Monday, November 23, 2009
No worries anymore
It looks like the creepy site that had my blog on their site doesn't have it anymore, and I've been able to keep my blog public without having people randomly come across it. All is well, and I'm public again. :)
Friday, November 20, 2009
Spooky
After I've had some strangers viewing my blog and putting it on their sites, I'm going to make this private for awhile, then I'm going to move it and open it up again. Sorry!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Another blog
I've decided I need to better control my grocery bills, so I've made a blog, mostly for myself, to keep me accountable. I'm going to budget $65 per week for groceries, plan my meals and tell all about it. If you'd like to take a look, it's here:
I'm going to keep track of my grocery bill, along with what I buy, my meals for the week and some recipe links that I'll put on my almost-dead recipe blog. They'll be quick, easy, and at least partially able to be made ahead. Wish me luck! It will be blogtastic!
I'm going to keep track of my grocery bill, along with what I buy, my meals for the week and some recipe links that I'll put on my almost-dead recipe blog. They'll be quick, easy, and at least partially able to be made ahead. Wish me luck! It will be blogtastic!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Happy Halloween!
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| From Halloween 2009 |
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| From Halloween 2009 |
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| From Halloween 2009 |
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| From Halloween 2009 |
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| From Halloween 2009 |
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| From Halloween 2009 |
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| From Halloween 2009 |
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Some photos and an update
Do you ever have those times in life when you know you are just treading water, hoping not to drown but knowing you don't have anywhere really to go? You assume that there will be an end to the madness, but you really don't know when or where. And it isn't bad treading water, but it is totally exhausting and not really fun.
That's where I am right now. I'm probably making it sound a bit worse than it is. Matt and I decided it was important for the kids to not be in day care full-time. We can't afford it, and kids should get to spend some days at home. So Monday, Wednesday and Friday the kids are at the on-campus day care, Tuesday and Thursday they are home with Matt and Saturday and Sunday they are with me. In a lot of ways, it's great. Matt gets to spend more one-on-one time with the kids, and we are equally involved in their daily lives and care. On his work days, Matt has a lot of evening shifts- great for the kids because they don't usually have to get up early with me for work. But it means that when I am home, he's not.
I love being with the kids during the day. I really miss it. I miss things like playgroup, library story time and meeting friends for lunch. At night, regardless of where they have been all day, kids need extra attention, and I have to make dinner, feed them and still try to find some time for play with both of them, all while they are tired, hungry and not at their best. I also miss Matt. Sometimes we don't see each other at all under after midnight. On most days, we don't see each other until after 10 p.m.
It seems like survival mode, but I'm still optimistic that we will find our rhythm. I just hope it's soon! If you have any make-ahead recipes, send them my way. I'm realizing that even cooking quick meals when I get home is an uphill battle.
In the meantime, we have had some fun this fall. We went to Yellowstone earlier this month. It was bitter cold, and the roads were closed for snow everywhere but West Yellowstone to Old Faithful, but we still had a great time! In her mall-girl ways, Anne Marie says her favorite part was staying in the hotel. I have no photos of the hotel, but here were the highlights according to me.
Our new van on its first excursion:
Post-nursing van party- Anne Marie requested this photo:
Day 1 was only a little cold:
Day 2 was colder:
But the sun came out eventually:
The van handled ice like a charm:
Also, some fall hike photos. We were a little early- the leaves hadn't really changed yet.
Anne Marie hiked with her "unca." She knows how to say uncle, and all her other uncles are uncle, but for Alex, "unca" is the only real name.
This is the butt tree. Our family poses by it every fall.
cute photo:
Anne Marie helped her unca over the log:
Anne Marie showing unca and grandma how to do it:
That's where I am right now. I'm probably making it sound a bit worse than it is. Matt and I decided it was important for the kids to not be in day care full-time. We can't afford it, and kids should get to spend some days at home. So Monday, Wednesday and Friday the kids are at the on-campus day care, Tuesday and Thursday they are home with Matt and Saturday and Sunday they are with me. In a lot of ways, it's great. Matt gets to spend more one-on-one time with the kids, and we are equally involved in their daily lives and care. On his work days, Matt has a lot of evening shifts- great for the kids because they don't usually have to get up early with me for work. But it means that when I am home, he's not.
I love being with the kids during the day. I really miss it. I miss things like playgroup, library story time and meeting friends for lunch. At night, regardless of where they have been all day, kids need extra attention, and I have to make dinner, feed them and still try to find some time for play with both of them, all while they are tired, hungry and not at their best. I also miss Matt. Sometimes we don't see each other at all under after midnight. On most days, we don't see each other until after 10 p.m.
It seems like survival mode, but I'm still optimistic that we will find our rhythm. I just hope it's soon! If you have any make-ahead recipes, send them my way. I'm realizing that even cooking quick meals when I get home is an uphill battle.
In the meantime, we have had some fun this fall. We went to Yellowstone earlier this month. It was bitter cold, and the roads were closed for snow everywhere but West Yellowstone to Old Faithful, but we still had a great time! In her mall-girl ways, Anne Marie says her favorite part was staying in the hotel. I have no photos of the hotel, but here were the highlights according to me.
Our new van on its first excursion:
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| From yellowstone |
Post-nursing van party- Anne Marie requested this photo:
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| From yellowstone |
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| From yellowstone |
Day 1 was only a little cold:
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| From yellowstone |
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| From yellowstone |
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| From yellowstone |
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| From yellowstone |
Day 2 was colder:
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| From yellowstone |
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| From yellowstone |
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| From yellowstone |
But the sun came out eventually:
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| From yellowstone |
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| From yellowstone |
The van handled ice like a charm:
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| From yellowstone |
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| From yellowstone |
Also, some fall hike photos. We were a little early- the leaves hadn't really changed yet.
Anne Marie hiked with her "unca." She knows how to say uncle, and all her other uncles are uncle, but for Alex, "unca" is the only real name.
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| From fall hike |
This is the butt tree. Our family poses by it every fall.
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| From fall hike |
cute photo:
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| From fall hike |
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| From fall hike |
Anne Marie helped her unca over the log:
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| From fall hike |
Anne Marie showing unca and grandma how to do it:
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| From fall hike |
Friday, October 2, 2009
Fairin' It
I’m way behind on posting photos and other things. So, a month after it happened, here are some highlights from the Twin Falls and Eastern Idaho State fair.
This cracks me up. That kid has a face tattoo like Mike Tyson, and it looks like he's about to take out Anne Marie.
Post-fair dinner:
In other, more recent news, I think we might be over the potty-training hill. Anne Marie stayed dry the entire day yesterday, and kept telling me, “diapers are not forever,” the title of one of her current favorite books.
Thomas is pulling up on furniture and cruising around. He doesn’t crawl on hands and knees like a normal kid. Instead, he pushes his butt up with his legs straight and tries to stand up. When it doesn’t work, he army-crawls at lightning-speed across the room. His daycare providers have bets as to when the kid will be walking, ranging from before Thanksgiving to before Christmas. Scary! The kid is only 7 months old, and I’m not sure how he is lifting his short, stout little body up so quickly.
We finally got out hiking this fall, to a little trail we always visit near Victor. More on that trip when I finally download the photos.
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| From Twin Falls fair |
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| From Twin Falls fair |
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| From Twin Falls fair |
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| From Twin Falls fair |
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| From fair 09 |
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| From fair 09 |
This cracks me up. That kid has a face tattoo like Mike Tyson, and it looks like he's about to take out Anne Marie.
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| From fair 09 |
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| From fair 09 |
Post-fair dinner:
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| From fair 09 |
In other, more recent news, I think we might be over the potty-training hill. Anne Marie stayed dry the entire day yesterday, and kept telling me, “diapers are not forever,” the title of one of her current favorite books.
Thomas is pulling up on furniture and cruising around. He doesn’t crawl on hands and knees like a normal kid. Instead, he pushes his butt up with his legs straight and tries to stand up. When it doesn’t work, he army-crawls at lightning-speed across the room. His daycare providers have bets as to when the kid will be walking, ranging from before Thanksgiving to before Christmas. Scary! The kid is only 7 months old, and I’m not sure how he is lifting his short, stout little body up so quickly.
We finally got out hiking this fall, to a little trail we always visit near Victor. More on that trip when I finally download the photos.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Thomas- the first half year
From this:
To this:
Let me just say- it's been a good six months.
To update, Thomas is healthy, happy and chubby. At his last check up, he was in the 79th percentile for weight, and the 19th for height. So, like Winnie the Pooh, he's short, fat and proud of that. Still no teeth yet, or even any sign that they might be coming.
He's also going crazy wanting to move- he gets on his hands and knees and rocks, but then he just dive bombs. His latest trick is army-crawling to me, pulling to a stand using my legs as support, then letting go. Of course, he can't stand on his own so he crashes.
Thomas and his sister are still getting along famously, most of the time. Anne Marie has decided that Thomas now is old enough to fight on occasion, but the times they spend sitting there giggling make up for it.
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| From Thomas Michael |
To this:
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| From Thomas six months |
Let me just say- it's been a good six months.
To update, Thomas is healthy, happy and chubby. At his last check up, he was in the 79th percentile for weight, and the 19th for height. So, like Winnie the Pooh, he's short, fat and proud of that. Still no teeth yet, or even any sign that they might be coming.
He's also going crazy wanting to move- he gets on his hands and knees and rocks, but then he just dive bombs. His latest trick is army-crawling to me, pulling to a stand using my legs as support, then letting go. Of course, he can't stand on his own so he crashes.
Thomas and his sister are still getting along famously, most of the time. Anne Marie has decided that Thomas now is old enough to fight on occasion, but the times they spend sitting there giggling make up for it.
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| From Thomas six months |
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