I hope everyone has a MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope you all are surrounded by loves ones and enjoy the holiday.
We will be off to pa. on Christmas day, so I'm sure I will have lots of really good pics to share after we return.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS
Today (Dec.19) there are more Birthday wishes. Happy Birthday to my Dad and my cousin Natalie.......share the day!!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Getting Closer
It's getting closer to that special time of the year. Can you feel it? I am getting more done each day, which makes me very happy, my wish each year is to be completely done by xmas eve. I still have to find a way to bake my cookies around Logan and his nap time (don't want to run the mixer and take a chance on waking up the monster). Olivia is certainly excited and gets more excited every day. One more day of school (Friday) and she's done till next year and I feel I have done my job for the year! We get to sleep in and not have somewhere to go for lots of days! I did FINALLY get my xmas cards, so now I have to get them put together and mailed out.
We made these ornaments off a recipe I heard on tv. They are applesauce/cinnamon ornaments and they certainly make your house smell good! Who would have thought those two ingredients would mix together and make a mold! It's easy and not messy: equal parts of applesauce and cinnamon and 3Tblsp. of school glue for every 3Cups. Make your string hole with a straw. You can put them in the oven at 150 for 20min. and flip them if you want them to dry faster.
We did do our gingerbread house and it turned out really nice this year. We are getting better at it and I can't wait until next year when we have Logan's fingers helping us too!
We made these ornaments off a recipe I heard on tv. They are applesauce/cinnamon ornaments and they certainly make your house smell good! Who would have thought those two ingredients would mix together and make a mold! It's easy and not messy: equal parts of applesauce and cinnamon and 3Tblsp. of school glue for every 3Cups. Make your string hole with a straw. You can put them in the oven at 150 for 20min. and flip them if you want them to dry faster.
We did do our gingerbread house and it turned out really nice this year. We are getting better at it and I can't wait until next year when we have Logan's fingers helping us too!
Monday, December 15, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS
Happy Birthday to my brother Jimmy (dec.14) and I don't think I ever mentioned my mom's birthday on here in November, so Happy Birthday to you also (nov.21)..
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Holly-Jolly
Ok, I feel a little bit more "jollier" now than the other day. Took some of my cousin's (Kim, thank you) advice and went on my way. I mean, what I'm I complaining about, I've got a roof over my head, heat, electricity, and a family and spare change, so doesn't that qualify me as one of the richest people in the world! No seriously I read that one time. Anyway,Olivia is in full swing for the season, I once compared her to a hummingbird, never stops it's wings even to eat, and that comparison still holds true. She gives me the kick in the pants I need, when I need it.
I have to tell you one thing that helped me get a little more in the spirit. I am so excited about what my kids are getting for xmas. My sister was out shopping yesterday and I'm soooo excited to see their faces when they open their gifts. Olivia is getting something that she not only didn't ask for, she doesn't know it exists! That is the fun part and she is going to love it! and I am going to love the look on her face! I am also excited to see what Logan does and how happy he will be to get some new toys........
LOVES to take everything out of my junk drawer(cabinet) and he got caught on camera!
I have to tell you one thing that helped me get a little more in the spirit. I am so excited about what my kids are getting for xmas. My sister was out shopping yesterday and I'm soooo excited to see their faces when they open their gifts. Olivia is getting something that she not only didn't ask for, she doesn't know it exists! That is the fun part and she is going to love it! and I am going to love the look on her face! I am also excited to see what Logan does and how happy he will be to get some new toys........
LOVES to take everything out of my junk drawer(cabinet) and he got caught on camera!
Friday, December 12, 2008
Third Hair Cut
Logan is on his third hair cut today! My kid's are blessed with lots of hair! BTW...he was a perfect angel getting it cut.
Christmas Spirit
Christmas Spirit....where has it gone? I am been trying to figure out that question lately and to be honest still don't have a answer. I'm not talking, "Bah Humbug" or anything, I still absolutely love this holiday, but just doesn't seem like Christmas time. It seems anymore that the holiday comes and goes so quickly you don't have time to sit and enjoy. Now there really is no excuse for me not to have the spirit, after all i have two young children and that should be enough. Right? I have thought of maybe it's the fact that Olivia is in school all day and I don't have that energetic little soul reminding me all day about Christmas and watching shows and playing music in the car, etc. Now I do have Logan and next year he will understand, so maybe then it will come back, but in the meantime i would like to have it back this year.
So what is it? How do you get that feeling back inside you like before when the whole month of December was exciting because this month was special b/c of Christmas? I could always blame my neighbors who never put any lights or decorations up or I could simply blame myself for trying to make everything perfect and when it does not turn out that way, being bummed. There are a lot of life lessons we learn along the way, I have learned lately that I need to slow down, listen to what people are really saying instead of pretending I hear what they say and listening to my kids from their level. Maybe that's where the spirit has gone........I am not listening on a child's level!
So what is it? How do you get that feeling back inside you like before when the whole month of December was exciting because this month was special b/c of Christmas? I could always blame my neighbors who never put any lights or decorations up or I could simply blame myself for trying to make everything perfect and when it does not turn out that way, being bummed. There are a lot of life lessons we learn along the way, I have learned lately that I need to slow down, listen to what people are really saying instead of pretending I hear what they say and listening to my kids from their level. Maybe that's where the spirit has gone........I am not listening on a child's level!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Eyes....Check
Logan had a eye appointment today, which was a follow-up from the NICU. He passed with flying colors!! Doesn't have to go back for 2yrs.!! This is the first appt. ever that we had that we didn't have to go right back for or that something "could be" wrong! I am soooo excited.
I started thinking about Traditions at Christmas and just how many we do (or not do) or how many maybe I didn't realize we do. I refuse to stress myself out this year, like every year to make everything perfect, so I am kind of doing things as they come up and not going out of my way to make new "things" cause that's just too many "things". Are you following me here on "things"? I started thinking of the "things" that Olivia kept reminding me of through the weeks that we do (thank God for a 6yr. old memory). One tradition that I did start Olivia's first xmas was the ornament. Every year she gets a new one and now Logan. So that's one tradition. The other is baking the cookies and oh, we used to make lots of cookies. Last year not so much, with Logan and lack of sleep, that didn't get done, but the sugar cookies got made and decorated. So those are two traditions that we do, that I can think of. I would like to start going through the "drive thru" xmas lights on a "special" night and start that. I could even start one with ice skating down town, but Rich informed me he hasn't been on a set of skate's in forever (I was counting on him for this one, after all he did grow up on a lake), and myself, I don't know what that would look like, but I would have somebody ready with the video camera. I've never been on ice skate's, I was a heck of a roller skater in the day. I will see what my inner self lets me do...............
I did buy this wonderful ornament with all our names on it. My family is complete.
I started thinking about Traditions at Christmas and just how many we do (or not do) or how many maybe I didn't realize we do. I refuse to stress myself out this year, like every year to make everything perfect, so I am kind of doing things as they come up and not going out of my way to make new "things" cause that's just too many "things". Are you following me here on "things"? I started thinking of the "things" that Olivia kept reminding me of through the weeks that we do (thank God for a 6yr. old memory). One tradition that I did start Olivia's first xmas was the ornament. Every year she gets a new one and now Logan. So that's one tradition. The other is baking the cookies and oh, we used to make lots of cookies. Last year not so much, with Logan and lack of sleep, that didn't get done, but the sugar cookies got made and decorated. So those are two traditions that we do, that I can think of. I would like to start going through the "drive thru" xmas lights on a "special" night and start that. I could even start one with ice skating down town, but Rich informed me he hasn't been on a set of skate's in forever (I was counting on him for this one, after all he did grow up on a lake), and myself, I don't know what that would look like, but I would have somebody ready with the video camera. I've never been on ice skate's, I was a heck of a roller skater in the day. I will see what my inner self lets me do...............
I did buy this wonderful ornament with all our names on it. My family is complete.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
No Surgery
Logan drew the "lucky" card apparently on Friday. Because of his stuffy nose, they would not put him under and believe me when they told us the risks involved, NO THANKS! We were back home by 7:30am in which Olivia informed us that Grandma is still taking me to the bus stop. WHATEVER! So after having my mind set to what all I was in for and etc. we ended up back home and I can't say I wasn't happy, cause I was. There is a different feeling you have when your children are hurt or don't feel well and that's the feeling I was having knowing what to expect from last time. I know this will be done again, probably in Jan. or Feb., but maybe it will be better because xmas will be over then! Nah, I will have the same somber feeling about my little guy lying there and there's nothing I can do.
So with a lot of time left to the weekend, I put Grandma to use! Out came the xmas decor and she offered to do the tree lights. I have no patients for lights, to make them perfect. Apparently since her children are grown, she has them back. I didn't even have to put very many ornaments on, Olivia loved doing that! Oh so much better when they get older! Anyway, my mom had lots of help doing the lights and after raising 4 kids, she didn't seem to mind having someone little hanging on her pant leg! I was hands free for a while and Logan just kept with Grandma and a lot of help he was!
He was very funny with everything and to see the "what's this all about" in his face, was priceless. My tree so far is still standing and nobody has been found laying under it! I almost can't believe he has left it alone. Although Logan was sitting by it the first night and of course one lower branch kept tickling the back of his neck and he would duck and turn around and he couldn't figure out what the heck was getting him from the back..........seriously priceless!
Logan loves the magazines, mostly to rip and tear, but he did have the toy book and as you can see, he's pointing to what he would like!
"Why is this lite up?", "is it going to bite me?".......oh, the curious things we get into!
Now, shake 'em, shake 'em hard!!
Good job Grandma!!
I'm telling ya, he never left her side!
This pic is of my brother's Siberian Husky. She is so good with kids. Logan couldn't leave her alone and I think they made good friends.
My new addition this year to the lights outside. It's really cute when it's lite up and twinkles.
So with a lot of time left to the weekend, I put Grandma to use! Out came the xmas decor and she offered to do the tree lights. I have no patients for lights, to make them perfect. Apparently since her children are grown, she has them back. I didn't even have to put very many ornaments on, Olivia loved doing that! Oh so much better when they get older! Anyway, my mom had lots of help doing the lights and after raising 4 kids, she didn't seem to mind having someone little hanging on her pant leg! I was hands free for a while and Logan just kept with Grandma and a lot of help he was!
He was very funny with everything and to see the "what's this all about" in his face, was priceless. My tree so far is still standing and nobody has been found laying under it! I almost can't believe he has left it alone. Although Logan was sitting by it the first night and of course one lower branch kept tickling the back of his neck and he would duck and turn around and he couldn't figure out what the heck was getting him from the back..........seriously priceless!
Logan loves the magazines, mostly to rip and tear, but he did have the toy book and as you can see, he's pointing to what he would like!
"Why is this lite up?", "is it going to bite me?".......oh, the curious things we get into!
Now, shake 'em, shake 'em hard!!
Good job Grandma!!
I'm telling ya, he never left her side!
This pic is of my brother's Siberian Husky. She is so good with kids. Logan couldn't leave her alone and I think they made good friends.
My new addition this year to the lights outside. It's really cute when it's lite up and twinkles.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
The Christmas spirit has started here! Starting with Rich maybe getting the lights finally done outside! This has turned into a 2 week job for him and trust me, we don't decorate like the Griswold's. It's looking awfully cute out there though, I have added a couple things this year as I try to do every year. I figure the festivities will start inside on Sunday. That's my plan of attack on the house. I've got more stuff than I do house, so it takes some organizing to figure it all out. I thinking the tree is just going to become a simple play toy for Logan. I really can't see him not pulling it over on himself or even letting it alone. I guess if I was him, I would be curious too. That should get interesting.
Olivia is upset that for the first time in my life, we are going with a artificial tree. I don't think it's the actual fact that it's fake, it's the fact that we are not going out into the woods to look for one. She whine's and complains every year about it anyway, so it's just something to complain to mom about! Oh, to be 6 again!! I wanted to go artificial for many reasons. Rich every year is working weekends and over time and it's hard to get out to look for a tree during the day. We end up waiting until the last minute, and it's up and then down already. The last couple of years the trees we've had have, the needles have been so hard that it's tough to hang the lights and such without getting jug to death! And last but not least, every tree has a crooked trunk and it gets rigged up every year to sit straight. This year is a test and see how it goes. Who knows what next year will bring!
We are gearing up for Logan's second surgery on Friday. If you need more explanation look at April's post! Once again for the Hypospadis. My parents are coming out on Thurs. to be here with Olivia Friday morning. Logan's surgery is at 7:30am so we have to be there for 5:30..............Once again I ask, WHO THE HECK MADE THIS APPT. TIME??? Ok, it was me, but for good reasons being he can't eat or drink before the surgery. I can't wait until it's over and to be honest, I can't wait for 2 weeks to fly by. He will have a catheter for about 5-6 days and then after that's out I can deal better with everything. Hopefully they will send him home this time, instead of keeping him. If all that fails, they are lighting the hospital tree Friday night!!!
Olivia is upset that for the first time in my life, we are going with a artificial tree. I don't think it's the actual fact that it's fake, it's the fact that we are not going out into the woods to look for one. She whine's and complains every year about it anyway, so it's just something to complain to mom about! Oh, to be 6 again!! I wanted to go artificial for many reasons. Rich every year is working weekends and over time and it's hard to get out to look for a tree during the day. We end up waiting until the last minute, and it's up and then down already. The last couple of years the trees we've had have, the needles have been so hard that it's tough to hang the lights and such without getting jug to death! And last but not least, every tree has a crooked trunk and it gets rigged up every year to sit straight. This year is a test and see how it goes. Who knows what next year will bring!
We are gearing up for Logan's second surgery on Friday. If you need more explanation look at April's post! Once again for the Hypospadis. My parents are coming out on Thurs. to be here with Olivia Friday morning. Logan's surgery is at 7:30am so we have to be there for 5:30..............Once again I ask, WHO THE HECK MADE THIS APPT. TIME??? Ok, it was me, but for good reasons being he can't eat or drink before the surgery. I can't wait until it's over and to be honest, I can't wait for 2 weeks to fly by. He will have a catheter for about 5-6 days and then after that's out I can deal better with everything. Hopefully they will send him home this time, instead of keeping him. If all that fails, they are lighting the hospital tree Friday night!!!
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