| Brace yourselves. I should have warned you that I was gonna post twice this week, sorry for any health complications this may have caused, hee, hee. How was your Christmas? Ours was wonderful...fast, but fun. We went to Jim's parents on Sunday and came home on Christmas Day. His grandfather was able to make the trip to Fergus Falls, as did his sister and her family. It was great fun to see them all again. Grandpa Bob turned 90 this summer and unfortunately we were not able to make it to his party, so it was especially special that he was able to join us. The girls reconnected with their cousin Tyler and as always had fun with Jacob. Tyler is only 4, so we don't get to see him as much as we see Jake (Jake sometimes comes to Aberdeen with Nana and Grandpa). It was fun to watch them play. Evie and Izzie were once again spoiled by the Christmas gift giving. Evie was so excited, she was opening gifts left and right regardless if they were hers or not.  Isabelle was not feeling well, unfortunately. She started running a fever on Christmas Eve and was pretty much out of it most of the day on Christmas Day. Oh, don't worry, she was herself long enough to open presents Christmas morning, but wiped out about noon and was down for the count until about 8pm. Jim took her to the doctor yesterday and thankfully, she doesn't have strep...just a case of the crud that's going around. He gave her an Rx for an antibiotic and a cough suppressant so hopefully she'll be on the mend soon.Not much else to report here. We'll be heading back to Bemidji the weekend of the 18th, so hopefully there will be more to talk about after that. I'm gonna try to get some pictures on here from the weekend, but that will have to be later. Keep checkin' back! |
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Holy Moly...Twice in one week
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Wow, I Really Do Suck at This!!
Ok, so I finally have time to post...it's only December 23 and my last post was in August, but whose counting? So, when we left off, I was getting ready to start my new job at Minerva's...the restaurant. I've been there since the end of August, and I LOVE IT!! I love the work and the people that I work with, which makes it fun. Although it sounds sad to say, I enjoy going to work at the restaurant...not just for the money I make, but it's kind of like MY time away from home and the family. Every mommy needs "mommy time", and this is mine. So.....
Evie started her second year of preschool this fall. I'm really glad she has a late birthday. Her birthday is in October, so she missed the age cutoff for Kindergarten this fall, and I'm very thankful. She's a smart little girl, don't get me wrong, but she's retaining so much more this year in preschool than she did last year. She'll come home and tell me what letter they learned that day, or singing a new song. It's amazing how sponge-like children really are.
Isabelle is still hell on wheels, but more mobile and more vocal. Her vocabulary increases daily and so does the clearness of her speech. Some of the vocabulary, however, isn't desireable for a two year old :o) Her favorite phrases these days are, "You dwiv-ah me nuts!", and "Whatev-oh". Nice...
Other news...Apparently, it isn't cold enough for us in Northeastern South Dakota, so we're moving to North Central Minnesota. Jim got a transfer/promotion with his company that is taking us to Bemidji, MN this spring. We're very excited to go to a new place. It's beautiful country and is a huge tourist attraction in the summer (The Mississippi River starts there and flows south to New Orleans). It will be hard to leave our friends, and move farther away from family, but we're up to the challenge and anxious for a new start.
I'm sure I have more to say, but at this time, none of it comes to mind...please keep your comments about "feeble minds" to yourselves ;). Sorry it's taken me so long to update, but there have been some changes at work, and I'm not able to "play" on the computer as often as I used to. I'll try to be back soon. Until then....
Evie started her second year of preschool this fall. I'm really glad she has a late birthday. Her birthday is in October, so she missed the age cutoff for Kindergarten this fall, and I'm very thankful. She's a smart little girl, don't get me wrong, but she's retaining so much more this year in preschool than she did last year. She'll come home and tell me what letter they learned that day, or singing a new song. It's amazing how sponge-like children really are.
Isabelle is still hell on wheels, but more mobile and more vocal. Her vocabulary increases daily and so does the clearness of her speech. Some of the vocabulary, however, isn't desireable for a two year old :o) Her favorite phrases these days are, "You dwiv-ah me nuts!", and "Whatev-oh". Nice...
Other news...Apparently, it isn't cold enough for us in Northeastern South Dakota, so we're moving to North Central Minnesota. Jim got a transfer/promotion with his company that is taking us to Bemidji, MN this spring. We're very excited to go to a new place. It's beautiful country and is a huge tourist attraction in the summer (The Mississippi River starts there and flows south to New Orleans). It will be hard to leave our friends, and move farther away from family, but we're up to the challenge and anxious for a new start.
I'm sure I have more to say, but at this time, none of it comes to mind...please keep your comments about "feeble minds" to yourselves ;). Sorry it's taken me so long to update, but there have been some changes at work, and I'm not able to "play" on the computer as often as I used to. I'll try to be back soon. Until then....
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
A whole lot of nothing..
I was just looking back at my previous posts and noticed the Flixter Movie Compatability Test. If you haven't done it and you have some free time, take a look. It's fun and you can see what movies your friends are in to. The funny thing about that test is this...out of my friends that has responded, the one that that I have the least in common with is the one I used to watch the most movies with. I guess it shows how people change.
Speaking of people changing...have you ever made a decision that you thought was definately the right one, then question it later only to find that it's too late to reverse that decision without extreme consequences? Of course you have..everyone has, to a certain extent. Lately I find myself questioning alot of things. Some of them major, most of them minor, but still doubting myself. I hate that feeling. It makes me feel so...helpless. Don't worry, everything is fine, I just can't stand feeling that way so I thought I would vent to you..Lucky!
Through the magic of the internet and MySpace, I've recently been able to reconnect with friends that I have lost contact with over the years. I know MySpace gets a bad rap, and it's too bad because I think it's wonderful. It's a great..FREE way to find old friends. I've found people from High School, college and even some friends from my past that I thought I would never be able to communicate with again. I keep tabs on family and even "spy" on people that I know, but don't want them to know that I know how to contact them. Is that bad? Oh well, it's my little addiction. I've spent literally hours searching MySpace and everytime I do, it seems I find someone else I know. Sometimes I find them through the search engines that are available, but most I've found on a fluke...looking at someone's profile, then looking through their "friends". It's how I found my good friend Justin. FUN!!
What else do I know...not much. We went to Evie's school last night for registration and ran into her favorite friend from last year and his mother....who asked me if I was expecting...
I guess that's a subtle sign from the gods that I need to go on a diet. AND, just when I've decided to NOT eat like a pig, I get free food at work...free FAST-FOOD.
Well, I guess that's all the ranting I have for now...'till next time.
Speaking of people changing...have you ever made a decision that you thought was definately the right one, then question it later only to find that it's too late to reverse that decision without extreme consequences? Of course you have..everyone has, to a certain extent. Lately I find myself questioning alot of things. Some of them major, most of them minor, but still doubting myself. I hate that feeling. It makes me feel so...helpless. Don't worry, everything is fine, I just can't stand feeling that way so I thought I would vent to you..Lucky!
Through the magic of the internet and MySpace, I've recently been able to reconnect with friends that I have lost contact with over the years. I know MySpace gets a bad rap, and it's too bad because I think it's wonderful. It's a great..FREE way to find old friends. I've found people from High School, college and even some friends from my past that I thought I would never be able to communicate with again. I keep tabs on family and even "spy" on people that I know, but don't want them to know that I know how to contact them. Is that bad? Oh well, it's my little addiction. I've spent literally hours searching MySpace and everytime I do, it seems I find someone else I know. Sometimes I find them through the search engines that are available, but most I've found on a fluke...looking at someone's profile, then looking through their "friends". It's how I found my good friend Justin. FUN!!
What else do I know...not much. We went to Evie's school last night for registration and ran into her favorite friend from last year and his mother....who asked me if I was expecting...
I guess that's a subtle sign from the gods that I need to go on a diet. AND, just when I've decided to NOT eat like a pig, I get free food at work...free FAST-FOOD.Well, I guess that's all the ranting I have for now...'till next time.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Ok, so I know it's been a while....a really long while since I posted. I could sit here and give you all sorts of lame excuses, but the fact of the matter is, I'm just plain lazy
Actually, there hasn't really been that much to talk about. Ummmm...yesterday wrapped up the Brown County Fair for another year. This years entertainment lineup was really good, although I only got to see one night. I was able to see Taylor Swift with Craig Morgan, which was a really good show. I got to go backstage and meet the talented, young Taylor. She's only 17 years old and just since October, her debut CD has reached #1. She's also the youngest female country artist to have written or co-written all the songs on her album and have that album hit #1. She was very beautiful and talented. Her show was energetic and high spirited and I would recommend it to anyone. Here are some pics...
This is Taylor with her youngest fan, Gracie (11 weeks)
This is Jake. He LOVES Taylor Swift. He brought her a beautiful rose and a teddy bear. I've never seen an artist that was more appreciative.
And here I am with one of our other backstage winners. Quite possibly the grossest picture I've taken in a while, but whatever...
Friday night's entertainment was what they were calling the "Triple Threat Tour". It consisted of Restless Heart, Blackhawk, and Little Texas, and Saturday's headliner was Lonestar. I wasn't able to make it to either of these shows, but as it turns out it was better that way. I haven't heard very many positive things for either one and it rained all day Friday AND Saturday, making the concert area a complete mud bowl.
Let's see...what else...One of my close friends was in town during the past two weeks. I hung out with her a couple of weeks ago, doing what we do best...talking old times and drinkin' beer
It was fun to see her again, but hell to pay the next day :o)
Not much else to report. I'm sure there are endless "kid funnies" that I could share, but because I didn't write them down when they happened, my old, feeble brain has misplaced them. Well, ok..here's one from the other day...Evie was watching a cartoon that had a good guy and a bad guy. When I asked her who the bad guy was, she said, "That's the Nega-Chin. He's the Crimson Chin's arjenemy." I said, "Oh, his arch enemy?"..."No mom, his arJenemy." I guess the funniest thing about that is that when she "corrects" me like that, she does it so "matter of factly". **sigh**
Evie will start her second year of pre-school on the 4th of September, so she's very anxious for that. Just about every other day she asks if she's still on summer vacation and is disappointed when I tell her yes.
Isabelle is determined to have her way. She has two moods...happy and not happy 'till it's mine. Her vocabulary increases daily, but as it is with all toddlers, it's sometimes hard to determine what it is she wants. When she want's the product that Dorito's makes, she asks for a "cipth". Rather that put her lips together to make the "p" sound, her tongue comes out like the "th" sound...it's all very confusing. I suppose you have to see it to understand.
So, I'm sorry for the short, crappy post...Oh, I almost forgot!! I decided that we needed some extra money (who doesn't, right), so I set out to find a part time job. I picked up a few applications, but only returned one to Minerva's Restaurant. It's the restaurant/lounge inside the Best Western here in town. It's a great place to eat with yummy food and a beautiful atmosphere. Anyway, I was really excited after my interview and was anxiously waiting for them to call me and tell me they couldn't live without me :). AFTER TWO WEEKS....and a few annoying phone calls from me, they finally agreed they couldn't live without me and I start next Monday. AWESOME!! I'm so excited. The tips that this place generates are incredible and I told them I would work my ass off whenever needed. Yes, it will suck trying to juggle work and family, but that's what happens when spending habits exceed income...
Well, that's about it for now. I guess I better go get the kids from daycare. Thank you for being patient, and please keep checking back.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
The Boobie Question
| So, here is the story... Lately, Evelyn has started to notice...well maybe she's noticed before, but she's starting to ask about boobs..."Mom, why does my doll have boobies?" I know it's normal, all little kids go through it because they're starting to notice that people are different. It doesn't make it any easier to answer. Last week, Jim was giving Evie a shower when she said, "Daddy, why don't I have big boobies?", as she tried smushing her chest for cleavage. The conversation continued like this: Jim: "I don't know, but please don't talk to Daddy about boobies." Evie: "Why?" Jim: "Because it makes Daddy uncomfortable. You can ask Mommy." Evie: "Yeah, cuz' she has BIG BOOBIES."  I hate to be the one to disappoint her, so I think I'll just let her think that. Aren't you glad you waited? |
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