Here's AJ's school picture. He actually smiled!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Crazy 8's Tag
8 favorite TV shows: This might actually be embarrassing because I watch this much tv every week. Heroes, House, Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy, The Office, Desperate Housewives, America's Next Top Model (I know...), and Chuck.
8 favorite restaurants: Olive Garden, Mi Ranchito (oh, how I miss it..), Gandolfo's (oh, I miss that too!), Wendy's (you get the idea-there's NOTHING good in Moses Lake), Great Harvest Bread, Papa Murphy's, Applebee's, and my own kitchen when I feel up to eating and/or cooking.
8 things that happened yesterday: (1)Natalie tied herself to the fridge with Joe's tie (pretending to be a dog/tiger/kitty/horse), (3) I started reading a book recommended by my sister-in-law-Poison Study, (4) I fixed Natalie's costume, so it will fit her for the party tonight, (5) I washed Joe's coat because he got insulation in it at a job site, (6) I made beef stroganoff for dinner, (7) I threw up once and came close a few other times, (8) and I played half a million games of Solitaire trying to put off all of the above, except reading.
8 things I am looking forward to: (1) Not being pregnant any more, (2) My kids' reaction to their baby sister when she comes, (3) AJ being able to do his homework by himself (okay, I have a ways to go on that one), (4) the stake Halloween party tonight, (5) dressing my kids up for Halloween tomorrow, (6) Thanksgiving at my parents' house with almost all of my siblings and their families (Ben is the only one with a good excuse, being on the mish and all), (7) Joe making enough money for me to stay home (also, I probably have a ways to go on that one), and finally (8) I'm stealing this partly from Peggy: the stupid election to be over, so people can stop trying to convince me that Obama is a Muslim terrorist.
8 things on my wish list: (1) a healthy baby girl, (2) a new car, (3) the use of my garage this winter, (4) a piano, (5) an iPod, (6) furniture (except that one requires kids who don't wreck everything), (7) my parents to move closer to me (okay, that will never happen), and (8) a haircut.
The last one was supposed to be 8 people I tag, but since I don't update my blog often enough for people to check it regularly, I'm just going to tag whoever sees this and wants to do it.
8 favorite restaurants: Olive Garden, Mi Ranchito (oh, how I miss it..), Gandolfo's (oh, I miss that too!), Wendy's (you get the idea-there's NOTHING good in Moses Lake), Great Harvest Bread, Papa Murphy's, Applebee's, and my own kitchen when I feel up to eating and/or cooking.
8 things that happened yesterday: (1)Natalie tied herself to the fridge with Joe's tie (pretending to be a dog/tiger/kitty/horse), (3) I started reading a book recommended by my sister-in-law-Poison Study, (4) I fixed Natalie's costume, so it will fit her for the party tonight, (5) I washed Joe's coat because he got insulation in it at a job site, (6) I made beef stroganoff for dinner, (7) I threw up once and came close a few other times, (8) and I played half a million games of Solitaire trying to put off all of the above, except reading.
8 things I am looking forward to: (1) Not being pregnant any more, (2) My kids' reaction to their baby sister when she comes, (3) AJ being able to do his homework by himself (okay, I have a ways to go on that one), (4) the stake Halloween party tonight, (5) dressing my kids up for Halloween tomorrow, (6) Thanksgiving at my parents' house with almost all of my siblings and their families (Ben is the only one with a good excuse, being on the mish and all), (7) Joe making enough money for me to stay home (also, I probably have a ways to go on that one), and finally (8) I'm stealing this partly from Peggy: the stupid election to be over, so people can stop trying to convince me that Obama is a Muslim terrorist.
8 things on my wish list: (1) a healthy baby girl, (2) a new car, (3) the use of my garage this winter, (4) a piano, (5) an iPod, (6) furniture (except that one requires kids who don't wreck everything), (7) my parents to move closer to me (okay, that will never happen), and (8) a haircut.
The last one was supposed to be 8 people I tag, but since I don't update my blog often enough for people to check it regularly, I'm just going to tag whoever sees this and wants to do it.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Natalie's birthday and clean carpets
Natalie turned the big 4 years old yesterday. I think she got plenty spoiled by all the gifts. She got Barbies galore, including a Princess horse and carriage, a few cards, a little money, and a fun game. I really wanted to do a party for her, but being sick and pregnant, I just plain didn’t have the energy to put it together. Maybe next year. We settled on a family party at Joe’s parents’ house yesterday afternoon. They served us delicious dinner (including ham from one of Liz’s boys’ pigs). I made Natalie a pink princess castle cake for dessert. And she got to open presents and start watching her new Sleeping Beauty movie.
The only other exciting thing we did was borrow the JRCC carpet cleaning truck and clean our carpets. Since we moved in, we’ve had a number of issues relating mostly to having small children who sneak things out of the kitchen they shouldn’t. But more than that, Natalie perpetually gets bloody noses (we think directly related to an inability to keep her finger out of it, dry air, and a lack of coordination to remove dry boogers without injuring herself) and bleeds all over before she figures out that she needs a Kleenex. Sometimes, she gets them at night and wanders all over the house, bleeding everywhere she goes. It’s made for some really nasty stains that ordinary carpet cleaners don’t fix. Then, a month or two ago, Joe accidently dropped a soda can, and it exploded all over our downstairs carpet. We cleaned immediately everywhere we saw it splatter, but we missed a lot of little spots that have been soaking up dirt ever since. We even cleaned out both our cars and did all the upholstery as well. Anyway, long story short, our carpets look AMAZING thanks to my wonderful husband!
Fashion show
Does anyone else think that buying clothes for you kids is funner than buying clothes for ourselves? Okay, I still like buying clothes for me, but Natalie LOVES to shop and try things on. This is what she got on our last trip to Spokane. She just had to model her new outfits when we got home.
October 12, 2008
Soccer games, dance classes, work, and the perpetual cleaning of our house pretty much sums up last week for us. AJ is really getting into soccer. He really GETS the point of the games, especially where defense is concerned. He gets really upset if the other team scores on him. And he knows how to pass the ball between players to get it away from the opposing players. It’s lots of fun. Natalie is definitely enjoying being a ballerina as well. Joe spent the whole week in Seattle on a job.
Joe’s dad had heard me say that I wanted to learn to make applesauce, so when one of his tenants offered him a bushel of apples, he took them. We spent that Friday making applesauce and apple leather. It’s really good stuff. He had all the equipment to make it really easily. Now, I just have to figure out where I’m going to store all of it. I just bought a whole bunch of food at the local case lot sale as well, so I’m really strapped for pantry space!
Conference weekend was fairly uneventful. Joe really wanted to do something exciting, but we spent a lot of our time getting the internet to work, so we could keep watching conference. We had a big long break where we weren’t sure it was going to come back on. But the talks were all wonderful, of course. We’re pretty excited for all our Kansas friends to be getting a temple so close. We know exactly how desperate it’s needed.
This Friday was Joe’s 30th birthday. I have given him so much crap over the last year about him being in his “upper upper 20s” or “just a crack away from 30” that I decided to lay off it now that he’s actually out of his 20s. I’ll tease him about it later. He got a new iPhone for his birthday. It can do more things than he knows what to do with, but it’s really cool!!
We went to Spokane yesterday to play with Andrea and Scott and do some shopping. Joe and Scott took the kids to an arcade/bumper car place where they had all kinds of fun. Andrea and I were horrible influences on each other and bought everything we liked in every store we went to. Okay, really we didn’t. I had lots of fun. I hope she didn’t get too frustrated shopping for my kids. I found some really good things. I miss living close to real stores.
Sorry no pictures. Our camera battery is dead, and we can't find the charger!
Joe’s dad had heard me say that I wanted to learn to make applesauce, so when one of his tenants offered him a bushel of apples, he took them. We spent that Friday making applesauce and apple leather. It’s really good stuff. He had all the equipment to make it really easily. Now, I just have to figure out where I’m going to store all of it. I just bought a whole bunch of food at the local case lot sale as well, so I’m really strapped for pantry space!
Conference weekend was fairly uneventful. Joe really wanted to do something exciting, but we spent a lot of our time getting the internet to work, so we could keep watching conference. We had a big long break where we weren’t sure it was going to come back on. But the talks were all wonderful, of course. We’re pretty excited for all our Kansas friends to be getting a temple so close. We know exactly how desperate it’s needed.
This Friday was Joe’s 30th birthday. I have given him so much crap over the last year about him being in his “upper upper 20s” or “just a crack away from 30” that I decided to lay off it now that he’s actually out of his 20s. I’ll tease him about it later. He got a new iPhone for his birthday. It can do more things than he knows what to do with, but it’s really cool!!
We went to Spokane yesterday to play with Andrea and Scott and do some shopping. Joe and Scott took the kids to an arcade/bumper car place where they had all kinds of fun. Andrea and I were horrible influences on each other and bought everything we liked in every store we went to. Okay, really we didn’t. I had lots of fun. I hope she didn’t get too frustrated shopping for my kids. I found some really good things. I miss living close to real stores.
Sorry no pictures. Our camera battery is dead, and we can't find the charger!
September 28, 2008
This week was a lot of nothing. Joe and I decided that we were going to clean out our garage, so we can actually park a car or two inside. We haven’t cleaned it out since we moved in, so it was REALLY messy. It didn’t take us too long, and we’re really glad we did it. It’s supposed to be a two car garage, but that would only work if you had absolutely nothing else inside. With our deep freezer, shelves for storage, bicycles, the lawnmower, and a couple motorcycles, there’s just not room for another vehicle.
I went to see “Nights in Rodanthe” with my mother- and sister-in-law yesterday. We all cried through it. To the males on this list, this movie is not for you unless you’re willing to suffer through it in order to score points with your wife. To the females, don’t see it unless you’re in the mood for a serious CHICK flick.
Well, I better get back to dinner. Joe is leaving for Seattle in an hour for work. He won’t be back until probably Friday. Ugh!
I went to see “Nights in Rodanthe” with my mother- and sister-in-law yesterday. We all cried through it. To the males on this list, this movie is not for you unless you’re willing to suffer through it in order to score points with your wife. To the females, don’t see it unless you’re in the mood for a serious CHICK flick.
Well, I better get back to dinner. Joe is leaving for Seattle in an hour for work. He won’t be back until probably Friday. Ugh!
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