Wednesday, December 24, 2008
"Merry Christmas to All and To all a Good Night!"
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Christmas Tree!!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
And her first word is..... (drumroll please!)
Only one more week till Christmas!!! Anyone who knows me well, will tell you (and be laughing about it at the same time) that I am the queen of tacky when it comes to Christmas. If money was no option (and I could tie my husband up for a while) our house would look like the house in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, with some added 15 foot tall blow up Santa's riding motorcycles and snowglobes. I LOVE Christmas, and the whole season, and now that Alex is old enough to know who Santa is and the whole story I have a good excuse to be as korny as I want to be about the whole thing!!! But last night, Timm and I had to laugh, when Alex started telling us what he wanted for Christmas. He wants his very own skid-loader (think small, Bobcat bulldozer kinda thing, our next-door neighbor Luke has one we borrow), with a gun on it. And he also thinks that we should all have our own skid-loaders so we can drive them around together. Timm had to explain to Alex that he doesn't think Santa could fit down the chimney with a Skid-loader. So, here we embark on the last week before "chris-chris" (as Alex calls it). Man, I don't know what I am going to do with myself on December 26th!! LOL.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Baking Crazy
Friday, December 5, 2008
Thanksgiving pics!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
What a time to be grateful
I just wanted to put something out there I have been thinking about for a while now. I belong to a number of mom's groups, online and in person and I have noticed a trend happening more than I have before, poverty. I can't tell you the number of blogs and posts I have read of women who's husbands have lost their job to the current economy and are terrified they won't be able to feed their children, let alone provide a Christmas for their kids. It breaks my heart because I know stories like that are only going to become more prevalent.
We are by no stretch of the imagination rich, but I can be happy that our bills are up to date, I can go grocery shopping today, I can send Alex to preschool, and I know Timm's job is secure. And most importantly, we have a lot of love in our home. Timm is my soulmate, and I will always stick by him and he me. No matter what happens we are a team working together to raise happy healthy children and to provide each other happiness.
So I say, this holiday season, enjoy all the trappings of Christmas (heaven knows I LOVE all the tackiness of the holiday), but also take the time out to realize what this holiday really means to you. It may not be a religious meaning, maybe it is the closeness of family and the love of your children that make this time special. Whatever it is, always be grateful for what you have, tangible and intangible. Love, support, and hard work is what is going to get this country through these tough times, let it start in our homes.
Ok, off my soapbox now. LOL. I will try to get some new pics of the kids up soon. :-)
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Sad Story but Wonderful Lesson
What is the big lesson? Live everyday to the fullest, don't sweat the small stuff (and some of the big stuff too), go with the flow, and tell your family everyday that you love them. Life is to short and too unexpected to waste days on stress, bitterness, and anger.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
But, that was yesterday, and this is today. I am hoping that today will be better since I have a lot to do to get ready for Thanksgiving. I am not cooking, but am going to my mom's house in the morning and then Timm's family in the afternoon. For my mom's I am bringing dessert, so I gotta bake today (which for me is a joy anyway), plus we are going out of town for the weekend on friday and leaving the kids with Amma (Timm's mom) at our house, so I need to go to the grocery and make sure we have all the staples and yummy things for all to eat over the weekend. On top of that I gotta finish up some cleaning and make sure my homework is done for school since it is due on saturday and we will be out of town.
So all in all, it will be a busy day, but busy days are better than slow days. They wear the kids out and they take better naps after we run errands and it keeps my mind busy so I don't worry about other things. Well, off to get to it! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Monday, November 17, 2008
Kung Fu Alex
They learned how to do a basic kick in his first class. He kinda got it, but will need some practice.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Its a Boy's Life
And well, I guess this is what little boys do when their older brother is at preschool and their little sister is napping. Collin is a little angel in human disguise, not because he is perfect, but because for everytime I want to sell him to wandering gypsys there are 3 times that he has made me laugh outloud and smile in wonderment that I was given this amazing boy to be my son.
A Day Off
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Future Rock Stars
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Preschool Website
Monday, November 3, 2008
Alex's New Game
On another note, I have to say Happy Birthday to my brother who turned 31 on Halloween ( I was always jealous that his birthday is on Halloween, as a teenager he got halloween parties and I could never go because I was just his pesky little sister). He is one of my best friends in the world (next only to my hubby) and has played a larger part in making me who I am today. He is perhaps one of the kindest, sweetest, smartest guys I have ever known, and I think I owe some of my sanity to him. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LORD RHOMBUS!!! (LOL, inside joke, :-) ). Good Journeys.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Trick or Treat!
PS. I have learned an important lesson. All those times your mom said she needed to inspect the candy first to make sure it wasn't poisoned, she was mostly lying, she just wanted first dibs on your candy. Hey, we birthed you, we can have your darn Milky Way bar!! LOL. :-)
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Pumpkins and Parades
Yay, pumkin!! What you can't see is that Alex is screaming "Cheese!!" You would never know that he was actually sick last night with a slight fever and runny nose. Kids are so resilient. :-)
And here is my concrete, perfectionist husband who has to have a template to carve a pumpkin (like I should talk, I can't do it to save my life! LOL). And he kept complaining that it wasn't symetrical. But, he did a very good job.
Richmond
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Wow, my son really does have manners!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
New Blog!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Warning About Halloween Candy Made in China
http://tinyurl.com/tainted-candy
Monday, October 20, 2008
Child For Sale
Of course it doesn't help that I just managed to jam my thumb on my left hand in the door jam of the bathroom door. The bottom part of my fingernail has turned a lovely shade of purple and it has throbbed for like 2 hours.
It is days like this that make me glad that I have a good sense of humor (and neighbors far enough away they don't hear my yelling, LOL).
I am just glad it is finally really fall. All the leaves are falling, and it has frosted here the last 2 nights. I LOVE the winter, and especially the holiday season. I have such wonderful, fond memories of the holidays when I was a kid, from the big family filled event packed Thanksgivings and Christmases at my grandparents house, to the small thanksgiving my mom and I had when I was a teenager and my brother was away at school and we were living in Georgia. I wanted to make the whole dinner (versus ordering out), but of course I had my mom's help. :-) It was wonderful. This time of year is very special to me, especially now that I have kids and can share it with them. The baking bug has also hit me, I can't stop myself from baking, breads, pies, cookies... Anyone need any catering? LOL.
Anyways, enough of my rambling. Maybe I will go get a shower, finally, at 5pm. :-)
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The 2008 Annual Autumn Grace Blasko Crab Feast
Timm and his mom dancing (this is how you know my husband got very drunk, as he NEVER dances. LOL).
Timm and his brother-in-law, Tim. They had just finished mopping the floor after the event was over.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
If you ever wondered...
Monday, October 6, 2008
Happy Birthday Mackenzie!
The kids got to decorate pumpkins. This is Alex and his cousin Alyssa with Alex's pumpkin.
Me and Kenzie opening her presents.
And of course the little princess having her first bit of birthday cake! She at the whole thing and probably could have still had more. :-)
Saturday, October 4, 2008
The Imaginary Child
She has so much fun playing in our burnable paper bag, she will sit there for half an hour just tossing paper around.
Kenzie from above. (just ignore my slipper socked foot peaking in there, LOL)
Alex's First Field Trip
Monday, September 29, 2008
Alex's Preschool Masterpieces
Every week or 2 they do a different letter. Obviously the first 2 weeks it was 'A' and so they had stories about apples and did these art projects.
Last week they started with the letter 'B' and have had stories about bears. Ali did a great job on his bear, but he must be awful uncomfortable with his leg on upside down. :-P
Every week or 2 they also introduce a new shape. The first was circles. They went on 'circle hunts' in the classroom and one day Ali brought this home. He was very proud of his ducky.
Busy Busy Busy
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Saving Grace- A Night of Hope
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