Things have been like a whirlwind, lately. Since Chris has been off of work for so long, our vacation trip, my brother being in on leave…things have just been busy. The past two days we spent mostly shopping. Yesterday, we went to Nashville to the mall there. I hoped to get some Christmas shopping done, but came away with almost nothing. I got Elijah’s vest for his Christmas outfit, and we got Kyra’s ears pierced. She looks like a little doll, in case you’re wondering. We were mainly looking for Christmas outfits for the kids to have their pictures made in, but I couldn’t find a dress that I really loved. So, today, we went to Knoxville, and I found the perfect dress at Burlington Coat Factory. It is gorgeous, and it was only twenty dollars. Kyra is going to look like a little princess in it. I also got Eli’s shirt to go under his vest. His outfit isn’t as dressy as Kyra’s, but I’m not really into the prissy little boy outfits with the shiny vests and bowties. So, I was highly satisfied with today’s shopping outing. And, as a bonus, I got a really pretty church dress for Kyra at a children’s used clothing shop for eight bucks, and Elijah’s Christmas ornament. Now, I just have to actually get them to have their pictures made. It’s too bad that Elijah looks like he’s been to war and back. He has scratches all over his face. He’s a little rough on himself, and Kyra doesn’t help.
Things look like they should settle down now, even with Thanksgiving coming up. Chris is going back to work tomorrow. He’s glad. He’s been bored at home. He still has to see a neurologist, but that is a couple of weeks away. The doctor’s he has seen don’t think that a bulging disc could be bad enough to be causing his numbness and pain in his arm, so they are sending him to the neurologist to see if they can’t make sure it’s not that or if it is something else. Anyway, he is glad to be going back, and should have lots of overtime coming. That’s really going to help out, after the skinny paychecks he’s got while off of work…especially with Christmas coming up.
I can’t remember if I already posted about it, but Kyra got her puppy a few days ago. Chris finally agreed to let her have it. It was about half starved when we brought it home. It was the runt, and the other puppies were greedy little puppies. They hogged all the food, and poor Baby Woof Woof, as Kyra has christened him, was starting to show all his bones. He’s already plumped up in the three or four days that we have had him. Kyra loves him, and Elijah likes him, too. He’s a cute little thing, and he doesn’t poop on the porch. The latter is a definite point in the pup’s favor. I think he’s going to fit just fine for our family.