I love everything about fall and winter. The cold can get a little old, but I love the warmer clothes, snuggling in warm blankets, the smells, the holidays, baking goods, and the fact that it's not 100 plus degrees! hehe
Today is laundry day. I'm so thankful to have a washer and dryer! It seems the laundry never ends and I wonder just how much this third one is going to add to the mix. I'm excited to go through my preemie/newborn clothes today and put them up in the dresser. Is it a bad thing that i'm relieved I didnt' save as much as I thought? It'll be nice to get him a few new things. It's definitely going to be colder when he's born so I'd like to get some warm pj's for him.
Yesterday was a sad, but beautiful day for me. We got all our Christmas stuff out. However, when I opened the tubs I discovered a horrendous sight. One tub got water in it and everything molded. I was able to salvage somethings, but most of that ended up thrown away. Then I discovered a few special ornaments had shattered ... but the worst of it was discovering my christmas village destroyed. I didn't have many pieces, but what I did have was very very special to me. I've had them for years. The beautiful nativity snow globe my aunt got me has a little damage, but nothing I can't hide (thank God.) So, out of all my precious pieces, only 2 were saved. I cried a lot. I mean really sobbed. First my glasses and ring vanished and now my christmas stuff was gone! I felt like I was being punished some how. Ultimately it was my fault for not packing it properly - as ultimately I made my glasses and beloved ring accessible to the kids - and now it was all gone. I was crushed emotionally.
Thankfully, Jason took the boys into the bedroom to watch cartoons to let me grieve and figure out what to do. I lost all Christmas spirit at that moment. I just kept telling myself to, "get a hold of yourself" and eventually I did. I packed it up all in trash bags and Jason took it out. Shortly thereafter the trash came. I was relieved to have it all gone once I committed to the reality.
Jason and I have had a lot of learning experiences through the ten years we've known each other. Yesterday showed me just how much my husband loves and understands me. He was so compassionate, understanding, loving, helpful, and generous. He let me cry and when the kids took their nap he pulled me aside and told me he was sorry. He brought up the fact that they were all bought pre-kids and that maybe we should see this as a time to start with our kids. We went to Hobby Lobby and found the NEATEST bookstore christmas village building and it was HALF off. Then, at walmart, I found a BEAUTIFUL steeple christmas village building. It has stained glass windows and everything. That was inexpensive too. He saw that I liked them, grabbed it, and also grabbed 3 threes and 2 lamp stands to enhance it (I never bought anything to 'enhance' my small old christmas village). We came home from a long day in Hobbs (we were all tired... the kids were up by six am), we put the kids to bed, he motivated me to clean, and then organized my new start of a christmas village where I wanted it. I felt very loved and grateful to have a man to work with me out of his love for me. It really is a special gift to have that.
On that note, we're also done with our Christmas shopping for the boys! We'll get a few odds and ends for their stockings, but we're done. I was so overwhelmed, and impressed, with Kmarts toy selection. They really have the best toys! Walmart can't compete. We're also done with my MIL as well. I just need to figure out what I can do for Jason. I want to do something, even if it's small. We aren't going to do Christmas cards this year, but we are going to print out pictures for family members from our recent shoot. That'll be their gift and something they can frame.
Listening to that wind confirms that today is going to be a lazy day. Now I just need to try and keep the house looking as nice as it does today. hahaha
Oh, and it's LASAGNA day! Everyone loves Tammie's lasagna.
Happy Saturday, Everyone!
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