Ella's First Christmas Dress

everything is going well. ella has been amazing and work is great.

elenora has a regular schedule now. i know how to put her to bed, how long her naps need to be for her to be pleasant, and how to play with her when she's awake. we're having so much fun together. she smiles at me all the time and is just adorable.

christmas is next week. this year is so different from our other Christmases together. no tree this year. and i'm still completing my christmas shopping (which i usually finish by december 1st). our house is strewn with unwrapped gifts. i went to the mall tonight and really didn't find what i was looking for. it gave me a headache, actually. or maybe that was Macy's, as the cosmetics counters at the entrance of the store hit you full force with all of the over-priced perfumes people have tested all day. the one thing i really want to find is a black leather coat for j. it's been impossible to find so far.

but we do have a bottle of champaign for our christmas morning mimosas.

here are some cutie pictures of elenora in her christmas dress.





she kept trying to eat the dress...