Two wonderful days...

We have had two great days! I was in a 'funk' this week until yesterday :( I think it has to do w/ me being emotional with it being our first set of Holiday's w/o dad. It's been on my mind a lot and it's just been a little upsetting. I'm very glad to be feeling better. Yesterday Aidan and I stayed home all morning while Riley was in school. We never do this so it was a nice change. Aidan was very tired and slept all morning so I started cleaning and doing laundry. We came straight home after picking up Riley. The kids played wonderfully for 2 hours. This usually does not happen for more than a few minutes at a time....so I kept cleaning and let them play. I did the same while they took their nap. By the time James got home I had almost the entire house done! Most of you know that I LOVE having a clean house so I was very excited!!! Then we went to dinner. We don't do this much anymore b/c Aidan is a handful. So, most of the time dinner out is not enjoyable right now. They were awesome though so we had a great time! After that we went Christmas shopping for our Angel that James picked out from the Angel Tree. After the kids went to bed I got the rest of the house done! Woo Hoo!!! It feels great to have it all done at once instead of in bits and pieces....that doesn't happen much anymore : ) This morning Riley had her first dentist appointment. She did GREAT!!! James and I were very shocked at how well it went. She was a very big girl and let them do everything they needed including the cleaning. She was nervous but the staff was awesome and really put her at ease. We were impressed w/ the office and with Riley! After that we came home for our play date w/ Papa, Emily and Hailey. (The girls are Riley and Aidan's cousins . They are staying w/ Bill & Debbie for a bit and the kids are very excited b/c they love spending time with them. ) The kids had a great time playing and having McDonalds for lunch! After they left it was so nice outside we wanted to stay outside. We went for a nice long walk then played outside for awhile. We all needed that! It was very refreshing. Tonight we just hung out for a bit b/f James left (he went to a concert w/ Chris) and had chicken chili for lunch...my new favorite...Yummy!!! After he left I let the kids cuddle in the bed w/ me and watch a movie (cuddle time is my favorite!). Riley is still cuddling me with me now as she sleeps and I watch the 'Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2'. The perfect ending to two wonderful days!!!!