Alone Again - w00t!

We're going to Taiwan and the Philippines this Christmas. We leave on the 24th and return on January 11th. Well, I return on the 11th and Celia returns on the 13th. Someone stupid asked me "couldn't you get seats on the same plane?" Seriously. She just wants to stay a couple of extra days with her family and she'll fly back with her sister a couple days after me. If things really work out the way she wants, she'll convince her mom to fly back with her after the chinese new year. If that happens, it means I'll be home alone - no Celia, no twins - for close to a month. It's time for a sexy party!

Shopping

Today we decided to go stroll outside with the kids. It was nice and sunny, not too cold, and the kids were nicely bundled up in their stroller. We decided that Robson St. would be a nice place to walk around, do a little shopping etc etc. Driving to Vancouver was uneventful - hwy 1 wasn't too busy (only took us 20min to get to science world), chinatown wasn't too crowded, all roads leading to downtown weren't busy at all, and then... Oh shit. Just as we got to the point of no return, we turned the radio on to find out what was going on and today was the Santa Parade. It took us 20 minutes to get to a place where we could turn around (no thanks to the assholes who won't let you merge) and another 10 minutes to get out of downtown.

So then we decided the W4th would be a nice place to go. Holy crap, it took us another half and hour to get there because of all the construction and traffic. We finally got there and we looked around and just... strolled.

stupidest store entrance: Baby's World has a giant, and I mean a Giant, step to get into the store. I guess if you have a baby in a stroller they don't want you to go in.

best baby sleeper slogans: "My dad can kick your dad's ass," "Bitch better have my bottle," and "All dad wanted was a blowjob."

Weekly

We've been really good at going to church every week. A couple of weeks ago the kids were sick so we didn't go but other than that, we've gone almost every week since summer. I haven't gone this regularly since high school.

Angels Falling from the Sky

Last week I told Celia that we should lower the mattress in Amelia's crib.  She's crawling around in it, craning her neck to see over the rail, and pulling at the bumper pads trying to stand.  Up until now, she hasn't been able to pull herself up into a standing position unless she had a little help.  This morning, however, Celia heard a "thump" from the room and when she went in there, Amelia was on the floor in front of the crib.  Apparently, she pulled herself up and climbed over rail and fell.  She seems okay, but we'll be taking her to the doc to get her checked out.