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not the best day

Jan 29th, 2011 by

So I’m kindof having a yucky end to the week…slipped on the ice in the driveway the other day and am still feeling really sore…baby woke me up somehow at 1 am and I never got back to sleep…kids seemed to know that Mommy had only slept two hours and were up bright and early to celebrate the fact…went downtown to get a free pedicure I won (yay!), but spent 20 minutes trying to find the place (had left my phone on the counter by accident so I couldn’t call) and was late…got a parking ticket when I left because my meter had expired 5 minutes before the officer came by (seriously–he even put “-5 minutes” right there on the ticket)…so much snow from last night and this morning that I couldn’t get up the driveway when I got home…Tommy too active while Derek and Lizzie were napping so I had to stay awake to keep an eye on him and discipline as needed for things like taking his mattress off his bed (today of all days?!)…roads have been getting progressively worse so I don’t want to venture out (or even risk the driveway) to get groceries like I had planned, so there’s not much in the house…feeling discouraged that I haven’t sold anything on etsy and feeling guilty for stocking up on expensive wool felt to make things to sell when we didn’t really have the money in the budget (which is my fault for crashing our car last month, something I was reminded of this week when the hospital in VA contacted me with a $1000 bill because they hadn’t entered my insurance info correctly)…so tired that I’m seeing stars and feeling nauseated and just wanting to cry…and now quiet rest time is over and both kids are awake and crying because I haven’t really been playing with them today (despite the fact that they had quality Daddy time this morning)!  Definitely a Jonah day!  Can I just skip the rest of the weekend, please?

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Stickers

Jan 28th, 2011 by

For family members still wondering what Tommy would like for his birthday, may I suggest stickers?  Peter and Cammy’s Christmas present has been providing us with hours of entertainment of late…

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the BOW

Jan 27th, 2011 by

In the past day and a half, Elizabeth has developed an obsession with one particular hair bow.  She calls it the BOW.  She wants it in her hair all the time.  If it comes out (often due to her pulling), she comes screeching to me, “Mommy!  The BOW!  The BOW!  The BOW!”  And I put it back in–sometimes to the side, sometimes straight back.  Unfortunately, her hair is so fine that anything I put in it comes out pretty quickly, so this has been repeated already 20 times this morning.  Moms of girls, any hints for keeping hair clips in longer than 10 minutes?

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Rum Pum Pum Pum

Jan 26th, 2011 by

Elizabeth is seriously obsessed with “The Little Drummer Boy” song today. She’s been singing “rum pum pum pum” constantly all morning. Another couple hours of this, and I might join Grandpa Muller’s I-hate-the-little-drummer-boy club…

And, just to be realistic, this is what my kitchen looks like when I choose to exercise instead of unloading the dishwasher in the morning, then have to make a treat for Bible study brunch, then have to take a meal to friends.  Sigh.  Was the calorie/stress tradeoff worth it?  Off to clean up the kitchen…

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Keeping Her Warm in Winter

Jan 25th, 2011 by

This morning, Elizabeth flatly refused to put on any of her pants. She wanted tights and a skirt. Since yesterday started below zero without the windchill, I thought this would be unwise. We compromised with tights and a jumper and pants underneath.

Then we headed out to the kids’ consignment store in town to look for a pair of maternity workout pants.  Yes, I’ve been managing to work out a bit every day for the past couple of weeks, but my normal workout clothes just weren’t cutting it anymore.  With trading in a couple things, we got a few dollars in store credit, which helped me pick a shirt and some workoutable pants out of the maternity dollar bin, then I found this 2T dress coat on their winter clearance dollar rack!  I’ve been wanting a dress coat for her all winter, but I couldn’t justify buying one when she had a perfectly good normal one, already.  For a dollar of store credit, however, I couldn’t resist!  It’s a bit big, but she can wear it to church the rest of this winter, and maybe it will still fit next year (?).  She was in no mood to model it, so I had Tommy hold it up for the camera.  You can see that he’s admiring it’s checkered just like the checkered flag in the Cars movie.  Ah, the difference between boys and girls…

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I'm on etsy!

Jan 24th, 2011 by

So after a lot of research and some product testing (thanks, M and E!), I finished up my first couple of sets of wool felt food and listed them on etsy! Check it out:

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Homemade Pasta Making

Jan 24th, 2011 by

Now that we can all eat eggs, Derek thought it would be a good idea to try to make his Grandma Tata’s homemade pasta again.  We pulled out the pasta maker from the basement and gave it a whirl (I say we, but Derek and Tommy did all the work), and it turned out great!  Served with homemade sauce (also Grandma’s recipe), it was a big hit.  Tommy had fifths, Elizabeth had seconds, and I won’t admit to how much we ate.  Yum!

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Breakfast Together!

Jan 21st, 2011 by

Look who ate French Toast Strata with the rest of the family this morning!  I tried to capture the pure joy that radiated from her as she dug in…but maybe I should have taken a video instead.  In any case, it was an epic breakfast for Elizabeth!

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Two Allergy-Free Kiddos!

Jan 20th, 2011 by

Today we finally got Elizabeth in to see an allergist about her egg white allergy.  She’d reacted when I introduced it at a year, and she had a positive blood allergy test back in August, but today her skin test was all clear.  (We also tested today for peanut, given Derek’s strong allergy and the mild one that Tommy outgrew, and that was also clear–not that it’s a big deal in our peanut-free house, but we are definitely going to do some Mommy-daughter bonding over Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Blizzards one day…)  We have the go-ahead to introduce full eggs into her diet, so I’m pondering what baked treat to make tonight (or maybe do a breakfast-for-dinner night with waffles where I don’t have to make two separate batches for Elizabeth and the rest of us!!!!).  Thank you, Lord, for two allergy-free kiddos!

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Overheard This Week

Jan 20th, 2011 by

Scene One

Elizabeth: No!  No!  Mommy!  No!

(Yep, she discovered this word on Monday.  Pretty much all I’ve heard since.)

Scene Two

Tommy: Mommy, well, when I grow up, I am not going to fight with a sling, just a sword.

Mommy: Why not a sling?

Tommy: Well, because a sword’s easier.

(can you tell what Bible story we’re obsessed with these days?)

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