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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
LOVE
I know I promised at least one picture on my next post so I will apologize up front about the fact that this is yet another post of TALK, no pictures. Amuse me and pretend that YOU, my ten readers really care about that ok?? So here is what's on my mind.
My little sister Julie is traveling from New York to Utah today. She is postpartum (don't you hate that word, why couldn't they think of a better word for new moms... it just sounds ugly... but if you only say "she just had a new baby" it sound more fluffy... and easy somehow, which it is NOT... so postpartum it is!) Anyway she is postpartum just 7 weeks. We are the type of girls who usually hide any sort of hard ship... everything is just fine... meaning...she'd never admit to IT but those who have had babies know how it feels to be seven weeks out- frazzled is the first word that comes to mind and closely after that is tired, emotional, stressed, fried etc.... you get the picture. anyway my little sister is traveling today I'm sure feeling all of the mentioned emotions- with her new FUSSY baby and her ACTIVE, SPICY 3 year old... Her husband is working (he's a doctor) so there's no going in late for him, no lunch break to come home and help during...she is on her own. Had to do all the thinking, get everything together, pack it all into suitcases... while caring for her two youngins. Making sure to have the "entertainment items" and necessities accessible for the FIVE hour plane ride plus the two hour lay over in Detroit.... my heart goes out to her and I get a big lump in my throat just thinking about her today. I talked to Julie just as she was leaving this morning and the stroller that she really needed to make life easier at the airport was in her husbands car AT WORK. not off to a very good start....
and then when she got dropped off at the airport she learned that their flight was delayed an hour...
so she had to sit even longer and entertain babies even longer...
Bless her heart.
We pressured her into coming... oh, she wanted to come of course but to really come alone is a big deal and a big expense. It's all in the name of LOVE... she loves us, her family... she learned that Sara was coming from L.A. and didn't want to miss out on the opportunity for her new little Francie to meet all of us... and we are all dying to meet her too. (plus there is nothing worse than knowing your family is going to be together without you) Julie longed to come and Sara couldn't resist (her hearts is pure gold) and she offered to help with the expense.... if Julie would just make the trek-talk about LOVE! So... long story short... this is a love story you know? We will all be together for Valentine's day .... but first Julie has to make it here... (Sara will arrive on Saturday) which I'm sure she will do... I just hope not to many tears are shed in the process...send some good vibes and a little LOVE her way today for me, will you?
My little sister Julie is traveling from New York to Utah today. She is postpartum (don't you hate that word, why couldn't they think of a better word for new moms... it just sounds ugly... but if you only say "she just had a new baby" it sound more fluffy... and easy somehow, which it is NOT... so postpartum it is!) Anyway she is postpartum just 7 weeks. We are the type of girls who usually hide any sort of hard ship... everything is just fine... meaning...she'd never admit to IT but those who have had babies know how it feels to be seven weeks out- frazzled is the first word that comes to mind and closely after that is tired, emotional, stressed, fried etc.... you get the picture. anyway my little sister is traveling today I'm sure feeling all of the mentioned emotions- with her new FUSSY baby and her ACTIVE, SPICY 3 year old... Her husband is working (he's a doctor) so there's no going in late for him, no lunch break to come home and help during...she is on her own. Had to do all the thinking, get everything together, pack it all into suitcases... while caring for her two youngins. Making sure to have the "entertainment items" and necessities accessible for the FIVE hour plane ride plus the two hour lay over in Detroit.... my heart goes out to her and I get a big lump in my throat just thinking about her today. I talked to Julie just as she was leaving this morning and the stroller that she really needed to make life easier at the airport was in her husbands car AT WORK. not off to a very good start....
and then when she got dropped off at the airport she learned that their flight was delayed an hour...
so she had to sit even longer and entertain babies even longer...
Bless her heart.
We pressured her into coming... oh, she wanted to come of course but to really come alone is a big deal and a big expense. It's all in the name of LOVE... she loves us, her family... she learned that Sara was coming from L.A. and didn't want to miss out on the opportunity for her new little Francie to meet all of us... and we are all dying to meet her too. (plus there is nothing worse than knowing your family is going to be together without you) Julie longed to come and Sara couldn't resist (her hearts is pure gold) and she offered to help with the expense.... if Julie would just make the trek-talk about LOVE! So... long story short... this is a love story you know? We will all be together for Valentine's day .... but first Julie has to make it here... (Sara will arrive on Saturday) which I'm sure she will do... I just hope not to many tears are shed in the process...send some good vibes and a little LOVE her way today for me, will you?
Monday, February 8, 2010
pictures....
First things first...
do you ever feel like--- not blogging?
As much as I love it... right now I really hate it. It is hanging over my head and whispering in my ear "you are getting further and further behind" and I don't like to be behind, you know...
but it seems I always am.
I have had a few nights free the past few weeks but instead of blogging I curled up on the couch to read 'the hunger games' and then 'catching fire'. I Could not stop reading those book, seriously! My new favorite books! shhhhhhh guess what?...um, Better than Twilight (did I just say that?) Yes I did say that... and its true- I loved them! And then, those other free nights??... well I just didn't feel in the blogging mood. I'm so far behind it feels too overwhelming at 10 PM to write and upload.
I am still not really in the mood but I just went through my pictures from Christmas and my heart jumped a little just reminiscing...it was then that I realized that my camera ATE approximately FIFTY pictures! They are gone- the proof of the cutest bum you've ever seen in Thomas the tank engine underwear (Gabe's of cousre) Gone! He has been potty trained for about a month now. ONE accident is all, I tell you I love this boy! Easiest potty training EVER! Now if we could just get rid of the binkie....four months until he's three and it WILL be gone before then- I promise! Oliver's adorable grin with evidence of tiny teeth buds- Gone, Oliver crawling turbo speed and walking along the furniture- Gone. (he just turned nine months old, by the way) Eli looking handsome in his boy scout uniform- Gone. Gabe letting stray kitties into the house to share his hot dogs with them- those pictures are GONE. Glen came to the rescue when he heard my whining but even he, a computer (and camera) genius could not find the consumed pictures... boo hoo hoo.
A few of the pictures I might be able to recreate...but it's never the same. Looking at the bright side... less pictures to upload and write about... putting me a little more ahead of the game -huh? Even though technology is in the dog house today... there is one little love that I have for it- Blogger FINALLY gives us an option in the settings to enlarge pictures...they are so much better large!-- goodbye to the dreaded step of going through flicker! so technology, I will give you that ONE plug- but that's all your getting from me and my heart that is missing my pictures....
In other news- we are all in love this month- writing notes and filling up our love buckets. My boys love this Valentine tradition of ours and it sure chases the February blues away! I will share the details, sometime, I hope! my sisters are both coming this month! They'll be here for Valentines day, we're going skiing, we're doing projects, we're hanging out together EVERY day and night! That's all good, but best of all? I get to hold my beautiful new niece Francis. She's already two months old and I have been dying to get my hands on her. Plus we are going on our first EVER girls only weekend- I cannot wait! Now if I could just get out of doing Primary sharing times all month.... I'd be able to relax a whole lot more- that's for sure!
I wish I could set a blogging goal and make a promise to get up to date quickly... but I better not. I am working on a few posts though... but it might be awhile til I'm able to hit publish! But next time, I promise at least one picture not just all talk- that is.... if my camera doesn't eat them.
do you ever feel like--- not blogging?
As much as I love it... right now I really hate it. It is hanging over my head and whispering in my ear "you are getting further and further behind" and I don't like to be behind, you know...
but it seems I always am.
I have had a few nights free the past few weeks but instead of blogging I curled up on the couch to read 'the hunger games' and then 'catching fire'. I Could not stop reading those book, seriously! My new favorite books! shhhhhhh guess what?...um, Better than Twilight (did I just say that?) Yes I did say that... and its true- I loved them! And then, those other free nights??... well I just didn't feel in the blogging mood. I'm so far behind it feels too overwhelming at 10 PM to write and upload.
I am still not really in the mood but I just went through my pictures from Christmas and my heart jumped a little just reminiscing...it was then that I realized that my camera ATE approximately FIFTY pictures! They are gone- the proof of the cutest bum you've ever seen in Thomas the tank engine underwear (Gabe's of cousre) Gone! He has been potty trained for about a month now. ONE accident is all, I tell you I love this boy! Easiest potty training EVER! Now if we could just get rid of the binkie....four months until he's three and it WILL be gone before then- I promise! Oliver's adorable grin with evidence of tiny teeth buds- Gone, Oliver crawling turbo speed and walking along the furniture- Gone. (he just turned nine months old, by the way) Eli looking handsome in his boy scout uniform- Gone. Gabe letting stray kitties into the house to share his hot dogs with them- those pictures are GONE. Glen came to the rescue when he heard my whining but even he, a computer (and camera) genius could not find the consumed pictures... boo hoo hoo.
A few of the pictures I might be able to recreate...but it's never the same. Looking at the bright side... less pictures to upload and write about... putting me a little more ahead of the game -huh? Even though technology is in the dog house today... there is one little love that I have for it- Blogger FINALLY gives us an option in the settings to enlarge pictures...they are so much better large!-- goodbye to the dreaded step of going through flicker! so technology, I will give you that ONE plug- but that's all your getting from me and my heart that is missing my pictures....
In other news- we are all in love this month- writing notes and filling up our love buckets. My boys love this Valentine tradition of ours and it sure chases the February blues away! I will share the details, sometime, I hope! my sisters are both coming this month! They'll be here for Valentines day, we're going skiing, we're doing projects, we're hanging out together EVERY day and night! That's all good, but best of all? I get to hold my beautiful new niece Francis. She's already two months old and I have been dying to get my hands on her. Plus we are going on our first EVER girls only weekend- I cannot wait! Now if I could just get out of doing Primary sharing times all month.... I'd be able to relax a whole lot more- that's for sure!
I wish I could set a blogging goal and make a promise to get up to date quickly... but I better not. I am working on a few posts though... but it might be awhile til I'm able to hit publish! But next time, I promise at least one picture not just all talk- that is.... if my camera doesn't eat them.
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