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I am so ready for this week to be over!!! I'm ready for this month to be over, for this year to be over! This week hasn't been all bad. I know as soon as I write this the total opposite will occur, but that's ok. Maddy has gotten over her little mood swings as of this week. I think she needed some time away from here as much as I did. In all reality, it's just part of the toddler years I know, but I do think the new scenery did her a world of good. In the mornings when I tell her it's time to go she actually says ok, like it's no big deal. On Monday I whirled around and started to think she might be a little sick because she always fights me when it's time to go...I really don't blame her. When it's bath time she just goes with the flow and does whatever she needs to do...same with dinner time and bed time. I know her mood will go down hill again at some point, but I have really been enjoying the mood swing free week.

I have actually started Christmas shopping for Maddy...I believe I may have mentioned this in another post. It finally came in today and now I have the hard part of keeping it a secret until Christmas. She's actually seen a picture of it on my phone because I forgot it was on there and I let her look at the pictures on my phone quite often...oops. I was really hoping to keep it a surprise for everybody until Christmas, but I must share it with you guys now lol. She is getting a leap pad 2. It's basically like an ipad for kids. Maddy knows how to work my phone...including how to unlock it without my even showing her how. When I saw this leap pad it just screamed Maddy. It has a rear and front facing camera and she can even take video if she wants. I went ahead and set it up for her now because I was curious how it all worked. The age range for it is 3-9 and I think 3 is kind of pushing it, but I may be completely wrong. Most of the apps I saw started with age 4...there were a few that started at 3. Right now it'll just be something fun...especially when we are in restaurants or in the car or anywhere we have to wait. I think next year she will really benefit a lot more from the learning aspect of it. The photo/camera and the music app is what really made me decide to get it for her now. I am curious as to how long the batteries will last and I also think there should be some sort of screen protector for it... especially with the age range they have it for. I read there is an AC adapter you can buy for it. I think I will plan on buying one once she is a little older. All in all I'm pleased with it so far. I think she will have a little trouble at first getting back to the main menu/home screen and using the stylus and putting it away because it's skinny and I even have trouble putting it in it's slot because you have to have it just so. I hope she really enjoys it and it's not something that just gets tossed aside lol.

Up until yesterday, Maddy's birthday theme was going to be Caillou. We were talking about her birthday yesterday morning and I told her it was going to be Caillou. She looked at me and said, "No, I don't want Caillou...I want Barney." That really surprised me because she chooses Caillou over Barney, but here lately she has been into Mickey Mouse. On the way to school I had the Birthday Express catalog in my lap and she asked to look at it. She changed her mind from Barney to a ladybug theme. The ladybug theme is super cute and I love the colors! I was hoping to not have to order from the Birthday Express because it gets real expensive. I gave her a choice between Caillou, Barney, Elmo, Ladybug, Clifford, and Mickey Mouse. She decided on Mickey Mouse. She has no option of changing her mind now because after school we went to pick up Mickey Mouse birthday decorations. We pretty much have everything except the balloons and it came out quite a bit cheaper than if we ordered from Birthday Express. 

That is an idea of what we got. We also got party favors for the kids and Mickey Mouse ears for Maddy to wear. My mom is going to make a Mickey and Minnie Mouse cake...well..they will be individual cakes. She's actually made the mickey mouse cake once this year for my nephew's 1st birthday. Maddy had lots of fun picking out the decorations and did such a good job of listening. I am so proud of Maddy and just love her to pieces!

That's really all the exciting news I have to share for now. I feel like in some ways the days are passing way too fast because I can't get my house cleaned. I wouldn't have thought taking a weekend trip would have made much difference, but it's been a nightmare trying to clean while I'm working overtime. I did clean some tonight, but I was getting tired so I decided to lay in bed. I'm hoping to get things back in order this weekend. Oh!! This week Maddy has been in her new classroom at school some. She has loved going in there. She's only been on Monday and Tuesday...she said she didn't go today. I hope she continues loving it in there once she is full time in there. This Sunday she will be starting her new sunday school room. She has moved up to the 3 year old room. She was supposed to start last week, but we were out of town. I'm hoping she handles the change ok. Every aspect of her life has involved change and it's been real hard on her. 

I hope your week has gone better than mine!