Santa

Meredith asked Santa for two things. An Easy Bake Oven and a dolly. Santa brought her both. Much to Mommy's delight, both require me to buy 'maintenance' things. The Easy Bake Oven requires special mixes that must be purchased at the store. And they aren't exactly cheap for a mix that makes the equivalent to 1 regular cookie. But she loves it so I digress.

Santa also brought Meredith a Baby Alive doll which pees and poops. This also requires special diapers and food mixes. But she loves this too. **sigh**

See the poo?

One other gift Meredith got for Christmas from Mom and Dad was this set of pop beads. I contemplated whether it was worth the price when I first got it but it has been a huge hit. I'm so glad I didn't take it back to the store. She spends hours playing with them making necklaces, bracelets and rings. She tells me every day how much she loves it.

On a totally random note, my Christmas Cactus is finally blooming! This plant rarely blooms for me and I've had it for over 10 years. It must have 15-20 blooms on it this year but what's weird is that all the blooms are on one specific side of this huge plant. They formed on the side facing the wall. I have turned the blooms to face the kitchen now.