it's beginning to look alot like Christmas..

So yesterday morning we got maybe 3 inches of snow.. and wouldn't you know it, it rained on top. Maked shoveling the resulting slush a pain in the ass.. and of course last night was below freezing so we have uber crunchy snow in the yard for the dogs to walk in. poor pups.. the great dane hasn't even seen Northeast Snow before - she doesn't know what to do with herself! it should be interesting when we get "several inches" (according to the forecast..) of snow tomorrow. At least it'll stay below freezing for the next week, so Lilly will have a White Christmas! very exciting, that...

I have too many things to do, and not enough time to actually DO them. I never understood how a SAHM with a tiny baby would have trouble getting things done. Like grocery shopping - it used to take me an hour, and all the stuff was put away too. Now? That's virtually the only thing i get done on Mondays! I was actually at the store for 2 hours this week. I swear, Lilly knows she's surrounded by food, and therefor HAS to eat. When I cook, she knows. and wants to eat too. A baby sleeps most of the day, right? yeah no. I don't think so. I get up, change her, feed her, have to take the dogs out (and of course i can't take them out together because they'll just play and not do their business), try and eat breakfast, feed the dogs, feed the cat, clean up the kitchen counter (someone has issues pouring coffee without spilling it on the counter), change the baby, feed the baby, get some coffee maybe while watching the news.. I swear, it's near impossible to get a solid chunk of time to do anything like bake, or relax and shower.. forget getting to shave or actually do my hair!

I do count my blessings though.. we have a very happy daughter and she usually sleeps through the night. has been since she was about 2 or 3 weeks old. Even now, when we think she's teething already! but let me tell you.. I'm DREADING teeth. Those that know the drama we had with thrush and blanching and some serious pain, i'm sure will understand why.

So what do I want to do today? hmm... i need to finish sewing some insulated curtains for our bedroom, sew footie pj's for Lillian, organize a photo album, wrap all the christmas presants, write to my nephew, get Lilly's Christmas picture taken, put lights on the tree, decorate the tree, fill out an insurance claim, take BOTH cars to dealers for recalls that were issued over a year ago, bake cookies, make soup for the IL's Christmas dinner on Sunday, shower, cook dinner... Think I can get all that done, plus keep the baby clean and fed?