• Wondering if I’m the only blogger not currently surrounded by crisp, white snow.
• Hating the cold but loving how beautiful Devon looks when it’s frosty.
• Avoiding the shops. I can’t stand the crowds this time of year. I’ll be giving Saturday shopping a miss for a while.
• Strolling down to the river. It was really icy, the wind was bitter. Even Izzy commented on the temperature and she’s the kind of child that will wear flip flops in December.
• Enjoying a delicious meal at our favourite pizza place.
• Wishing Mr. LA didn’t have to work all weekend.
• Cooking a delicious sweet potato chili.
• Watching Jesse eat his kidney beans one at a time. Dinner took a while.
• Being easily distracted.
• Eating Haribo.
• Daydreaming about the wedding.
• Feeling inspired.
• Still loving Estee Lauder Double Wear.
• Rushing to Izzy’s drama performance.
• Being overwhelmed by maternal pride. Izzy was genuinely very good. She remembered all her lines, she projected her voice well and her dance moves were amaaaazing. I nearly cried when she did the robot dance!
• Fulfilling Izzy’s wish for lunch at ‘Old MacDonalds’ (I’ll be so sad when she stops calling it that).
• Remembering why we rarely frequent said eatery. Grim. But it made Izzy smile.
• Attempting to buy some winter clothes. Although purchases were made they may all be returned. There was a distinct lack of warm, cozy jumpers on the high street and I’m fed up of being cold.
• Baking banana muffins with the children. Jesse’s main contribution was placing the paper cases in the baking tray but something tells me it won’t be long before he’s mixing up a storm in the kitchen with us!
• Snuggling on the sofa with a mug of hot chocolate while the children watched a DVD.
• Attempting to tidy the house and catch up on washing.
• Reading Dr. Seuss at bedtime.
• Wishing I hadn’t arranged a study group for this evening. I’m far too exhausted to think in academic terms tonight.
• Feeling nervous about my presentation tomorrow.

Loveaudrey xxx