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Elle walking!

Girl Scout Cookie Time

Here is a peek into my kitchen tonight.

The Present fell down on the tile after he and The Quarterback were playing chase. He hurt his elbow, and was sitting in my lap with Mr. Happy on his elbow.

The Quarterback pulled a Thin Mint cookie out of the freezer and said "I know something that will make that elbow feel better," and he hands The Present the frozen Thin Mint cookie.

The Present sets Mr. Happy down and replaces it with the Thin Mint cookie. He sits for a minute with the cookie on his elbow while The Quarterback and I are laughing so much we cry. He looks up at me, then he looks at his dad and says, "When my elbow feels better can I eat this?!?"


Fast forward 3 hours to when we eat some more Thin Mints. The Present takes his, puts it on his elbow for a few seconds, then pops it in his mouth.

I once was lost, but now I am found...

Busy, that is the word that sums up my life lately. I feel like I have been here, there and everywhere, and the end is finally in site. An announcement today that my March work trip is cancelled (YEAH), so now I can take a deep breath and relax. So much has happened, so much to share, so here are a few things that top the list.

• Dimples took her first steps. I was in San Antonio, TX and QB gave me the call. She is wobbly, but full of fun, she just grins and next thing you know, she has moved. It's sort of like a dance.


• The Present and I made Rice Crispy Treats for our Superbowl party. He likes to call them "Rice Christmas Treats" as in "Mom, can we make some more rice Christmas treats today?


• The Present got a new bike from Santa, and he is so good at riding it. We went to this great park yesterday with a friend, and he was zipping all over the place.


• One down, one to go - The Present is potty trained. He hasn't had an accident in weeks (months?). Yeah for him, yeah for me!