Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Begin Again
*CREAK*
Steps in, opens a window, and dusts off all the cobwebs....
Well, let's state the obvious: it's been 4 years since I last posted on this blog. Doesn't seem like that much time has passed, but an awful lot has changed. Social media has exploded, and with so many other outlets, I'm not surprised I got away from blogging.
Bird is 10, and Bug is 8 years old. This has been a fun summer so far....the kids are far more independent now, which means a little more freedom for them, and I have a little more time on my hands.
I've done some of the normal summer things...read books, declutter and/or reorganize parts of the house, and take the kids to the library, parks, and whatnot. Along with quite a bit of nothing too. I will say, I am enjoying a lot of nothing.
And then, I started working on the scrapbooks. I realized I have one album almost finished - the book that chronicles our trip to the Grand Canyon - FIVE years ago?! While I've compiled all the pictures & labels, I still haven't done the actual journaling (my least favorite part). And while I did keep some notes in my calendar, the bulk of my memories were posted here.
Naturally, though, I couldn't just open up the ol' blog and start working on that project. No, I felt the need to go through & spruce up the place a bit. Blogger looks a lot different too; many different controls and settings and such. So after all that tinkering, I had to write a test post, just to see how things work. ;)
Steps in, opens a window, and dusts off all the cobwebs....
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| Pensive badger...surprised to find me here. |
Well, let's state the obvious: it's been 4 years since I last posted on this blog. Doesn't seem like that much time has passed, but an awful lot has changed. Social media has exploded, and with so many other outlets, I'm not surprised I got away from blogging.
Bird is 10, and Bug is 8 years old. This has been a fun summer so far....the kids are far more independent now, which means a little more freedom for them, and I have a little more time on my hands.
I've done some of the normal summer things...read books, declutter and/or reorganize parts of the house, and take the kids to the library, parks, and whatnot. Along with quite a bit of nothing too. I will say, I am enjoying a lot of nothing.
And then, I started working on the scrapbooks. I realized I have one album almost finished - the book that chronicles our trip to the Grand Canyon - FIVE years ago?! While I've compiled all the pictures & labels, I still haven't done the actual journaling (my least favorite part). And while I did keep some notes in my calendar, the bulk of my memories were posted here.
Naturally, though, I couldn't just open up the ol' blog and start working on that project. No, I felt the need to go through & spruce up the place a bit. Blogger looks a lot different too; many different controls and settings and such. So after all that tinkering, I had to write a test post, just to see how things work. ;)
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Some Etiquette Lessons are just Lost on Kids
Today is Nana's birthday, so Husband called to wish her a Happy Birthday. Naturally, the kids couldn't be left out, so they got to talk to her too. Bug's conversation was short & sweet, but Bird's was... amusing:
Bird: Happy Birthday Nana!!
Nana: something
Bird: How old are you now?
Nana: answers
Bird: Wow, that's a big number!!
Bird: Happy Birthday Nana!!
Nana: something
Bird: How old are you now?
Nana: answers
Bird: Wow, that's a big number!!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Crossing a New Threshhold...
In case I ever had any doubt, my baby is definitely NOT a baby anymore!! She was quite excited by the whole thing, really. And here she is, fake smiling to show you.
Looking at this picture, I kind of wonder if I should change the sidebar of our pics over there. Nah... I don't want to take a pic of MY teeth!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
In case you had trouble telling...
Bug: Do you know what bad guys look like Mommy?
Me: I don't think there's an exact dress code.
Bug: Bad guys don't wear underwear.
Me: They don't?
Bug: NO! They are only wearing pants.
So now you know.
Me: I don't think there's an exact dress code.
Bug: Bad guys don't wear underwear.
Me: They don't?
Bug: NO! They are only wearing pants.
So now you know.
Monday, May 11, 2009
How to Throw a Disasterous Birthday Party
My baby turned SIX this past weekend. (Ack!) Naturally, being the social butterfly that she is, we had to have a birthday party. She really wanted to have it at a local playground (yes! procrastinating deep housecleaning until summer vacation!), and for the first time, we were letting her invite friends from school.
She had fun, but it didn't exactly turn out as planned. So, if you wanted to know how NOT to throw a party, here you go:
- Pick the hottest weekend in May.
- Host the party at a playground with very little shade over the picnic tables. (Although this does make for some amusement when all the parents are huddled in the shadow of the bathroom building!)
- Ensure that the bathrooms do not have any soap in them. (Thank heavens Auntie R brought hand sanitizer!)
- Invite friends from school - the ones whose parents you don't know & don't have the decency to RSVP, so you can't exactly call them up & see if they're coming so you aren't sure if there will be 25 people coming to the park or 45. (I mean, really!)
- Invite friends from school - especially when they're still little enough bring their parents. (Because then, they can all huddle up and complain about the school. Ostracizing me, cause there's no way you'd catch me in that conversation. I'd like to keep my job, thankyouverymuch.)
- Put the cake in a shady spot - mainly to ensure the ants eat the cake before anybody else can. (Again, Auntie R to the rescue - she ran an emergency Publx trip for a replacement cake!)
Most importantly, Bird had a really good time, and I had other friends there that I could hang out with & talk to. (Yes, Mom I did the hostess thing & made sure I talked to all the grownups!)
Next year, though, I kind of want to talk Bird into someplace cold.
She had fun, but it didn't exactly turn out as planned. So, if you wanted to know how NOT to throw a party, here you go:
- Pick the hottest weekend in May.
- Host the party at a playground with very little shade over the picnic tables. (Although this does make for some amusement when all the parents are huddled in the shadow of the bathroom building!)
- Ensure that the bathrooms do not have any soap in them. (Thank heavens Auntie R brought hand sanitizer!)
- Invite friends from school - the ones whose parents you don't know & don't have the decency to RSVP, so you can't exactly call them up & see if they're coming so you aren't sure if there will be 25 people coming to the park or 45. (I mean, really!)
- Invite friends from school - especially when they're still little enough bring their parents. (Because then, they can all huddle up and complain about the school. Ostracizing me, cause there's no way you'd catch me in that conversation. I'd like to keep my job, thankyouverymuch.)
- Put the cake in a shady spot - mainly to ensure the ants eat the cake before anybody else can. (Again, Auntie R to the rescue - she ran an emergency Publx trip for a replacement cake!)
Most importantly, Bird had a really good time, and I had other friends there that I could hang out with & talk to. (Yes, Mom I did the hostess thing & made sure I talked to all the grownups!)
Next year, though, I kind of want to talk Bird into someplace cold.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Mother's Day Mad Libs
Last year, I had an awful lot of fun reading what Bird thought about me... this year both kids had the chance to do some Mommy Mad Libbing in their classes.
My Mom - by Bug
Her hair is brown.
Her eyes are white. (It could have been worse. One kid said his mom had pink hair & orange eyes.)
She is 14 years old. (Well, at least an improvement from last year's 1500!)
Her favorite food is all the food. (Um....)
Her favorite color is pink. (No, but his is.)
Her favorite TV show is all the movies. (I had to laugh at this one. Other kids were naming actual TV shows. My kids don't watch live TV... neither do I, really so he was right.)
Her favorite thing to do is whatever she wants to. (How right he is. Husband couldn't stop laughing at this one.)
I love my mommy most when she plays with me!
My Mom is Special - by Bird
My mom is special because she cooks eggs. (My cake baking doesn't even hit the list. But the eggs I made for her once or twice... home run!)
I like it when my Mom plays with me. (I'm sensing a theme here.)
I like to make my mom smile by liking her. (Awww....)
My Mom is smart! She even knows that there's flowers in the cupboards. (Yeah, I don't get it either. Maybe it was supposed to be flour? Except that doesn't really make sense either.)
Happy Mother's Day!!
My Mom - by Bug
Her hair is brown.
Her eyes are white. (It could have been worse. One kid said his mom had pink hair & orange eyes.)
She is 14 years old. (Well, at least an improvement from last year's 1500!)
Her favorite food is all the food. (Um....)
Her favorite color is pink. (No, but his is.)
Her favorite TV show is all the movies. (I had to laugh at this one. Other kids were naming actual TV shows. My kids don't watch live TV... neither do I, really so he was right.)
Her favorite thing to do is whatever she wants to. (How right he is. Husband couldn't stop laughing at this one.)
I love my mommy most when she plays with me!
My Mom is Special - by Bird
My mom is special because she cooks eggs. (My cake baking doesn't even hit the list. But the eggs I made for her once or twice... home run!)
I like it when my Mom plays with me. (I'm sensing a theme here.)
I like to make my mom smile by liking her. (Awww....)
My Mom is smart! She even knows that there's flowers in the cupboards. (Yeah, I don't get it either. Maybe it was supposed to be flour? Except that doesn't really make sense either.)
Happy Mother's Day!!
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