Moments in our day

Playing hide-and-seek with our cousin.  Heard a commotion on the garage side of the laundry room door.  Opened it, wondering why she would be hiding in such a cold spot.  And found the UPS man and a stack of boxes.  You know it's the week after Black Friday/Cyber Monday when ... !  :)

Cooking a REAL meal.  Two 9x13s in the oven ... with loads of colorful vegetables ... make me feel like quite the happy homemaker today. (Of course, it's thanks to the cousin being here and keeping a certain little boy occupied.) :)

Bedtime routine ... open today's book in our 25 Days of Christmas Books,

sit on Daddy's lap and read it, bath (we aim for once a week), "play with the puppy" (aka - use the nebulizer), pray, (cry), and sleep.

My happy hour!!!  Clothes dryer almost finished. Dishwasher finished.  A little after-dinner banana bread.

Studying the different health insurance plans available to us next year and trying to decide what fits our health needs and our budget.  Grrr.

Trying to ignore thoughts of how crowded the next few weeks are and wishing I had been proactive to get my colonoscopy scheduled in early November rather than mid-December (for that will take 1 1/2 days out of an already busy month).

Living with this scene on our kitchen island in between yesterday's baking session (double batch banana bread & double batch cranberry bread) and tomorrow's hopeful baking session (triple batch cranberry bread).