thing. It started with Little Buddy then made it's way through the house with the exception of the baby. Then when everyone was feeling much better, Little Buddy got a bad cold, then Little Munchkin, then Cop Dad too. Not me though, yet . . . .

Now everyone is getting over their colds. Cop Dad has to work today and tomorrow, he was held til 3am last night and has court today on top of it. Blagh! We will see very little of Daddy today. We will have one extra Christmas this year at his moms (not too happy about that, seeing as though we cancelled with everyone else cause it's just way too much). Typically Cop Dad works loads of side jobs in November and December for Christmas money. This year we had Little Munchkin during that moneymaking time so Cop Dad was at home with us and the extra $$ does not exist. Another reason I am so glad we are staying at home this year. How could I have gone out and bought for everyone anyway? Seriously. Maybe if I bottle fed but even then, my job is at home taking care of my toddler and newborn. Next year should be a completely different story.

So this year, we are staying in. Then Cop Dad will not be around. Roads are glass coated so we are staying IN. I got all of Little Buddy's gifts wrapped and ready to go. I am making cookies from store bought dough, GACK!, but that's OK cause we are leaving them for Santa and it makes Little Buddy happy.

I am happy to have a beautiful, healthy, baby daughter. I have my Little Buddy to keep me company through it all. My little pal, my friend. I love this boy. My husband has a good job and LOTS of job security (three chases in 2 days, one was like right out of the COPS show). Thank you criminals and scumbags of the world for giving my husband job security and keeping him from getting bored and providing a paycheck so we can survive. We have a home and food and are warm and relatively healthy.

Just waiting for the stores to quiet down so I can go and get a new garage door opener keypad. Plan to head to Walgreens for diaper rash cream today possibly? Other than that, we will be staying in our glass coated paradise and dreaming of next Christmas, a full nights sleep, and summer fun which is just around the corner. Can I ask for spring for Christmas? HAPPY HOLIDAYS ALL!