Hello All! Thanks for the regular blog checkers out there (that's for you Doug!) and sorry as well because things have been KRAZ to say the least and I've been slackin'.
1. We are now into week #4 on the bathroom, the saga continues
2. We spent the evening in the Emergency Room yesterday with Jodi - 4 stitches on her bottom lip from a run in with a fireplace (more to follow)
3. I don't have any energy because I'm trying to keep 2 little girls noses clean while keeping from puking due to morning sickness (yup #3 will join us in October!)
4. Eric has had a baseball game every day but Sunday for the past 2 weeks
5. Its a good thing I'm sitting because I'm getting dizzy just writing this
6. We love you all and hope everyone is well! xoxoxo ~the 1/2ners
Monday, April 30, 2007
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Desperation, Frustration and Jubilation
Our bathroom - an opportunity for learning.
1. Desperation - Eric was supposed to be drilling a hole to the outside for the vent fan when he told me he felt like a male praying mantis, he was digging a hole for his wife and it was going to kill him. (the power tools were giving him a bit of trouble)
2. Frustration - trying to hang drywall with 2 munchkins running around, climbing up stepladders (that would be Cora) and having blizzard weather so the girls couldn't be shooed outside
3. Jubilation - the emotion we will feel when the bathroom is all put back together and how we feel when we walk in to a bathroom that has 4 walls again with drywall hung and mudded, even my tiny little linen closet ready to be filled. The whole thing will just be joyous when we have our new bathroom! (and when we look back over the process rather than being dirty and stuck in the middle!)
1. Desperation - Eric was supposed to be drilling a hole to the outside for the vent fan when he told me he felt like a male praying mantis, he was digging a hole for his wife and it was going to kill him. (the power tools were giving him a bit of trouble)
2. Frustration - trying to hang drywall with 2 munchkins running around, climbing up stepladders (that would be Cora) and having blizzard weather so the girls couldn't be shooed outside
3. Jubilation - the emotion we will feel when the bathroom is all put back together and how we feel when we walk in to a bathroom that has 4 walls again with drywall hung and mudded, even my tiny little linen closet ready to be filled. The whole thing will just be joyous when we have our new bathroom! (and when we look back over the process rather than being dirty and stuck in the middle!)
Monday, April 2, 2007
I got ahead of myself
Okay so here are some pictures of what the bathroom looked like before we had fun demolishing. (I actually ran out of battery in the digital camera so the "demo" pix are taken with the 35mm and we'll have to scan those in when they get developed) I had more but of course now that I want to blog them they are lost in a file somewhere. Aarrggh!
Bye Bye Bathroom!
YAHOO OUR BATHROOM IS GETTING REMODELED!
I think we are just a bit excited about this week, (tired at the same time though!) because we are remodeling our bathroom. I will try to keep pictures coming so you can all see what we are learning as we do it. So far the demolition has been soooooo much fun. There is just something so exhilerating about taking a hammer and SMASHING the ceiling and walls, ripping out lathe boards, and taking a power saw and cutting ceiling boards down. How much fun is that?
I think we are just a bit excited about this week, (tired at the same time though!) because we are remodeling our bathroom. I will try to keep pictures coming so you can all see what we are learning as we do it. So far the demolition has been soooooo much fun. There is just something so exhilerating about taking a hammer and SMASHING the ceiling and walls, ripping out lathe boards, and taking a power saw and cutting ceiling boards down. How much fun is that?
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Just like her Daddy!
This little girl is definitely Eric's daughter - we have similar pictures of him doing the exact same thing. (I should scan them in and compare the two.) We are regularly picking up the books off this shelf, the 2nd one is her favorite. What a kid!
Ok I'm Back
Allright - I'm so sorry for all you regular blog checkers...our internet had been down and I've actually been playing with the girls rather than making them stay out of my hair while I do something for me. (Don't worry I still do that but its just been different stuff, don't ask me what but stuff never the less.)
Cora turned 1 year old yesterday and we'll get stuff up shortly but we aren't doing the cake until Saturday, so we'll get plenty of messy pictures then for you all to see when I get them up. :)
Cora turned 1 year old yesterday and we'll get stuff up shortly but we aren't doing the cake until Saturday, so we'll get plenty of messy pictures then for you all to see when I get them up. :)
Thursday, March 8, 2007
"Daddy Gone"
Because of a long night Jodi wound up sleeping in mommy's spot on our bed, thus allowing for the following story. This morning as I was working on the computre I heard Jodi wake up. She usually wakes up happy and peppy but she woke up crying. I naturally went in to be motherly and see what was wrong and when I got into the room she was sitting on my bed crying, "Daddy gone, Daddy gone!" (Lucky for her she woke up early enough to go say hello and have oatmeal with Daddy before he left for work.) She sure does love her Daddy!
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Kiddie Update
1. Cora can stand up on her own now and took 1 step yesterday - a whole new world!
2. Jodi is going through the naked phase of all naked phases but at least she is potty trained now! wahoo!
3. Jodi has a few favorite things - Cinderella, yogurt, dancing, Backyardigans, singing, painted fingernails, and bossing us all around.
4. Cora's list is a little different but she loves getting out of her high chair, the computer keyboard, peas and carrots, the word "uh oh" and mommy mommy mommy.
2. Jodi is going through the naked phase of all naked phases but at least she is potty trained now! wahoo!
3. Jodi has a few favorite things - Cinderella, yogurt, dancing, Backyardigans, singing, painted fingernails, and bossing us all around.
4. Cora's list is a little different but she loves getting out of her high chair, the computer keyboard, peas and carrots, the word "uh oh" and mommy mommy mommy.
100 Things about me...
I was challenged by a friend to record 100 things about myself and I rather like this friend so I will try and see what flows from my brain to the keyboard...
1. I am not strict enough with bedtime and it makes me crazy some days!
2. I am thinking too hard about this list
3. Don't make me go to the mall with you, I'll get cranky really fast!
4. I love having 2 little girls to play with
5. I need to play with my kids more often
6. I'm a project girl - always got a new one on my mind
7. BYU intramurals are one of the things I miss most about Provo
8. I coached a kindergarten soccer team this year (my sister)
9. I can't concentrate as I look around my living room, I need to set my timer and do my 15 min of cleaning.
10. I often start things and have to finish them later (like this list!)
11. I have a cow fetish
12. and flip flops (thanks nanci for not doing the letter!)
13. I grew up in Michigan and Indiana
14. We had cows, chickens, 80 acres and pigs for eating (hog roasts - yummy!)
15. Fall is my favorite season
16. I've always liked my nose
17. I love to read but need to read more classics
18. I'm the oldest of 9 kids - love it!
19. I've always wanted to have a button collection
20. Stickers are some of my favorite things
21. I aspire to be a great cook
22. Eating food is a hobby of mine
23. Making bread is one of my new favorite things
24. I love socks
25. I built a snowman while Jodi was taking a nap cuz I wanted to have a snowman to sing "Once there was a snowman" to
26. Someday I'd love to have a book published
27. I've always wanted to ride in a double decker bus
28. My husband teaches at my old HS - weird :)
29. Smiley faces are a great accent
30. I am a scrapbooker with lots of the "stuff" but not much to show for it
31. I often wonder just how I spent the day
32. I am a list maker
33. Maybe someday I will get organized!
34. I want to write more letters this year
35. I took sign language during college and wish I could practice it
36. Mascara and silver eye shadow are all the makeup I own
37. I asked for Berry Blistex for Valentines Day
38. We are getting out of debt this year
39. I have the XM radio tuned to Dave Ramsey almost every afternoon
40. I despise the NBA and NFL
41. College sports are my bread and butter :)
42. I'm asking Eric for help cuz I'm faltering
43. My husband says if I stay true to form I'll finish about 1/2 of this
44. I actually miss the mountains
45. I just love the leafy green trees of the Midwest
46. Our life has a Hispanic soundtrack thanks to our renters upstairs
47. I don't recommend rental properties
48. I'm very excited to get our bathroom remodeled - we're doing it with LOTS of help from my dad
49. I love the outdoors and look forward to a camping trip or two this summer
50. Whew, half way!
51. I sure hope my spelling is okay because I'm picky about that
52. I think I'm pretty good at making cards
53. I'm scared of my basement
54. I HATE spiders
55. Spiders make me cry if they are bigger than a dime
56. I played the oboe in HS
57. Our marching band won 2nd in state when I was a freshman - I loved marching band
58. I played 4 years of varsity soccer in HS
59. I have a BYU intramural champ t-shirt - family heirloom baby!
60. I wear my contacts longer than I should
61. My singing is much better in my head than out loud
62. I just love a good garage sale
63. A friend calls me Spud and my kids Tater Tots
64. 8 squared
65. Daisies are my second favorite flower
66. Get your kicks
67. I have a tackle box that houses my rock collection
68. I am not this many inches tall
69. Sweet peas are my favorite flowers
70. I am a perfectionist (all but house work) and it carries over to Eric, poor guy!
71. I love Eric this much times infinity
72. My children show me how vastly flawed I am
73. I love to work in the dirt and make things grow
74. The morning hours of the day are much more enjoyable to me
75. There is just something so exciting about a brand new box of crayons
76. I'm a country music kind of gal
77. If I were a food I'd be a shishkabob
78. I fixed books to put myself through college
79. dogs NOT cats for me
80. I've rather enjoyed this chance to reflect upon myself
81. Seahorses are just such fascinating creatures
82. I've got a hankering for some Girl Scout cookies!
83. It will be so much fun to take Jodi and Cora to the zoo when it gets warmer
84. I really like meeting new people
85. Squishy mud between ones toes is just blissful
86. I'd rather eat spinach than blueberries
87. I love a politically charged conversation, I just don't know enough to contribute much
88. I love my sewing machine and my collection of fabric
89. Contact paper is a really cool thing - its just so versatile
90. I want to learn how to knit and crochet, shocker I don't know how :)
91. I've always wanted green eyes (mine are very blue but I don't mind really)
92. Wrapping my hands around an oversize mug of hot chocolate makes me feel warm and cozy
93. I like the idea of being able to identify the plants, trees and flowers I see. Now I just need to learn what they are!
94. One of my prize possessions is a trophy for winning a greased pig contest when I was 7 at the Millersburg Farmer Day Olympics!
95. Its a conspiracy - printers and ink are always empty or broken!
96. Nauvoo is one of my favorite places - we were married in the Nauvoo temple
97. I've never seen the Atlantic Ocean
98. I'd really like to have a Passport and use it
99. Homemade granola is my favorite sweet cereal (much to my father-in-laws disappointment, its not very unhealthy as sweet cereals go)
100. As we were leaving the hospital Eric told me he needed to go out into the wilderness for 3 days and kill a bear with his bare hands after what I had just done, which was giving birth to Cora naturally. Yeah, I think I'm pretty tough stuff.
1. I am not strict enough with bedtime and it makes me crazy some days!
2. I am thinking too hard about this list
3. Don't make me go to the mall with you, I'll get cranky really fast!
4. I love having 2 little girls to play with
5. I need to play with my kids more often
6. I'm a project girl - always got a new one on my mind
7. BYU intramurals are one of the things I miss most about Provo
8. I coached a kindergarten soccer team this year (my sister)
9. I can't concentrate as I look around my living room, I need to set my timer and do my 15 min of cleaning.
10. I often start things and have to finish them later (like this list!)
11. I have a cow fetish
12. and flip flops (thanks nanci for not doing the letter!)
13. I grew up in Michigan and Indiana
14. We had cows, chickens, 80 acres and pigs for eating (hog roasts - yummy!)
15. Fall is my favorite season
16. I've always liked my nose
17. I love to read but need to read more classics
18. I'm the oldest of 9 kids - love it!
19. I've always wanted to have a button collection
20. Stickers are some of my favorite things
21. I aspire to be a great cook
22. Eating food is a hobby of mine
23. Making bread is one of my new favorite things
24. I love socks
25. I built a snowman while Jodi was taking a nap cuz I wanted to have a snowman to sing "Once there was a snowman" to
26. Someday I'd love to have a book published
27. I've always wanted to ride in a double decker bus
28. My husband teaches at my old HS - weird :)
29. Smiley faces are a great accent
30. I am a scrapbooker with lots of the "stuff" but not much to show for it
31. I often wonder just how I spent the day
32. I am a list maker
33. Maybe someday I will get organized!
34. I want to write more letters this year
35. I took sign language during college and wish I could practice it
36. Mascara and silver eye shadow are all the makeup I own
37. I asked for Berry Blistex for Valentines Day
38. We are getting out of debt this year
39. I have the XM radio tuned to Dave Ramsey almost every afternoon
40. I despise the NBA and NFL
41. College sports are my bread and butter :)
42. I'm asking Eric for help cuz I'm faltering
43. My husband says if I stay true to form I'll finish about 1/2 of this
44. I actually miss the mountains
45. I just love the leafy green trees of the Midwest
46. Our life has a Hispanic soundtrack thanks to our renters upstairs
47. I don't recommend rental properties
48. I'm very excited to get our bathroom remodeled - we're doing it with LOTS of help from my dad
49. I love the outdoors and look forward to a camping trip or two this summer
50. Whew, half way!
51. I sure hope my spelling is okay because I'm picky about that
52. I think I'm pretty good at making cards
53. I'm scared of my basement
54. I HATE spiders
55. Spiders make me cry if they are bigger than a dime
56. I played the oboe in HS
57. Our marching band won 2nd in state when I was a freshman - I loved marching band
58. I played 4 years of varsity soccer in HS
59. I have a BYU intramural champ t-shirt - family heirloom baby!
60. I wear my contacts longer than I should
61. My singing is much better in my head than out loud
62. I just love a good garage sale
63. A friend calls me Spud and my kids Tater Tots
64. 8 squared
65. Daisies are my second favorite flower
66. Get your kicks
67. I have a tackle box that houses my rock collection
68. I am not this many inches tall
69. Sweet peas are my favorite flowers
70. I am a perfectionist (all but house work) and it carries over to Eric, poor guy!
71. I love Eric this much times infinity
72. My children show me how vastly flawed I am
73. I love to work in the dirt and make things grow
74. The morning hours of the day are much more enjoyable to me
75. There is just something so exciting about a brand new box of crayons
76. I'm a country music kind of gal
77. If I were a food I'd be a shishkabob
78. I fixed books to put myself through college
79. dogs NOT cats for me
80. I've rather enjoyed this chance to reflect upon myself
81. Seahorses are just such fascinating creatures
82. I've got a hankering for some Girl Scout cookies!
83. It will be so much fun to take Jodi and Cora to the zoo when it gets warmer
84. I really like meeting new people
85. Squishy mud between ones toes is just blissful
86. I'd rather eat spinach than blueberries
87. I love a politically charged conversation, I just don't know enough to contribute much
88. I love my sewing machine and my collection of fabric
89. Contact paper is a really cool thing - its just so versatile
90. I want to learn how to knit and crochet, shocker I don't know how :)
91. I've always wanted green eyes (mine are very blue but I don't mind really)
92. Wrapping my hands around an oversize mug of hot chocolate makes me feel warm and cozy
93. I like the idea of being able to identify the plants, trees and flowers I see. Now I just need to learn what they are!
94. One of my prize possessions is a trophy for winning a greased pig contest when I was 7 at the Millersburg Farmer Day Olympics!
95. Its a conspiracy - printers and ink are always empty or broken!
96. Nauvoo is one of my favorite places - we were married in the Nauvoo temple
97. I've never seen the Atlantic Ocean
98. I'd really like to have a Passport and use it
99. Homemade granola is my favorite sweet cereal (much to my father-in-laws disappointment, its not very unhealthy as sweet cereals go)
100. As we were leaving the hospital Eric told me he needed to go out into the wilderness for 3 days and kill a bear with his bare hands after what I had just done, which was giving birth to Cora naturally. Yeah, I think I'm pretty tough stuff.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Eric's 27th
Eric and his loot. Thanks for the birthday cards and calls. We had scrumptious salmon. My tastebuds water just thinking about it. Yummy! (Thanks Ted!) Ragamuffin Jodi did have her hair in pigtails but she has a mind of her own.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Winter Wonderland
This was the post sledding rosy cheeks.
This was one of the smaller icicles on our house!
Hello All - here are some pix from our very white winter this year. Enjoy!
Cora the Explora
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
No TV Tues - Thurs
Yesterday we did a no TV Tuesday and it was great! After dinner we all hung out in the kitchen with the radio blasting while we did dishes. We had a great time dancing ! Jodi especially loved it when Daddy would twirl and toss her into the air. Highly reccomend this idea.
Window Friends
I found 2 cute pair of legs looking out our bedrom windowand it was too cute to pass up so I snapped a picture. Cora is on the left and Jodi on the right.
Kitchen Bathtime!
Our bathtub is well going to be ripped out shortly (42 days but who's counting!) and so we've been exploring our options. The sink worked beautifully and the girls loved it!
Monday, February 19, 2007
Back in comission
We just spent the last week house sitting for a couple while they went to a Hawaii. They have a very nice home and it was fun to us to go on vacation to a house where they had an upstairs and downstairs with lots of fun extras to play with and take care of. Ah, but we must remind ourselves we are living in our home to help us get out of debt so someday we can have similar things and really feel like we've earned them. We were all happy to be back in our cozy little space and so the experience of seeing how "the other half lives" didn't spoil us the way I thought it would. It's good to be home!
Monday, February 5, 2007
We're Here!
Hello All! We've decided to join the blogging world. Its a great way to keep family up to speed, (as long as I keep our blog up to speed!) So hello to this new world of blogging. Happy Febuary to everyone out there.
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