January blahs

Seriously, January is so cold and boring. Yes, we do have Darci's birthday coming up, among a few others, but there really isn't much to make January move faster than a crawl. My kids are not snow bunnies. That's my fault. I don't like playing in the snow and so they don't either. It's been a particularly icy and stormy January; and it's only the 7th! I don't have the money to use retail therapy for me or take them to eating establishments that have fun playgrounds. Besides, those places are teaming with horrible germs. I'm not a germ-phobe, but after how sick we have been I'm not taking chances. Christopher, thankfully, has school to keep him busy and happy. I can only play Chutes and Ladders and Candy Land so much with Xander and Darci. Xander has already mastered the 4 or 5 100 piece (supposed to be for ages 5 and up) puzzles he got for Christmas. I don't have the creative energy to come up with much more than that. Wah, wah, wah... complain, complain, complain. I really don't mean to. I have much to be grateful for. Eliza is growing and active. I can now feel her move everyday. My panic over her coming too early is lessening just a tiny bit as I reach the stage of viability. The kids, despite being a little bored, are happy and healthy. They get along well and enjoy playing with each other. In fact, Xander happily had a tea party with Darci and I yesterday. Bret is in a stable job in this very unstable economy. I just need the sun to shine a little bit more and the days to creep along just a teeny tiny bit faster.