Case Life: fun week - get ready for a novel

Saturday, November 29, 2008

fun week - get ready for a novel

This week was a very good week. First was Thanksgiving, which was a very good day. I cooked candied yams for the first time and experimented with a cranberry dessert. I love to make new things so that was a good start. Then it was time for the feast at Dave and Sue's. The Case family is very fun to be around and I am so thankful for the love and attention they give to Bailee. It gets hard for her sometimes to be the only one her age and is still trying to adjust to getting attention in different ways than the babies.. does that make sense? I think she totally summed it up the other night when she yelled to no one in particular "I am surrounded by grown ups and babies!" The women are also very good cooks so the food was delish. I am so glad that I have Sue, Meg, and Kathie in my life. I probably never would have known them if it weren't for us marrying brothers, but I feel like my life would be very empty without them. Then we went to my parents house for dessert. My sister, Katie and dad are HUGE dessert people so we were able to have Creme Brulee, Cranberry pie, and Mindie made some really good tiramisu? bars. My dessert was a good one for the kids as well. Bailee liked being there so she could play with her cousins, but Afton was getting tired so we left to prepare for the next day. I have been babysitting lately for some extra cash (and it is good for Bai to have the social time with someone closer to her age) and Dan has also been saving some cash. I also studied the black Friday ads since they first came out and had everything planned out...sooo finally it was time for BLACK FRIDAY.. I had to get a bra at the mall for my birthday since I am almost done nursing and I haven't got a new bra since before I had Bailee - how sad is that?? So that was one thing I did not plan on doing and didn't know if Victoria's Secret was having a sell. I figured they must and I might as well go since the mall opened at midnight. I went and it was a mistake. I had to park in the furthest parking space at Chilis and I was there at 12:10. I went straight to Victoria's Secret, got measured, tried on two bras, chose one, and go in line. I did not walk out of the mall until 1:45! Plus, there were not any big sales. I could have gotten the same thing for the same price any other day except it would have been a 15 minute trip. Oh well.. any guy reading this, skip the next 2 sentences * I can not believe what a difference it is to wear a bra that fits! I was wearing something that was WAY off. * So I went home an slept for about an hour and then woke up at 3:10 to go to Kohl's. Sue and I went in one car and were getting the toys and Dan went with Matt in another car to get the camcorder. The guys went in, got the camcorder, and were the first ones to check out. I got everything I wanted at Kohl's and the checkout went very smooth. Next was Walmart -- oh geez. It did not seem like WalMart planned this out at all. Whoever was in charge of organization should be fired. They had pallets in the middle of the main aisles with the doorbusters piled high and wrapped with plastic. There was no way you could get through with a grocery cart, so people had ditched their carts in the other aisles and you couldn't even walk without rubbing against someone else. Then the announcement came on to open the bags and it was ridiculous! People were yelling, throwing, grabbing- pretty much every action available. I hurry and got the things I wanted (except for one thing I wanted for Bai - but she'll live) and we were the third person in line for about 30-40 minutes! I was very disappointed in how WalMart chose to do that. Next stop was McDonalds. Then Shopko - They were very picked over after only being open for 30 minutes.. I didn't really HAVE to go there because I got such good deals at Kohl's, but there were a couple of things I would have bought if they had them, but they didn't and I am glad because the line was not worth a few dollars to wait in. I walked out and we went to Kmart. I got 3 items from Kmart and waited in line for an hour! It didn't look like it would have been that long when i got in it, but at least there was a nice guy to talk to while I waited. Dan and Matt got a lot of deals at Home Depot- well actually, Dan got deals and Matt was nice enough to be there for moral support. I finally got out to the car- at least Sue got in a good nap in the car - and off we went to Target. I got my birthday presents from Tiff and Phil there and some toys for Afton and Abby. I also got a couple other gifts for people on good deals.. love it! Our last stop was Carters. YAY they had 50% off EVERYTHING. Plus, if you got there before noon, they took another 10% off, plus 20% off $50 and 25% off $100. I got two cute outfits for both girls for $40! Then we were home by 10:00. And my cute Case family planned a surprise birthday brunch for me. That was a very good surprise so I didn't have to find food for my family and i could experience their good cookin again. THANKS! So I will end here and do part two tomorrow or the next day. This was the most exciting part anyway! Thank you everyone who helped to make my Thanksgiving and birthday so much fun! I am so blessed to have such amazing people in my life.

2 comments:

meg said...: I'm so happy for your bra success! VS really does know what they're doing when it comes to... what's the word?... supporting women in all the right places. Thanksgiving was fun, especially with all the girls as the last ones to leave the table. I'm convinced it's just because we are such social eaters, because honestly, I don't think we're eating that much more than the guys. (teehee); November 30, 2008 at 11:26 PM
Jaimee said...: I am so glad you had a good Thanksgiving and a good Black Friday/birthday!!! I wish we were there or you guys were all here- I miss you guys so much! (It's sort of pathetic!!!) I'm so glad you have a blog so I can see you guys and see what you're up to... although now that I think about it, I haven't seen a picture of you in a while!! (Disneyland?!?!)

We miss you and love you guys.

Jaimee; December 1, 2008 at 2:09 PM

Bailee-isms

12/20/08 We were at the annual Case Christmas party. Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dwayne were nice enough to buy us Sizzler lunch and then had a program at their home. Before I tell the story, I need to clarify that Grandma Betty is from England and still has her accent - which I love! Bailee wanted to ride in Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dwayne's car from Sizzler but we told her no since her car seat was already in ours. Bailee: "I just want to go with them because I love them so much." Grandma Sue : " I know, and they love you, too." Bailee: "But Grandma Betty says it weiood" (wierd without the "r" sound)
11/10/08 We were "puppy sitting" for Dave and Sue overnight so they could spend a night in Midway. Part of Bailee's bedtime routine is that she gets to have "snuggle-wuggles" right before bed every night. Snuggle wuggles started as being a Backyardigans show but has evolved to being a choice between playing make believe with toys, a show, or something else she really wants to do before bed. Well this particular night I gave her the choice between Dragon Tales or going to the store with me and she chose the show. When it was over and I said it was time to brush teeth and go to bed, she started to cry and throw one of her tantrums. She said she wanted to go to the store with me, I then reminded her that she chose the show over going to the store. She replied very seriously that when she chose the show, she was just teasing me. Very smart response.. it didn't fly and she was not a happy girl going to bed that night
11/12/08 We were driving home from Dave and Sue's and Bailee said "What does 'age' mean?" Dan and I weren't quite sure what she said, so we asked her to repeat it and she did. We still weren't sure if she said "H" or "age." Usually she can explain what she is saying by thinking of another word or saying it in a sentence. We asked her to say it in a sentence or tell us when and how she heard it. She stammered a little, then said "You know, like my feet are big." Dan and I tried very hard not to laugh and she finally said "Like I am a big girl." So then I said.. "Okay, you mean 'age'. That is like how old you are, so your age would be 3. When someone asks you what your age is, you would say 3." So Dan said "Yeah. It is like someone asking you how old you are. What are you going to say when someone asks you what your age is?" and Bailee said, "That I am a big girl!" Maybe you had to be there or it was pretty late, but it was very funny.
Grandma Sue bought a doctors kit for the grandkids. It came with a couple of cards that showed what to do with the "tools" - kind of like directions. When we were cleaning up all the parts to it, Bai couldn't find the cards and she was saying over and over.. "where are the indirections? " I think she was mixing up the words "instructions" and "directions." It is very cute that her vocabulary is growing so fast that she just has a ton of information to sort through. I am biased, but I definitely think she is a smartie!
Bailee was trying to get Dan to fill up her aqua-doodle pen with water so she could color on her mat, but apparently Dan wasn't jumping on the task. He continued to get ready for work and gather his things when Bailee said very demandingly "Dad, when you are all done with this world stuff, will you please fill this up with water?!" It definitely got his attention and he filled it up with water and she went on her way.
Bailee was talking with her cousin, Aliyah, and her grandma Packer about places they have been and things they have seen. My mom brought up that Aliyah was in a whale's mouth at Storybook land and Bai was in a shark's mouth in Disneyworld. They were laughing about that and my mom said, "Weren't you scared in the mouth?" and Bailee looked at my mom with her index finger pointed at her and said, " Remember grandma, those things are just PRETEND!" My mom thought it was very cute how Bailee was trying to comfort her on the scary pretend things that are out there.
Bailee is pretty much a vegetarian and refuses to eat meat - except for chicken nuggets and taco soup). In colorado, they took out a lunchable jr. and she wouldn't eat the meat. Well, someone told her that the meat would make her jump higher. She had a couple bites of the meat and walked away. Sue asked "Did you like it?" and Bai said "yeah, I am going to see if I can jump higher now, though." She jumped and everyone cheered - Maybe she will continue to eat meat and end up in the olympics!
Bailee was riding home from a dinner in the back seat of papa Dave and grandma Sue's car. Her uncle Andy was sitting next to her talking to her when the sun came shining into the car all of a sudden and her grandparents both burst into song "Here Comes the Sun, do do do do.." Uncle Andy then whispered to Bai "Grandma and Grandpa are getting old." and bailee replied, "Grandma's not old, but Papa is."
Being the great English buff that he is, Bailee's uncle Jason was trying to enhance Bailee's vocabulary by teaching her some new words. One of the words was "plump." He told her about having a nice, big, juicy, plump apple. Then he went on to explain that it meant "big." Bailee then was able to catch on and said, "Like you, uncle Jason?"
When Bailee says prayers, she really lets Heavenly Father into her heart. She has said things like, "please bless that I can watch a movie tomorrow. Please bless that I can get tinkerbell makeup at the store. Please bless I can sleep the whole night in my bed. Please bless we will grow up healthy and go to heaven."
Bai was helping grandma Sue wrap some baptism gifts and asked her what they were for. Sue said that they were for her primary kids who were going to be baptized and when Bailee turned 8, she would also be baptized. Bai looked at grandma like she was out in the night and said " Oh, no, grandma, I am going to be a doctor when I grow up!"
We were leaving grandma Sue and papa Dave's so Bai went and hugged grandma and said "I love you, grandma." Dan told her to go and tell grandpa the same thing so she went and hugged grandpa and said " Papa, I love grandma."
Bailee thought her pee would be pink after she drank her strawberry milk. After I told her it would still be yellow or clear, she still had her hopes up. When we got home, she ran to the bathroom to go potty and we heard her disappointed voice come from the bathroom saying "Yep, it's still yellow."