Wednesday, January 4, 2012

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We have had a pretty good week. On Monday I got our garage cleaned out and I have to admit I was pretty impressed with my work. I took 12 bags to a Good Will drop off and on of our sweet teenagers brought his truck by and hauled off 8 bags of trash, a tv and microwave that has been sitting in our garage for over a year, a suitcase, and several empty boxes. I now have about 12 empty tubberware containers that we can use when we finally sell the house. I might actually be able to park the van in the garage this winter. Tuesday was back to reality for us. It was nice to see the sweet faces of my kiddos and I got the cutest owl coffee mug from one of my girls. We were all pretty tired so we all got to bed early last night.

I got an automatic coffee maker for Christmas and I do not think I will ever go back to a regular coffee maker! I put my coffee grounds in before bed and it is ready for me when I get up and it is wonderful!! Sam and Emma are happy to be back at school and I think Chloe has talked more in the past two days than she did all of 2011:) She has a whole gang of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse friends and she calls them "her people" and it is too cute!  Emma has started doing this little face when she wants something. She will turn her head to the side, put her hands by her face and blink her eyes back and forth while she says in a sweet voice, "please, momma."

Well I better go. I have to get the kitchen cleaned up and we will probably get to bed early tonight too. I am starting to realize, though, it does not really matter what time I go to bed I still feel tired in the morning:( Here are a few pictures. I tried to add a caption under each picture but it kept messing up. The first one is a book I am currently reading, the second is of Sam just being lazy on Monday, the third is Emma doing her "look", and the last is Chloe with "her people".







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