162 posts tagged “random”
We have been on several dates over the past week. I was able to get a photo from Ryan's Christmas party at the Hilton.
Our winter garden has sprouted, we now have 4 kinds of radishes, broccoli, winter squash, green onions, lettuce, jalapenos and yellow onions. Christian picked a few heads of broccoli over the weekend and I made the most delicious veggie and chicken pizza.
Madyson got a student of the month award last Thursday. I went to her assembly and was not only able to see her get her award, but also to see her class perform 3 Christmas songs.
Both Saturday and Sunday we got special Christmas deliveries from Friends. The first was a basket of homemade jam and bread from Shane and Bree. All I can say is mmmmmmmm!
Next was a platter from Aaron and Michelle, complete with 6 of each item for our family of 6...so cute and yummy!
Miss Olivia was fixed on Friday and has not skipped a beat! She's just as playful and sassy as she always is. She has a new favorite place to perch.
I had ugly Christmas Sweater bunco at my house, but fortunately for the girls didn't take any pictures. Let me just say there were indeed some VERY hideous Christmas outfits that night!
Last week was emotionally exhusting. This week I will be better about posting.
My brother and Roxanne have the sweetest puppy. She's 6 months old and 37 pounds, although she thinks she's a 5 pound lap dog......see.....
THIS ShOULD BE INTERESTING!
Tonight will be the beginning of the baking marathon in preperation for tomorrow. I'm going to my cousins to start cooking for our very first Thanksgiving meal. Somehow both of us have escaped 30 years of not making the dreaded turkey. We both seem to have the same saga of convincing our moms to do it for us. So needless to say this should be very interesting. Either we'll survive and place a beautifully delicious bird on the table or we'll slaughter it so bad that we'll be serving just side dishes as our meal.
Stay tuned!
I'm back.
I'm tried.
I'm not unpacked.
Saying Maddy is my "mini me" is such a understatement.
Last night I was reminded just how much of a "mini me" she really is.
She wanted to get in on the betting action from a few weeks ago so during dinner she bet her father to see who could guess how many pairs of shoes she has.
They teased back and fourth and finally he decided to guess 15 pairs. Maddy (who had not counted them) guess 21 pairs.
After dinner she and I ran upstairs and I watched while she counted and counted and counted, emptying two overflowing drawers of shoes onto the floor.
The final verdict was 22. The child has 22 pairs of shoes. At that moment I realized not only to we look alike and have the same personality but we have the same LOVE of shoes!! CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Somehow tonights dinner conversation turned to being about me. I went from enjoying my grandmas homemade potato soup to listening to Ryan and Christian make bets about how many pairs of shoes I have.
The conversation started with Maddy when she asked, "Daddy whats H-24 mean?"
Ryan looked down at his shirt and said, "Hanger 24" and Maddy thought about his answer and said "Why because you have 24 hangers?"
"Yep thats right I have 24 hangers and your mom has the rest! She takes up almost the whole closet, especially her shoes!" Ryan said jokingly.
What?
Ryan said I bet your mother has 72 pairs of shoes.
Huh!!!?!!!! "Oh really wanna make a bet", I said exasperated!
Laughing Ryan replied, "As a matter of fact yes I do!"
So after dinner while Ryan did the dishes I ran up to my closet and started counting. and counting. and. well. counting..............
69. yep, I said it, 69 I have 69 pairs of shoes. Boots, flip-flops, sandles, heels, tennnies, wedges, slippers, Uggs...and I LOVE them all! But best of all? I won the bet!
Over the weekend Ryan and I sat down and went through several boxes of photos in search of pictures for a impending slide-show.
So as we were reminiscing I noticed that so many pictures are taken with the same people over and over again. The people whom we spend alot of time with. The people we are close to and enjoy being around. Certain family members and certain friends who we have created so many memories with. People we have started traditions with. People we are comfortable with.
Then I thought about the friends who we don't see anymore and the family members whom we just don't have a relationship with and the lack of pictures with them due to that lack of relationship. The older the kids get they too will pick up on the lack of pictures, of memories, with some people and it will hurt.
It's a unsolvable situation. I know some friends are just that. Friends their meant to pass in and out of your life because when you have things in common you have more to talk about, you have reasons to hang out, but family is different, the relationship should be consistant. There shouldn't be photos of birthdays and special occasions that don't consist of family.
I am thankful for the special relationships we have. I am thankful for all of the friends who feel like family. I am thankful for the family that feels like family. I am thankful for the relationships that are growing and I regret the relationships that are dwindling away.
But such is life I guess.
October 1st marks the start of my favorite time of the year! The weather is getting cooler, the leaves will be changing soon, today is the first day of Breast Caner month and from now until Christmas our weekends are pretty much full!
This month is a busy birthday month for our family, then Ryan and I both have our individual trips and Thanksgiving in November and and then all the festivities that the month of December brings!
From now till December 26th my house will be decorated and be filled with the smell of Cinnamon pine cones.
