10.16.2008
check out erin's handiwork! she found an old wooden play kitchen at a yard sale last week for $10, painted it, bought a new bowl for the sink, installed a real tile backsplash and voila!!
our (almost) 3 year-old niece is coming to visit this weekend, so we'll let you know what her verdict is, but i think it looks pretty darn fun!
pics courtesy of her handy dandy iphone
our (almost) 3 year-old niece is coming to visit this weekend, so we'll let you know what her verdict is, but i think it looks pretty darn fun!
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pics courtesy of her handy dandy iphone
no blankie = deal breaker
lily and i were in a rush to get out the door to get to school on time today. i fell asleep after waking up early to put lily's picture-day clothes in the dryer and didn't wake her up until 8:15. we have to be at the church at 9:00!
now, you might ask why i was getting her clothes ready for pictures the morning OF picture day. well someone *might* have thought picture day was last week and *might* have sent lily to school all dolled up for her photo a week early... you might also be wondering why a photographer cares about her daughter's school pictures which will inevitably suck...
anyway, back to the story. in our rush, blankie was left behind to wonder where his best friend went without him. (kevin is very against the fact that i refer to blankie with male pronouns, but i can't help it. its who he is. ;)
i realized my error when we arrived at school but hoped for the best.
i received a call 3 hours later that lily was wandering around the room with a pacifier in each hand moaning in everyone's general direction and could not be consoled. i hopped in the car with blankie at my side and was there in 15 minutes where i witnessed their very emotional reunion.
they are upstairs sleeping together now. i think its been a rough day for both of them. :)
lily and i were in a rush to get out the door to get to school on time today. i fell asleep after waking up early to put lily's picture-day clothes in the dryer and didn't wake her up until 8:15. we have to be at the church at 9:00!
now, you might ask why i was getting her clothes ready for pictures the morning OF picture day. well someone *might* have thought picture day was last week and *might* have sent lily to school all dolled up for her photo a week early... you might also be wondering why a photographer cares about her daughter's school pictures which will inevitably suck...
anyway, back to the story. in our rush, blankie was left behind to wonder where his best friend went without him. (kevin is very against the fact that i refer to blankie with male pronouns, but i can't help it. its who he is. ;)
i realized my error when we arrived at school but hoped for the best.
i received a call 3 hours later that lily was wandering around the room with a pacifier in each hand moaning in everyone's general direction and could not be consoled. i hopped in the car with blankie at my side and was there in 15 minutes where i witnessed their very emotional reunion.
they are upstairs sleeping together now. i think its been a rough day for both of them. :)
10.13.2008
10.12.2008
yet again, matt carter has helped me to see something in a completely new way.
as i'm sure most of us feel most of the time- i am worn out and a little overwhelmed! the last thing i feel like i have right now is an abundance of myself, my time, and my energy to offer to others in need. i think of any free time as 'me time'.
so where does that leave me? living a pretty selfish life...
we discussed isaiah 58 10-12 this morning and i realized that maybe i'm approaching this all wrong.
you'll notice it doesn't say ONCE you feel fulfilled and happy and strong, THEN give of yourself... it says GIVE of yourself and THEN you will be strong, satisfied, and refreshed!
now let's see if i can figure out how to really make that happen :)
as i'm sure most of us feel most of the time- i am worn out and a little overwhelmed! the last thing i feel like i have right now is an abundance of myself, my time, and my energy to offer to others in need. i think of any free time as 'me time'.
so where does that leave me? living a pretty selfish life...
we discussed isaiah 58 10-12 this morning and i realized that maybe i'm approaching this all wrong.
If you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday.
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday.
The LORD will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail.
you'll notice it doesn't say ONCE you feel fulfilled and happy and strong, THEN give of yourself... it says GIVE of yourself and THEN you will be strong, satisfied, and refreshed!
now let's see if i can figure out how to really make that happen :)
10.10.2008
10.08.2008
10.06.2008
what a FUN weekend! we drove up to the lakehouse with our neighbors and had a fabulous time. we are lucky to have such fun peeps living on either side of us and we had a great time hanging out away from home just relaxing.
its so nice to be away with no work, no chores, no errands! lily was on her best behavior as our only baby guest (not counting the lime baby i'm growing. and by the way- how is it already the size of a lime?! when did that happen?? hah). lily did all of her tricks and really enjoyed being the center of attention and showing off!
we rode the new waverunners and cruised around on the boat. i missed out on the tubing adventure staying at the house during one of lily's naps but everyone really had a great time. we are so grateful to have a fun place to hang out and get some r&r.
its so nice to be away with no work, no chores, no errands! lily was on her best behavior as our only baby guest (not counting the lime baby i'm growing. and by the way- how is it already the size of a lime?! when did that happen?? hah). lily did all of her tricks and really enjoyed being the center of attention and showing off!
we rode the new waverunners and cruised around on the boat. i missed out on the tubing adventure staying at the house during one of lily's naps but everyone really had a great time. we are so grateful to have a fun place to hang out and get some r&r.
10.03.2008
9.30.2008
i have been a serious slacker about taking pics of lily lately. i had the camera out in the playroom today and got these. her favorite thing these days is putting on necklaces!
(and then dancing around with the necklace on)
she has also started pretending to laugh at books. she will have a serious face and then turn the page and point at something and laugh :)
and one of my girl with her 3 current favorite things (blankie not included).
a necklace, a book, and her magnet farm!
(and then dancing around with the necklace on)
she has also started pretending to laugh at books. she will have a serious face and then turn the page and point at something and laugh :)
and one of my girl with her 3 current favorite things (blankie not included).
a necklace, a book, and her magnet farm!
*special note for elizabeth. you will observe that my child is pant-less in these pictures. this is not because she needs henry to send her hand-me-down jeans. this is due to my strict 'no pants when napping' rule because really, who wants to nap wearing pants? i sure don't. and a lot of the time in the afternoon before dinner the pants just don't make it back on... okay? so there. ;)
9.28.2008
what a craaaazy week. being sick really threw off my regularly scheduled programs. the house became a mess and rearranging work around throwing up made for a busy busy week.
i have had 6 clients in the last 7 days, lily fell and got a bloody nose, i actually managed to start eating what could pass as an adult sized meal, lily fell and got a big bruise on her forehead, erin turned 34, and i caved and hired the maids again since i haven't managed to so much as sweep the floor since the last time they were here.
we are headed to the lakehouse this weekend, so hopefully we'll get some peace and quiet :)
i have had 6 clients in the last 7 days, lily fell and got a bloody nose, i actually managed to start eating what could pass as an adult sized meal, lily fell and got a big bruise on her forehead, erin turned 34, and i caved and hired the maids again since i haven't managed to so much as sweep the floor since the last time they were here.
we are headed to the lakehouse this weekend, so hopefully we'll get some peace and quiet :)
9.27.2008
so random i know, but peacocks seem to be everywhere these days :) i was waiting on a client this afternoon and snapped these. he was so pretty and didnt seem to mind me coming pretty close...
and on a completely unrelated note, i'm off to bed. here's hoping i don't wake up throwing up my dinner again!! ah the small victories in life :)
and on a completely unrelated note, i'm off to bed. here's hoping i don't wake up throwing up my dinner again!! ah the small victories in life :)
9.25.2008
9.21.2008
what a rollercoaster this pregnancy has been so far. we were so thrilled earlier in the week to see that our little bean is growing well and on wednesday the morning sickness reached a whole new level. i couldn't keep solids or liquids down despite taking anti-nausea medication i was very reluctant to try in the first place.
finally i wound up in the hospital this morning just extremely fatigued and dehydrated and they pumped me full of 2 liters of fluids and some meds. not feeling much better, but at least i know i won't end up a raisin, right?
here's hoping the morning sickness heads out the door with the first trimester- only two more weeks!
finally i wound up in the hospital this morning just extremely fatigued and dehydrated and they pumped me full of 2 liters of fluids and some meds. not feeling much better, but at least i know i won't end up a raisin, right?
here's hoping the morning sickness heads out the door with the first trimester- only two more weeks!
9.18.2008
9.15.2008
of all the things you expect to see in your front yard, this was not one of them.
i was changing lily yesterday afternoon and got a phone call from my neighbor that i should come outside and lo and behold... a peacock was standing in my front yard.
i was on my way to work, so of course i had to snap a few pics. the funny part of the story is that last time i worked for this client i saw a giant turkey sitting on my lamppost on my way to their house. i'm kinda scared to see what happens if they hire me again :)
i was changing lily yesterday afternoon and got a phone call from my neighbor that i should come outside and lo and behold... a peacock was standing in my front yard.
i was on my way to work, so of course i had to snap a few pics. the funny part of the story is that last time i worked for this client i saw a giant turkey sitting on my lamppost on my way to their house. i'm kinda scared to see what happens if they hire me again :)
9.13.2008
9.10.2008
my bedroom fan is alive. or so it seems... it is growing some kind of fur, so it must be a mammal of some sort.
seriously. when am i supposed to have time to de-fur my ceiling fans? i feel like life is a constant game of catch up that i am losing, mostly in thanks to my two dogs, my child, and my trying to run a part time business that usually ends up being more like full time.
at about noon today i decided rather than open the front doors and let my dogs run free to anyone who would give them safe harbor and rip my ears off so i didn't hear my baby whining anymore, that i would go to the gym. i locked the dogs in their room. i dropped lily in the gym daycare. i put on a bathing suit. i went outside to the pool.
i was woken up 45 minutes later (slightly sunburned) by a childcare worker coming to tell me that my child needed a diaper change. i wasn't sure if i should be embarrassed that i had essentially dropped my child in their care to take a nap, but i wasn't.
kevin comes home in 4 days and i'm seriously considering hiring a maid for the weekend to keep up my 'super-mom' guise...
seriously. when am i supposed to have time to de-fur my ceiling fans? i feel like life is a constant game of catch up that i am losing, mostly in thanks to my two dogs, my child, and my trying to run a part time business that usually ends up being more like full time.
at about noon today i decided rather than open the front doors and let my dogs run free to anyone who would give them safe harbor and rip my ears off so i didn't hear my baby whining anymore, that i would go to the gym. i locked the dogs in their room. i dropped lily in the gym daycare. i put on a bathing suit. i went outside to the pool.
i was woken up 45 minutes later (slightly sunburned) by a childcare worker coming to tell me that my child needed a diaper change. i wasn't sure if i should be embarrassed that i had essentially dropped my child in their care to take a nap, but i wasn't.
kevin comes home in 4 days and i'm seriously considering hiring a maid for the weekend to keep up my 'super-mom' guise...
9.09.2008
i have a lot to live up to.
i was just getting ready for the day in my mom's bathroom (its the last day of my visit) and found myself staring at the abundance of makeup in her drawers. truth be told, i can't remember the last time i actually bought makeup because my mom typically gives me the colors that she buys that don't end up working for her, and that's just fine by me! i'm not that picky :)
her drawer is currently home to 18 lipglosses and 16 lipsticks. note, i didn't say 'different' because i found at least two duplicate colors. and mind you this does not count whatever she is carrying around in that gorgeous yellow marc jacobs purse of hers.
thank goodness she likes to share!! :)
i was just getting ready for the day in my mom's bathroom (its the last day of my visit) and found myself staring at the abundance of makeup in her drawers. truth be told, i can't remember the last time i actually bought makeup because my mom typically gives me the colors that she buys that don't end up working for her, and that's just fine by me! i'm not that picky :)
her drawer is currently home to 18 lipglosses and 16 lipsticks. note, i didn't say 'different' because i found at least two duplicate colors. and mind you this does not count whatever she is carrying around in that gorgeous yellow marc jacobs purse of hers.
thank goodness she likes to share!! :)
9.04.2008
fun facts from today:
my child will be banned from the playground if she continues to eat rocks.
my child climbs up the playscape and goes down the slide head first before the teachers can catch her (but at least she isn't eating rocks while doing this).
my child refuses to eat her own lunch and instead steals the lunches of others.
whose delinquent child does this sound like?? certainly not my sweet lily?! :) i was actually thrilled with the report card from today that did not include crying! way to go lil!
my child will be banned from the playground if she continues to eat rocks.
my child climbs up the playscape and goes down the slide head first before the teachers can catch her (but at least she isn't eating rocks while doing this).
my child refuses to eat her own lunch and instead steals the lunches of others.
whose delinquent child does this sound like?? certainly not my sweet lily?! :) i was actually thrilled with the report card from today that did not include crying! way to go lil!
9.03.2008
she's onto me....
yesterday was lily's first day of 'preschool'. she was very excited to be there and walked in all by herself... until she realized i wasn't staying with her.
i came back 4.5 hours later to a red-eyed, snotty-nosed, very very tired lily.
today i dropped her off at the gym so i could workout and an hour later i was paged over the intercom to come collect my red-eyed, snotty-nosed child who apparently thought i was leaving for 4.5 hours again.
we go back to preschool tomorrow... wish me luck!
and for your viewing pleasure, the 'before' photos. ;)
yesterday was lily's first day of 'preschool'. she was very excited to be there and walked in all by herself... until she realized i wasn't staying with her.
i came back 4.5 hours later to a red-eyed, snotty-nosed, very very tired lily.
today i dropped her off at the gym so i could workout and an hour later i was paged over the intercom to come collect my red-eyed, snotty-nosed child who apparently thought i was leaving for 4.5 hours again.
we go back to preschool tomorrow... wish me luck!
and for your viewing pleasure, the 'before' photos. ;)
9.02.2008
i'm one lucky mama.
i had my first session for now i lay me down to sleep last night. it was heartbreaking. there was a language barrier between me and the family, which honestly kept me from feeling like i didn't have the right thing to say or the right condolences to give.
it made me want to hug lily tight and keep her in my lap all day. i'm so glad to be able to provide such a personal service to keep that sweet child's image in its family's hearts for a lifetime. i just cannot imagine being in such an impossible position. bless them.
i had my first session for now i lay me down to sleep last night. it was heartbreaking. there was a language barrier between me and the family, which honestly kept me from feeling like i didn't have the right thing to say or the right condolences to give.
it made me want to hug lily tight and keep her in my lap all day. i'm so glad to be able to provide such a personal service to keep that sweet child's image in its family's hearts for a lifetime. i just cannot imagine being in such an impossible position. bless them.
9.01.2008
head over to the photography blog for lily's cake smash pics :) warning: its awfully sweet!
click here!
click here!
8.27.2008
today i decided to try to capture lily's growing sign language vocabulary. she wasn't all that interested in playing along, but i got most of them (sort of).
she'd rather watch the dogs than have her picture taken...
here is the sign for milk (think squeezing your hands like milking a cow). she uses it for any kind of drink.
here she is saying 'more'. it looks close to clapping, but she manages to get one hand closed like it is supposed to be...
this is the sign for 'eat'. pretty self explanatory :)
and her version of 'all finished' where she just waves her palms both at you in a circle instead of flipping them over and back...
and finally i had to snap a pic of her posture... remember when she used to sit up so straight?! i guess she decided not to be so ladylike anymore. i really can't blame her :)
she'd rather watch the dogs than have her picture taken...
here is the sign for milk (think squeezing your hands like milking a cow). she uses it for any kind of drink.
here she is saying 'more'. it looks close to clapping, but she manages to get one hand closed like it is supposed to be...
this is the sign for 'eat'. pretty self explanatory :)
and her version of 'all finished' where she just waves her palms both at you in a circle instead of flipping them over and back...
and finally i had to snap a pic of her posture... remember when she used to sit up so straight?! i guess she decided not to be so ladylike anymore. i really can't blame her :)
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