12/2/12

Today was an early and busy day! First up, a portable medic stopped by the house to do my medical screening for my new insurance policy. I’m sure I’ll be denied, but I guess it’s worth a shot. She took my blood and urine samples for screening, and went over all of the usual medical questions. Of course, Question #1 “Do you have any congenital birth defects or disorders”. Ugh. However, I did have the letter from my cardiologist basically clearing me a few years ago, and stating that I no longer required monitoring or cardiologist visits. She took a lot of notes, so FINGERS CROSSED that helps. She also seemed really shocked by my weight loss this year, which made me happy, especially in my current frame of mind!

Next up, we immediately got to showers and getting ready. We had to leave the house at 8:30AM, so there was no dilly dalliying allowed! I got ready, we got the girls ready, Christian got ready…I packed them some granola bars and cereal and we were off. First up, my step-mom forgot her purse at our house last night, so we made a quick stop at their house. Then, off to Chuck E Cheese, bright and early, for a birthday party! The party started at 9:30, which pretty much sounds like death when you first think about it. But, really, it’s perfect! I mean, we’re up anyway, it’s not like the girls are sleeping until noon or anything. There was only one other party going on, and barely anybody else in the place, so it was low-key, fairly mellow and no chaos whatsoever. The girls played tons of games, we ate some lunch and had lots of fun! YAY, I love birthday parties!

We stayed a bit after the party to use up our tokens and pick out some prizes. We left around 12:30, and Amelia pretty much passed out immediately. Olivia swore she wasn’t going to fall asleep and was NOT tired, but it didn’t take her long to pass out either. They proceeded to nap for a bit once we got home, while Christian and I watched a heartbreaking Vikings (vs. Packers) game – they lost, but had SO MANY chances to win, it was very sad, and I ran quick to Walmart to pick up a few items for tonight.

Once up, the girls discovered Buddy in the kitchen with lots of treat and baking supplies gathered up! Tonight, he decided we needed to make some “Grinch Cookies” and “Grinch Punch” to snack on while we watch “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” tonight (the Jim Carey version). Sure, why not! So, we got right to baking – and YUM, the cookies were delicious! We had some dinner and hung out for a bit while we waited for the movie to start. Then, I finished up some laundry while we had our snacks and watched the movies. It was a hit, great idea, Buddy!

Finally, the girls were off to bed. I packed their bag for my in-laws house tomorrow and relaxed for a while. With that, another weekend comes to an end. BOO!

Here are some pictures of Buddy Day 2: It’s a Very Grinchy Christmas...