11/7/10 - Wait, I Thought It Was November?!

OK, we are having the most wonderful weather! It's more like September than November around here! It's so great.

Thanks to daylight savings time, the Duran household was up and at em' pretty early. I was off to Target bright and early because we were out of Olivia's diapers (how that could ever happen, I have no idea!). So, I quickly fed Amelia, made up our menu and my grocery list for the week, and off I went. Doing the menu and list has REALLY helped me stay within our budget these last few weeks, so it's working great! Target was already pretty busy...everybody must be working an hour early today! I ended up grabbing a couple gifts for Olivia (birthday or Christmas...who knows). We've decided to just slowly pick up gifts over the next few weeks, as we think about them. Today I got her a few wood puzzles and a Mickey Mouse book set. We aren't sure what "big gifts" we're getting the girls yet...kind of depends on what their grandparents get I suppose!

After Target, we quickly put everything away, I fed Amelia again while Olivia ate breakfast, then we all headed outside again to enjoy the beautiful weather some more. Christian finished packing up the hoses and bagged the trimmings from yesterday. He moved all of the patio furniture and the outdoor toys under the deck, so we just need to cover them. Now, we are ready for winter! I'm guessing the lawn will need to be cut one last time, but that's probably it...then the snow can fly!

Finally, the girls went down for a nap (well, it took me a few tries, and a lot of work with each). I watched the Vikings BIG WIN over the Cardinals while Christian and his dad worked on my car. It went a lot quicker than I expected, which was nice. We were finally able to eat some dinner, and I was able to do the dishes and clean up the house a little. We tried keeping the girls up until their usual bedtime...but the crabbiness started in a tad early, so it was time for baths and bed slightly earlier than normal. Hopefully the transition to the time change goes quickly!

Here's our little Vikings Fans! We finally got Amelia some Vikings gear, she must have been their good luck charm!