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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
The Real Deal Tag
My friend Sarah at RumTum Crafts is starting this tag and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Here's the tag:
I had to do some digging to find a photo to work with, because I usually edit my photos and trash the original version. LOL Here is one I haven't used, because I didn't like all my crap in the background. The best I could crop it:
Aidan giving the Horns Up and Sean giving Double Thumbs Up.
Here's the original photo.
My clutter exposed.
A. The litter box. In my kitchen. Sorry, I know it's gross but I don't have a better place to put it. I hate litter boxes in bathrooms and we forbid cat access to the basement. At least it's not easy to forget that it needs to be cleaned.
B. Trick or Treat Bucket. The boys still are playing with these daily, so I haven't carried them to the basement storage room. I'm sick of seeing them around the house, though.
C. Our butcher block cart counter. I got this as a gift from my in laws so I could roll it over to the stove & use while cooking. Well, it never gets used for that because it is the dumping ground in our house! Tons of odds and ends and papers from schools, etc. Every now and then I delegate crap to over locations but new crap ends up there shortly.
D. Cat food and water. Again, no other place to keep it. Sean has finally stopped dumping the water and making cat food soup. Won't be long before Ella gets into it.
E. Those pants DO NOT go with that shirt. Ugly combo.
F. Yeah, I bought freezer paper to make those transfer shirts like a month ago.... Never opened.
G. Stacks of Cooking Light magazine, still have the paper mailing cover on them, never been glanced thru. I am all about Cooking Mac & Cheese And You Better Not Complain these days.
Phew! Hope that doesn't tarnish my golden mom image! LOL! I'd like to see The Real Deal at Renee's house and Jennifer E's house! If anyone else would like to play too, please blog it, link to me and leave a comment so I can see what's really going on at your house!
take a picture the way you would normally do to post on your blog, preferably crop it to showcase the subject. Then show us the "real deal"... the nitty gritty daily clutter that we sometimes try to avoid posting. Talk about the messes you cut out in the cropped picture. We'll still love you!!! Then tag at least two people and link back to your post. OK? Sound fun? Can't wait to be invited into every one's real life.
I had to do some digging to find a photo to work with, because I usually edit my photos and trash the original version. LOL Here is one I haven't used, because I didn't like all my crap in the background. The best I could crop it:
Aidan giving the Horns Up and Sean giving Double Thumbs Up.
Here's the original photo.
My clutter exposed.
A. The litter box. In my kitchen. Sorry, I know it's gross but I don't have a better place to put it. I hate litter boxes in bathrooms and we forbid cat access to the basement. At least it's not easy to forget that it needs to be cleaned.
B. Trick or Treat Bucket. The boys still are playing with these daily, so I haven't carried them to the basement storage room. I'm sick of seeing them around the house, though.
C. Our butcher block cart counter. I got this as a gift from my in laws so I could roll it over to the stove & use while cooking. Well, it never gets used for that because it is the dumping ground in our house! Tons of odds and ends and papers from schools, etc. Every now and then I delegate crap to over locations but new crap ends up there shortly.
D. Cat food and water. Again, no other place to keep it. Sean has finally stopped dumping the water and making cat food soup. Won't be long before Ella gets into it.
E. Those pants DO NOT go with that shirt. Ugly combo.
F. Yeah, I bought freezer paper to make those transfer shirts like a month ago.... Never opened.
G. Stacks of Cooking Light magazine, still have the paper mailing cover on them, never been glanced thru. I am all about Cooking Mac & Cheese And You Better Not Complain these days.
Phew! Hope that doesn't tarnish my golden mom image! LOL! I'd like to see The Real Deal at Renee's house and Jennifer E's house! If anyone else would like to play too, please blog it, link to me and leave a comment so I can see what's really going on at your house!
Thanksgiving with Gramma & Grampa
The Pilgrim and the Native American are ready to eat!
Grampa carves the bird.
Gramma puts out veggies faster than Aidan can gobble them up.
The Turkey Day girls!
Daddy and his Ella Bean.
No pictures of Mommy, she was too busy chowing on the feast. And no pictures of Unc Curt, he spent the day in and out of consciousness due to having elbow surgery the day before.
The kids had fun, they ate a little, played a little, and napped a lot. We finally got smarter than Sean and brought a baby gate over so he couldn't excape the loft and make us search the whole building for him. Doug and I enjoyed some relaxing in front of the tv with the family. We've spent Black Friday hanging out at home. No crazy shopping for us!
Grampa carves the bird.
Gramma puts out veggies faster than Aidan can gobble them up.
The Turkey Day girls!
Daddy and his Ella Bean.
No pictures of Mommy, she was too busy chowing on the feast. And no pictures of Unc Curt, he spent the day in and out of consciousness due to having elbow surgery the day before.
The kids had fun, they ate a little, played a little, and napped a lot. We finally got smarter than Sean and brought a baby gate over so he couldn't excape the loft and make us search the whole building for him. Doug and I enjoyed some relaxing in front of the tv with the family. We've spent Black Friday hanging out at home. No crazy shopping for us!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
I am Thankful for...
Jennifer at Life with 4 Kiddos tagged me to write six things about myself. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I'm going to twist this to say six things I am thankful for. Feel free to do the same on your blog or in the comments here!
1. I am thankful that I have three wonderful kids. They may not always be healthy or happy or obedient, but they do always give love, bring me joy and fill me with a sense of wholeness.
2. I am thankful that I have a husband that tolerates my moodiness, loves me when I have trouble loving myself, works hard to provide for his family, is a talented musician, loves to spend time with each of our children doing activities they love (even if that means watching the same shows a million times or playing video games or walking around soothing a fussy baby) and is a person that makes people laugh.
3. I am thankful that we have parents that support us emotionally, physically and financially. Our children are being raised by their whole family, not just Doug and I. It is a pleasure to see them grow with the love of their grandparents in their lives. We are so blessed!
4. I am thankful that we have the support of and friendship with our siblings. It is wonderful to raise our children with yours and enjoy the friendships they have built with their cousins.
5. I am thankful that we have found a church to belong to again. It was missing in our lives for awhile and we felt it.
6. I am thankful for my friends online, in real life far and near. I have learned so much from each of you!
Happy Thanksgiving friends and family!
1. I am thankful that I have three wonderful kids. They may not always be healthy or happy or obedient, but they do always give love, bring me joy and fill me with a sense of wholeness.
2. I am thankful that I have a husband that tolerates my moodiness, loves me when I have trouble loving myself, works hard to provide for his family, is a talented musician, loves to spend time with each of our children doing activities they love (even if that means watching the same shows a million times or playing video games or walking around soothing a fussy baby) and is a person that makes people laugh.
3. I am thankful that we have parents that support us emotionally, physically and financially. Our children are being raised by their whole family, not just Doug and I. It is a pleasure to see them grow with the love of their grandparents in their lives. We are so blessed!
4. I am thankful that we have the support of and friendship with our siblings. It is wonderful to raise our children with yours and enjoy the friendships they have built with their cousins.
5. I am thankful that we have found a church to belong to again. It was missing in our lives for awhile and we felt it.
6. I am thankful for my friends online, in real life far and near. I have learned so much from each of you!
Happy Thanksgiving friends and family!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
A 4 Yr Old, A 4 Mo Old, A Marker and A Mom in the Shower
These are things that will never be combined again.
Big brother's role in all of this was He Who Left Markers Unattended and He Who Tattles on Brother. Thankfully, it was a washable marker and not the Sharpie that Sean used to write all over the dental forms last night.
Be sure to click on these links for two more photos of my angels. Blogger kept flipping them vertically so I had to host them on my PhotoBucket account.
Big brother's role in all of this was He Who Left Markers Unattended and He Who Tattles on Brother. Thankfully, it was a washable marker and not the Sharpie that Sean used to write all over the dental forms last night.
Be sure to click on these links for two more photos of my angels. Blogger kept flipping them vertically so I had to host them on my PhotoBucket account.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Get Caught Reading!
Now here is a fun contest I'd like to win, errr, I mean that Sean would like to win! Kelly at Where There's a Will is having her second annual Get Caught Reading contest. She has some fabulous prizes that would be a great addition to our bookshelf.
We love to read. With Aidan learning how to read this year in kindergarten, we've been trying to make it more of a priority at home. Sean has several favorite books that he likes us to read to him. Since the Christmas season is approaching, our favorite Christmas book, Are You Grumpy, Santa, will be getting a lot of use again. Sean loves to act out the story as we read it.
First, Santa stubbed his toe. Oochie Ouchie Oh!
Then the shower was too cold! Brrr!
And Mrs. Claus puts him on a diet. Where's my food?
So eventually Santa reaches his limit. I'm a Grumpy Santa Claus!
Well, you'll have to get the book to see how it ends, Sean doesn't want to give any spoilers. ;)
We love to read. With Aidan learning how to read this year in kindergarten, we've been trying to make it more of a priority at home. Sean has several favorite books that he likes us to read to him. Since the Christmas season is approaching, our favorite Christmas book, Are You Grumpy, Santa, will be getting a lot of use again. Sean loves to act out the story as we read it.
First, Santa stubbed his toe. Oochie Ouchie Oh!
Then the shower was too cold! Brrr!
And Mrs. Claus puts him on a diet. Where's my food?
So eventually Santa reaches his limit. I'm a Grumpy Santa Claus!
Well, you'll have to get the book to see how it ends, Sean doesn't want to give any spoilers. ;)
Monday, November 24, 2008
She's 16 weeks old
and look at what she started doing today!
Whenever my kids have rolled over for the first time, I am reminded of my younger sister, Tanya and her first son, Seth. They were living in Alaska (her husband was stationed in Anchorage) when Seth was born. She called me one day and said, "Guess what?! Seth just rolled over!" I replied, "ummm, okay, do you need to go get him or something?"
I was a single college gal and had no idea that rolling over was a developmental milestone! Ha ha ha! She said, "No! It was his first time rolling over! I was just so excited I had to call someone and tell them!"Poor sis! Her excitment was wasted on someone who knew nothing!
Fast foward to Aidan, our first. I remember Doug and I spending tons of time playing o the floor with him, urging him to roll over. I think he finally did right at 4 months also, and then went the other direction a couple weeks later. Boy, were we excited!!! I think I called Tanya first to tell her that I finally got it! Mr. Sean impressed us by rolling over both ways a couple weeks before his brother did. We couldn't believe it! We had prepared ourselves for this to be his first delay.
So yay for Ella! She's moving right along with her brothers. As I recall, the downside to mobility is diapering takes on a new challenge. Tiny tushies on the run.
Whenever my kids have rolled over for the first time, I am reminded of my younger sister, Tanya and her first son, Seth. They were living in Alaska (her husband was stationed in Anchorage) when Seth was born. She called me one day and said, "Guess what?! Seth just rolled over!" I replied, "ummm, okay, do you need to go get him or something?"
I was a single college gal and had no idea that rolling over was a developmental milestone! Ha ha ha! She said, "No! It was his first time rolling over! I was just so excited I had to call someone and tell them!"Poor sis! Her excitment was wasted on someone who knew nothing!
Fast foward to Aidan, our first. I remember Doug and I spending tons of time playing o the floor with him, urging him to roll over. I think he finally did right at 4 months also, and then went the other direction a couple weeks later. Boy, were we excited!!! I think I called Tanya first to tell her that I finally got it! Mr. Sean impressed us by rolling over both ways a couple weeks before his brother did. We couldn't believe it! We had prepared ourselves for this to be his first delay.
So yay for Ella! She's moving right along with her brothers. As I recall, the downside to mobility is diapering takes on a new challenge. Tiny tushies on the run.
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