Tonight was Culvers night for Avery's school. A portion of the earnings from 5-8 pm go to the school's PTA so we went there for sundaes. I had a sourdough melt and some rootbeer as well. It was pretty good, and with the caramel cashew sundae afterward I'm still pretty stuffed. Good thing I go to the gym so when I eat like a pig it's only half as bad. That's why you go to the gym right?

I finally watched Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr in its entirety on my laptop since it was a blu-ray. I couldn't really tell the difference between it and a normal dvd but who knows. I borrowed it from a friend just to try it out. I actually liked it and would enjoy going to see the new one that just came out. I doubt I'll make it to the theater while it's still playing though. Warhorse is first on the list and my mom and dad want to see that too. Eventually we'll be able to find a day that works for us all. Hopefully anyway.

I ended up heading to Target last night to get the correct light bulbs and a few for the bathroom. I got regular light bulbs for the bathroom. I bought a 4 pack of the big round vanity lights and the only had them in 60 watt. I figured that was probably what I had but when I got home and put them in they were brighter than the sun! Apparently I had 40 watt in there or less. Oh well, it's just super bright and energy sucking in the bathroom for now.

Today Avery and I returned the CFLs that didn't fit to Menards and stopped by and saw Chad. Then we went to the library where I was in a constant state of annoyance. I really hate the noisy rude kids that run around with no parental supervision. They all just sit on the internet and use the library as a free unsupervised daycare. I miss the days when it was quiet and peaceful at the library. It hasn't been like that ever since they got the internet for free.

Today was a pretty productive one, once I got it going around 11! I cleaned the shower (wow I hate doing that) and then went to Menards to get a new lamp. I bought a Tiffany style one that was on sale and some of the "instant on" CFLs to go with it. Well the "100 Watt" one for the top lamp isn't bright enough to light up the living room so I couldn't even get rid of my old one, which was the whole point of this expedition...There is also a little reading lamp further down the pole that I was pretty excited about. It only takes a 40 watt or equivalent and if the 100 watt isn't bright enough, I don't even know what 40 will do. The one I bought has too big of a base to screw in. It needs the "G" size, whatever that is. So I get to go return the ones I bought and find the correct ones, but I'll save that for another day.

I also went to Half Price Books, Michaels, Costco, the post office, and Burger King. As far as BK, I'm pretty sure I'm the anti-New Years Resolution because my eating has been pretty crappy lately. But I haven't had a whopper junior in years! So it was tasty. Anyway I'm finally home with my spoils and now I'm going to wrap some of Avery's birthday presents and watch Bones. Phew!

Avery and I just got done watching Hachi: A Dog's Tale and while I didn't catch the beginning of it, and my neighbor stopped by during the end, it had me in tears. It's based on a true story, if you click on the link I did you can get more info. So good, and so heart breaking. Avery's in the tub now saying "Hachi, Hachi" in a sing-song voice.

I took down the tree today and its amazing how bare that corner looks with it gone. It's funny because when I put up the tree it feels like there isn't any space left in the living room and now it feels empty. I moved the floor lamp back over there, but I think I need to get a new one before it burns down the place. It was my parents' before mine and they had it for years too. It's really hard to turn on, and if I plug it in in the top socket, it sparks and makes the other lights go out. Slightly disturbing, and thus time to get a new lamp. Maybe that should be my goal for tomorrow after work, a trip to Menards.

Ohhhh how I dislike the gym after New Years. All the people make their resolution to lose weight and go to the gym, and all of a sudden my nice classes of a dozen people turn into 30 people who don't know what the heck they're doing. And for boxing that means only half of us can go on the bags at a time, and that's my favorite part darn it! I can't wait for 90% of them to fall off the wagon in a few weeks so my classes can go back to normal. Sad, but true.

I took down the Christmas decorations today, except for the cards. I put those up kind of late so I'm not willing to part with them yet. By late, I mean Christmas Eve. Oh well. The tree itself is still up but I'm going to take the lights off and take it apart tomorrow I think. Geronimo and Majik have one more night under their tree.

Avery has another two Mondays off school this month, which means she's off every other Monday this month. I like that idea...I wish I could do that all the time at work!

Avery got an extra sticker at dance class tonight for winning the quiet game. I have to admit, I was shocked. MY Avery, winning a game centered around being quiet? How is this possible! But alas she did. ;) Today was her first day back at school and dance so she fell asleep almost immediately after she got in bed around 8:30. Hopefully it will be easier to get her up tomorrow morning than it was today. She got spoiled sleeping in till 9:30! I was a little spoiled too, oh how I love sleeping in.

I've been staying up late reading and I finished the Bronze Horseman last night. I immediately started Tatiana and Alexander, the next in the trilogy. I'm so glad I stumbled across someones post about these books on Pintrest! They get a little "racier" than I care to read, but looking beyond that they're such fantastic books. I'm going to be sad when I'm done with them.

Sunday

I'm borrowing Robin's idea of using just the day of the week for the title of the posts so I don't have to put much effort into thinking of one. I like to keep things nice and simple!

Today was baby Harry's first birthday party at 1 pm. I had Tim bring Avery home by 11 so we could get ready. Guess who didn't wake up until 10:45? ME!! I stayed up reading The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simon until 2 am. It is such a good book, I didn't want to stop. I assumed I'd wake up at an early hour like I normally do but nope, it was almost 11!

When we got home from the party I read some more while Avery watched A Barbie Fashion Fairytale. Then she got out her Barbies and did a little runway work herself. I have it on tape, it was great. Then we played with paper dolls and drew our own clothes. She said she had the best day, which is always good to hear. Now I'm going to keep reading (but I'll probably stop before 2am!).