Monday Monday

Fantastic weekend...well, fantastic Sunday at least. Saturday was...okay. Two cranky children do not a happy mommy make. But Sunday redeemed the weekend. BEAUTIFUL weather conducive to plenty of outdoor time. Fresh air = pleasantly tired children.

Plus, DH was able to get some things done (i.e. Christmas lights are FINALLY down) and was able to start thinking about Spring projects. I asked again about when he was going to call all the troops together to start fencing. I got the standard, "I don't know" response so I'm going to pick a weekend and start the ball rolling. If not, my horses may sue for separation based on their crappy barn area. I don't think grass will ever grow in that fenced area again.

I was also able to clean out my SUV ~ I know, several of you just gasped in utter astonishment but it's true. Not only did I clean out the crap in the front seat (tissues, receipts, etc.) but I also completely emptied the entire thing. Wrinkled up french fries, gummies, miscellaneous body parts for Happy Meal toys. I was a bit surprised at what I found when I started flipping up the seats in the middle row. But hey, I made out with a total of $0.41 enough to buy a stamp for another month or two. Brace yourself, I even vacuumed it out with the house vacuum cleaner. Aren't you proud of me? Then I windexed all but the windows. Don't ask.

Now, to get an oil change and get the darn thing cleaned. I hate it when we get any kind of snow here. TDOT loads the road with brine solution and that is just one nasty mess on a car. I know you're supposed to wash it off as soon as possible, but please, I the likely hood of my cheap self paying for a car wash is almost up there with winning the lottery.

But Sunday was a great day. Windows were opened, groceries were bought for the first time in about 3 weeks (DH danced a jig of joy for this!), and my little DD said "Mama" ~ sigh. It's official. She's a big girl. Crawling as of last week and now calling saying "mamamamamamamama" not as often as "dada" but we'll get there. She's also pulling up on everything! I'm wondering if she'll be walking before her 9 month birthday. We'll see. DH and I are TOTALLY unprepared for that.

DH also discovered DD's 3rd tooth. Fussiness and my daughter are rare. She's usually fussy if she's wet, stinky, or hungry. Not much else bothers her. Saturday we had issues and a couple times yesterday we had issues. About 5:30 pm yesterday, I suggested to Dh to check her gums out and see if we had a new arrival. Sure enough. As she clamped down on his finger, he felt the top tooth. All I can say is "God Bless Highland's Teething Tablets and my sister for telling me about them" ~ whew!

All is well in my world for now and I'd give just about anything to be able to spend the day outside today before it gets nasty again tonight. But oh well, Mommy Nature came to visit yesterday and promised to come back soon. Until then, sunny flowers and hearing "Mama" will make me smile.