Friday, December 5, 2008
I WON!!!
WOOHOO! I'm so excited! I won one of the give-aways from the other day. I;m getting an awesome holiday banner from Kristie over at Girlville http://mycraftcloset.blogspot.com/ I can't wait to hang it up! That, along with the beautiful snow that's falling today, are really helping put me in the Christmas spirit!
As if I needed another obsession
I have a rather addictive personality. I kind of fixate on things and don't do anything until I finish. Unfortunately, this does not extend to housework. It does include books, though. When I was in High School, I was into V.C. Andrews books. You know, the Flower in the Attic and such. I would borrow them from my aunt Tamie and the book wouldn't leave my side until it was finished. My mom implemented the "no books at the dinner table" rule as a result. I would lose entire days of my life because I was buried in books.
Well, thanks to my Sister-in-law Holly, I am buried in books again this week. It's not to the extent that it was when I was younger. Now I have responsibilities and "Mommy's reading a book" doesn't really cut it with 5 month olds, 4 year olds, or even 9 year olds. Regardless, I began The Twilight Series http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10183440 (I still can't figure out how to hyperlink here...tips on how to do that are welcomed) on Saturday after going to the movie with Holly. She's been reading these books over and over for a few months and I didn't really understand how she could ignore all of her housework and everything else in her life for these books...I get it now. I read Twilight from Saturday until Wednesday night. Then I started New Moon and finished it before bed last night. I read farily quickly, but I think I'm flying through these books at a speed I've never read before. And I'm not skim reading. I just can't wait to get to the next page, so I'm forcing my mind to tune everything else out (with the exception of the phone and my kids) so I can get them done. I started Eclipse this morning, but walked away after a few minutes. I had to check the bank balance and do some other things. It keeps creeping back into my mind, though. When Cadence goes down for a nap I'll probably sneek off to my bed again and lose myself in the world of Vampires and Werewolves again.
So, if you're looking for a phenomenal book to read, I highly recommend this saga. But consider yourself warned: your vacuum cleaner might be neglected for awhile while you finish them.
Well, thanks to my Sister-in-law Holly, I am buried in books again this week. It's not to the extent that it was when I was younger. Now I have responsibilities and "Mommy's reading a book" doesn't really cut it with 5 month olds, 4 year olds, or even 9 year olds. Regardless, I began The Twilight Series http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10183440 (I still can't figure out how to hyperlink here...tips on how to do that are welcomed) on Saturday after going to the movie with Holly. She's been reading these books over and over for a few months and I didn't really understand how she could ignore all of her housework and everything else in her life for these books...I get it now. I read Twilight from Saturday until Wednesday night. Then I started New Moon and finished it before bed last night. I read farily quickly, but I think I'm flying through these books at a speed I've never read before. And I'm not skim reading. I just can't wait to get to the next page, so I'm forcing my mind to tune everything else out (with the exception of the phone and my kids) so I can get them done. I started Eclipse this morning, but walked away after a few minutes. I had to check the bank balance and do some other things. It keeps creeping back into my mind, though. When Cadence goes down for a nap I'll probably sneek off to my bed again and lose myself in the world of Vampires and Werewolves again.
So, if you're looking for a phenomenal book to read, I highly recommend this saga. But consider yourself warned: your vacuum cleaner might be neglected for awhile while you finish them.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
It's December already?
Wow. I know I think this every single year, but I'm in shock that it's December already. And yet, June seems like a distant memory. It's odd how time plays tricks on our minds.
So, since we've moved to Michigan, not much has happened. It's kind of the same old. Samantha has a new best friend here. Liz. She's a very nice girl and it's helping Sam not be so sad to leave "home". Tevin adores school and has made tons of friends. At 4 years old, we didn't figure he'd have any issues with that. Cadence is finally getting bigger. We had a little problem with my milk supply. I took her to the doctor here September 16 and she weighed 9 pounds, 11 ounces. I weighed her a couple weeks later and she was over 10 pounds. Then 2 weeks ago Monday we went to the doctor and she was down to 8 pounds, 14 ounces. Not good. We started supplementing with formula and a week later she was up to 10 pounds, 2 ounces. I just took her in yesterday and she's 10 pounds, 15 ounces! And we started her on rice cereal on Tuesday! She loves it. At one point, my silly sassy little girl grabbed the spoon from my hand and jammed it into her mouth. lol 
She gets frustrated that it doesn't refill itself. And she likes it thick, like the other 2 did. I'm hoping this helps her gain weight a little quicker without going through formula like it's going out of style. Man, that girl can drink. I'm thinking about contacting LLL to see if there's something we can do about my supply. I just can't seem to make enough. :(
She gets frustrated that it doesn't refill itself. And she likes it thick, like the other 2 did. I'm hoping this helps her gain weight a little quicker without going through formula like it's going out of style. Man, that girl can drink. I'm thinking about contacting LLL to see if there's something we can do about my supply. I just can't seem to make enough. :( In other news, I'm married to a slightly older man. 
He's now joined the decade ahead of me...the big Three-oh. Generally I save candles and signify 10's with a single candle. But for a big birthday like this, I thought it befitting that we put all 30 on there. He chose a pumpkin swirl cheesecake from Wal-Mart. It's very yummy. Generally I would have made an attempt to bake up a concoction of a cake and plague my family with it, but we didn't get home from Wisconsin until after 9:00 on Monday night. Bad weather kept us there an extra day. So store-bought it was. Doesn't it look good? And pre-cut. Who could ask for more? We had a pretty low-key celebration. We kept the kids home from school. We hadn't gotten home until late the night before and we're all kind of sick. Sam and I made him breakfast in bed around 10:30. We lazed around the house and then went to get our Christmas tree, went to his store to drop something off for his store manager, and ate at Red Robin. Then we came home, expressed thanks that the kids aren't tone-deaf, as I had laryngitis and didn't sound quite so pretty singing, and ate cheesecake. The kids were then off to bed and we sat around watching TV for awhile, then hit the sack. Such an exciting life we lead.
He's now joined the decade ahead of me...the big Three-oh. Generally I save candles and signify 10's with a single candle. But for a big birthday like this, I thought it befitting that we put all 30 on there. He chose a pumpkin swirl cheesecake from Wal-Mart. It's very yummy. Generally I would have made an attempt to bake up a concoction of a cake and plague my family with it, but we didn't get home from Wisconsin until after 9:00 on Monday night. Bad weather kept us there an extra day. So store-bought it was. Doesn't it look good? And pre-cut. Who could ask for more? We had a pretty low-key celebration. We kept the kids home from school. We hadn't gotten home until late the night before and we're all kind of sick. Sam and I made him breakfast in bed around 10:30. We lazed around the house and then went to get our Christmas tree, went to his store to drop something off for his store manager, and ate at Red Robin. Then we came home, expressed thanks that the kids aren't tone-deaf, as I had laryngitis and didn't sound quite so pretty singing, and ate cheesecake. The kids were then off to bed and we sat around watching TV for awhile, then hit the sack. Such an exciting life we lead. I guess other big changes have happened since we moved. For Sam's 9th birthday, we got her a 
dog. He's a little beagle. His name is Baxter, but we call him Roo'er. He roo-roo's all the time. He's probably about 8 years old and deaf. That's fun. We rescued him from a pound, where he was going to be put down 3 days later. It's been...challenging, we'll say, to have another adult male dog in the house. Especially an unneutered one. But he's sweet and we're adjusting to life with him. That's him next to my itty bitty baby before she gained any weight. He's a whopping 22 pounds. lol We love him even though he irritates us with his roo rooing all night and his marking of things like the garbage can. Blah. Hopefully getting him snipped helps that problem.
dog. He's a little beagle. His name is Baxter, but we call him Roo'er. He roo-roo's all the time. He's probably about 8 years old and deaf. That's fun. We rescued him from a pound, where he was going to be put down 3 days later. It's been...challenging, we'll say, to have another adult male dog in the house. Especially an unneutered one. But he's sweet and we're adjusting to life with him. That's him next to my itty bitty baby before she gained any weight. He's a whopping 22 pounds. lol We love him even though he irritates us with his roo rooing all night and his marking of things like the garbage can. Blah. Hopefully getting him snipped helps that problem. Since I've been trying to work on this post all day, I'm going to publish it now so it doesn't end up sitting unfinished for months like all the other posts I've started. *blush*
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Give-away day!
Today while I'm not dragging my 5 month old in for a weight check at the same time as my 4 year old gets looked over to see if he has pinkeye; and when I'm not reading New Moon, the second book in the Twilight series; I am entering give-aways! http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=650 It might take me all day, especially since I'm addicted to all the cute awesome crafty things. I get these ideas in my head of things that I'd love to do, but I'm short on time, motivation, and most of all talent.
I guess the biggest reason I'm posting this is to tell anyone that I might have the great fortune of winning that I'm not entirely sure what kind of contact info you get from my comment, but if I win your give-away and you were lead here by my comment, here I am. Comment away or e-mail me. :)
I guess the biggest reason I'm posting this is to tell anyone that I might have the great fortune of winning that I'm not entirely sure what kind of contact info you get from my comment, but if I win your give-away and you were lead here by my comment, here I am. Comment away or e-mail me. :)
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