I made Christmas cookies this weekend. Now they call my name every time I’m in the kitchen… :-/ So yummy though!

I always wondered why people wear makeup to the gym. I mean, it’s one thing if you’re there in the afternoon and you’ve been at work all day and put together and then you go work out. But the early morning classes before you’ve gotten dressed and done your hair for the day…won’t you just sweat it all off and need to shower afterwards anyway? I don’t understand…

It’s a super gloomy day today so I made my step mom’s “Cafe Mocha” recipe. Coffee, packet of hot cocoa, little bit of half and half and some coolwhip on top. So yummy, the day got a little happier.

I helped save a German Shepherd from getting run over last night. Andy was on the phone with his mom and thought he saw a deer outside, but then said it was actually a dog. A car had pulled over to try and round her up, but the dog was seriously scared of the big guy. I headed out, crouched down and she came over to me, again scared but more trusting of me than the big guy. We called the number on her collar and the owner came a few minutes later (he’d been out looking for her). Meanwhile, Andy was still on the phone inside and his mom asked “Aren’t you going to go out and help Heather.” Andy replied “But, it’s a BIG dog.” That’s ok honey, you can stick to your cats ;-) Happy the BIG dog got to her family safely though!

I have an app on my phone I use to jot down notes of cute things Ben says and does. It’s nice to have handy and everything is all in one spot. Thought I’d share a few Benisms with you:

– Pancakes are “Panpakes”

– Sometimes Fruit Loops are snacks at the Y and he calls them “Fruit Fruits.” Apple Jacks are called “Apple Fruit Fruits.”

– Ben knows he’s not supposed to touch the Christmas tree and he does pretty well this year so I didn’t put a gate around it. One day Colby was under the tree eyeing up ornaments and Ben goes “Uh oh Colby kissmas twee.” Little tattler ;-)

– Ben’s use of English is interesting, he kind of talks like Yoda sometimes. Words aren’t exactly in the right order. Case in point, the other night he’d climbed up onto the kitchen chair then wanted help getting down. He said “Mommy help. Chair sit all done Ben. Ben help.”

– Ben also asked “Colby play?” when he wanted Colby to play blocks with him. Too cute.