11 months

*wears shoes*says shoes*signs shoes*obsessed with techno gadgets*plays ball with penny*thought he was getting more teeth--really he's just getting an attitude*growing some hair if you look close*gives hugs*waves bye-bye*has all his grandparants wrapped around that busy little pointer finger*favorite place is the bathroom*

hello darkness my old friend

it's nice to sleep during the day again....

mid 2009 project: convert curtains to blackout and hang them on a rod instead of 2 nails

DONE and DONE!

working at night

means sleeping during the day

and even at night we have a street light that

shines right in on through the blinds

but now i am sleeping like a baby...

actually lots better.

perhaps the dark rings under my eyes

may even begin to fade.

perhaps...

hopefully.

happy 2010! perhaps if we record our resolutions we will still remember them in april and hold ourselves accountable in 365 days....
* finish all 2009 projects
** finish all 2008 projects
*** finish all 2007 projects
**** no starting new projects until the others are done
***** start including prayer and a scripture in mr.e's bedtime routine
****** family hike every week (our feeble attempt at exercise)
******* learn more about the old testament then the 6 stories we know (translates to going and listening in sunday school)

******** dial back the amount of treats we eat and jon is trying not to eat 3rds (should be easy cause about 67% of our diet now is sugar)

happy christmas!

holiday recap:

we had to bail on christmas eve with kc and emily's family

because e was sick and FUSSY and went to bed at 6:45

(too anxious for santa i suppose)

so i made us a little christmas quiche

and finished up wrapping gifts and

we fell asleep to Christmas Vacation

christmas morning was spent at the zierdens

where santa karna deliviered big time!

trucks and books and puzzles

and itouch stuff and home depot gift cards

and much much more.

e loved opening presents

his or anyone elses

and trying to eat the oranments on the tree

christmas night at the sean owsley house

with lots of food and family

and a little sharing of christmas stories/songs

jon sang "have yourself a merry little christmas"

and everyone was thankful that we finally

have someone who sings on pitch in the family.

next year i will start preparing in september

so that i can enjoy the season more

and decrease my stress level

i hope...

10 months-10 photos-10 facts

10. i no longer crawl like a war veteran

9. i don't like cottage cheese

8. i like to eat the christmas lights

7. i have 7 teeth

6. i can say uh-oh, da-da, dog, ma-ma

5. i sign more

4. i have not fallen off anything in a few weeks

3. i hit my head 17 times a day

2. i ran, well crawled, away from home (got all the way down the driveway)

1. i have made it through sacrament meeting 2 weeks in a row

too too much

craft project gone awry= photo opt

yikes..feeling so overwhelmed!!
holiday baking i want to do.
holiday making i need to do.
birthday gifts
shower gifts
neighbor gifts
young women gifts

visiting teaching treats

home teaching treats

12 days of christmas for someone

what to get the parents?
wish i had more money
or at least more time

i passed out at work last night
while a patient was getting an epidural
right after i told the dad to sit down
so he doesn't pass out
ugh.
so embaraassing
not sure why it happened.
not my blood sugar
not pregnant
(i wish i was)
maybe cause she was squeezing my hand
SO SO SO hard
maybe cause i am overwhelmed with
"to do" lists

a wise woman,
who happens to be my best friend
and my sister
and the mother to all but one of those silly kids on the couch,
reminded me,
we fill our days with "to do" lists when we ought to
be making "to be" lists

who do i need "to be" today and this holiday season?

playbill

jon is a student by day

and a director by night.

he just finished another year

of directing with Arts Off Broadway.

this year's playbill included:

(Jon played Captain Hook-

who knew my husbands legs could look better in black tights than mine?

and Mr. E came and watched his first play)

(A bizarre play- but talented cast.

and Mr .E had his first stage appearance-

the nepotism begins!)

(The real success came in handling this play

and staying on top of his Organic Chemistry.

Mr. E was not invited to this at all.)

We're glad to have him back home on tuesday, thursday and saturday's

for a while....

traditions

no it is not a tradition to torture small babes with lemon

but to go out to lunch with the ladies for our birthdays

my mom used to do this with her lady friends (jeri, joan, jeanne and sharon) growing up

and i was always excited to get initiate that tradition in my own life

cause lunch means lingering over your meal, chit-chatting, catching up

and having room for dessert

since i don't have close friends within 700 miles

i started this tradition with my mom and tia--

lifelong friends of mine, even if they are related--

and i look forward to it every time

happy birthday mom!

9 months

mr.e is 9 months old so i want to share 9 things about being a mommy that i never knew...

1. no matter how often i clean the car seat there will always be goldfish crumbs in it
2. clipping fingernails is a weekly event for little folks
3. toys will NEVER be as much fun as cords
4. teething is quite messy
5. teething is painful for the whole family
6. teething is about a year long process
7. in one second a baby can fall out of the bath (aka kitchen sink) YIKES!!!
8. how the thought of his goofy grin can make me float when i am walking home from work
9. a little pointer finger could bring me so much joy

p.s.

the stats are:

height: 28.5 inches

weight: 18 lbs 12 oz

teeth: 2 on bottom 2.5 on top (and they are not the front 2)

skills: army crawls. but the doc said he should be really crawling...

eats: EVERYTHING including paper, dirt and dog food.

short on verbage

pardon my many
picture only posts
while i teach myself how to
post big pics and with words
and collages.
i have been struggling for months with this.
lame but true.

while mom blogs...

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