i'm not really dizzy.  just a little light-headed and woozy like you.  i had a moment in the shower and one other moment where i got dizzy but nothing like i have been.  i'm also not functional when dizzy!

 

i hope you have fun whatever you decide to do on saturday.  the bigger thing might take you out of your comfort level in a good way but i could definitely see having a much-needed date as being more fun!

 

have you tried throw rugs for the foyer.  i'd hate having white ceramic.  our old foyer tile was white-ish and a pain also so i understand.  the new foyer vinyl tile i put down a couple of years ago is terra-cotta - much nicer!!!  congrats on getting your front hall clean though.  btw ceramic tile is not that expensive and relatively easy to put down (we did our family room) so maybe it can go on your list one day to replace it.  i'd love to replace the family room but it's so large - a foyer or hallway i'd replace in a heartbeat though.  we rented a wetsaw and i even did all the cuts myself with my huge pregnant belly along for the ride.  as long as you can cut yourself some slack on total perfectionism - our laundry and boys' bath were done by a professional and they are not perfect either.  i'd be thrilled with our family room if it wasn't grouted in white but i'm too lazy to regrout plus i can't imagine another color that would look okay with the very light cremey beige shiny tiles.

 

hot wheels are awesome for take-along toys.  keep an eye on them - the wheels pop  off easily but if he gets them new and doesn't chew on them they should be okay.  my kids are hard on toys so they break more than most kids' toys plus chane always chewed his cars.

 

LOL on the sink for hiding the gift.  i hope it goes like you planned with the surprise!  that would be so cool!  we are not exchanging but scott has been talking about a new camera since the one he got me a few years ago has a problem where anytime there is low light it lengthens the exposure time for some reason so everything is totally blurred.  like the shutter stays open for a couple of seconds instead of just an instant so everything has a tail.  he bought a camera for $69 at the walmart black friday sale he went to at 5AM but said he's returning it because we can't afford it plus it's not that great of a camera.  so i used the last day of my consumer reports subscription to research cameras and asked my sister and i think we can get a really decent one for about $130.  i was going to buy it and put it in the bottom of his otherwise empty stocking and pretend i didn't know where it came from but i wound up telling him the other night.  i'm not good at keeping surprises!  plus i thought it would be nice for him to have it during the holidays.  so i told him to find one he likes for about $130 and he has my "permission" to buy it.  christmas just takes away the money guard doesn't it???

 

well i had a semi-productive day although it doesn't seem like i got much done.  my sister sarah did go shopping with  me and she saw something she liked so i went back after her and got it.  so now i know i have a good gift for her.  she liked the store we went to.  i wish i could explain it but it's just row after row of every kind of ornament and christmas thing you can think of.  all in old cement-floored shed.  i found a few things too - chane collects gingerbread men so i got him a stuffed one plus an ornament plus a ceramic house that holds a nightlight and is about a foot tall and very cute.  he will love it.  and i got a few things picked up and my hair cut but taht's about it!  traffic was so horrible taking chane to the doctor that here it is almost 5:30 and i'm just really getting back so that kind of sucks.  i need to go find dinner fixin's and get ready to take them to the secret santa shop.  i think i'll drill a little more too.  are you around?