mama's little helper

Tonight, while I was wiping down the table, Samuel had a rag and was following behind me wiping too. I went to rinse off my rag and when I came back into the dining room I found him on the floor, under his chair wiping down the floor (which really needs it). What a great helper! If only he was always helping clean up the messes, rather than making them :)

Pie Pride

I made my first pie ever on Wednesday night. It was fun and I was bursting with pride when the finished product came out of the oven. I kept making Pete come and look at every successful step. It was a lot of fun. . .I think I'll do it again :) It tasted pretty good too! (note to self: join the gym - you ate too much and it shows!)

Saturdays

are sooooo long when Pete is working. I don't why they seem worse than any other day of the week, but they do. Here is how we spent our day without daddy.

attempted to clean, got distracted putting the camera away

Played in the fresh fallen snow


Hung out with a favorite friend

Target Saves the Day

So I really don't hide the fact that I'm not a big fan of Cleveland (I'll spare you the details of why - at least for now). Today was a typical GRAY, COLD, LONELY winter day here. I had to drive to the West Side of Cleveland, something East Siders rarely do. West Siders don't venture over here much either, I think because the freeway systems are so bad and it is inconvenient to get anywhere (ok so there is one of the reasons I'm not a big fan, anyway . . .) So I had to go over to the West Side to pick up supplies for Enrichment. I'm not even sure what the suburb is called where I was, but it was SUCH a depressed area! There were old, abandoned warehouses everywhere, unkept or closed stores, I actually saw a sign on a cafe that said CLOSED FOREVER(ok promise last of the negative details). It was just seemed as though my dislikes for Cleveland were being MAGNIFIED. I happened to notice a Target and decided to stop in and pick up a few things I've been needing.

Attention my CLEVELAND FRIENDS this Target was AMAZING. Okay true it was a good 1/2 hour away, but the drive was so worth it!! It was New, Clean, Organized, Shelves Fully Stocked, AND 2 - yes 2 - employees asked me if I was finding everything okay!! It was a little bit of fabulous! Don't get me wrong, I'll still be loyal to my local Target (a short 10 min walk from my house) but when Cleveland's getting me down, I think I may have found a cure. I could have stayed in that store for hours, Samuel unfortunately did not feel the same. So being the great mom I am, I started grabbing treats of the shelves and stuffing him to keep him occupied. All good things must come to an end, but the high has stayed with me all day. And I can't wait to go back - maybe for girls night out!?

Phew that was a long post, but I had to share the good news, after all this is my journal and I want to remember good things about Cleveland. :)

Some of the treats that held my little guy over.

New snow pants, mittens, and check out that red scarf!

Snow Flakes That Stay On My Nose and Eyelashes

We had our first real snowfall yesterday morning, so we quickly finished breakfast, and then ran outside to show Samuel. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. . .and so he did a little of both. I love seeing Samuel discover new things, it's like you can just see his little mind working. Here are some pictures from our morning. Emily and Sam brought us these hats all the way from Chili and we are loving them! Happy winter, I think it's officially here to stay.

Happiness

Is Samuel asleep by 7:30pm

A fresh batch of Muddy Buddies

Snuggling up with Pete on the couch getting ready to watch

Survivor and then The Office

Sweet Dreams Little Man

I was chatting with a friend on the phone while Samuel was eating dinner (or so I thought). I walked away for a minute and when I came back into the dinning room this is what I found. No one told him daylight saving time ended.