wake up. check
drink bottle. check
have bath. check
play outside. check
sit on grass. check
get unnerved by grass and scream for mom. check
eat cereal and pears. check
have a nap. check
wake up from nap and drink bottle. check
be forced to roll over by mom. check
figure out (Finally) how to roll over. check
go for a walk in the stroller. check
stare at cars and trucks. check
drink apple juice after walk. check
play. check
wait for dad to come home because he's much cooler and more exciting than mom. check
eat sweet potatoes and applesauce. check
play. check
get ready for bed. check
scream really loud for 20 minutes. check
fall asleep. check
He's the only person I know who accomplishes everything on his to do list, every single day.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Just us girls
I can't even remember the last time I did something just with my mom and my sister. It seems that there is always someone else tagging along, or we just don't spend that much time together. We e-mail, but never do a "girls day out". Yesterday however, we did just that. The three of us spent most of the day at a conference downtown.
We went to the Speaking of Women's Health Conference. The local Public Television affiliate, in cooperation with many sponsors, including my employer, UEN, sponsored the day. I got discount tickets through work and heard that the gift bags were divine (and they were), so I signed the three of us up.
We didn't really attend any sessions (we tried, but they just weren't what we were looking for), but had fun at the booths, got lots of freebies, walked a mile, and had a convention center catered lunch.
The morning keynote speaker however, was excellent. Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston shared some startling health statistics with the women at the conference as she admonished us girls to develop healthy life changing habits. Of all the things she talked about during her keynote, a few stuck in my mind. First, she told us that we need to make our exercise clothes and habits as important as our tooth brushes. I brush my teeth like, 4 times a day, but do I take the baby out for a walk? Maybe once a week if it isn't too hot. Point well taken.
Another thing that I found enlightening was this: According to research done by leading medical institutions like Johns Hopkins, in order to cut the risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke, and diabetes by upwards of 60%, all we women folk need to do is walk for 30 minutes a day, but we always say we don't have time. But, as Dr. Gaston pointed out, if we break our day into half hours, then we've got 48 half hours a day. All we need is one, and we should surely be able to find one 30 min. block to walk a day.
She also talked about stress, and how stress is such a killer (sometimes literally) for women. To illustrate her point, she told a very funny story.
Two women are on their way into heaven and are talking to each other about how they died. The second woman asks the first how she died, and the first woman says that she froze to death. The second woman said that must have been an awful way to go and the first woman said, no, that initially, it was bad, but once she gave in to the cold and started to really freeze, that she went very peacefully. The first woman then asked the second woman how she passed away and she told this story.
The second woman said that she was convinced her husband was having an affair and she drove home early from work one day to catch him. She stormed into the house and her husband was sitting in his chair, reading the newspaper. She then proceeded to storm through the house, looking for the mistress everywhere. In the attic, the basement, the kitchen, closets, under the bed, etc. Running down her stairs, she had a heart attack, fell and died, tragically.
The first woman, after hearing how the second woman died, said to her: Wow, that's a terrible way to die. The funny thing is, if you just would have looked in the freezer in the garage, maybe we both would still be alive.
ha, ha!
Thanks to mom and Haley for going with me. I had a great time at the conference. And, shopping at mom's favorite stores, Sears and Kohl's, on the way home was good, too.
We went to the Speaking of Women's Health Conference. The local Public Television affiliate, in cooperation with many sponsors, including my employer, UEN, sponsored the day. I got discount tickets through work and heard that the gift bags were divine (and they were), so I signed the three of us up.
We didn't really attend any sessions (we tried, but they just weren't what we were looking for), but had fun at the booths, got lots of freebies, walked a mile, and had a convention center catered lunch.
The morning keynote speaker however, was excellent. Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston shared some startling health statistics with the women at the conference as she admonished us girls to develop healthy life changing habits. Of all the things she talked about during her keynote, a few stuck in my mind. First, she told us that we need to make our exercise clothes and habits as important as our tooth brushes. I brush my teeth like, 4 times a day, but do I take the baby out for a walk? Maybe once a week if it isn't too hot. Point well taken.
Another thing that I found enlightening was this: According to research done by leading medical institutions like Johns Hopkins, in order to cut the risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke, and diabetes by upwards of 60%, all we women folk need to do is walk for 30 minutes a day, but we always say we don't have time. But, as Dr. Gaston pointed out, if we break our day into half hours, then we've got 48 half hours a day. All we need is one, and we should surely be able to find one 30 min. block to walk a day.
She also talked about stress, and how stress is such a killer (sometimes literally) for women. To illustrate her point, she told a very funny story.
Two women are on their way into heaven and are talking to each other about how they died. The second woman asks the first how she died, and the first woman says that she froze to death. The second woman said that must have been an awful way to go and the first woman said, no, that initially, it was bad, but once she gave in to the cold and started to really freeze, that she went very peacefully. The first woman then asked the second woman how she passed away and she told this story.
The second woman said that she was convinced her husband was having an affair and she drove home early from work one day to catch him. She stormed into the house and her husband was sitting in his chair, reading the newspaper. She then proceeded to storm through the house, looking for the mistress everywhere. In the attic, the basement, the kitchen, closets, under the bed, etc. Running down her stairs, she had a heart attack, fell and died, tragically.
The first woman, after hearing how the second woman died, said to her: Wow, that's a terrible way to die. The funny thing is, if you just would have looked in the freezer in the garage, maybe we both would still be alive.
ha, ha!
Thanks to mom and Haley for going with me. I had a great time at the conference. And, shopping at mom's favorite stores, Sears and Kohl's, on the way home was good, too.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Peaches
Ross likes peaches. He likes them a lot.
I don't like peaches. They are yucky.
After dinner tonight, Elliott seems to agree with me.
I don't like peaches. They are yucky.
After dinner tonight, Elliott seems to agree with me.
the elusive one
I got something this morning that I haven't seen in a while....
A SMILE from the baby.
He also wanted to type hello:
hj OI YOknm fb nk jn fffffffffffffffffvt6v
(note: If you look closely at the picture, you can see two little white goofy toofies in monkey baby's mouth)
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Teething Sucks...and so did most of July
Now, I'm not one to complain or whine (really, I'm not), but I would like to whine about the month of Joo-lie and officially declare it a non-month for me and my little family. I've mentioned my generic disdain for the big holiday in this month, but upon some deeper reflection this first day of August, 2007, I think that I am prepared to expunge the month from our record. Or annul it from our lives.
You see, this month was filled with a lot of ups and downs, some of which were okay, some of which were not. In this past month we've had flowing water in the basement, fights, and flash flood warnings. Friends have broken arms, and suffered in the heat. Grandpa spent a week in the hospital for a thyroid problem. Elliott saw his fair share of uncomfortable-ness with his helmet and this whole teething thing. Which after an evening of slobbery screams and a restless night, hopefully gives him a reprieve today.
We've seen expensive doctors appointments and expensive prescriptions. We own a dying car and have a sense of false hope that washing corroded battery cables will prolong it's life that much longer. Dead birds and mice in the swimming pool and giant jumping wolf spiders in the window wells.
The cilantro I planted didn't make it. The hydrangeas I planted are dying. Most of the zinnias I planted are dead.
Our scale lies to us and we are both fatter (by about 6 lbs) than we thought.
The weather sucks.
The headboard fell off the wall.
My 10 year high school reunion is this weekend. I got a forwarded e-mail about it. I'm not going. I've been out of high school ELEVEN YEARS!
There are too many dead deer on the side of the road (everywhere). How does a deer die on the freeway? How does a deer get to the freeway?
I've got more, but I'll spare the 2 readers of this blog any more details.
On a brighter note? August is here, have a can of beer!
You see, this month was filled with a lot of ups and downs, some of which were okay, some of which were not. In this past month we've had flowing water in the basement, fights, and flash flood warnings. Friends have broken arms, and suffered in the heat. Grandpa spent a week in the hospital for a thyroid problem. Elliott saw his fair share of uncomfortable-ness with his helmet and this whole teething thing. Which after an evening of slobbery screams and a restless night, hopefully gives him a reprieve today.
We've seen expensive doctors appointments and expensive prescriptions. We own a dying car and have a sense of false hope that washing corroded battery cables will prolong it's life that much longer. Dead birds and mice in the swimming pool and giant jumping wolf spiders in the window wells.
The cilantro I planted didn't make it. The hydrangeas I planted are dying. Most of the zinnias I planted are dead.
Our scale lies to us and we are both fatter (by about 6 lbs) than we thought.
The weather sucks.
The headboard fell off the wall.
My 10 year high school reunion is this weekend. I got a forwarded e-mail about it. I'm not going. I've been out of high school ELEVEN YEARS!
There are too many dead deer on the side of the road (everywhere). How does a deer die on the freeway? How does a deer get to the freeway?
I've got more, but I'll spare the 2 readers of this blog any more details.
On a brighter note? August is here, have a can of beer!
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