Visitors and Christmas Preparations

Iain and I were fortunate to have a date night last night at the Olive Garden as well as to get some shopping done. Aunt Karen and Uncle Tedd came over to watch Callum and put him to bed. While Iain and I were spending some time reconnecting over a real conversation- not interrupted by words like "snack, juice, poopy diaper or don't hit Shuster", Callum spent some time with his great aunt and uncle. Interestingly enough, Callum has taken a great liking to Uncle Tedd. While most children, Callum included, often prefer woman caretakers, Callum spent most of last night making sure Uncle Tedd didn't leave his sight. He also made sure that Uncle Tedd read him his stories and didn't leave the room for too long. It was very nice to hear that he had such a strong connection with his uncle!

Last Sunday, Iain, Callum and I had the pleasure of a visitor, young Andrew Sloan, who came over for a play date. Andrew has a new sibling, Britt, and we wanted to give his parents some time to themselves and their new son. Andrew and Callum had a great time together playing and chasing one another around the house. Towards the end of the afternoon, they reached a point where they needed a distraction so I tuned into the assistance of On Demand Cable TV and switched on an episode of the Wiggles. The two boys sat on the couch for close to 20 minutes without a peep and watched these crazy multicolored shirted men sing and dance. And a good time was had by all...

Tonight and tomorrow will be spent wrapping and baking. I have all of my ingredients for cookies and although I've scaled down the quantity of cookies I am baking, I still have some plans for some tasty treats. I've recently lost 25 pounds by joining Weight Watchers and this time of year is very hard for me because I love baking. Baking is an activity that was big in my home with my mother so I feel a special bond to include this in my Christmas activities. But I also don't want to tack on any unnecessary weight because if it's in the house, I'm probably going to eat it. Anyway, I'm still trying to find some slightly healthier W.W. cookie recipes that might take my sights off of eating 25 Mocha Frosted Drops. If you know of any semi-healthy holiday cookies, let me know. Best wishes for a great week!