my grandmother took me shopping for clothes for christmas today. we went to old navy, and i got a pair of blue jeans, a cute top, a brown cardigan, and an orange turtleneck sweater. then we went to target, and i picked out a pair of jeans and a pair of corduroys for josh's christmas. i'm so excited about my clothes; they're the cutest i've had in a while! i can't wait to wear the top and the brown sweater to church tomorrow morning, with my red skirt. i feel kind of guilty about her buying me clothes, though... i always have my grandparents' credit card in my wallet for emergencies (their idea), and since josh got laid off i've been using it to buy groceries. they've said it's okay, and to use it when i need it. but i still feel yucky about it. i can't wait until we've got money in the bank and i can give the card back to them. i hate this feeling of being a big drain on my family's income, and feeling like we can't support ourselves.
tonight we went to our friends, alison and robert's house for dinner. they made this delicious asian stir fry that i want to get the recipe for. we had a vanilla cake with strawberry frosting with vanilla frozen yogurt for dessert. the kids played together so nicely! micah and her friend isaac are only 2 weeks apart in age, and are really like siblings. they have extremely similar personalities and temperaments, and as a result, they butt heads sometimes. but they're very, very fond of each other. we got together yesterday, and the two had a few squabbles ending in tears and hurt feelings. so tonight, before we headed over to their house, josh and i sat down with micah and laid out some ground rules for playing with friends (i.e. no grabbing or yanking or screaming at the top of your lungs when something doesn't go your way), and what the consequences of not following those rules would be (i.e. going home). turns out, isaac's mom and dad had a similar discussion with him before we arrived. it really seemed to do the trick! micah and isaac played together all night with only minor issues, and those they were able to work through themselves. success!
now the babes are sleeping soundly in bed, josh is watching one of his favorite movies on the couch, sara the cat is nuzzling my nose, and i'm soooo sleepy my eyelids are droopy. good night. : )
p.s. latest movie marathon at the poole house: the hunt for red october
tonight we went to our friends, alison and robert's house for dinner. they made this delicious asian stir fry that i want to get the recipe for. we had a vanilla cake with strawberry frosting with vanilla frozen yogurt for dessert. the kids played together so nicely! micah and her friend isaac are only 2 weeks apart in age, and are really like siblings. they have extremely similar personalities and temperaments, and as a result, they butt heads sometimes. but they're very, very fond of each other. we got together yesterday, and the two had a few squabbles ending in tears and hurt feelings. so tonight, before we headed over to their house, josh and i sat down with micah and laid out some ground rules for playing with friends (i.e. no grabbing or yanking or screaming at the top of your lungs when something doesn't go your way), and what the consequences of not following those rules would be (i.e. going home). turns out, isaac's mom and dad had a similar discussion with him before we arrived. it really seemed to do the trick! micah and isaac played together all night with only minor issues, and those they were able to work through themselves. success!
now the babes are sleeping soundly in bed, josh is watching one of his favorite movies on the couch, sara the cat is nuzzling my nose, and i'm soooo sleepy my eyelids are droopy. good night. : )
p.s. latest movie marathon at the poole house: the hunt for red october
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