Monday, Dec. 12th, 2011

Today, I've been thinking about all the things I'm looking forward to about being home.  Of course there is the typical "seeing family and friends" which I almost always mention because I am looking so forward to being able to be around my family and friends.  But there are the smaller things that we've been missing out on for the last almost 2 years, and that's what I've been thinking about today.  The very first and most important thing is our mattress.  It is probably the world's most comfortable mattress and the one thing we have really missed.  I'm looking forward to climbing onto that mattress the first night we are back, after 2 solid days of traveling and getting to, once again, enjoy a night of sleep on that beloved thing.  The best part about it is that we will be rolling into the Jarrett's driveway some time in the evening of the 22nd, and apart from catching up with family and semi unpacking, our mattress will be one of the first things that we get to enjoy.  And I'm so looking forward to that.

Today, I've also been thinking about all the things we need to pack for our trip home.  I made out some lists and things we need to accomplish before we take off mostly because I love making lists but also to get some organization into my head.  I have so many thoughts like, "Oh, we can't forget that," and, "Have to remember to clean that," that it's hard to keep track of them all unless I put them in a list.  I just hope that we don't forget anything too important, but I don't think there is anything like that on the list so far so we should be safe.  And I live by something my parents taught me growing up - if you forget something, you can always buy it when you get there.  This saying usually applied to when we would be going camping in the summer but it very much applies to this trip too.  I'm sure we can't possibly think of all the things we will be needing for those 10 weeks especially with Baby J coming so I'm trying not to stress about the list.

On to today's events.  It was a pretty great day.  I didn't even hear the alarm go off and suddenly Tyler wasn't in the bed with me any more.  Or perhaps Tyler got out of bed before the alarm went off.  I'll have to ask him.  Either way, I was able to stay asleep and was only awoken when Tyler came to kiss me goodbye.  I stayed in bed a little longer, with Kitten purring away on my legs, playing sudoku.

Once out of bed, I warmed up Tyler's leftover milk and gave it to TK who was waiting eagerly for it.  Tyler is pretty upset that I've gotten attached to that little kitty because he told me not to but I can't help it.  She is way to cute and even though I know she isn't helpless, I feel like taking care of her.  Plus, Tyler's milk always just goes down the drain any way so what's the harm in giving it to TK?

I did the dishes and kind of cleaned up the kitchen a bit.  It wasn't a busy morning for me.  I have found a way to make my granola even more filling though so that's nice.  I always heat up some peanut butter, which is used as a binding agent, and then I put some granola in and mix it all around.  I then add just a few chocolate chips for some tasty flavor and put it in the fridge.  For the last few days, I've also been adding whole/halved peanuts to the mix and I find that it keeps me full longer.  It's a really great way to start my day off.

I made a sandwich for Tyler and cut up a few carrots for myself and waited for him to come home from work for lunch.  He did and we enjoyed some time together.  Since he has been sick and having to blow his nose every 5 minutes this weekend, he wasn't sure he would be staying at work all day today.  He doesn't want to get everyone else sick.  But he told me that his nose has some what dried up and isn't being high maintenance any more, which means he must be getting better.  I'm really glad that I didn't get as sick as he did.  It probably helps that I can sleep all I want and I don't have to spend what's left of my brain power in the evening studying for 2 courses.  He's been a real trooper and I'm so proud of him. He's actually out writing a test right now, a midterm on the lower body.  I'm sure he will be home soon as he usually doesn't take too long on these tests.  And I'm sure he will ace it.  He's pretty darn smart.

My afternoon was filled with a trip to the store, cross stitching and a movie.  They still don't have any boxes of chicken at the store so I'll have to change a few of my menu items or just have those meals later in the week.  I also worked out a bit and I got to watch the snow fall.  I love snow, another thing I'm looking forward to.  Of course it didn't stick around and now it's raining pretty hard outside, but at least this afternoon when it really mattered, I got to watch it snow.

Our plans for tonight kind of revolves around TV and on most nights I hate admitting that, but we have an episode of Dexter to watch and one of Tyler's favorite shows is coming back on the air tonight.  Fear Factor will be on in about half an hour from now and Tyler has been looking forward to watching it for weeks now.  I've heard stories of him and his best friend and how they use to do Fear Factor like stunts with each other.  I think that just means they would jump off really tall buildings but it's fun to hear those stories.

Tyler is currently out writing his test and there is a hard baby part up in my ribs.  I'm not sure what part it is but it's for sure either a head or a butt.  At my last appointment the Dr. said Baby J was head down already so I don't know if he would have turned over or not, but whatever part it is, it's hard and it makes breathing more of a chore then it has been before.  But I love this kid already so I'll let it slide.

Sonja