We got to go the Newport Aquarium just before New Years. This is in one other tunnels where the fish and sharks swim over you. It makes me so happy and sleepy.

Later in the day we went to the Gap Clearance Center and I stocked up on maternity clothes. Mike paid for all our clothes while Dorothy and I had a snack in the car. I forgot and left this brown sweater in the cart, he asked the cashier if it was theirs and then he said, "Oh no, that's already my wife's. She wears that everyday". After he told me that story I vowed not to wear that sweater anymore...because it's basically true. I mean it's not a maternity sweater, but that one button makes it work well as one. I am just 6 months in that picture, and at this point I can't find many/any sweaters that don't look a like a jumbo woolen tent on me. Then I realized just as I was writing this, I think I wore it three times in the last week. Oh well... If you see me in this sweater just smile and know I'm warm.

Peaceful moments in our day...

...moments later Ginger skipped up to Dorothy accidentally knocking her over, I went to sweep Dorothy into my arms only to have the camera around my neck swing and smack her in the forehead... like I said peaceful moments...

Things I need to remind myself:

• Doing the laundry EVERY week is a lot easier than once a month. Going to the grocery store once a week is easier than going when the groceries run out. Just got out of the habit of these in December.
  
• A one year old doesn't always mean what she says, or say what she means. And she is a little sweet ball of emotions and you will miss this so much when she is older.
  
• Watching E news and The Soup are not sufficient ways to know whats going on in the world. I need to read the newspaper and watch the nightly news more and E less.
  
• I am me, and we have health issues and life circumstances that others don't, and that means we can't do it all and that is fine. We are living our story our way.

Happy New Year! I am horribly behind on so many things and I have to be OK with it. Christmas was beautiful and we had a bit of rest. Mike is healing slowly, Dorothy talks ALL DAY, I am well (a little arthritis), baby Maggie is moving and heartbeat is always strong during Docs visits. Just going to catch up on life the next few weeks...Keep checking in!