So I feel like the TV is sucking away my day! I have NO idea why I'm watching these dramas, but the next one comes on and I don't turn the TV....and a little while later I'm hooked into watching it! Sad...very sad... :)
I've been soooo busy this past month that I have literally had something scheduled for myself or Abigale every day on the calendar, so the ability to sit like a vegtable for a while took over and now mos of the day has wasted away. :) I do have church tonight so at some point I will have to peel myself away!
Now I'm at a turning point....Abigale is napping and I can either (a) continue to watch lifetime movies (b) mindlessly surf the internet or (c) relax in a nice hot bubble bath before Abigale wakes up
off to make a decision! ;)
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
speaking of clutter....
it's still everywhere....or at least it feels that way.
We finally made it by Walmart today to buy some clear storage containers. I like it when I can actually see what's in it. So today's mission is to get things off the floor and into the containers.
Abigale just loves her little car. She is trying to put the walmart sack with the newly bought containers in it as we speak. Goofy girl, she is so frustrated that they won't fit that they are going in the car and out the other window. She loves to pack the car up just as if she's been shopping. (don't know where she gets that from! ;) )
She also has a recently new word added to our family vocabulary "mup". That's the lazy way of saying mama pick me up. She has been using it about a month now and I think it's hillarious. I always respond to her with someing like, "You want me to pick you up?" or "I'll pick you up" but I never correct...because I know this will pass in time, so I'm just enjoying it's cuteness.
We're trying to break away from the paci a bit and just use it for nap/night time. I think she's caught on....in fact I KNOW she's caught on, because everytime I see her she has a paci in her mouth and is carrying one around like it's insurance. When I take it away she throws a fit, which she never really did before, so I think this will be a rough weaning.
Since the mess is only getting messier by the minute, I better get to work on it! :)
We finally made it by Walmart today to buy some clear storage containers. I like it when I can actually see what's in it. So today's mission is to get things off the floor and into the containers.
Abigale just loves her little car. She is trying to put the walmart sack with the newly bought containers in it as we speak. Goofy girl, she is so frustrated that they won't fit that they are going in the car and out the other window. She loves to pack the car up just as if she's been shopping. (don't know where she gets that from! ;) )
She also has a recently new word added to our family vocabulary "mup". That's the lazy way of saying mama pick me up. She has been using it about a month now and I think it's hillarious. I always respond to her with someing like, "You want me to pick you up?" or "I'll pick you up" but I never correct...because I know this will pass in time, so I'm just enjoying it's cuteness.
We're trying to break away from the paci a bit and just use it for nap/night time. I think she's caught on....in fact I KNOW she's caught on, because everytime I see her she has a paci in her mouth and is carrying one around like it's insurance. When I take it away she throws a fit, which she never really did before, so I think this will be a rough weaning.
Since the mess is only getting messier by the minute, I better get to work on it! :)
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Another day...another quiz! :)
Okay, so here I go again, just suggest a quiz to me and I'm off to take it!
Laura - I expect you to take this and report the results to me! ;)
The birthday weekend bonanza went well. Thursday we went to the zoo with my gimpy toe. It was slow going, but the weather was nice and Abigale had a good time. That evening we had cake with my family - the cake was too cute - a ladybug! I'll have to post a pic.
Abigale's birthday present from us:
Birthday cake:
Family and several close friends met us at a park on Saturday to celebrate and I think the kids had a blast. I always forget how hectic it is to "host" a party. I felt like I was running with one eye on Abigale and one eye on all the guests trying to make sure that no one was neglected! I didn't really ever get a chance to sit down and visit....but then again with Abigale that doesn't typically happen anyways. She is one fast girl! She climbed on the big kid part of the park without hesitation!!
Cake from the park:
During the party she decided that she didn't really want to open gifts. She opened a couple, but that was more than enough for her. So, we take it all home, and try to convince here that she really did want to open them. We really should just give her one gift, because she would be more than happy just to open one present and play. At any rate, my living room looks like a toy store exploded! My brother decided to give her this inflatable ball pit - it's not huge, but it's not small either. My parents gave her a wagon, which is still in the living room, and the little tykes car we gave her is also there too - let's just say it's cozy. So the goal for today is to get some of this to her room, wagon and car to the garage, and get the clutter cleared up. Wish me luck on that!
Ballpit from Uncle Ryan:
***Just a note - I know these pics are HUGE and are causing my sidebar to go off to the bottom, but blogger isn't uploading and even though I resized in photobucket, it's acting weird!!! I'm too lazy to fix right now.....maybe later ;)***
Laura - I expect you to take this and report the results to me! ;)
The birthday weekend bonanza went well. Thursday we went to the zoo with my gimpy toe. It was slow going, but the weather was nice and Abigale had a good time. That evening we had cake with my family - the cake was too cute - a ladybug! I'll have to post a pic.
Abigale's birthday present from us:
Birthday cake:
Family and several close friends met us at a park on Saturday to celebrate and I think the kids had a blast. I always forget how hectic it is to "host" a party. I felt like I was running with one eye on Abigale and one eye on all the guests trying to make sure that no one was neglected! I didn't really ever get a chance to sit down and visit....but then again with Abigale that doesn't typically happen anyways. She is one fast girl! She climbed on the big kid part of the park without hesitation!!
Cake from the park:
During the party she decided that she didn't really want to open gifts. She opened a couple, but that was more than enough for her. So, we take it all home, and try to convince here that she really did want to open them. We really should just give her one gift, because she would be more than happy just to open one present and play. At any rate, my living room looks like a toy store exploded! My brother decided to give her this inflatable ball pit - it's not huge, but it's not small either. My parents gave her a wagon, which is still in the living room, and the little tykes car we gave her is also there too - let's just say it's cozy. So the goal for today is to get some of this to her room, wagon and car to the garage, and get the clutter cleared up. Wish me luck on that!
Ballpit from Uncle Ryan:
***Just a note - I know these pics are HUGE and are causing my sidebar to go off to the bottom, but blogger isn't uploading and even though I resized in photobucket, it's acting weird!!! I'm too lazy to fix right now.....maybe later ;)***
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Long Time No Blog!
You can always tell when I've submerged myself into a new project because the poor blog is the first thing to be neglected!
Last weekend was my first digital class over at the Polka Dot Potato! It went really well and the ladies (students) were just wonderful!! I spent the first week of September finishing up the curriculum and I've spent this week recooperating (haha just kidding!)
This week has been a bit of a frustration so far - so hopefully the end of the week will be better. I'll skip all the little things (like Abigale acting like a TWO year old) and get straight to the worst part. Yesterday evening the phone was ringing - and I was frantically trying to get across the house and to the phone before the third ring (when call notes answers) and what do I do??? I catch my little toe on the corner of the couch!! OUCH! It is bruised really bad, and although it hurts to move it, I think I have decided it's not actually broken. I have broken that toe once before, so at least that gave me something to compare it to. So.....today I have just been hobbling around the house, not getting anything done, and family will be in town TOMORROW for Abigale's birthday.
Speaking of that, my little girl will be an official TWO year old tomorrow! My how the time flies!!! I was planning to take her to the zoo - but I'm reconsiderig it due the the gimpy toe. We'll do something fun though - we just have to!!
I'm going through all the stages of disbelief that Abigale has actually reached two. No, she can't really be that old....have I miscalculated?...did we skip a month somewhere...hmmmm you're little, we'll just say your one and you can skip the terrible twos and we'll just catch up at three somewhere. Okay so really, I'm not in denial, but I am missing some of those baby stages - not enough to have another yet mind you, just missing some of it! ;)
I am really so very lucky to have such a sweet, happy, and amazing daughter! I feel like I'm always saying this...but I can't wait to see what she does next!! :)
Last weekend was my first digital class over at the Polka Dot Potato! It went really well and the ladies (students) were just wonderful!! I spent the first week of September finishing up the curriculum and I've spent this week recooperating (haha just kidding!)
This week has been a bit of a frustration so far - so hopefully the end of the week will be better. I'll skip all the little things (like Abigale acting like a TWO year old) and get straight to the worst part. Yesterday evening the phone was ringing - and I was frantically trying to get across the house and to the phone before the third ring (when call notes answers) and what do I do??? I catch my little toe on the corner of the couch!! OUCH! It is bruised really bad, and although it hurts to move it, I think I have decided it's not actually broken. I have broken that toe once before, so at least that gave me something to compare it to. So.....today I have just been hobbling around the house, not getting anything done, and family will be in town TOMORROW for Abigale's birthday.
Speaking of that, my little girl will be an official TWO year old tomorrow! My how the time flies!!! I was planning to take her to the zoo - but I'm reconsiderig it due the the gimpy toe. We'll do something fun though - we just have to!!
I'm going through all the stages of disbelief that Abigale has actually reached two. No, she can't really be that old....have I miscalculated?...did we skip a month somewhere...hmmmm you're little, we'll just say your one and you can skip the terrible twos and we'll just catch up at three somewhere. Okay so really, I'm not in denial, but I am missing some of those baby stages - not enough to have another yet mind you, just missing some of it! ;)
I am really so very lucky to have such a sweet, happy, and amazing daughter! I feel like I'm always saying this...but I can't wait to see what she does next!! :)
Friday, September 01, 2006
Sharing some layouts :)
Just a quick post to share some layouts :)
I was give or take 12 in this picture with my best friend Laura :) We've been friends since 6th grade. :)
Journaling reads:
Were has the time gone? From days where we were the shortest and skinniest in our sixth grade classes and I was actually smaller than you! We both wore glasses that we look back at pictures and laugh at. From the awkward days of junior high, trying to dodge fights in the halls and being content not being noticed at all...to the days of high school giggling with all the other girls in our little group. Evenings spent at the local playground swinging and talking about our futures and pondering our latest dilemma. Hours of marching band practice and dancing in the stands. You were there when I learned to drive and suffered through many of those first horrible car rides, we always made it to our destination though! On through college, boyfriends, weddings, and now our largest journey, motherhood, we’ve been there…together. Laura, you have been such a dear friend to me, I think at times you know me better than I know myself. No one can make me laugh like you. I am so fortunate to call you friend. I love you!
Credits: Michelle Coleman Copacabana and alpha stamps and paint stroke brushes, fonts are susie's hand and fb blueberry, Katie's AMM August
This one is a scraplift of a really fun layout on the cover of Scrapbooks etc Design Secrets, created by Tracy Kyle.
Credits: Cabana Boy and little flowers by Dani Mogstad , Font is Arial Black
The next couple of layouts uses Dani's exclusive ACOT kit Cool School. :)
Robbie and Kevin playing disc golf in New Mexico.
Abigale swinging at a local park. :)
I was give or take 12 in this picture with my best friend Laura :) We've been friends since 6th grade. :)
Journaling reads:
Were has the time gone? From days where we were the shortest and skinniest in our sixth grade classes and I was actually smaller than you! We both wore glasses that we look back at pictures and laugh at. From the awkward days of junior high, trying to dodge fights in the halls and being content not being noticed at all...to the days of high school giggling with all the other girls in our little group. Evenings spent at the local playground swinging and talking about our futures and pondering our latest dilemma. Hours of marching band practice and dancing in the stands. You were there when I learned to drive and suffered through many of those first horrible car rides, we always made it to our destination though! On through college, boyfriends, weddings, and now our largest journey, motherhood, we’ve been there…together. Laura, you have been such a dear friend to me, I think at times you know me better than I know myself. No one can make me laugh like you. I am so fortunate to call you friend. I love you!
Credits: Michelle Coleman Copacabana and alpha stamps and paint stroke brushes, fonts are susie's hand and fb blueberry, Katie's AMM August
This one is a scraplift of a really fun layout on the cover of Scrapbooks etc Design Secrets, created by Tracy Kyle.
Credits: Cabana Boy and little flowers by Dani Mogstad , Font is Arial Black
The next couple of layouts uses Dani's exclusive ACOT kit Cool School. :)
Robbie and Kevin playing disc golf in New Mexico.
Abigale swinging at a local park. :)
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