We had my parents over for a waffle brunch this morning. It was delicious and a nice time to chat and catch up, as it always is. Brady and I had things a little less together than we usually do, so the kitchen was a mess and everything needed a refresh. But thankfully, they are part of our non-judgemental group of friends, so we all just rolled with it. Who cares whats stacked in the sink when there are waffles on the table, right? Right.
Straight from brunch, I brushed my teeth, and headed into the city for a wax and a nail appointment! I’ll talk more about those next week when I *gulp* finally kick off my blog series. I have been chewing at my hands and fingers and nails like there is no tomorrow for a long time now. I kicked the childhood habit for a while, but losing my two boys this year absolutely did not help my anxiety, and I am BACK on the crazy looking finger biting bandwagon. Getting gel nails is my attempt to leave my hands alone, and I’m praying it will work, because the after effects of all that chewing hurts!! And getting pregnant has not made it easier :/ So, nails. It was a good appointment, and I look forward to maintaining them and hopefully saving my nails and hands from all the unnecessary pain.
While I was out, Brady sent the big kids over to our neighbours house, because, once again, they were invited over to do something fun and festive! Today, Dekker and Laela went over to our wonderful friends house to bake cookies!! I found out a couple of hours later, when I got home, that they were not simply baking cookies together, but they were decorating them as well!!
I was briefly embarrassed, but then decided to just be SO thankful that someone took my kids under their wing, and included them in a fun Christmas tradition when I don’t have the strength/energy/patience/gumption to do it. It really takes a village, and we have some AMAZING people in ours! The kids were returned to us, arms full of Christmas presents, and a large tin of cookies. Its possible the amount of sprinkles weigh more than the actual cookies, but isn’t that how they’re supposed to be? 😉
All in all, I’d call this a FABULOUS day! We ate a delicious brunch. I got out for a bit. Brady got some downtime. The big kids got to decorate (and eat) cookies with people they really like. I got my nails done, and listened to new music.
Now, we just hope for an enjoyable, smooth evening! Because tomorrow we’re leading singing at church, Brady without a voice, and myself with a sore throat. Let’s hope Carrie can still sing…