Make-up and Cookies

With all the excitement of the past few weeks, it is hard to just be at the house.  It is as if we conditioned ourselves to go, go, go.  Sunday night we had youth group at our house.  We decided, for the first time, to let Madison and Ellie just stay here.  (Usually we take them to someone’s house to play.)  We set up a movie and popcorn upstairs for them, but they just kept venturing down.  While it was okay for this time, we will probably not do it again.  Madison wanted to keep checking about whether I had asked any of the youth if they wanted a makeover.  I don’t know if you noticed in the party post, but she was hugging her make-up set she received pretty tightly to her chest.  She thinks it is soooo cool. 

She had her big moment during youth group when not 1, not 2, but 3!!! youth said she could do a makeover on them.  Oh, she was so proud!  Joellen was first:

Then, Sydney:

    

Then, Emily (I missed her individual shot).  Madison took a photo with all three of them. 

I am not sure why she is not smiling.  My best guess is that she was slightly intimidated by being in the picture with older kids.  Trust me, she was glowing well into the next day!  If you compare each of their makeovers, you will notice Madison has a signature design.  Some people do the smoky eyes; she likes to emphasize the forehead and the nose (somewhat like Simba in the Lion King).  After they all left, Ellie had a chance to get her face done as well.  (Yep, she was in her panties the whole time…)

Monday, Jeremy headed out of state for a few days.  We headed to the library to pick out some new books and movies.  I rented One Hundred Foot Journey; I watched it that night, and I really liked it.  We hung out at home the rest of the day. 

Tuesday, we went outside to play in the snow and shovel the driveway before it got too cold to do either.  Then, after dropping Madison off at preschool, Ellie and I went to hang out at my parents’ house.  We played (napped) the afternoon away and went out to eat that night for supper.

Wednesday (today), we had to go to the grocery store.  I went to Aldi since my list was short and had mostly common items on it.  There were some great post-Christmas bargains there.  First, bags of Hershey kisses and mini Reeses PB cups were only $0.75!!  That’s right… less than a candy bar for an entire bag.  I had to hold myself back.  I figured there are at least a few desserts I rarely make because those items are usually so expensive.  Be ready, those residing close by, for some rich, tasty desserts.  Also, they had these little Santa cookie packs that had a plastic plate, small spatula, a cookie cutter, and cookie mix for $1.74!!!  I let the girls each pick one. 

    

It led to fun as I made a late lunch.  They whipped up batches of cookies for pretend, while I whipped up sandwiches and put away groceries.  Then, this afternoon, we made the cookies for real.  They had a blast.  That was a good use of $3.50. 

    

Tomorrow the weather is frigid.  School is already cancelled for Dalton, which means I don’t have to sub and Madison doesn’t have preschool.  I am excited; she will be bummed.  The girls are supposed to go to the Yohs tomorrow, so I’ll call and see if they still want some play time.  If so, I get to just take it easy – which is good because I am fighting an awful cold.  I may just nap and lay on the couch all day.  If not, I am sure we will find some indoor fun activities. 

Jeremy made it home tonight.  We stayed up and waited for him.  The girls were excited to see him again.  Ellie expresses this excitement much more than Madison does.  When he walked in the door, the first thing they said, “Did you bring us postcards?”  What a greeting, right?  Well, he is really good at bringing them something when he goes away for a few days.  He is also good at calling to talk to them each night when he is away.  I am bad at both those things.  I am so glad they have a daddy who thinks of them in this way. 

Have a good rest of the week – stay warm!