Victoria's Secret...

keeps sending me free panty coupons. I enjoy it, it gives me a reason to go into town. Having a mission is always better than free floating....

I plan a trip to Charlottesville once a week to give us something different to do.

Lucas enjoys it, and I have certainly seen his progression by taking these trips. He is becoming more patient with being out, and I am learning to be more patient with him and trying to entertain him. So there is no more screaming to get out of the stroller or cart - no screaming if I stop moving - no screaming if I actually go into a store at the mall....

So we enjoy a lunch at Chick-fil-A. Lucas sits like a big boy at the table and dips his nuggets in the ketchup. He is so adorable dipping.
And then he gets to play in the playground at the mall.

You would be surprised how many people I actually have a conversation with while I am out. Of course, they are always elderly people who begin to comment on how beautiful my children are, then go on and on about how 1) they have children as close in age as mine, 2) have grandchildren who are as close in age as mine, 3) how great it must be to have such happy, beautiful children.

The people who don't actually converse with me are the ones who just comment on how full my hands are. I always resist the urge to say something rude. I wish that I could come up with something clever to say to people when they say it....

If you come up with any suggestions, please let me know...

Lucas has also gotten bored with his book selection, so bedtime has become a nightmare. I picked up a couple new books by Sandra Boynton - Blue Hat, Green Hat and Moo, Baa, La La La La, and also What's Up Duck? by Tad Hills.
He is sooo excited to be reading these new books, and I am excited too. There are only so many times you can read But Not the Hippopatomus before you read it with your eyes closed.