Wow...I didn't realize that I haven't blogged all week. That might be because I've been too busy to even THINK about anything remotely normal. I've had one of those crazy weeks that only happens when I volunteer for things and it turns out that I put too much on my plate. Isn't that always the way?? This means that I'm concentrating on my projects too much and the rest of my life gets put on the back-burner. So, what am I doing today? Cleaning up all that has been shoved aside. Practically all the clothes in our house are dirty so here I am washing load after load while the kids are at school. (Not too annoying for me since there's something soothing to me about doing laundry. Folding, especially!) The dirty dishes are piled high and I'm just waiting for the motivation to get to those in a bit. I'll feel so much better once things are back in some kind of order!!
I'll be back tomorrow with a much more interesting post and pictures to boot. Today, I'm going to get the house chores finished and then go see the movie "New Moon" with my sister-in-law and some of my other friends.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Slumber Party
For the past couple of weeks, Caleb has been hooked on the idea of having a slumber party. Every night, he asks if Hannah can "sleep over" in his room, or vice versa. Tonight, Chris and I decided to let it happen. However, we figured the easiest way to do it would be to have Hannah in her crib with her crib tent zipped, of course, and Caleb on his mattress on the floor next to the crib. Both kids were excited about the "sleep over" idea but we didn't realize that Hannah would be so jealous of her brother getting to sleep on the floor. For the first few minutes, she cried and cried because she was so mad. We left the kids in the room anyways (just to see how they would handle it) and suggested to Caleb that he sing to his sister. After a few minutes of the kids being in Hannah's room with no crying, Chris and I decided to spy on them. We sat on the stairs and listened to them for quite a while---and the whole time, our hearts were melting. Caleb was being so sweet to Hannah. He said, "Hannah, you know I take care of you. I'm your big brother. It's okay, sweetie pie. Here, you can sleep with Big Blue until morning." (Big Blue is Caleb's favorite blanket that he cannot sleep without.) Chris and I thought that was so adorable!! It was also cute to listen to Caleb tell Hannah to go to sleep and her start fake-snoring. So funny! The slumber party is still going, complete with Hannah belting out her version of "Twinkle twinkle little star". I'll let you know if they end up falling asleep or if we have to separate them later! :)
You Know You're a Mom....
* When you're in your car by yourself and all of a sudden realize you've been singing along to the kids' CD that was playing before you dropped the the kids off at school. And you've been listening to it by yourself for at least 10 minutes....
* When you get hunger pains mid-morning and realize that the idea of eating your own breakfast did not even enter your mind while you were trying to get the kids dressed, fed and ready for school earlier.
* When, as you're picking out Christmas gifts for your kids, you can perfectly imagine the excited squeal they will give when they open that specific gift.
* When you scream at the top of your lungs in the car (with the kids) because you're genuinely excited to see Santa at the local department store.
* When you have "Mommy Time" by yourself and the first thought is, "Ahhh...now I can finally get the laundry done."
(P.S. These are all thoughts that I've had just this morning. I must be a mom....) :)
* When you get hunger pains mid-morning and realize that the idea of eating your own breakfast did not even enter your mind while you were trying to get the kids dressed, fed and ready for school earlier.
* When, as you're picking out Christmas gifts for your kids, you can perfectly imagine the excited squeal they will give when they open that specific gift.
* When you scream at the top of your lungs in the car (with the kids) because you're genuinely excited to see Santa at the local department store.
* When you have "Mommy Time" by yourself and the first thought is, "Ahhh...now I can finally get the laundry done."
(P.S. These are all thoughts that I've had just this morning. I must be a mom....) :)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Chris' Arm
Well, some of you might be wondering about Chris' arm. If you're not, you are saying "What the heck?" about now. So, I'll tell you the whole story so you can all be "up to date". :)
Chris went hunting last weekend (as you all know) and shot an 8-point buck. Many other hunters up there were also successful in their hunting this year (great job, boys and girl!) so on Saturday evening, they decided to get the deer ready for the butcher. Chris was helping with this, of course, but ended up injuring his arm during the cleaning of the first deer. Basically, he was throwing the hind-quarters into the woods (about 40 pounds) and as he threw forward, the hip of the hind-quarters went back, therefore throwing-off Chris' throw. He was throwing with some force, so went the hips went back, it caused his arm to compensate. Chris heard a "ripping sound" come from his right bicep and he was in immediate pain. Within a day, his whole forearm was bruised and swollen. Also, when he would flex his bicep, a muscle that had never been there before would flex near his elbow. (Ewwww.....) So, Chris went to the doctor on Monday but could only get in to see a physicians assistant. That lady told Chris to squeeze her hand and when he did, she basically said that he was "fine". Chris said "Seriously?" to which she replied "Well, we could give you an xray..." which of course, turned up nothing since it doesn't show soft-tissue. Anyways, a couple more days went by and Chris' arm still looked really bad. He finally called his regular general practitioner and got in to see him yesterday. His doctor, like the physician's assistant, said that Chris would be fine but gave him more information. He said that it most likely WAS a bicep tear, but biceps heal very quickly so he should be fine. If it had been a tendon tear, THEN Chris would require surgery and he would have lost a lot more range-of-motion. Getting more information was exactly what we needed and it's so good to know that Chris is going to be okay!!!
To read more about the guys' hunting experience, read the SanChiJeBaNoBe blog and/or The Traveler's Blog.
Chris went hunting last weekend (as you all know) and shot an 8-point buck. Many other hunters up there were also successful in their hunting this year (great job, boys and girl!) so on Saturday evening, they decided to get the deer ready for the butcher. Chris was helping with this, of course, but ended up injuring his arm during the cleaning of the first deer. Basically, he was throwing the hind-quarters into the woods (about 40 pounds) and as he threw forward, the hip of the hind-quarters went back, therefore throwing-off Chris' throw. He was throwing with some force, so went the hips went back, it caused his arm to compensate. Chris heard a "ripping sound" come from his right bicep and he was in immediate pain. Within a day, his whole forearm was bruised and swollen. Also, when he would flex his bicep, a muscle that had never been there before would flex near his elbow. (Ewwww.....) So, Chris went to the doctor on Monday but could only get in to see a physicians assistant. That lady told Chris to squeeze her hand and when he did, she basically said that he was "fine". Chris said "Seriously?" to which she replied "Well, we could give you an xray..." which of course, turned up nothing since it doesn't show soft-tissue. Anyways, a couple more days went by and Chris' arm still looked really bad. He finally called his regular general practitioner and got in to see him yesterday. His doctor, like the physician's assistant, said that Chris would be fine but gave him more information. He said that it most likely WAS a bicep tear, but biceps heal very quickly so he should be fine. If it had been a tendon tear, THEN Chris would require surgery and he would have lost a lot more range-of-motion. Getting more information was exactly what we needed and it's so good to know that Chris is going to be okay!!!
To read more about the guys' hunting experience, read the SanChiJeBaNoBe blog and/or The Traveler's Blog.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Weekend Fun
This last weekend was so much fun for all of us. The kids had a blast at my parents house (and they even went down to Rochester to visit their great-grandpa---twice!!). Chris got the annual "deer hunting fever" out of his system and it was totally worth it: he got an 8-point buck! Whoo-hoo! (This also means that I didn't clean out the chest freezer last week for nothing---whew!) I was home while my family was having their own fun, but I, too, was doing something I enjoy. I was scrapbooking and having a fabulous "girls' weekend" with 4 of my favorite scrapping buddies. They stayed over from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon and we had a blast!!
Here are a couple pictures that were taken:
Ashely & myself (minus make-up and nice hair) :)
Sarah & Brittney
I didn't get as many scrapbook pages made this year as I did last year (17 pages done this year, about 25 made last year), but I got some other crafty projects finished and of course spent lots of time chatting. :) Thanks for a great weekend, girls! And thanks to my parents for making it possible by taking my kiddos for a couple days. I'm very blessed to have such wonderful family and friends. :)
Here are a couple pictures that were taken:
Ashely & myself (minus make-up and nice hair) :)
Sarah & Brittney
I didn't get as many scrapbook pages made this year as I did last year (17 pages done this year, about 25 made last year), but I got some other crafty projects finished and of course spent lots of time chatting. :) Thanks for a great weekend, girls! And thanks to my parents for making it possible by taking my kiddos for a couple days. I'm very blessed to have such wonderful family and friends. :)
Picture Catch-up
Here are a bunch of pictures that I meant to post last week. Beware: Random-ness Ahead! :)
About a week ago, we met Chris' side of the family at Olive Garden to celebrate my brother-in-law's promotion. Of course, since it gets dark outside at 5pm nowadays, Caleb just couldn't stay awake in the car on the way to the restaurant. We thought for sure that he would wake up once we were inside, but nope! This is how he spent the majority of the the meal:
Hannah was being creative with her chicken strip at the restaurant...
Last Thursday, the guys headed up north to start their hunting weekend, so Heather and baby Leah came over to have dinner with the kids and I. Hannah loved hanging out with Leah...
...and Caleb loved hanging out with Leah in theory. At one point, she was crying in her baby seat in the sunroom. Caleb went over to try to sooth her but after a minute came walking back into the living room. I said, "Don't you want to go sit by Baby Leah?" Caleb said, "No. I came in here because it's too noisy in there!" :)
You might think it's weird that I post this picture...
...but there's a good reason. Caleb was basically putting this bag over his whole face to get the crumbs, but when he would tilt his head up....
...he would get crumbs in his eyes!! We were all watching him and laughing because he did this over and over and over until all the crumbs were gone. I guess eating the chips was more important than being able to see....
Last week, I found this mechanical fishing game at the store:
I had one when I was little and I was sure Caleb would love playing with it. He did, but so did Hannah! They sat and played with it for quite some time that afternoon. (Who knew that a 1-year old would be better at a fishing game than her mother?)
And finally, I will leave you with a picture of the Christmas centerpiece that I made last week. Random, I know, but it's fun to have some Christmas decorations in the house so early. :)
About a week ago, we met Chris' side of the family at Olive Garden to celebrate my brother-in-law's promotion. Of course, since it gets dark outside at 5pm nowadays, Caleb just couldn't stay awake in the car on the way to the restaurant. We thought for sure that he would wake up once we were inside, but nope! This is how he spent the majority of the the meal:
Hannah was being creative with her chicken strip at the restaurant...
Last Thursday, the guys headed up north to start their hunting weekend, so Heather and baby Leah came over to have dinner with the kids and I. Hannah loved hanging out with Leah...
...and Caleb loved hanging out with Leah in theory. At one point, she was crying in her baby seat in the sunroom. Caleb went over to try to sooth her but after a minute came walking back into the living room. I said, "Don't you want to go sit by Baby Leah?" Caleb said, "No. I came in here because it's too noisy in there!" :)
You might think it's weird that I post this picture...
...but there's a good reason. Caleb was basically putting this bag over his whole face to get the crumbs, but when he would tilt his head up....
...he would get crumbs in his eyes!! We were all watching him and laughing because he did this over and over and over until all the crumbs were gone. I guess eating the chips was more important than being able to see....
Last week, I found this mechanical fishing game at the store:
I had one when I was little and I was sure Caleb would love playing with it. He did, but so did Hannah! They sat and played with it for quite some time that afternoon. (Who knew that a 1-year old would be better at a fishing game than her mother?)
And finally, I will leave you with a picture of the Christmas centerpiece that I made last week. Random, I know, but it's fun to have some Christmas decorations in the house so early. :)
Card Project
I don't normally post craft pictures here on this blog, but this is the easiest way to display this project for a friend. My stamping website will only allow me to post one picture per project so I needed a better solution.
The box that holds the cards and envelopes:
Card #1
Card #2
Card #3
Card #4
Card #5
The box that holds the cards and envelopes:
Card #1
Card #2
Card #3
Card #4
Card #5
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