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Monday, December 29, 2008

holiday wrap-up & painting marathon

12.24.08
Mikey spent the day working and I spent the day getting ready for the holidays. We drove down to the cities in the evening and spent the night with Mike's parents. But, before we left Duluth, Mikey gave me this:



It's a Lake Superior agate that one of his co-workers cut & polished. I love it! All I need is a silver chain and it'll be complete. We usually just fill each other's stockings for gifts and so Mikey got a McD's Arch Card (yes, the food snob has a weakness) and a pound of Reindeer blend Caribou Coffee. I think I got the better gift this year:)

12.25.08

We got up early with the hope of making it down to Nicollet before noon. Annabelle had different plans... she was rumbling and playing with Timmy and managed to hurt her leg. We thought we were going to have to take her to the emergency vet since she was limping so bad. We monitored her for awhile and checked in with the vet. He said to wait a while and see how she recovers. I must say, this was the first time I felt like a "doggy mommy". I can only imagine how parents must feel when their children get hurt or sick. We had a great time with my family. We got the one thing we wanted for Christmas... a Wii! Mike and Mattie played like 5 hours of Wii while the rest of us napped after eating.

12.26.08

We got up and packed all our stuff in the car for the third time in 3 days and headed to the cities to see Mike's family. We had another great day with family. Kristen, Dianne and I managed to sneak off to Uptown and hit up after Christmas sales at Paper Source and grab a martini at the Independent. Our niece, Sienna is at a really fun age. She was the entertainment for all of us all day. She had a hard time warming up to Mike or "Uncle Shirt" as we call him (she loves his Tie-Dye shirt and so he wears it everytime he sees her) but by mid-day they were buds. We're getting a new bathroom sink, faucet and countertop for Christmas. It's a good thing we love our old house because these unexpected repairs are a total pain. My dad is going to make us a vanity to complete the transformation.

12.27.08- 12.29.08

We're back home and have started some house projects. I spent all day Sunday putting away the Christmas decorations while Mikey worked. Then, we ventured to Home Depot and bought 10+ gallons of paint (no kidding). I'm off of work this week and so I'm going to spend it doing all my painting projects. With the basement laundry & drain repairs complete, I can finally start doing the cosmetic changes. We are also re-painting our bedroom. So, lots of stuff to do this week.

We're planning to host a New Years party on Wednesday so, it should be a fun week off of work before I start back on the 5th with work and school.

Anna has bounced back to her normal self. I just wish it wasn't so icy out. She nearly took me down several times today on our walk. Glad she's back to her springy self!

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