Jon's Day Off

I dropped Savy off at preschool this morning and went to the gym for a while. Jon took the day off, so we got to have a pleasant lunch together at S&P. We picked Savy up after lunch and went into Memphis to run some errands.

Tonight I cooked dinner again....eggs, salmon croquettes, and toast with jelly. Jon thought it was an odd combination, but he tried to keep an open mind. I thought it was excellent....I wonder why I stopped making salmon croquettes in the first place. Savy ate the eggs and toast but not the salmon. After dinner, Jon caught Savy hiding by the Christmas tree eating M&Ms.




Once discovered, she threatened to pull the tree over.



I hope she goes to bed without a fight tonight...I'd really like to turn in early.

O Christmas Tree

I've been putting it off, but tonight we finally put up the Christmas tree. Savy thought it was awesome (her own words), and insisted on helping with the ornaments. A few of my ornaments seem to have been broken while in storage, and Jon glued them back together for me while Savy and I trimmed the tree. I always forget from year to year how much trouble it is to put up the tree, and I am exhausted. I admit to skipping a couple of years, but now that Savy is older I'm determined to decorate every year. Some of my fondest memories of Christmas when I was young were of playing with the ornaments on the tree....I want Savy to be able to do that too.

Here's the tree





I took close-ups of some of my favorite ornaments. Jon and I bought this Mickey and Minnie ornament on our honeymoon in DisneyWorld.



The one Mom bought for Savy's first Christmas.



And the one she bought for me on our trip to the Smoky Mountains this past fall.



The one we got when we were finally able to move into this house three days before Christmas 2006.



The Grinch...every house needs a Grinch!



My second Christmas as a nurse



Mom bought us this glass one etched with our names and wedding date.



This one isn't on the tree yet. It was one that was broken and I'm letting the glue set. I bought this at The Incredible Christmas Place when we were in the Smokies for our wedding.



The rocking horse Jimmy gave me always goes under the tree.



We also have the elf on the shelf this year.....we bought it in New Orleans this fall. Savy listened intently to the story before bed tonight, and she named her elf "Crick".




We'll see how this works...I think she's still a little too young to understand, but we're doing it anyway.

And the countdown to Christmas calendar Rose gave Savy a couple of years ago. The ornaments are magnetized....every day you put the corresponding ornament on the tree. Savy absolutely loved this last year and couldn't wait to put each day's ornament on.



I'm too tired to do anything else tonight....outside decorations will have to wait til tomorrow.

I Love Pecan Pies

Thank you for the pecans, Ruth. There was more than enough for two pies.




Also, I finished the book I've been reading.



As I mentioned before, this was written by my 5th grade teacher Carol Easley. I won't give you guys a book report...I never give details about books or movies because I don't want to spoil it for you. It started out slowly because I usually only get a chance to sit and read while Savy's having her bath. Mrs. Easley did a great job of creating some suspense. When I was a little more than halfway through it, I was so interested that I had to read some before I went to sleep too. She even managed to surprise me halfway through.....when I'm reading a book, I usually have the whole thing figured out by the 4th chapter. I definitely recommend this one, and I look forward to reading any future books...so, Heather, let me know when she finishes the next one!

When I picked Savy up from pre-school today, she asked to go see "Miss Wuzzy and the babies," so we went next door to visit for awhile. Those girls are getting so big and are still cute as buttons!

Hope everyone had a good day. I'm going to watch Tropic Thunder with Jon, then I'm going to bed.

Playing At The Mall

I went to the mall to pick up a couple of things today. We had lunch at Chic-fil-A and went to the play area for a while. It's nice to have a place indoors for Savy to run around on these cold and rainy days. She makes friends wherever she goes.






Savy is very excited about going back to pre-school tomorrow!