The Hester family Christmas celebrations have officially begun! Over the weekend we went to Minneola to celebrate Christmas with Clint’s mom’s side of the family and had the best time. It was nice to get to see everyone, not to mention take the new car out and let her loose on the highway. She rides so smooth! And I actually got to drive her some on the way home. Which was nice seeing how Clint’s been hoarding her and not sharing at all. Now look who has a sharing problem (a-hem Clint). Apparently I have to wait to get a "tutorial" before I can drive it. He sure is being bossy. Let's not forget on paper I'm the better driver. I'll indulge his little fantasy for the time being, but I told him to get it out of his system now because in another month or so I’m not going to be able to get out of the Stang little lone roll myself out and will have no choice but to drive the new car to work.
I’ve gotta say, Stella is one lucky little girl. There are so many people who already love her and can’t wait to meet her. She’s going to have a lot of people waiting for her with open arms. It warms my heart to know she’s coming into this world with so much love and support. Between mine and Clint’s families and our friends she will definitely get spoiled.......and there's nothing wrong with that. J
It is one week until Christmas and I feel like I still have so much to do. Most of the gifts are bought, just need to get some stocking stuffers. But in regards to Stella I feel like we’ve done nothing. We haven’t registered yet, we haven’t cleaned out her room, we haven’t bought her anything…..we’re bad. I have an idea of the type of furniture I want to get and the bedding but nothing concrete. I know we still have 4 months to get all this done but time is a ticking and it’s going to be up before you know it. Luckily I am taking the week after Christmas off so I can hopefully get some stuff done around the house. I’ve just been procrastinating because I basically just don’t want to do it. The list feels never ending and I get overwhelmed whenever I think about it. I’m just going to have to do a little bit each day and one way or the other it will all get done. Which might be tricky because I’m quickly realizing I’m not as agile as I once was……there’s not a whole lot of pep in this ole girl's step these days. The more I do around the house the more my body protests. It’s mostly my lower back but even cleaning the house yesterday made my whole body ache. Not to mention the more I do the more I swell, I’ve just come to accept the tree trunks otherwise known as my ankles. I've made my peace about it.
Speaking of swelling, I did finally break down and buy some compressions socks on Friday. They had them at Dick’s Sporting Good and I gotta say they’re helping. They’re usually worn to increase blood flow and circulation, but they can also be used to reduce swelling. I’ve definitely noticed a big difference on what my feet look like on days I do wear them versus days I don't. Now I just need to buy another pair. But be warned, they are not cheap. The pair I bought on Friday was like $40, that's one expensive pair of socks! So I’ll have to treat them with care. Which I almost had a heart attack the other day. I was getting ready for work when a mass of black fur ran past me and took off from the bedroom and around the corner to the living room. That black fur being Max. Normally when he does this it means he has something he’s not supposed to or it's time to eat. Fatty loves him some food. And seeing how I already fed him that morning it could only mean one thing. Sure enough he had my compression socks in his mouth and was going to town. That would have been one expensive chew toy. It's a good thing he's so darn cute. J
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