We are already teaching our child to do chores. It's a beautiful thing. Honestly Howie is probably more diligent about vacuuming than either of us are. I was talking to my precious friend Kelly this afternoon, and Howie insisted on vacuuming during that conversation as well. I guess he thought I should have been multi-tasking.
It's officially gotten cold in St Louis- the low tonight is 32 degrees. Even though I grew up in Illinois and thought freezing winters were old hat, somehow spending 2 years in Augusta has significantly thinned my blood, to the point where I am freezing at temperatures I previously would have scoffed at. Josh and I went for a walk yesterday, and there was a stiff breeze. I proceeded to put a decently heavy coat on top of my sweatshirt, and was still cold on our walk. I think my system is shocked by temperatures that would have been balmy before. Thanks to Augusta I am now a weather wimp. I will be huddling inside this winter. (But come to think about it, it's pretty cold in here too, since we don't want to run up the gas bill.)
In an effort to winterize Howie, the two of us went to the store the other day to get him a hat and mittens. He already has a coat that aunt Jennie gave him last Christmas that still fits for now, but needed a new hat and mittens. I put a few on him- I was surprised that he didn't put up more of a fight since he HATES hats. This is a side note, but let me tell you that putting his halloween costume on him is akin to making him eat sardines or something. He has a super cute horse costume that my wonderful friend Judy Ryan sent him a while ago, and I'm so excited for him to wear it, but it has a little hat with a mane and stuff that makes him look uber-horsey, and he HATES the hat. He screams bloody murder when I come near him with that hat. So I'm not sure how halloween will go down- "hey Howie, why don't you put this costume on that you hate and we'll go door to door in the cold to get candy that I won't let you eat so you'll have to give it all to me????" Don't think he'll go for that. Anyway, getting back to the hat shopping story, I picked out a fuzzy blue one with a funny pompom thing and put it on him, fully expecting the hat-drama-meltdown, but he was surprisingly mellow about this hat, and wonder of wonders, actually got upset when I took it off to pay for it. There's something about this hat that he really likes- he's since objected a few times when I've taken it off. Maybe somehow I can put the fun hat on and then slide the horse hat on top of it.
We wish you a warm and cozy evening from here in chilly St Louis- warm up with some hot chocolate or something.
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Bets, I miss you! It seems like too long since I've talked to you! I made those pumpkin squares again that you loved so much, and have been thinking of you. My phone is broken right now, but I'm giving you a call when a new one finds its way to me :)
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