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Aidan's fear of weather has subsided over the past few weeks. In fact, he's been discussing barometric pressure with us, and seems calmed by the fact that there is a scientific way to prove the weather will, in fact, be safe. He gave a presentation to his class about different forms of moisture, and about barometric pressure. Who knows? Maybe a little additional knowledge was helpful in this case. It's not always the case, though. He won't even acknowledge the existence of his own ear wax, he's so squeamish about anything related to the body. More knowledge does not seem to reassure him there.

I took Henry to his church program yesterday, and as I was signing him in, he danced into the room. Really. He pranced on his toes, wiggled his hips side to side, and raised his arms above his head. No clingy goodbyes from him. He seems really happy there, and I love hearing about the friends he's making. He's so good with their names...better than I am, I think.

After I dropped Henry off, Owen and I had a few hours before he had to go to school. We went to Kohl's and Target in search of the perfect Christmas ornament for Owen. He was determined to get one yesterday. Why? No idea. He thought he wanted an ornament from Kohl's that was the earth, but decided to check out the options at Target before fully committing. So we went to my second home, and sure enough, he found an ornament he liked there. It's a Nascar car. His choice is intriguing, as we don't watch racing. I didn't have any expectations, though, since Owen is full of surprises. It was really nice just hanging out with him.

I feel like I haven't been home much the past two days. Yesterday was a fun day, but I was gone a lot, and today I have my early childhood committee meetings. Those are fun too, but I'm hoping to be around a little more tomorrow.