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Well today we went and did a bit of shopping here. Our tax return finally made it’s appearance and naturally we went to spend some of it. We ended up at Micro Center. There we purchased a 26″ Sharp flat panel T.V.. Shane wanted to use it for both a T.V. in the bedroom and something he could use as a second monitor. While it works as a monitor, it’s not perfect. Basically the resolution is smaller than he hoped and it’s a bit too big to fit comfortably on the desk. He’s using it for now, but is likely to pick up a different monitor once the funds from his Pell grant arrive.
While we were out, we also purchased a Play Station 3. We had talked about purchasing a Blue Ray player, but of the difference in price it made more sense to pick up the PS3. While we purchased a second controller for it, we haven’t purchased any games for it yet. We decided it made more sense to get a GameFly subscription and rent the games first. We also have several PS2 games which we haven’t played since our PS2 died with a drive problem.
Besides all this, Shane recently introduced me to Mafia Wars on FaceBook. And from there I’ve also seen Vampire Wars and Pirates: Rule the Caribbean! I’ve found them to be rather addictive. As you can see we now have plenty to play around here.
This morning Allyssa and I went to Chuck E Cheese to meet some other area moms and kids. While she started out quite shy, Allyssa warmed up to the other kids before we left. There were two boys there that are not quite 2 months younger than she is. And I believe a good time was had by all.
While at first she wasn’t sure about the rides or games, she found a car that was near where we sat, that she dearly loved. And then to top things off as far as Allyssa was concerned they also had a slide she could go on. Talk about a place having it all in her eyes.
After we left Chuck E Cheese, we went to Michael’s. There we purchased a small stool for Allyssa. When we were at my dad’s last month, Allyssa liked sitting on a box to put her shoes on. So we have now purchased her a small stool so she can sit down and put her shoes on like daddy.
Since I feel as if I’m in the home stretch for the cross stitch project I’m currently working on, we also stopped at Border’s to check what cross stitch magazines they have. I did find one magazine with something I would be interested in doing but since the magazine is originally from England it’s about $12. I am debating whether or not the design is worth such a high price, currently.
I also asked at Michael’s to find out if perhaps there was a speciality cross stitch shop in the area. I’m really looking for a local shop to purchase the evenweave I use instead of aida cloth. While they didn’t have it, or really know of any speciality shops they did tell me where the nearest Hancock Fabrics, and JoAnne’s are.
While I was checking out JoAnne’s, Allyssa decided that it was definitely nap time, and slept in the cart while I browsed the store. JoAnne’s does have a small selection of evenweave in packages, but it’s all in precut sizes and a limited color range. Not really what I was looking for but I had to check.
After we left JoAnne’s we came directly home. Allyssa slept the entire way, and barely woke up to get in out of the car. Once we came in, I thought that would be the end of nap time. Boy was I wrong. While we sat in a chair nursing for a little bit, she really wanted to go lay down. Which we did. With a bit more milk she ended up sleeping for about 3 more hours. (Okay she woke up once or twice for a few minutes but not very long, and went back to sleep each time.) She’s either fighting something off, or having a growth spurt, or both, or it might be related to her teething since she is getting a few more teeth in as well. Both daddy and I are having sinus/cold issues which she may or may not be sharing.
Someone once told me that Allyssa should have her own place to keep her things to help her build her independence. So we decided to give her the bottom two shelves on the book shelf in the living room to keep her toys. Of course, they don’t usually stay there and she hasn’t yet learned to put things away, well, except for herself.
The other day we saw her trying to crawl up onto the toy shelf for some reason. We didn’t get a picture then and we wished we had. Then today she did it again. For no reason, she clears off the bottom shelf then climbs in. I love my daughter and I love playing with toys, but even I think this is going too far! At least she is starting to put things on the shelf – maybe we should teach her that toys go on the shelf, and the baby belongs in daddies arms where he can love and protect her forever.
