Accalia definitely was catching up on sleep last night. She fell asleep probably before 6 p.m. and didn't get up until after 7 a.m.! She even slept through all of the thunder and lightning and three plus inches of rain we had last night.

Things are getting busier when it comes to La Leche League. The coordinator of a group called Parents As Teachers called me the other day wanting information about meetings she could pass along to parents. The kids and I dropped off a packet this morning. I've also been asked to work with a possible Leader Applicant in Nebraska even though that isn't my area. Geographically, I'm closer to her than other Nebraska Leaders are, so this is the way it works. I may also be working with another mom nearby who expressed interest in leadership. Of course I haven't given either my stamp of approval, so we shall see :)

My uncle had given us a gift certificate for a fancy children's clothing boutique in town back in June when he came to celebrate Accalia's birthday. We went there today. Ouch on the prices and thumbs down on the selection. I had told Accalia she could pick out anything in the store, and she had told me that she wanted "a beautiful dress like Sleeping Beauty." Well, she did find a satiny, frilly, flowery pink number that fit the bill. Hopefully it still fits for next Easter :) For now I guess it's an extravagant dress up dress. I guess I could have just said, "No Accalia, you have to pick something that is appropriate for winter. Blah, blah, blah." But hey, it was her gift certificate and she's the one wearing the clothes. It's actually fun now that Accalia wants to choose what new clothes we get. I enjoy not having to make all of the decisions myself. Cole, of course, doesn't really care what he wears at this point, so I picked out something for him, too.

When we got home, Accalia had me brush her hair ("Hold it out straight and brush it like Sleeping Beauty, Mom"), help her into the dress, find "beautiful" shoes and put a tiara on her. Then she danced around to her "ballerina" music.

Cole, according to Accalia, looks "cool" in his clothes :)