One of those days....

....where one wants to crawl under the covers and stay there to hide away from life and the duties that it brings. The rainy weather doesn't help that, either; in fact, it just makes the urge to hide under the blankets more attractive and even more inviting.

Thankfully, i have a tot who will have none of that hiding under the covers stuff. She rushed in early this morning with a "Gooooddddd Mooooninnng, Mommmy!" and was ready for peanut butter toast and milk breakfast. After breakfast, it was time to play with Pato (the puppet ducky thing) and Horton the elephant. And, too, it was time to change clothes three times, look at our toenails and compare them to the elephant's toenails and eat a snack.

Who could stay in a 'hide under the covers mood' with all of that going on?!?!

There is much coming up this next week to do and to deal with. I'm heading to the Spanish Consulate in Miami on Tuesday and thankfully, Melinda is going to watch over my treasured tot while i'm gone for the day. I hope that she knows how grateful i am for her watching over Emma while i'm gone....Emma loves Ms. Mwwlinnda and Cooper so i won't have to worry about her for the day. It's a quick trip to deal with paperwork stuff, but it's a costly trip due to the last minute flight. I'm secretly excited about the trip, not because i'm going to the Consulate or going to Miami alone, but because i'll be able to bring home a stash of Spanish food and meats.

I know, i'm always thinking about food. But i miss this kind of food so much and nothing spells comfort to me more than Spanish food. Nothing. Except maybe actually being IN Spain....

I'm also headed to visit sweet Ms. Jo and Mr. Jim this weekend! I can't wait to see them and apparently it's prom weekend, so pretty Lacey, the granddaughter, will come by in her dress with her boyfriend. I'm sure that Ms. Jo is looking forward to seeing Lacey in her dress....it will be a good weekend, i'm sure. And if i'm reeallyyy lucky, maybe Mr. Jim will find us some Chicken Mull--->don't even ask, lol.

So, it's a day to be thankful for things. Like well-loved stuffed animals, story books, lots of rain for our flowers, toes that don't look like elephant toes, and a tot who always manages to remind me how much i have to be grateful and thankful for.