Whew.

I spent almost a full day shopping and out of the house yesterday.

I haven't done that in ... well ... forever.


I wanted to share a picture with this post, so I decided on this one. This is a favorite picture of Griffin from December 2007. Every night before heading up to bed he would stop by the Nativity and say "night night baby Jesus". I wonder if he will do the same thing this year when I bring the Nativity out.

Now ... about my day.

After dropping Griffin off at school I went to the Post Office and by the dump.

I really wanted to try and find something to wear to a party we are going to Friday night and it's hard to try on clothes with a little one with you. So, while Griffin was in school I thought it would be a great time to go. I'm not a fancy girl (at all!) so I decided to go to Walmart to see if I could find something a little holiday-ish to wear. I lucked out and found a red top with some sparkly stuff on it. I also found a cute pair of black pants to complete my new outfit. I also got a pair of jeans that were on clearance sale for $3.00! The only shoes I wear are brown leather, so I decided I better find some black shoes to match my black pants. I did find a pair, I think they are cute ... kind of like little Mary Janes in a way. I looked at the time and it was only 9:45 and I didn't have to leave town until 11:30 to head back and get Griffin from school.

So ... I decided to do some Christmas shopping. That was fun.

I could actually take the time to stroll the aisles and think about what I wanted to get. That was nice. I picked up a few Christmas gifts and a few groceries we needed.

After leaving Walmart I still had some time so I hit both Target and Home Depot. I feel soooo good about the gifts I found. This year I really want to get people something they want. I am NOT a great giver ... I wish I were. I'm trying to listen to what people are saying about their likes, what they want, etc ... that way we can get them something they will like.

I went to get Griffin from school. We stayed on the playground for about an hour so he could play with some of his little friends.

Then we went to Dairy Queen for lunch ... have to admit this ... we ate in the car. It was the easiest, fastest way to get lunch accomplished.

Then we went to Sam's Club. I had to pick up some Deli Roll-Ups for that party we are going to on Friday night. I'm going to put them on a cute little tray and fancy them up a bit.

After that I took Griffin to Kangaroo Jac's for some jumping good time. I promised if he did well in school this week and got a good report then I would take him. He accomplished that goal and he had a great time running around with 3 "big boys" for almost 3 hours.

Then ... we came home. Griffin fell asleep on the way home ... so I put him to bed about 5:30.

I really do not like to shop. But yesterday I got so much accomplished and I feel GREAT about that!