oh glory

we have been able to go out of the house & play outside for 3 days now. 3 days! glorious. yesterday i kept the windows open for a few hours & i think the gross dog smell nearly left our home for about 30 minutes. simply amazing. since this is ohio, i am assuming we will have at least 1 or maybe 2 more snow storms, probably in late march. but i am saying it now, jinx or no jinx: spring is on its way...& i have never been so pleased or ready for it. wes even has our garden plans on an auto cad drawing. we are ready to order seeds...we are just simply ready for spring.

adeline played outside alone for about 1 hour yesterday & came back in filthy from head to toe. i didn't get a picture b/c she started running around the house, so i quickly nabbed her & stripped her in a matter of 1 minute. it was a RELIEF to let her go free outside & hear her laughing & clumping around the muddy grass. the look on her face was amazing; she simply adores playing outside.

& i have to put this in writing: i need to make myself an eye appointment! do it already! do it do it. do it. i have needed to do this since january 1st & now i only have one set of contacts left & need to find a new optometrist. ugh. i really suck at making appointments. and another goal: as of monday, i am going to start going to the gym again. this is major b/c now i can actually go & work out...before now i had to carry amelia around the track in the bjorn. which was fine until she became a chugga-lug (which i love, but hey my back doesn't). so she will be 1 week away from 6 months, which is the gym day care's age limit. i think i will work out for 20 minutes, then head down to the vending machine area & read a book & munch on a granola bar for 40, then meander to the showers...or maybe i will get into the hot tub as well. in reality, i will work out for 40 minutes, run to get the girls b/c i will be a nervous wreck that amelia cried the entire time. then i will be very sweaty & smelly & not be able to get a shower until they go to bed at night. that is reality.

and amelia is now a jumpa-roo fanatic! she can go sideways! she can go vertical! she even goes horizontal! hopefully i will catch her in the act on camera soon... adeline is also learning how to give love...when people come to visit recently (well, her aunt kristi & then ms judy her fake mama, so people that she knows very well) she will not stop giving them hugs or kisses & wants to sit with them & climb on them. it's really endearing.

i also feel so bad about this: we didn't make valentine's! is this bad for grandparents & cousins & close friends to not get valentine's from their wee ones? egads. it just hit me today. i guess i still have time...maybe tonight. we just got a valentine's day package from grandma & grandpa gerbick & it just HIT ME *boom* we didn't do valentine's! it's 2 days away! (btw, sue, adeline immediately put on her 'sweet dreams' pajamas & has read the book about 10 times already). the new pj's really help her to swiftly slide down the slide on her belly, head first.

& now i'm off to put adeline down for her fake nap. anyone have any advice on how to get a barely over 2 year old to nap??