1) Doing this once a week is WAY too much, or depending on how you look at it, our life is boring. So, I’m aiming for once a month.
2) Life as we know it was turned up-side-down. For those of you that don’t know, Josh has taken a fantastic job with a pharmaceutical company in Greensboro. Josh spends over two hours in the car every day… no fun! The job was too good to turn down, especially in this economy. So… overnight I became a single mom. Meaning getting Carter up, ready and to school (the hardest part on both of us), as well as pick up and dinner every day. I honestly thought it would be much harder on me than it has been. Week one went remarkably well, we are adjusting to the change nicely.
3) The big boy bed is still a work in progress. Josh’s new position has slowed it down a bit. We are hoping Carter is in his new room by the 1st week of December!
4) Once Carter’s new room is done we can focus on the nursery. I’m pretty sure Carter’s nursery was so done by this time with him. Poor little girl is already reaping the effects of child number two.
5) The word WHY is probably Carter’s favorite. I’m convinced he says it just to get my reaction. I’m trying my best to avoid the answer ‘because I said so’. Oh how hard that is!
6) Tis’ the season! Since this is the first Christmas that Carter actually ‘gets’, we are making it our mission to really get into the Christmas spirit this year. We will be pulling out the Christmas decorations in hopes to have them up before my Dad & Trish arrive for Thanksgiving. Last year Carter rc’vd
The Elf on the Shelf from Nana & Granddaddy. We will be pulling him out a few weeks before Christmas, not too early though, I wouldn’t want the ‘coolness’ of him to wear off.
7) This little lady of ours sits way higher than Carter, making a trip up the stairs feel like a thirty minute workout. I don’t know how I’m going to make it another 3 ½ months.
8) I’d like to make a huge shout out to Nana… she has come to the rescue. Carter came down with a low grade fever on Sunday evening. I took him to the doctor on Monday morning and she thinks he has some sort of virus. Carter can’t go back to school until he is fever free for 24 hours, so he is spending some quality time with Nana while Josh and I work. THANK YOU NANA!!
9) We’ve had our pictures taken for Christmas cards… I can’t wait to see how they turned out this year!!
10) Off to bed I go… It is late.
Every night Carter enjoys putting the ornament on the Santa tree! Only 15 more ornaments to go. Scary!
Of course what are the Holiday's without homemade Mint Chocolate Chip cookies! Carter loves to help make them; however, he doesn't like to eat them (not cooked anyway). Hey, more for me!!
Relaxing with Mr. Penguin... guess all the baking took its toll on Carter!
For quite some time now Carter has wanted a fish - just like Grandmas! So, my mom brought him his very own. Carter quickly named him Nemo Dylan (Dylan is Grandmas fishes name). He has been really good about feeding him every night. I hope the novelty doesn't wear off too quickly!
Poor Daddy! His long days have him pretty worn out... he can't even make it though 30 minutes of Dora before book time!
Henry The Elf has arrived! The package truck delivered him last night and by this morning Carter had already come up with such a clever (not) name. Lets hope this little guy does what he is supposed to do -- keep Carter in check!!
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