My baby is 21 months today! :-(

Yes, it's true! Jack is officially on his way to being 2. Only 3 more months and I will be contemplating things like potty training and when we should move him out of his crib.....aaaggghhhh! I am sooooo not rushing things! After having 3 other kids, I am in no hurry. Jack, on the other hand, is in a BIG hurry to become just like his big brothers. He is obsessed! He wakes up in the morning and one of the first things that comes out of his mouth is "hockey"...then "ba-ba". :-) He loves to watch hockey, play hockey, and just run around saying "hock-ee", "hock-ee". Doug is oh-so proud. I swear I am going to die at an ice rink!

So, the reason for my no-blogging is that my mom was visiting and I really wasn't in the mood to blog. We did alot of hanging out with AJ's hockey games in between down in Escondido and Ontario. Her and I also went and saw "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" which was a great movie. It reminded me a little of Forrest Gump only with a little sadder ending. Brad Pitt was yummy as always although I haven't quite looked at him the same since he hooked up with Angelina. Anyway, our biggest accomplishment this week was probably sewing. I had gone through AJ's pants back in October and he had some great pants that I had spent like $70/each on but they didn't fit him anymore. Luckily most of them fit Ryan but were just a little long so Gammie hemmed all 9 pairs! Thanks Mom! I also had a pillow that needed mending, a blanket that needed a few stitches, and we made 3 blankets! Oh, I can't forget to add that my mom also knitted Jack 2 pairs of socks and me a pair of slippers! That women is a machine! :-) New Years was pretty blah for me and mom. Jack had a cold so I didn't really want to take him anywhere but we had been invited to some friends in Villa Park so Doug took AJ, Ali, and Ry and they had alot of fun. Mom and I watched movies and barely noticed when it was a few minutes before midnight and then as soon as the ball dropped and Doug had called, we were off to bed. Overall the week was alot of fun as always with my mom here. Not too much shopping this time since the holidays had left us both pretty broke but we managed to have fun anyway. Unfortunately the week ended with us all getting the stomach flu. My mom actually left yesterday feeling crumby and today Ali came home from school early.....I am hoping to keep this to a minimum since I'm not a big fan of puke.

Anyway, happy new years everyone from the Sheridans!