day one

December 1st, 2008

Dear Mr. T,

Right now you are on an airplane bound for the mountains, friends I miss and dreamy vanilla croissants (2 of which I hope will find their way home to me). I’m kind of jealous.

Last night after we chatted I had a glass of wine and some of those yummy dark chocolates you bought me. I think they will get me through the week just fine! The kids all slept really well and are in much better form this morning. I, however, slept like crap. Even though I was in bed by 10:20, I didn’t fall asleep until well after 1:00. Between the snow driving against our bedroom windows, the noises I only notice when you are gone and feeling incredibly COLD, I just couldn’t sleep. What’s a girl to do without her human blanket?

While you were boarding the plane this morning, I was extracting Mr. Baby from p.j.’s full of yesterday’s chili. I’m now reconsidering the leftovers I was planning for supper tonight! Now Tuck is at school, Beauty is reading book after book and Mr. Baby is sleeping.

We are well fed.

Rested.

Ready to tackle the day.

Today we are going to bake some Amish friendship bread. Wash diapers. Shovel the driveway. Make an advent wreath to replace the rather cheesy one I threw together last night.