If she had the proper words to say,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARISSA!

Wish you were here to REALLY celebrate, chick!

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It's been nice and slow around here the past couple of days. We've not done a whole lot, and I've not been into a lot of socializing, really. I think all the planning and the party hubbub gave me a desire for some "me" time this week. I even canceled on the Parents at Home group this morning because I just didn't feel too chatty.

However, I feel like I'm making some real headway in my personal "to do" list in my head. For example, I bought a third tub, and now all of the Halloween decorations are stored safely in the shed for next year, while all the Thanksgiving stuff is now on display. There's quite a bit less for Turkey Day, so the house feels "cleaner" without the extra decorating clutter.

Philip was off today, so as soon as A.J. got home from school, we all headed out to Haworth Park for a few hours. We had a nice, relaxing time together and didn't leave until it started to get dark. The boys played on the merry-go-round last (I thought it was a first time for both of them, but I found out later that they'd been on one before with Heather), and shortly after, we left. Not a good idea - although Jack had seemed perfectly fine for the last 10 minutes or so NOT on the merry-go-round, he must've gotten a touch of motion-sickness anyway. In the car on the way home, he threw up a little bit three times - just enough to make a gaggy mess of his carseat and clothes. Ick. We were stopped on the side of the road, trying to clean him up with dry tissues and to keep A.J. from barfing from the smell as well. Minutes later, of course, he was fine.

Ahhhh, our first real bout of motion-sickness. Something to write in the baby book, no? ;-)

Tonight during ER, they played Harry Nilsson's "Coconut." I love that song! Seriously, I have a CD that a friend made me, and he put that song on 5 times in a row - just for me to play in the bath! It was Jack's very favorite song as a baby, and it was the first thing he ever danced to. His first word was even "Doctor!" because of the lyrics. :-)

I've got more, but it's going to have to be in a separate entry, as I just can't push the thoughts together...