Birth Announcement

For my Sister in Law’s baby gift, I offered to take pictures and make an announcement for her.  I think they turned out pretty cute!

 

Pin of the Week- 3

I was so excited when I saw this picture. I stole it from my sister. Who knows where she found it, but it has been in my head for about a year.  We only have 1 truly south facing window in our house, and it’s in Fred’s room. The second one is at an angle, and it is under our covered porch, so it only gets good sun for a few hours.   I envisioned this window a long time ago, as a way for me to grow herbs, and have some nice house plants that need more light than my house can give.  Our windows face the road, so that is the main thing holding me back. Maybe the plants would screen my kitchen from the world?  Should I just do it?

Mostly I’m excited to see that Martha Stewart and I think the same way!

What to do When a New Baby Comes; A Tutorial

And of course I am talking about the kind of baby someone else has. Because I don’t really want anymore of the other kind!  My Brother and Sis-in-Law had a little baby boy on Thursday night, and it was a killer waiting the few hours to go home to see them!

Step one: Throw a bunch of stuff in a laundry basket, and call it packing.

Step two: Make a bunch of meals for the mamma to throw in her freezer, pick up the boys an hour early, so they still get credit for being in school, but you can still fool yourself into the idea that you’re getting a head-start.  Also you need to not take any pictures of this step.

Step three: Drive 2 long and miserable hours while your kids play their DS’s (aka: the greatest invention in the world) Find out later that the 11 y/o kept his earbuds in pretending to listen to things, so I wouldn’t bother him. Nice.

Step three point five: Stop halfway for some nourishment. Tea and a fiber bar. Heck yeah. Continue driving at a safe speed, one that makes you think you’re a rebel for speeding, but also one that draws no negative attention your way. It also helps to have the radio on for the full 2 hours.  Up until a few years ago there were miles that there was no coverage. I am very thankful for our technology!

Step three point seventy five: Get ridiculously excited when you finally reach your exit, because you know there are only 30 more miles to go!

Step four: Wait with big sister for Momma, Dad, and Baby to get to Nana & Papa’s house. Little sister doesn’t seem to realize the severity of what is to come……

Step five: HOLD THAT BABY!!!  Even if Baby appears to have better things to do than hang out with Auntie.

Step six: Take eleventy thousand photos of the Wee One.

Step seven: Hang out with your own kids for a while, preferably at the Perrine Bridge on a beautiful 55* winter day.

Step eight:Take eleventy thousand more photos of the baby for the birth announcement.

Step nine: Miss your hubby whom you left at home with the dog, and rush home to him, thankful that you get to sleep all through the night because someone else just had a baby, and not you!

Pin of the Week- 2

This weeks pin is a little late because I was out of town holding a brand-stinkin’-new baby!!! I just loved every second of it!

I’m really focusing on getting healthy right now, so this quote really struck a cord with me.  I keep coming to the conclusion that # 2 is more my downfall.  How about you?

Braces- Month 7

The braces are working wonderfully.  Fred’s teeth are nice and straight.  Only concern right now, is that the bottom canines STILL haven’t come in. We had the springs put in about 2 months ago, and they have made a pretty decent gap on both sides, but there is no evidence of those teeth coming in anytime soon. He has lost the baby teeth well over 2 years ago. So that is on the question list for next appointment.

*This is the only photo that he has authorized to be put on the internet.*

Spring?

Last week the boys were still on Christmas break, while I had to go back to work. I’m very lucky, and blessed to have a job (and a boss) that allows me to bring the boys along with me.  It was hard to call our break ‘Christmas’ Break though.  The weather was gorgeous almost the whole 2 weeks.   After work one day, we decided to take a walk by the lake.  It was frozen earlier in the month, but it is mostly thawed now.  When I stepped on the ice it cracked, and water seeped through, but the boys were still able to play on it, though the rock throwing was pretty lame. But who ever let that stop them before? We are so lucky to have such a pretty area so close to our home. (4 miles)    I’m loving the weather, but the farmers daughter inside me knows we need the snow!

9 years old…. a little late.

My Bam turned 9 right before Christmas. We kept it a small family event, since he didn’t seem to interested in having a party. Fine with me!! He requested a cherry cobbler, which we enjoyed after a delicious dinner of french toast.  It was a very sweet and calorie heavy dinner!

He had to blow out a regular candle because I didn’t want to stick a birthday candle in my cobbler. He seemed to like the idea.  And to help us remember 9 year old Bam, when we are old and senile; a questionnaire!

Favorite Things

Color:  Blue

Food: Mongolian Beef

Music: David Crowder Band

Clothes: Lego Star Wars Shirt

Animal: Prairie dogs…. or Barking Squirrel (he just informed me that, that’s what Lewis & Clark called them. I learned something new today!)

TV Show: The Middle

Movie: iRobot

 Subject in School:  Reading

Sport: Soccer

Vehicle:  Tank

Gadget: Playstation 3

Holiday: Christmas

Smell:  Mom’s Black Current Candle

Candy: Apple or Grape Jolly Rancher

Pin of the Week -1

I, like most people, probably spend more time with Pinterest than they do their families.  (That may, or may not be a bit of an exaggeration.)     So, I would like to share with you my favorite pin this week.

In honor of the New Year, and the adorable little stick figures, go work out!

*Disclaimer: All my push-ups are done on my knees because I’m extremely wimpy.

Merry Christmas!

I hope you all had a very blessed Christmas.

My gift to you: a new blog post!   You’re welcome.  ;)

Almost

Soccer is almost over.  That is cause for celebration!!!

Be back soon………….