I wasn't trying to teach him anything. I am just navigating my way through where we are now...if we are not together and aren't going to be, I thought maybe things should be different.
I decided I would get her whatever I wanted...then realized I had already told everybody else (aunts/grandparents) what she wanted so there wasn't really much left! I still may get her a plastic picnic table for the backyard...
I went ahead and got some cute Disney Princess sandals that light up when you walk. I won a "Disney" themed gift basket at the school carnival a couple of weeks ago--and by 'won', I mean I had the highest bid and it wasn't cheap!
Anyway there was a Princess night light in that set, and Sydney's room at Dan's is going to be Princess. The bed and bedding are sitting in storage at this point...
So I decided I would combine the sandals, the night light, and a DVD from the prize basket and call it good. The girl gets whatever she needs when she needs it (for example she already has a robe, she has a sleeping bag, brother has a tent she can share,etc etc) PLUS we are going to Disneyworld in June and she will get spoiled again there. My sis actually said she didn't get her kids bday presents until they were old enough to notice...
Dan called tonight to talk to the kids. He sounded totally beat down, must be a rough trip. I told him my plans to just give her the sandals/night light/DVD. Then I said that he was free to get her whatever he wanted if he had some ideas in mind, or he could give her the gifts with me. He said he would just go in with me, so that settles that.
I am worn out. It is 10:30 here. I just finished putting together a plastic sand/water table Sydney got last year for her birthday but which I never built before fall. That was after I took Nathan to allergy shots, then karate, then to the store to pick up more stuff for D's party. Oh, and then mowed the front yard. Now I get to go make 2 dozen cupcakes for the party. And wrap presents, fold 2 loads laundry, clean the house for company...yikes. I may not go to bed...
That was after I took Nathan to allergy shots, then karate, then to the store to pick up more stuff for D's party. Oh, and then mowed the front yard. Now I get to go make 2 dozen cupcakes for the party. And wrap presents, fold 2 loads laundry, clean the house for company...yikes. I may not go to bed... 
