Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Kittens, Knitting, & the Color Pink


Julia got new pajamas from her Aunt Becky this week, and they are the most adorable pjs I have ever seen!

Nick and Nora PJs adorned with kittens (Julia's favorite) and knitting paraphernalia (Mommy's favorite) on a background of pink. Could it possibly get any cuter?

I think not!

So the only question that remains is, Do they make them in my size?

Saturday, December 04, 2010

Fabric Garland

I was thrilled to find a tutorial for fabric garland done by my friend The Sleepy Time Gal.

I think it adds a sweet, homey touch to our tree.

Oh, how I love super-easy decorating! And a little bit of Christmas fun...

Letters to Santa


This week the kids wrote their letters to Santa. They all worked so hard and really put their little hearts into getting them just right. They carefully addressed them to Santa, 100 Candy Cane Lane, North Pole, and drew their special stamp because we all know that those letters can't get to the North Pole without the magic of a child's drawn-on stamp. And now they wait...ah, the joys of Christmas!

Monday, May 25, 2009

Weekly Update - May 25th

Well,another not so great week. Some ups but I have had a serious lack of motivation and energy. Need to start taking a daily vitamin. One thing though, I am daily being made aware of how much my husband loves me and how much I love him. My heart if full to bursting for him.

The Fam:
Emma is being a fantastic helper! She is doing so much and without complaining. I am so thankful to have her as a daughter. She's a chatterbox, which can be painfully exhausting; but she is such sweet, caring little girl. Great job, Ems!

Novalee provided an especially funny moment this week. She was being naughty (naturally), so when I went upstairs to get her, she attempted to hide under a blanket, crying out, "I'm a rock! I'm a rock!" I was almost fooled. "D

Kurt experienced TWO firsts this week! On Monday, we went on a field trip with his Infant/Toddler program. It was his first time in a pool. Kurt's not the adventurous type, so he was pretty reluctant the whole time. He sat on my lap in the pool for the first 20 minutes, but eventually he got brave enough to take a few steps away from Mommy to play with his ball. He actually didn't want to leave when it was time to go. My sweet little guy.
Kurt also had his very first haircut on Saturday. We went to the NEX where his first haircut was FREE! Hooray! I was really reluctant to cute those adorable little curls off, but they were getting so raggedy and he hated having a comb pulled through his hair. So...here are the before shots: Pretty nappy, huh? The hairdresser was very sweet and good with him, but he was not too happy about sitting in that big chair all by himself. But he was soon quieted with a yummy Tootsie Pop. "D And here's the video of my sweetie's first haircut.
And she did a fantastic job! I was worried I would hate losing the curls, but it turned out very nice. My handsome boy! Thank you, NEX!

Julia is growing fast! She is such a little chunker! It's too cute, but she's grown out of all her clothes. I had to go shopping to get some summer clothes for her because she practically had nothing to wear. I couldn't find much I really liked though, so I had to settle for mediocre. But she makes them look so much better.

Weight Loss: Still not so good. No motivation at all. Hopefully, sooon. Ever since my sore throat episode, I've wanted nothing but juice. I don't really even want to eat unless it's fruit. I've gone through three bottles of juice by myself this week. Yummy, yummy, yummy! But I know it's wreaking havoc on my teeth. So...I need some motivation. Oh, and did I mention?....JUICE!

Craftiness: Still working on the socks. I've decided to get back into sewing also. I am itching to make some summer dresses for the girls. It's been a slow week for crafting, though. However, on my consignment store run, I happened to find a Baby Surprise Jacket that someone had made...on CLEARANCE for $1.25. I couldn't just leave it there when someone had spent so much time on it. So now Novalee and Kurt are fighting over it.


Bookshelf: Finished The Graveyard Book! I actually ended up really liking it (4 stars). After the ghoul gate thing and when Bod starts to come into his own, it gets kind of Harry Potterish, which was cool with me. Pretty good! So the next book on the bookshelf is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, which is supposed to be funny. Looking forward to a book with a lighter mood.

Celestial University: My previous goals were way too much at once for me to remember every day. So right now, I'm just working on one. I'm getting ready for a yard sale for Business & Economics. Went through two boxes from the shed tonight. Hopefully at least two a day. But I've started! Woo hoo!

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Not a great couple of weeks for me. I had to bid a very sad farewell to my sailor. So that's....
Also, got a nasty viral throat infection right before he left, so that didn't make things very easy. And to top that off, it came back! That is just so crappy. I know it's not strep because I had a throat culture done, but it sure does feel like it. It is super painful and the only thing I can do to soothe my throat is to keep eating and drinking anything that's not really dry, which brings me to...

Weight loss: Also not a good week for weight loss. Chad took me out to Outback Steakhouse before he left, and then he and the kids grilled hot dogs and corn for my Mother's Day dinner, and then we all went over to Grandma and Grampa's to eat even more hot dogs and hamburgers the next day. Now my throat is killing me, so I'm just eating and drinking stuff all day to soothe my throat. I hate this.

Craftiness: Working on my first pair of socks done at the same time on one circular. Yay! Coming along nicely, but they won't be usable when finished. Since I'm just doing this first pair to learn, they are two different colors so I don't mix them up and I'm using Red Heart Super Saver. Not a good yarn for socks. I know I wouldn't want to walk with that on my feet. Anyway, pics later.

Bookshelf: Reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. I really don't like it as much as Coraline and I'm struggling a little to get through it. Something about the ghoul gate weirded me out and I haven't been as enthusiatic about reading the book.

Okay, I'm feeling too crappy to try to remember any more or post pics or links, so that's all you get until I feel better.