under the knife!

i am smart now. My new reading glasses made me smart. Actually, I don't know how I lived without them. Everything is so clear now!
Miss Charlotte Claire is so pretty.

So..tomorrow morning, my gallbladder surgery. Yes, I have heard it is an easy surgery. Does that make me not have the jitters? ha. Right now I am planning what I shall eat between now and midnight, since I can't eat in the morning. I already had some Goldfish crackers, which I do not eat anymore. Salty, carb-y, blah. But they were pretty yummy. I am thinking of a piece of toast with peanutbutter. I don't eat bread these days, as a general rule, so it sounds good.

Anyway, just because I have heard this surgery is easy, doesn't mean it sounds easy to me. I hate when they put that mask over my face and tell me to relax...I hate being in the hospital, I hate wearing those gowns, I hate being poked and prodded and asked how much I weigh. I hate the knowledge that they are going to make some holes in me. And the bad thing is, I keep thinking how funny it would be if I told the dr. that I doubt he will be able to drill through my abs of steel.. ha. I hope I don't get nervous and really say it...

So, our hotel trip: fun...really fun. But...the pool was so cold and crowded! I love kids, but jeepers, most of those kids were just plain crazy! Their nice little soccer moms were sitting around the pool chatting, staying dry and looking smart in their nice little sweaters, then I come in in my lovely brown swimdress with aqua polkadots, with MY BOOTS ON, because I so smartly forgot my flip-flops. I was the absolutely ONLY adult in the pool. I got kicked and splashed, and there was no room to swim, and the hot tub was Out Of Order. My girls got in for like two minutes, decided it was too cold, and got back out.

Our breakfast this morning was interesting. The fresh fruit was yummy, the omelet was not yummy, I ordered it with no cheese, I just don't like cheese, (not even Whinsleydale?)...and it was really cheesey. So I had bacon and yogurt and fruit. The coffee was really good, Starbucks.

We went to the big mall. I wandered into The Disney Store...oh what fun! A nice guy gave me a 25% off coupon, then I found Flynn Ryder from Tangled for $10! With the coupon, that was $7.50! My little girls have wanted that guy for so long! So, since I felt a huge guiltfest for leaving them home in the first place, I bought them each one. I then got Jonny a $6 sweatshirt from P.S kids, or whatever the Aero store for kids is called. I got away relatively cheaply today, I do not like malls.

Then to Target...I got myself a few tops for spring, on sale of course. I had a coupon for $10 off a $75 purchase, and somehow magically my girls found things to put in the cart! A few pairs of 70% off jeans, some marked down undies, a space heater for Mali, and voila! I could use the coupon!

McDonalds drivethrough for cones and fries for them, coffee and a parfait for me. Home...wait, the library. I got two books, and a stack for Joseph. Then home...ahh, I missed Jonathan and the princesses. They were SO happy about their Flynns.

Now it is quiet, Evelyn is still up, reading one of my library books, Rosie is in her cage, and I am going to go make that toast...