Had a great day today. I got up not-too-early and got our menu plan done. A job I don’t really enjoy but it keeps Greg and I married. Then headed to work for a few hours. It being a stat holiday and all, I got to park right outside my office, which felt like a real treat. I also was the only one there, so I got some peace and quiet as well.
I worked for about three hours and then did a bit of shopping. Picked up a couple of articles of clothing for me and then did a bit of Christmas shopping. Greg and I are trying to start earlier than usual, partly to spread out the cost and partly to reduce the stress of December. I am quite enjoying it because I’m finding I’m spending a bit more time thinking about things I want to buy.
Greg and the kids took the bus into town and we met for a late lunch at Pig. This involved a walk from Government up to Blanshard. Now that Amy is a bit more dependable on busy streets, I’ve discovered that I love walking around downtown with the kids. There’s lots to see and the kids always seem to enjoy it as well.
After lunch we went to The Bay Centre and rode the glass elevator. Up and down six times. Greg and I spelled each other off, so we only had to do it three times each. When I’m on it, the kids are pressed as close as they can get to the outer glass wall, looking up and down, and I’m pressed as far as I can get away from the glass wall, looking anywhere but down. Amy and Elliot have no idea that I’m scared of heights and I’m surprised they haven’t noticed.
I took a quick look (unsuccessfully) for a Christmas party dress, made a stop at the toy store for a Christmas puzzle and a gift, and then we piled back in the car to go grocery shopping. Another task that is not my favourite, but we split the list and were done fairly quickly. We also split the kids which made things much more pleasurable.
Home for a quick stop to make some soup and walk the dog, then off to hockey for the boys. Amy and I got dropped off at a friend’s near the rink and we spent a couple of hours hanging out in front of their fire, playing Polly Pockets, catching up and eating pizza. Very cozy.
Bedtime was a bit bumpy for Elliot but everyone made it through in one piece. Greg and I watched an episode of Mad Men and now we’re going to do a bit of reading/blogging/iPad-ing before heading to bed.
It was a great day because I felt like I got a lot done and I spent lots of quality time with my kids and my hubby — time that was spent both doing things for them and doing stuff we had to do without any complaining from them. Or not much, anyway!