Alexandra's First Christmas

HOHO hmm food for thought this holiday

We had a wonderful Xmas, apart from the fact that my family was unable to share it with us this year. The holiday season is just not the same for me without them and I always feel a bit melancholy toward the holiday - partly because I'm away from my family but also because I find it difficult to reconcile ALL the gifts (there are so many of them!) with the fact that there are so many without family or gifts every year. I always feel guilty for having so much when others have so little. I try and donate time, money and gifts but it just doesn't measure up, or should I say I don't measure up. I think one of the greatest gifts I can give Alex is to expose her to the importance of doing for others, because we're so indulged with material things, food, riches beyond many peoples' dreams. This is the gift my Mum taught me and I look forward to passing it on to Alex.

Baaaaaaaaaa

I tried to tell Alex that lambs don't climb trees but she wouldn't listen! I think she resembles an Ewok from Star Wars.

Tigger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alex dressed as Tigger the day before Halloween. She was a big hit in this outfit at Gymboree (this was the week before she ruined the Pizza Party!)

Fun at the Pizza Party

Well Alex certainly knows how to clear a room in a hurry. The week of the big pizza party at Gymboree she had been throwing up but had no other symptoms, so I took a chance and hoped she would feel ok. After jumping around at Gymboree and downing her bottle, she projectile vomited all over the party, down my jeans and into my shoe, and over most of the pizza. It went up her nose so she was crying, while at the same time I was trying to help "Bob the Gym guy" clean up the mess. To his credit he was very gracious, and even called the next day to check on her. It was all quite traumatic and while I consider myself a pretty calm Mom, I found myself worrying about all the things that could be wrong with my little girl - totally unfounded worries really but it was her first time being sick - I had to go to work that week and leave her, and I didn't like it at all. As a Mom will I worry for the rest of my life now??? As it turned out she drank Pedialyte for three days and by the time I came home she was eating her food again as if every bite was her last meal! In other news we now have one side of our house framed in and finished, the other side of the house is still a work in progress. It's exciting to see how it will look when it's finished and we're hoping to move in before Alex starts college! Happy Belated Thanksgiving everyone.......h.x

pet peeves

Ok when we were going to member classes for Alex' Christening at church we were asked the question "what is your pet peeve?" (I know, it seemed very unchristian like to even mention it!) - after the class I thought of a few extra "peeves" so I thought I'd share them with the readers!
Why do people say "relator" when it's "realtor?"
It's across, not "acrost."
I hate when people chew gum with their mouths open
I hate even more when people eat with their mouths open
My number 1 pet peeve - When people say "give me", ie. give me a Coke, and then don't say please or thankyou.

Ok that's it for today...thanks for mmm...reading.