I fell in love with Tumblr. :( Why? Because it's just so very easy to update from my phone.
I am going to be making a conscious effort to return here though.
I know JC would be impressed. :)
Also, in time, I'm going to try and move a few things over from Tumblr to here.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
beautiful disaster
Only my child…
Morgan was trying to check out the flower bed in front of the house while I loaded things into the car this morning. Apparently she leaned a little too far because she fell completely into the flower bed. Yup, yucky wet dirt all over her clothes I had just wrestled her into. But, while she stumbled up to get out of the flower bed she smiled up at me, telling me “I fiiiine Mommy”. So cute. I smiled at her and said “Good, angel. Do you need new clothes?” and before I could get out the whole response she’d stumbled getting out of the flower bed and went to stable herself on the edge of her swimming pool. Yeah, over the edge she went. She stood up in the pool… dirty and wet… and said “Woops. I fiiiine Mommy. I wet!”. HAHA!
LOVE her and her clumsiness. :)
Thursday, February 18, 2010
tragedy strikes elmo
This morning something tragic happened.
The bulb on our TV completely died without warning.. during ELMO! It was tragic. Seriously, TRAGIC. Morgan screamed and cried like I'd beat her. She was so pitiful and was convinced that I could fix it. I know that she was because between shrieks and sniffles she whined "fiss it". It didn't take very long for me to decide that we weren't going to last long like this. JC suggested that we go run a couple of errands and maybe go to WalMart. Sure that meant we were going to be gone during lunch time but at this point I was ready to try anything. She wasn't pleased with getting into the car but once we got going she was fine. :)
We had fun at WalMart browsing the store... killing time. :) Morgan got a couple of new hats for the spring since she still hates any form of barrette or bow I'm just going with this hat thing. She grabbed them off of the hook and put it on in the store with the tag still on. HaHa. It looked too cute on her to say no. I'm weak like that. :)
See? Super cute! :)
She napped whenever we got home and thankfully the time she was awake without TV was spent eating, bathing or playing in her room and she didn't notice again. Whew.
I am so incredibly thankful that JC had already ordered a replacement bulb months ago for just this reason because apparently when the bulb in the TV goes out it doesn't give a warning.. it's just like a light fixture in the house.. one minute it works and the next you're in the dark. JC was able to install it whenever he got home tonight. He is our HERO!! :)
Tomorrow morning, whenever I hit that little red button on the remote and it comes on, it will not go unappreciated! I will never again take TV for granted. Oh, how we love Sesame Street.. and super cute little girls in pink hats with bows! :)
The bulb on our TV completely died without warning.. during ELMO! It was tragic. Seriously, TRAGIC. Morgan screamed and cried like I'd beat her. She was so pitiful and was convinced that I could fix it. I know that she was because between shrieks and sniffles she whined "fiss it". It didn't take very long for me to decide that we weren't going to last long like this. JC suggested that we go run a couple of errands and maybe go to WalMart. Sure that meant we were going to be gone during lunch time but at this point I was ready to try anything. She wasn't pleased with getting into the car but once we got going she was fine. :)
We had fun at WalMart browsing the store... killing time. :) Morgan got a couple of new hats for the spring since she still hates any form of barrette or bow I'm just going with this hat thing. She grabbed them off of the hook and put it on in the store with the tag still on. HaHa. It looked too cute on her to say no. I'm weak like that. :)
See? Super cute! :)
She napped whenever we got home and thankfully the time she was awake without TV was spent eating, bathing or playing in her room and she didn't notice again. Whew.
I am so incredibly thankful that JC had already ordered a replacement bulb months ago for just this reason because apparently when the bulb in the TV goes out it doesn't give a warning.. it's just like a light fixture in the house.. one minute it works and the next you're in the dark. JC was able to install it whenever he got home tonight. He is our HERO!! :)
Tomorrow morning, whenever I hit that little red button on the remote and it comes on, it will not go unappreciated! I will never again take TV for granted. Oh, how we love Sesame Street.. and super cute little girls in pink hats with bows! :)
Friday, February 12, 2010
disbelief
Yes, we had more snow today.
Not the kind of snow we had whenever I was a kid either where you had to stand out on the playground with your tongue hanging out for 2 minutes waiting for ONE flake to hit it.
Not the kind of snow that isn't really snow but ICE like we normally get here. You know the kind where you create a "snow ball" with it but it's really like throwing a block of ice at someone and will shatter a car's rear-view mirror. Ahem.
But.. today it was wonderful powdery goodness! I still can't stop looking at the pictures. It's insane and it was absolutely beautiful. I refer to it in the past tense because although it was breathtaking this morning it's pretty yuck out there now. Oh well, it's something us Louisianians won't soon forget! Plus, I have tons of photos to remind us. :)
What a difference a night can make, huh?
I had fallen asleep in Morgan's room after she came and woke us up at 5am so at about 7am JC came into Morgan's room and told us to come and look at the snow. It was amazing! I think I said "WOW!" a gazillion times. Morgan stood in front of the window pointing and yelling "SOW" and "NOOO".. she's trying so hard to learn to say snow. JC still had to go to work today though and that really bummed me out but before he left he ran outside and grabbed some snow for Morgan to touch! :)
We spent the morning just hanging out inside in our PJ's, looking out the window and waiting for the temperatures to rise some.
But at 10am I saw a clump of snow fall off of the powerline in front of the house and decided we better hurry up and enjoy it while it lasted. I bundled her up in as many layers as I could squeeze her into and we braved it. I thought it was so cold but she seemed mesmerized and completely oblivious to the cold.
She just kept walking up and down the driveway looking at the ground once I convinced her to get off of the carport. I'm sure it had to be overwhelming to her. I was overwhelmed!
Not the kind of snow we had whenever I was a kid either where you had to stand out on the playground with your tongue hanging out for 2 minutes waiting for ONE flake to hit it.
Not the kind of snow that isn't really snow but ICE like we normally get here. You know the kind where you create a "snow ball" with it but it's really like throwing a block of ice at someone and will shatter a car's rear-view mirror. Ahem.
But.. today it was wonderful powdery goodness! I still can't stop looking at the pictures. It's insane and it was absolutely beautiful. I refer to it in the past tense because although it was breathtaking this morning it's pretty yuck out there now. Oh well, it's something us Louisianians won't soon forget! Plus, I have tons of photos to remind us. :)
What a difference a night can make, huh?
I had fallen asleep in Morgan's room after she came and woke us up at 5am so at about 7am JC came into Morgan's room and told us to come and look at the snow. It was amazing! I think I said "WOW!" a gazillion times. Morgan stood in front of the window pointing and yelling "SOW" and "NOOO".. she's trying so hard to learn to say snow. JC still had to go to work today though and that really bummed me out but before he left he ran outside and grabbed some snow for Morgan to touch! :)
Yes, the picture is blurry but in my defense I was probably shaking from excitement!
We spent the morning just hanging out inside in our PJ's, looking out the window and waiting for the temperatures to rise some.
But at 10am I saw a clump of snow fall off of the powerline in front of the house and decided we better hurry up and enjoy it while it lasted. I bundled her up in as many layers as I could squeeze her into and we braved it. I thought it was so cold but she seemed mesmerized and completely oblivious to the cold.
She just kept walking up and down the driveway looking at the ground once I convinced her to get off of the carport. I'm sure it had to be overwhelming to her. I was overwhelmed!
But after a couple of trips down the driveway she decided that she really liked it! I took a lot of pictures of her but it was hard since I didn't have gloves for myself and snow kept falling on my camera. I kept having to try to shield the camera and wipe it off!
She's so beautiful!
She's so beautiful!
She even got brave after a while and wanted to touch it!
Unfortunately, soon after this photo was taken she also decided she wanted to sit in the water on the driveway and play in the snow. Even though we definitely wanted Morgan to see and experience snow we did not want a child sick with pneumonia or a blistered face. So, I halted the picture taking and carried my tantrum'ing child inside as she screamed "SOOOOW Mommy" to strip her of her wet clothes. Yes, I'm mean... but we aren't going to the ER with pneumonia and I already had to coat her down with Aquaphor tonight. Luckily when she woke up from her nap her dry face was so much better already and I think we won't have any blisters. I'm so thankful that her eczema seems to improve more and more as she gets older!
I gave her juice and graham crackers once we were inside and in warm, dry clothes and all was forgiven. :) Sweet girl!
I gave her juice and graham crackers once we were inside and in warm, dry clothes and all was forgiven. :) Sweet girl!
What a beautiful day! I couldn't help but feel sorry for our dog Dakota though.. and the little birds that I'm sure thought they had gone far enough South for the Winter.
Of course, we thought it really sucked that JC had to work in this mess! Ick. We're so glad that he made it home safely, late, but safely and that's what matters the most!
But, now that we've seen snow, touched snow and taken a gazillion photos of snow I'm ready for Spring. Come on Spring!!!
Of course, we thought it really sucked that JC had to work in this mess! Ick. We're so glad that he made it home safely, late, but safely and that's what matters the most!
But, now that we've seen snow, touched snow and taken a gazillion photos of snow I'm ready for Spring. Come on Spring!!!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
he is so many things...
but a plumber, he is not. :)
JC woke up this morning on a mission. A mission to tackle our Master Bathroom plumbing issue from the outside. Several months ago in a hope to change out the spout in our bathtub the old pipe simply broke off. Ick. Since we've been sharing the Guest Bathroom with Morgan. Yes. Lots of fun. Especially given the fact that Morgan is a toddler dedicated to potty training (at least most days). It's been on the back burner since we assumed the only way to this pipe was to remove the entire tub, since the tub & surround are one solid piece, but JC was given a wonderful suggestion. We could simply removed the vinyl siding from the outside of the house and reach the pipe from there. Hooray! No extensive remodel. A quick trip to Home Depot and we'd be all fixed up! I was ecstatic at the mere thought and JC was focused and confident.
Well it didn't exactly go as planned. There were three trips to Home Depot, assistance from our wonderful neighbor, lots of colorful words and JC standing in the dark, heavy rain, knee deep in water... even some sawing. When I looked up to see JC walk into the house with the saw I literally thought he'd been pushed over the edge and was now just going to saw the bathtub in half. Seriously. I wouldn't have blamed him if he had at that point. However, he only needed it to adjust the hole that was already there for one of the fixtures. In the end, finally, we had perfectly working, brand new Nickel finished fixtures. JC was finally able to turn back on the water at around 7:30 pm. Oh. Did I mention that during this ordeal we'd had to turn off the water? Oh yeah. No water. All day.
Morgan occupied herself by helping me with laundry.
By "helping" I mean using the Dryer door as her Baby's changing table. :)
(prior to having the water turned off, of course)
Late into the evening she decided it was enjoyable to yell at JC through the now hole ridden wall in the shower while he stood in knee-deep water on the outside. She thought this was hysterical and was totally entertained. I'm not so sure JC was doing nearly as much smiling on the other side of that wall, in the rain, standing in water and fighting with pipes that just wouldn't seal. I'm actually almost certain that there were absolutely no smiles until he turned the water back on for the last time to find no leaks!
It was quite an experience.
We learned a lot of things... the biggest being to always expect the unexpected. A lesson that we were already aware of and were unfortunately reminded was that any home project requires at least three trips to get supplies.
JC learned that he is not a plumber and never intends to pursue being a plumber... but he is capable of fixing a shower if absolutely necessary! He's appreciated so much by the two ladies in this house and we are sure that he is our hero and he can do anything... even plumbing work in the rain! :)
Now, the cleanup begins.
JC woke up this morning on a mission. A mission to tackle our Master Bathroom plumbing issue from the outside. Several months ago in a hope to change out the spout in our bathtub the old pipe simply broke off. Ick. Since we've been sharing the Guest Bathroom with Morgan. Yes. Lots of fun. Especially given the fact that Morgan is a toddler dedicated to potty training (at least most days). It's been on the back burner since we assumed the only way to this pipe was to remove the entire tub, since the tub & surround are one solid piece, but JC was given a wonderful suggestion. We could simply removed the vinyl siding from the outside of the house and reach the pipe from there. Hooray! No extensive remodel. A quick trip to Home Depot and we'd be all fixed up! I was ecstatic at the mere thought and JC was focused and confident.
Well it didn't exactly go as planned. There were three trips to Home Depot, assistance from our wonderful neighbor, lots of colorful words and JC standing in the dark, heavy rain, knee deep in water... even some sawing. When I looked up to see JC walk into the house with the saw I literally thought he'd been pushed over the edge and was now just going to saw the bathtub in half. Seriously. I wouldn't have blamed him if he had at that point. However, he only needed it to adjust the hole that was already there for one of the fixtures. In the end, finally, we had perfectly working, brand new Nickel finished fixtures. JC was finally able to turn back on the water at around 7:30 pm. Oh. Did I mention that during this ordeal we'd had to turn off the water? Oh yeah. No water. All day.
Morgan occupied herself by helping me with laundry.
By "helping" I mean using the Dryer door as her Baby's changing table. :)
(prior to having the water turned off, of course)
Late into the evening she decided it was enjoyable to yell at JC through the now hole ridden wall in the shower while he stood in knee-deep water on the outside. She thought this was hysterical and was totally entertained. I'm not so sure JC was doing nearly as much smiling on the other side of that wall, in the rain, standing in water and fighting with pipes that just wouldn't seal. I'm actually almost certain that there were absolutely no smiles until he turned the water back on for the last time to find no leaks!
It was quite an experience.
We learned a lot of things... the biggest being to always expect the unexpected. A lesson that we were already aware of and were unfortunately reminded was that any home project requires at least three trips to get supplies.
JC learned that he is not a plumber and never intends to pursue being a plumber... but he is capable of fixing a shower if absolutely necessary! He's appreciated so much by the two ladies in this house and we are sure that he is our hero and he can do anything... even plumbing work in the rain! :)
Now, the cleanup begins.
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