call me opportunistic

Last Friday, I took advantage of Cori's offer to take a half day at work so we could go on an extended and overdue date. We went to Rockford where we did some Christmas shopping, went out to dinner, attended a Stake choir rehearsal, and then went out for shakes with some friends.

On Saturday, I took advantage of a break in the rain and Cori's presence at home to take an afternoon run through our neighborhood. The last month on the treadmill has softened me to street running. Between the pavement and the hilly terrain, I was one sore chica come Sunday. There are only a couple of weeks until our last 5K for the year... gotta get out there more often. (But it is so chilly!)

Then on Sunday, we took advantage of the sunshine once more by snapping pictures at the park. We've had so much rain lately, the leaves are very quickly being pummeled from the trees. I couldn't go another day without some pictures. We invited friends to come along so as to get a picture or two with our little family together.

Yesterday, I took advantage of the fact the the fridge was empty to bleach it down before restocking it.

Then, I took advantage of the missionaries' company at dinner to make loads of Cafe Rio food. So good.

Today, I plan on taking advantage of Grant's newly returned appetite to send everything I can into his tiny tummy. The poor guy has had all kinds of reasons not to eat lately. But this morning we seem to be in the clear- and he is hungry. For breakfast he had two pieces of cheese toast, half of an apple, a sippy of milk, the last half of my yoplait, and a yogurt of his own. This is roughly equivalent to half of what he has been eating in an entire day.