Here we are, on the last day of 2008 - fighting illness, struggling with underwear in the morning and finally enjoying a bit of quiet time. It's been a long month of inner turmoil for the little ones in the house and heavy wine consumption for the bigger ones. I'm sure one isn't caused by the other.. Noelle continues to challenge us in ways that Kyra never did. She's sneaky, goofy and currently abundantly FULL of new words to throw around. I'm still trying to get used to the fact that if you ask her a question, she will actually answer you (most of the time) with something intelligible. On the flipside of this learning curve, she also thinks she has choices about what she eats, when she goes to bed and if she has to be fastened to her carseat or not. Sigh. The battles have begun with the coming of the new year... I'm girding my loins!
