{YOU & ME}

I loved this day. And I sure love my sweet little family. When Luke took the job at Woods Furniture, we accepted that our days off would be different. It didn't seem like a big deal since we have our mornings and evenings together.. but it's been hard. With this schedule, we get to be home with Chloe 4 days a week and she goes to Jill's the other 3 so it's what we need to do. But, darn it, some days I just want to hang out with my hubby. Well, the schedule has been slow at work so today, I got to hang with him all day  :)

Missy slept in so we got to just lay in bed before hopping up to the screaming. Oozing frosting and cinnamon goodness provided our sugary breakfast while Chloe crawled all over the kid zone at the mall. She looooooooooved it! Everywhere the big kids went, she was following them as fast as her little knees could carry her. Priceless.

After Luke and I each made exchanges from Christmas, we did a couple other stops and then took a tired little girl to the car. She was whiney so we went to Babies R Us, bought her a squeezie food, then did some birthday shopping for her. She perked right up once I let her out of my arms and she could bang on the colorful boxes.

Once we got home, our work began. Taking down the half decorated Christmas tree, trips into the attic, switching out our Tshirts for sweaters in the closet, vacuuming the ennnnntire house with our new vacuum (plus Luke even vacuumed the tops of the fan!!), making Italian chicken, parsley carrots & pumpkin pie spiced apples for Chloe, prepping for our ONE-derland party, and lots of giggles with the Little One. During nap time we lounged on the couch and watched a movie, ate pizza for dinner on the sofa, and lived like hooligans while snacking on Better Than Sex Chex Mix in between.

 My marriage, like everyone else's, is hard. Some days make me want to scream, quit, cry, or just check out. But days like today fill my heart to overflowing. I've married a wonderful man who takes great care of me and our daughter. I have a delightful daughter that keeps us entertained and laughing. We have a spacious home that is cleaner than its been in MONTHS. What a beautiful and unexpected blessing this day has been.