Tuesday, January 25, 2011
HAIR!!!!
It took over a year, but I was finally able to get Lauren's hair into a little tiny pigtail for church on Sunday.
things I laughed at lately
I was trying to get the kids to clean up the living room (we go through this routine several times a day), and Faith was standing off to the side shaking her hips back and forth like she was dancing. After I reminded her (AGAIN) that we were supposed to be cleaning up, she said, "Let's just do this instead."
Today we had Family Home Evening (yes, a day late - story of my life lately), and we were talking about our bodies and how we take care of them. I asked Michael to tell us why our bodies are so important. He said that they are important because if we didn't have them, then when we ate food, it would fall all over the place. True.
Then Faith piped up, "This is the best body I ever had!"
The other day I was eating a fudge popsicle. Faith asked for a bite, so I gave her one. She ran out of the room. Not 10 seconds later, she was back. "How 'bout I have two bites?"
Faith is always saying she is hungry, but when it's time to eat, she won't touch her food. The other day she asked for a cookie and I told her no. I told her that if she was hungry, she should eat her lunch. She started pretending to eat a cookie and said, "This is the best cookie I never had!"
Today we had Family Home Evening (yes, a day late - story of my life lately), and we were talking about our bodies and how we take care of them. I asked Michael to tell us why our bodies are so important. He said that they are important because if we didn't have them, then when we ate food, it would fall all over the place. True.
Then Faith piped up, "This is the best body I ever had!"
The other day I was eating a fudge popsicle. Faith asked for a bite, so I gave her one. She ran out of the room. Not 10 seconds later, she was back. "How 'bout I have two bites?"
Faith is always saying she is hungry, but when it's time to eat, she won't touch her food. The other day she asked for a cookie and I told her no. I told her that if she was hungry, she should eat her lunch. She started pretending to eat a cookie and said, "This is the best cookie I never had!"
Sunday, January 23, 2011
exciting news
Lots of exciting news around our house. First is that Jeff is almost finished with the sheetrock! Yay!! He actually thought he WAS done, but then realized that he didn't finish all of it around the window. So he has a few more hours of work to do this week before exciting news number two comes.
Which is, that the mudding and taping will happen starting on the 31st! I'm thrilled that we are finally to this point. I am SO tired of remodeling. The contractor said it will take about 4 days. Then we can prime, paint, hang crown moulding, install carpeting, install the other trim, and move the furniture back in. My goal is to have the family room finished and functioning by Valentine's Day. Of course, the original goal was Halloween, so my goals are usually pretty flexible.
Exciting news number three is that Lauren is starting to stand on her own. Today she stood up in the middle of the floor all by herself, and balanced on her own (while drinking out of a sippy cup, no less), for about 10 seconds before she lost her balance. She'll be walking very soon.
Exciting news number four is that I did 39 push-ups in one minute. I'm quite proud of myself, especially since Jeff could *only* do 36. And yes, these were "real" push-ups, on my toes.
And exciting news number five is that I followed a prompting and just might have set up a part-time job during the summer helping a lady do wedding cakes. More about it later. I'm seriously falling asleep as I type.
Which is, that the mudding and taping will happen starting on the 31st! I'm thrilled that we are finally to this point. I am SO tired of remodeling. The contractor said it will take about 4 days. Then we can prime, paint, hang crown moulding, install carpeting, install the other trim, and move the furniture back in. My goal is to have the family room finished and functioning by Valentine's Day. Of course, the original goal was Halloween, so my goals are usually pretty flexible.
Exciting news number three is that Lauren is starting to stand on her own. Today she stood up in the middle of the floor all by herself, and balanced on her own (while drinking out of a sippy cup, no less), for about 10 seconds before she lost her balance. She'll be walking very soon.
Exciting news number four is that I did 39 push-ups in one minute. I'm quite proud of myself, especially since Jeff could *only* do 36. And yes, these were "real" push-ups, on my toes.
And exciting news number five is that I followed a prompting and just might have set up a part-time job during the summer helping a lady do wedding cakes. More about it later. I'm seriously falling asleep as I type.
Friday, January 14, 2011
What I'm loving lately
Lately, I've been loving the bright colors in this crib.
Seriously, love that pink and orange blanket that my mom made for Lauren. And the flannel sheet is pretty cool too.
I'm loving marshmallows and powdered sugar, because I finally got around to making my own fondant, and it was sooo easy, and sooooooo much better-tasting than the store-bought stuff. Faith and I made a "princess cake" just for fun. (I found your card, April. Thank you.)
And I have totally been loving Lauren FINALLY getting a little more hair. I'm thinking I should style it like this all the time.
I'm loving this racetrack that my parents gave to Michael for Christmas. Michael could seriously spend all day playing with it. He and Jeff have set up a system where they keep track of how many times each of his cars makes it through the loop, and then they rank them. It's neat that he can totally entertain himself doing this. It really fits his slightly OCD personality. (Did I say slightly OCD? That's kind of an understatement.)
I'm loving Faith's dress-up outfits. I wish I could find the photo of her in her princess dress, her snowboots, and her bicycle helmet, crouched behind the piano bench with a Nerf gun. But I can't. So you'll have to settle for this one.
And finally, I'm loving this:
Our new Ninja blender. It's awesome. It purees squash like nobody's business (we puree a lot of squash for Michael, and I've never had a blender that actually did it well). Jeff was skeptical and didn't want to pay that much for a blender, but an unexpected gift card to Target softened the blow. Love it.
Seriously, love that pink and orange blanket that my mom made for Lauren. And the flannel sheet is pretty cool too.I'm loving marshmallows and powdered sugar, because I finally got around to making my own fondant, and it was sooo easy, and sooooooo much better-tasting than the store-bought stuff. Faith and I made a "princess cake" just for fun. (I found your card, April. Thank you.)
And I have totally been loving Lauren FINALLY getting a little more hair. I'm thinking I should style it like this all the time.
I'm loving this racetrack that my parents gave to Michael for Christmas. Michael could seriously spend all day playing with it. He and Jeff have set up a system where they keep track of how many times each of his cars makes it through the loop, and then they rank them. It's neat that he can totally entertain himself doing this. It really fits his slightly OCD personality. (Did I say slightly OCD? That's kind of an understatement.)
I'm loving Faith's dress-up outfits. I wish I could find the photo of her in her princess dress, her snowboots, and her bicycle helmet, crouched behind the piano bench with a Nerf gun. But I can't. So you'll have to settle for this one.
And finally, I'm loving this:
Our new Ninja blender. It's awesome. It purees squash like nobody's business (we puree a lot of squash for Michael, and I've never had a blender that actually did it well). Jeff was skeptical and didn't want to pay that much for a blender, but an unexpected gift card to Target softened the blow. Love it.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Posted in the wrong place...
I don't usually post my cakes on this blog. I just put them on the other site. But this one has been taking up a LOT of time lately, and I'm so happy with the final result. Just have to share:
Those snowflakes took FOREVER to make. But I absolutely love how they turned out.
Okay, Jeff. I'm back to real life now. I'll get caught up on the laundry today. Right after I finish that transcription file and get the kids fed and run those errands and do that pilates class at the gym.
Those snowflakes took FOREVER to make. But I absolutely love how they turned out.Okay, Jeff. I'm back to real life now. I'll get caught up on the laundry today. Right after I finish that transcription file and get the kids fed and run those errands and do that pilates class at the gym.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
gratitude
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a gift and not giving it.
That was a quote shared in our Relief Society lesson today. I like it.
Have you ever gotten a random thank-you note for something you didn't really realize you had done? Didn't it make your day?
I'm just going to write a few things that made me grateful today.
I'm thankful for April. She's a good, true friend who has her priorities in order and helps me to have mine in order too.
I'm thankful for the new sister in our ward. I can't remember her name, but when she bore her testimony in Relief Society today, she compared her conversion to searching for other people who tried to be a light, and her baptism to a reunion. Isn't that a beautiful analogy?
I'm thankful for Sister Doubleday. She's new in the ward, too, and I noticed that she signed up to help clean the building. She also helped take dinner to a family who just had a baby. I love that she is just jumping right in and getting involved - it's a good example.
I'm thankful for Rachel. I know she doesn't feel like she's on top of things, but she is seriously one of the best moms I know and one of my favorite people in the ward/neighborhood. I will really miss her if/when they sell their house. I love that she is so genuine and honest.
I'm thankful that I'm not the only one whose 1-year-old is still drinking from a bottle.
I'm thankful for the ladies on "widow row." They are such a great example of sisterhood and love.
I'm thankful for royal icing and all the awesome things you can do with it. (I'm doing a wedding cake later this week, and have been making the decorations for it - fun stuff.)
I'm thankful for old friends who find me on Facebook.
I'm thankful that Jeff loves me even when I'm not very lovable.
I'm thankful for the hymns. Today we sang two hymns that were very special to me as a missionary - There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today, and Teach Me to Walk in the Light. I always sing them in Portuguese in my head, because in some ways, that will always be the native language of my spirit.
I'm thankful for an empty sink and an empty dishwasher. Somehow having all the dishes done makes me feel so much calmer and more..... accomplished? I know, I'm weird.
What are you thankful for today?
That was a quote shared in our Relief Society lesson today. I like it.
Have you ever gotten a random thank-you note for something you didn't really realize you had done? Didn't it make your day?
I'm just going to write a few things that made me grateful today.
I'm thankful for April. She's a good, true friend who has her priorities in order and helps me to have mine in order too.
I'm thankful for the new sister in our ward. I can't remember her name, but when she bore her testimony in Relief Society today, she compared her conversion to searching for other people who tried to be a light, and her baptism to a reunion. Isn't that a beautiful analogy?
I'm thankful for Sister Doubleday. She's new in the ward, too, and I noticed that she signed up to help clean the building. She also helped take dinner to a family who just had a baby. I love that she is just jumping right in and getting involved - it's a good example.
I'm thankful for Rachel. I know she doesn't feel like she's on top of things, but she is seriously one of the best moms I know and one of my favorite people in the ward/neighborhood. I will really miss her if/when they sell their house. I love that she is so genuine and honest.
I'm thankful that I'm not the only one whose 1-year-old is still drinking from a bottle.
I'm thankful for the ladies on "widow row." They are such a great example of sisterhood and love.
I'm thankful for royal icing and all the awesome things you can do with it. (I'm doing a wedding cake later this week, and have been making the decorations for it - fun stuff.)
I'm thankful for old friends who find me on Facebook.
I'm thankful that Jeff loves me even when I'm not very lovable.
I'm thankful for the hymns. Today we sang two hymns that were very special to me as a missionary - There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today, and Teach Me to Walk in the Light. I always sing them in Portuguese in my head, because in some ways, that will always be the native language of my spirit.
I'm thankful for an empty sink and an empty dishwasher. Somehow having all the dishes done makes me feel so much calmer and more..... accomplished? I know, I'm weird.
What are you thankful for today?
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