Home again, home again, jiggity jig.
So I came home this past Thursday. This December, has been probably the busiest I have had yet...with more to come I'm sure. With trying to get things together for Christmas time, getting things done with the Littles, Making sure Sheila was OK for the time I am away, and being ready to take off again, I had my hands full...once again. (I seem to have a way of doing this...I think I learned it from my mom.)
Anyhow, I got things taken care of. I was able to finish Sami, and Gwen's scarves. I forgot to take pictures before they were gifted, but now I can get pictures of them using them and then put them up. I have finished one fingerless glove for Laura, and she isn't expecting them until we get to Florida on Jan. 9th. And all of the other hand-made gifts were cancelled...less stress to get me through the season.
Christmas, and this time being here in WA, has been priceless. I think that the biggest thing that has happened to me since I moved across the country to CT is that, I have learned, you have to appreciate your family and your good friends. There are only a handful of people who would do anything for you. Most of these people for me live here. And I cherish every moment that I get to spend with them. It may not be a ton of time, but it is the best time! And I know that I have them all the time in my hearts and in theirs. You have to love your family! Even your bratty siblings, and your parents who may tease you...it is supposedly out of love, and I know that the love is strong! The best present that I received this year, was one that I gave myself, time with my loved ones. I am truly blessed!
So although I have been very busy balancing time with friends and family, and I know that when I get home, I will want to nap for an entire day, it will all be worth it! So thanks to everyone of you that makes someone elses life special. They might not be able to say thank you every day, but the love is there, and it is strong and good. Enjoy every moment of it!
Wishing everyone the Merriest Christmas!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Munchkin Monday
Ok, so before I give you the funny kiddie story of the day, I would just like to state that I have been very busy, and therefore I haven't been able to update recently. I do have a ton to tell you though, so I will do this post and then later tonight or tomorrow morning I will post more!
SO a couple weeks back, Little Dan had come into my room, and wanted to watch Finding Nemo, so I thought, hey, good opportunity to get my room tidied up a little and get dressed, etc. While he was watching I went into my bathroom (which is attached) to go change. And then I hear him saying, "what's this?, Kistol, What's this?" So I came to see what he was looking at...It was a bra...and he was holding up 3 or 4 of them. He had his hands full! I had all of my clean laundry in a basket right by the bed...aparently he thought this was a treasure chest of fun, lol. Anyhow, I said "oh those are Krystle's, lets put them back." and I took them from him and placed them back in the laundrey pile. He then proceeded to grab one of them and run out of my room shouting "Stay there kistol! Stay there!" SO I gave him a few minutes, and then I come after him. When I went out the door, he was standing in the hallway with my bra on...I'm still not quite sure how he managed to get it on properly, and I was too conderned that he was wearing my bra...a two year old wearing d-cups...hahaha. Unfortunately I didn't think to snap a photo, but if you can picture it, its pretty great.
Happy Monday!
SO a couple weeks back, Little Dan had come into my room, and wanted to watch Finding Nemo, so I thought, hey, good opportunity to get my room tidied up a little and get dressed, etc. While he was watching I went into my bathroom (which is attached) to go change. And then I hear him saying, "what's this?, Kistol, What's this?" So I came to see what he was looking at...It was a bra...and he was holding up 3 or 4 of them. He had his hands full! I had all of my clean laundry in a basket right by the bed...aparently he thought this was a treasure chest of fun, lol. Anyhow, I said "oh those are Krystle's, lets put them back." and I took them from him and placed them back in the laundrey pile. He then proceeded to grab one of them and run out of my room shouting "Stay there kistol! Stay there!" SO I gave him a few minutes, and then I come after him. When I went out the door, he was standing in the hallway with my bra on...I'm still not quite sure how he managed to get it on properly, and I was too conderned that he was wearing my bra...a two year old wearing d-cups...hahaha. Unfortunately I didn't think to snap a photo, but if you can picture it, its pretty great.
Happy Monday!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
My favorite day has come again!
Well, its Tuesday...and it would be just as great as a normal day, except that over the weekend little Dan got a big boy bed!!! how exciting! But he didn't sleep at all last night and therefore slept until noon, and then was very cranky! So the crocery shopping and errands were pushed back, and I didn't get anything done yet. I am hoping that since he didn't sleep much he will still crash for a nap at a decent time, and then i can watch some tv and work on my holiday knitting.
I need to finish:
Scarf for Gwen...almost done!
Scarf for Sami...also so close!
Fingerless gloves for a friend...I picked out the yarn.. :/
Hat and scarf for Heather...also not started yet...
I think that next year I need to get started sooner....... These all may turn into early spring gifts :)
Here's hoping for great nap times all week long these next 2 weeks!
And the count-downs:
9 days until I go home for the holidays
14 days until Christmas
29 days until I leave for Florida!!!
30 days until my Birthday!!!!!
I need to finish:
Scarf for Gwen...almost done!
Scarf for Sami...also so close!
Fingerless gloves for a friend...I picked out the yarn.. :/
Hat and scarf for Heather...also not started yet...
I think that next year I need to get started sooner....... These all may turn into early spring gifts :)
Here's hoping for great nap times all week long these next 2 weeks!
And the count-downs:
9 days until I go home for the holidays
14 days until Christmas
29 days until I leave for Florida!!!
30 days until my Birthday!!!!!
Monday, December 10, 2007
Munchkin Monday
So I am going to start doing a post every Monday on the littles. Whomever else out there in blog-land has little munchkins of their own, please feel free to do the same! Maybe we can ultimately start a separate page for it and do a similar thing to Dogs on Thursday....but for now, it will just be my Monday segment on my blog.
This past Friday, Little Dan and I went to the Children's Museum, in Norwalk. It is a wonderful place that we can spend hours in! And I especially love it because there are a ton of different areas to get different parts of the brain working...plus, by the time we leave, it is guaranteed nap time by the time we get home :)
Little Dan's favorite part is the water exhibit. He has been very curious about water, and how it works, rain, snow, thunder, rivers, etc. Basically everything about it excites him. Which is neat, so we usually spend at least 30 minutes in this area. They have a fog maker, an area to make thunder, a spot where you can change the course of a river and then send your boats down it, and then there is the water cycle, which is very cool! they have a gigantic umbrellas made out of glass and piping, that sits right at the entrance to the room, the pipes at the top of it, have little leaks springing up all over them (as rain), which then falls down the umbrella and into the PVC gutters. The gutters drain into a rain barrel, which has a spout pouring into a 'river'. This carries the water down and then it goes down a drain at the end, and through the floor, and a big PVC column (which is the handle of the umbrella) is carried back to the top, to come down as the rain again. The entire museum is very thought out like this, and I love it just as much as little Dan does, because I can see the things that it is teaching him!
This is clearly not the water cycle that I just so thoroughly described, however, it is the best shot that I have of little Dan in action. Here hes is playing with this big tower thingy, that is filled with all different colored golf balls, that go all around this wacky course, and then there are some different gadgets that the kids can control from the outside, that change the direction that the golf balls are traveling. Fun Fun!
We have also had a very exciting past week, with getting some snow. It has been very cold, but I have managed to suck it up to bundle up with the kids and take them out to enjoy it! but they have only
This past Friday, Little Dan and I went to the Children's Museum, in Norwalk. It is a wonderful place that we can spend hours in! And I especially love it because there are a ton of different areas to get different parts of the brain working...plus, by the time we leave, it is guaranteed nap time by the time we get home :)
Little Dan's favorite part is the water exhibit. He has been very curious about water, and how it works, rain, snow, thunder, rivers, etc. Basically everything about it excites him. Which is neat, so we usually spend at least 30 minutes in this area. They have a fog maker, an area to make thunder, a spot where you can change the course of a river and then send your boats down it, and then there is the water cycle, which is very cool! they have a gigantic umbrellas made out of glass and piping, that sits right at the entrance to the room, the pipes at the top of it, have little leaks springing up all over them (as rain), which then falls down the umbrella and into the PVC gutters. The gutters drain into a rain barrel, which has a spout pouring into a 'river'. This carries the water down and then it goes down a drain at the end, and through the floor, and a big PVC column (which is the handle of the umbrella) is carried back to the top, to come down as the rain again. The entire museum is very thought out like this, and I love it just as much as little Dan does, because I can see the things that it is teaching him!
This is clearly not the water cycle that I just so thoroughly described, however, it is the best shot that I have of little Dan in action. Here hes is playing with this big tower thingy, that is filled with all different colored golf balls, that go all around this wacky course, and then there are some different gadgets that the kids can control from the outside, that change the direction that the golf balls are traveling. Fun Fun!
We have also had a very exciting past week, with getting some snow. It has been very cold, but I have managed to suck it up to bundle up with the kids and take them out to enjoy it! but they have only
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
wild week wednesday!
Happy Wednesday....and sorry it has been a week!
I have been meaning to start doing a post every monday called Munchkin Mondays! And then there is always my favorite days...Tuesdays! But I have been busy! I am in the process of organizing my closet! And let me tell you...it is a BIG project! Take that and add a dash of holiday knitting, 5 cups of taking care of the littles, a pinch of a social life, and a handful of worrying about the queen, and you have one recipe for a busy life!
So that is basically what I have been up to...
But I would also like to say, blogfree Jessica, you need to change that to I have a blog, and my name is Jessica! Here are the reasons why (as the queen and I have discussed): 1.your life is exciting, and people would love to read about it! 2.You would have a place to display photos of your lovely new house. 3.You would have one guaranteed post every week--dogs on thursday! Hello...you've got to parade around your precious pups just like the rest of us! 4.you don't have to be technologically savvy, hey if I can do it, anyone can!
IN conclusion...start a blog damn it!
On another note....I have been using my cell phone as my camera to take photos, while I wait to check my camera back out from the tech-hospital! However, I need to actually send the pics from my phone to the internet before I can post them...so I promise there will be at least one picture on the next post!
I also hope that if any of you haven't had a chance to read the queens blog, you do so, and then follow your reading with postive thoughts, for a fast and healthy recovery! I love you mama! Positive spin on the situation, is that now there is nothing but time for holiday crafts, and naps, and doggie lovin!
I have been meaning to start doing a post every monday called Munchkin Mondays! And then there is always my favorite days...Tuesdays! But I have been busy! I am in the process of organizing my closet! And let me tell you...it is a BIG project! Take that and add a dash of holiday knitting, 5 cups of taking care of the littles, a pinch of a social life, and a handful of worrying about the queen, and you have one recipe for a busy life!
So that is basically what I have been up to...
But I would also like to say, blogfree Jessica, you need to change that to I have a blog, and my name is Jessica! Here are the reasons why (as the queen and I have discussed): 1.your life is exciting, and people would love to read about it! 2.You would have a place to display photos of your lovely new house. 3.You would have one guaranteed post every week--dogs on thursday! Hello...you've got to parade around your precious pups just like the rest of us! 4.you don't have to be technologically savvy, hey if I can do it, anyone can!
IN conclusion...start a blog damn it!
On another note....I have been using my cell phone as my camera to take photos, while I wait to check my camera back out from the tech-hospital! However, I need to actually send the pics from my phone to the internet before I can post them...so I promise there will be at least one picture on the next post!
I also hope that if any of you haven't had a chance to read the queens blog, you do so, and then follow your reading with postive thoughts, for a fast and healthy recovery! I love you mama! Positive spin on the situation, is that now there is nothing but time for holiday crafts, and naps, and doggie lovin!
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Dogs on Thursday!
Happy four-legged thursday!
I am pleased to let you all know, that Katie has started her puppy classes! And with much dillegence she is actually learning and doing better! It becomes a little difficult to teach her when sh takes something of the littles, with all their yelling at her and screaming it gets quite confusing!
'Little Dan, stop yelling at Katie, Katie drop it, little Dan, let go of the toy!, Katie let go of the toy!' 'aaaahhhh, Katie has my toy! Its mine! bad Katie, BAD Katie!'
You get the idea! It has been pretty crazy around here lately! But it was worse in the beginning, so I do have hope for easier days to come! :) There are the good moments too, when the littles just love on Katie, and she rolls over, and allows the attention, and we all play together like one big happy dog-lovin' family! So, there is definitely a bright side!...The side that sounds more like 'aw, what a good girl Katie! Your just so cute...we love you little puppers! Good girl!'
Who knew you could be a nanny of the two-legged and the four-legged kids! But its all good!
I am pleased to let you all know, that Katie has started her puppy classes! And with much dillegence she is actually learning and doing better! It becomes a little difficult to teach her when sh takes something of the littles, with all their yelling at her and screaming it gets quite confusing!
'Little Dan, stop yelling at Katie, Katie drop it, little Dan, let go of the toy!, Katie let go of the toy!' 'aaaahhhh, Katie has my toy! Its mine! bad Katie, BAD Katie!'
You get the idea! It has been pretty crazy around here lately! But it was worse in the beginning, so I do have hope for easier days to come! :) There are the good moments too, when the littles just love on Katie, and she rolls over, and allows the attention, and we all play together like one big happy dog-lovin' family! So, there is definitely a bright side!...The side that sounds more like 'aw, what a good girl Katie! Your just so cute...we love you little puppers! Good girl!'
Who knew you could be a nanny of the two-legged and the four-legged kids! But its all good!
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Go Get A Job!!!
So over the weekend In NYC I was pick-pocketed! which is very startling considering that when it happened, I was walking with my purse zipped and over my shoulder...but I guess that the zipper was facing the back, and I was in a crowd of people, and it happened so quickly, I didn't even know that it had happened until someone told me they saw someone take something from my bag...which is another frustration..if you saw it happen why not say something to stop it! Anyhow I just don't understand what the point of stealing something from someone else is...Why not just go and get your own job, instead of taking the money that I worked so hard to earn for myself! Ugh!!!! But anyhow, they only got $50 in cash, and then they made a $24 charge on each card that was in the wallet. G already had the charges reversed on hers, and mine are all pending still, but easily enough the problem can be resolved...it is just a hastle to have to deal with it.
Anyhow, When this all happened I was in NYC visiting a friend of mine who was out from Seattle visiting his sister with his family for thanksgiving. So I had a fun day with Matt. We went out to lunch with his fam, and then wandered around some department stores, before heading to China town. I bought a new dress to wear that night to dinner, and then I bought a black pashmina to wear in this oh so cold weather! [insert pick-pocket rant here] and then after that whole ordeal, we caught a cab back up to Times Square to meet back up with Matt's family and to get ready to go out to dinner. We went to this amazing steak house called Del Fresco's And I had the best meal of my entire life! It was 5 courses! Oh I could go on about it for hours!! I love food, especially the worlds most delicious steak and seafood! But anyhow I just say that it was amazing, and leave it at that..
Then since I didn't have my ID, we couldn't go out, and I didn't have my return train ticket to get home, so we went back to the family's hotel room (one of those 2 bedroom suites) and Matt and I watched a live free or die hard and crashed there. We were at the W Hotel in Times Square...Also quite amazing! With a fantastic view, and it was very modern and chic!
All in all not a bad day! It'll just be a few days to clear everything up and get things re-issued and whatever...but I still love New York! :)
OH, and P.S. I will post pics as soon as I can, my camera is currently hating me, and I need to take it to someone who knows a little bit more than me, the not so techy princess that I am...lol!
Anyhow, When this all happened I was in NYC visiting a friend of mine who was out from Seattle visiting his sister with his family for thanksgiving. So I had a fun day with Matt. We went out to lunch with his fam, and then wandered around some department stores, before heading to China town. I bought a new dress to wear that night to dinner, and then I bought a black pashmina to wear in this oh so cold weather! [insert pick-pocket rant here] and then after that whole ordeal, we caught a cab back up to Times Square to meet back up with Matt's family and to get ready to go out to dinner. We went to this amazing steak house called Del Fresco's And I had the best meal of my entire life! It was 5 courses! Oh I could go on about it for hours!! I love food, especially the worlds most delicious steak and seafood! But anyhow I just say that it was amazing, and leave it at that..
Then since I didn't have my ID, we couldn't go out, and I didn't have my return train ticket to get home, so we went back to the family's hotel room (one of those 2 bedroom suites) and Matt and I watched a live free or die hard and crashed there. We were at the W Hotel in Times Square...Also quite amazing! With a fantastic view, and it was very modern and chic!
All in all not a bad day! It'll just be a few days to clear everything up and get things re-issued and whatever...but I still love New York! :)
OH, and P.S. I will post pics as soon as I can, my camera is currently hating me, and I need to take it to someone who knows a little bit more than me, the not so techy princess that I am...lol!
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