Brrrr, It's so cold

It has been so cold outside recently, and from the sounds of it, it's not going to get any warmer anytime soon. When Brooke wears her jacket, she has to make sure that her hood is on as well. She can be a very particular little girl when she wants to be. When there is snow on the ground, all she wants to do is touch it. I would love for there to be about 8 inches on the ground so we can go outside and play in it. I am tired of this "dusting" stuff. If it's going to "dust", I would rather it not snow at all.

So, I have had a sore throat the past few days, and was extremely nervous that it was strep throat again. I let the sore throat go on for a couple of days, and then on Saturday, when I couldn't stand it anymore, I went to the Immediate Care Center. They did a rapid stress test, and thankfully...no, THANKFULLY, it came back negative. They are sending it off for culture, but I am hoping that comes back negative as well. I was not experiencing any other symptoms, so the doctor said it was probably just viral and would go away on it's own. My throat is already feeling much better.

We celebrated Christmas with Jake and Michelle by having the girls exchange gifts. Brooke opened up Toy Story figurines. There was Woody, the peas in the pod, the hedgehog, and the unicorn. She wanted to open them immediately. After she played with them for about 3 minutes, she asked where Buzz and Jessi were. And she kept asking. I told her that they were at the store, and she responded with "Go get them". LOL! Jeremy and I went to the grocery yesterday, while Nana visited with Brooke. We walked down the toy aisle and say Buzz and Jessi figurines. We bought them and gave them to Brooke. She has been playing with these toys non-stop. She uses her imagination while playing, and I caught her putting Buzz in the thinking spot yesterday evening. It was rather cute.