.a cold thursday.

third time’s a charm.

we’ve got chloe’s ballet class tonight. she’s loving it. lily is still having a bit of an issue sitting in such a confined space for an hour. we try to remind her that chloe is doing the same thing while she’s playing soccer. we’ll see how she does tonight. i missed seeing chloe’s first class because of the horrible traffic conditions due to all the flooding. but I did catch a bit of the second class and I should be able to make most of it tonight. i did have to remind dave that ballet slippers are not to be worn outside. i carried chlo to the car last week. :)

we had promised the girls a hike or something fun outside this weekend if it wasn’t raining. i hear there is a slight chance of some precipitation and it’s supposed to be pretty dang cold. we all are pretty good at bundling up and hittin’ the road. dave and I thought about the locks- the girls still haven’t been. we were lucky enough to acquire some rad hiking books from my dad. and the girls are anxious to do a hike. it would be cold, but a good event nonetheless.

there is a church within walking distance from dave’s and we’ve talked about visiting that church and seeing how we like it. it may be a good weekend for that.

no news on the work front for dave. he just sits on the list, union dues are still due. then he waits some more. i know he is anxious to be working again, i know this doesn’t feel awesome for him. we have some great support around us and i’m working! so i’ll count my blessings instead of sheep. (who knows what that’s from? anyone? bueller?)

work for me is amazingly slow. our offices in china will be on their holiday break for chinese new year next week. many of the factories that are making our shoes are on holiday now too, they usually take anywhere from one to three weeks off. a lot of time not all the workers will return to the factories after the holiday... i haven’t really heard much of an explanation as to why- but it can affect our production. cross your fingers this year is a smooth transition.

(it’s quite cold in my office today.)

(amber would argue it’s cold everyday though.)

dad invited dave and i to a hockey game next weekend, friday night. and then it’ll be church with grams again on sunday. maybe we can take her grocery shopping after... or just go for her.

dave and i rsvp’ed to an informational night at the euro institute of skin care for one week from monday. i’m very excited to see the school and meet some instructor’s and students. i could see this being an amazingly rewarding profession. not to mention the perks i’d be able to offer family and friends. i’ll keep you updated after the open house at the institute.

dave is working on the kitchen, i think it will be just about finished up tonight! i wish i had a before picture so i could show you how much better it looks. guess you’ll just have to trust me.

farewell.

happy thursday.