i've been hearing weird christmas special music in my head ever since christmas eve. reid must have watched every special that was on. the best one was called grandma got ran over by a reindeer. in that one there was a money grubbing grand-daughter who sings this song "grandpa's gonna sue the pants off of santa" and she's dressed like a hula girl and the back up singer is saying "no pantalones" at regular intervals. kids shows are hilarious.
reid really liked his train game and his bubble gum machine and especially the remote control dinosaur from his big sister. i bought clothes for grace and rory, little matching sweater sets with matching hats. it seems that hats are grace's favorite clothing and she wore it all night. so cute.
rory is huge and wiggly and she squeaks. and all of her clothes are pink. reid was happy to open her presents for her, but was a little bored with all the clothes and no toys.
we went shopping christmas eve and the day after christmas and there was no one else out. it was really weird. i had to get a few last minutes presents and then to check out the bargains. i got a lot of stuff 50% off. picture frames, kitchen towels, cookie mix. things i wouldn't consider christmas seasonal but what do i know. we also bought a stock pot to make huge batches of spaghetti sauce and soup. the best part is that one pot full of soup will use up a whole lot of ingredients from under the cupboard. pretty much the stuff will go from cupboard to freezer, but at least it can feel it's part of a greater whole and not just a lonely can of beans. did i mention that it's sara and i all week trapped in the bank like veal?
i had a bunch of bank things to do earlier in the week, but now there is nothing. and we are bored. it is however 50 degrees out. on dec. 29. so obviously we're in the end times and we've decided to spend most of our time shopping online. because when the world ends, and soon, who'll care how much we owe the gap? it's a beautiful plan.