sorry, reading harry potter

and i have no time to blog now! all naptimes, times when dave's home, and bedtime are spent reading harry potter. i've hardly checked anything online! i am about three fourths done with the goblet of fire and once i watch the movie, i'll promise i'll be back up to regular blogging speed. 

there is a lot to update on...tree, james and santa, wassailing, upcoming georgia trip, etc...

but it will have to wait! they are just about to start the second task, and harry just got woken up by dobby, so i must go!

now the first of december...

...was covered with snow....

this is the one day that "sweet baby james" actually rings true! i hear the song about one thousand times a day, and today, this day, the lyrics are right! there is snow! 

oh, for 70 degree weather

and we'll have it soon! the past couple days i've made several grocery shopping trips to ensure that i have all the necessary things my baby might need on his first ever airplane trip tomorrow. (that does include, yes, some baby nyquil in case things get really bad). i even got baby food in 2.5 ounce containers fearing T.S.A. might confiscate my sweet potato and turkey meal. you never know what can be accomplished with mashed up beef and gravy. i have many things to entertain him and hopefully with frequent nursing and a little tylenol his ears will be okay with the altitude. all i have to finish doing is some cleaning (bathrooms, laundry, sweeping...washing the sheets? we'll see....) and packing. but i've already made lists for jr, myself and my husband for the things we'll need. so i think i have dotted my i's and crossed my t's when it comes to preparedness...but...with a 9 month old, you can never be prepared enough? sorry to all my california family and friends if i looked 10 years older once i step off my flight. i just can't promise what my son will do to dave and i on the flight! but we are excited to see you all! 

and happy thanksgiving to everyone! be blessed!

for some free d.p....

okay so i know it's early, 7:30 to be exact (and if you really want to feel sorry for me, know that i've already been up for one whole hour) but i have a fun little tidbit of news. so james was playing with the remote control this morning and turned on the news, lucky for me when they were doing the segment on dr. pepper. apparently, dr. pepper said a long time ago that if guns 'n' roses ever came out with a new cd, they'd give every one a free dr. pepper, probably thinking this would never happen. but it did!

so if you go to dr. pepper's website, and fill out some info, you get a free coupon for one free drink! isn't that nice? well, it cheered up my morning! but you can only get the coupon today (i think there is like 16 hours left or something) so go now!!

free dr. pepper! 

nothing like a cold race in the morning

because that's was dave, susie and i did today.

we ran in the 45th annual turkey trot race at western michigan university. it was my first experience running in the cold, and i have to say, despite being only 12 degrees with snow on the ground, it wasn't that bad. it was a fun experience, with lots of middle schoolers and such running in the race. dave ran up ahead and susie and i kept it pretty solid in the middle of the pack. though my lungs where mildly burning by the end, i'm definitely going to have to do this race again next year! it is a nice feeling to come back after the race with hot chocolate and jump into a hot tub. nothing beats that feeling. (thank goodness the hocker's have a hot tub to make that all possible). now after some lunch, i'm off for a nap. what a perfect day. oh- and dave's taking me out on a surprise date later. could this day get any better?