Hold on to your hats, blog readers!!! It was November the last time I posted, so I have a lot of catching up to do. It has been a busy month, full of fun and family. I tried to catch most of it in the next several posts and have named the all the same in case you need to go to older posts.
I hope each of you had a wonderful Christmas and may you all find peace, joy and love in the new year!
Monday, December 31, 2007
December in the rearview mirror
After months of training, my dear friend Kellie, Nathan and I ran the White Rock Half Marathon. It was a cold nasty day, but the run was great! I came in at a respectable time of 2:10 or so which put me at a 9:59 min/mi. While that may be a snails pace for some, it was by far a personal best for me so I was really happy! Kellie and Nathan rocked coming in under 2 hours and about a 8:30 min/mi. Way to go!! I have to say a HUGE thank you to Marc though. I really could not have done it without his love and support. He stayed at home countless Saturdays so I could run my "long runs" and watched from the sidelines in the cold and rain cheering me on the whole way. What a guy! :)
December in the rearview mirror
Ashley turned 16 mo. old this month! Where does the time go? She is such a beautiful, funny, smart girl- much more of a kid than a baby anymore- and I love her to pieces. This month, she has started saying more things and has started getting longer hair in the back. She now has all 16 teeth (missing her 4 two year molars only) and is beginning to run, trying to jump and climb and loves to dance. She is absolutely obbsessed with accessories like hats, bags, phones, sunglasses, and carrying babies and stuffed animals around. She loves reading books and will very often go to her room and plop down in her chair to read a few. She still sleeps and eats like a champ, although has begun disliking vegetables recently (we are trying to "push through" that stage). She will give kisses and hugs, however her babies are more likely to receive those on comand. She is a joy to me and Marc (the jury is still out for Pete!) :)
December in the rearview mirror
Have you ever tried to wrap hundreds of presents with a 16 mo. old wandering around??? It works really well... as long as you don't mind the wrapping paper stepped on, presents strewn around the room and ribbon unrolled all over the place. So, Marc took advantage of the beautiful weather and took Ashley to the park. Looks like they had a ball!!
December in the rearview mirror
Christmas Eve was great this year. We spent the day relaxing at home. We baked cookies, played a bunch and got ready for the next day. We went to the Christmas Eve service at Stonebriar and it was so nice. I definitely think that might be a new tradition for us. Then we came home, had dinner and opened the first present of Christmas- our gifts from Mrs. Claus. For those that don't get things from Mrs. Claus, she usually brings new Christmas PJ's, so that you feel festive (and well dressed) when you wake up Christmas morning. Ashley was very excited about Santa on the outside of her gift box, her new slippers and the snowmen on her new PJ's. (Posing for a picture... not so thrilling)
December in the rearview mirror
This Christmas, Santa brought Marc and I a much needed getaway. It was only for a night and it was in town, but it was WONDERFUL! We went to the Gaylord Texan, which for those that have been, is just as good as going away to a vacationland. It was decorated for Christmas and just beautiful. We enjoyed a very relaxing massage, great meals, wandering around looking at the lights and sights, and going to ICE. We had such a good time and came back very relaxed. It was just what we needed.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
We've been elfed!
This is too funny! I saw this on a friend's blog and had to do it too.
click on the link below...
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1113932287
click on the link below...
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1113932287
Nothing better than a comfy chair and a good book
I came into Ashley's room this evening to see her like this. She had also drug her chair out to the middle of the room by herself. I guess the reading light is better there?!
***No children were seriously hurt in the filming of this video. Parents are boneheads and sometimes watch through the camera saying to themself "oh, no, this is not good" right before bad things happen... Thankfully kids are pretty resilient... and their early memories are fuzzy by the time they grow up. ***
** parental disclaimer**
***No children were seriously hurt in the filming of this video. Parents are boneheads and sometimes watch through the camera saying to themself "oh, no, this is not good" right before bad things happen... Thankfully kids are pretty resilient... and their early memories are fuzzy by the time they grow up. ***
Merry Christmas to all!!!
Ashley went to visit Santa on Tuesday. She loved him again this year! I think she knows to stay friendly with the big guy..
We gobbled, rested and decked the halls
So, my dear friend Jennifer emailed me today and reminded me that my last post was about my mom and that it was nearly a month old!! What on earth! Where did November go???
Thankfully mom is doing better although her recovery has been slow. In fact, we had plans to be at their house for Thanksgiving, but the doctor quickly put an end to that so we decided to host Thanksgiving here. It was a lovely time and Marc cooked one of the best turkeys I've ever had. This man never ceases to amaze me. He wins another chili cook off and then manages to make turkey taste good. Incredible! The most astonishing part of this is that he grilled the bird!! He threw it in pan and put it on the grill for a little over three hours. Amazing... (what is really amazing is that we managed to find the giblets the night before! Now that is a funny story!)
Anywho, the day after Thanksgiving brought on one of my favorite days of the year- Christmas decorating day!!! Since the weather was so cold and crummy, we spent most of the weekend relaxing and getting our house into the holiday spirit. I always love our house at the holidays. It is so warm and cozy. I love our tree and all the lights.
Ashley has loved all the decorations as well. She loves the tree and all of the lights around the house. However her favorites have been all the Christmas stuffed animals that I put out, the ornaments and a goofy leftover White Elephant gift hat that says "Merry Kris-Moose" -she loves that sucker!!!
Below are some of the highlights of the last week or so. Enjoy!
I hope it's not another month before I can post again!
Thankfully mom is doing better although her recovery has been slow. In fact, we had plans to be at their house for Thanksgiving, but the doctor quickly put an end to that so we decided to host Thanksgiving here. It was a lovely time and Marc cooked one of the best turkeys I've ever had. This man never ceases to amaze me. He wins another chili cook off and then manages to make turkey taste good. Incredible! The most astonishing part of this is that he grilled the bird!! He threw it in pan and put it on the grill for a little over three hours. Amazing... (what is really amazing is that we managed to find the giblets the night before! Now that is a funny story!)
Anywho, the day after Thanksgiving brought on one of my favorite days of the year- Christmas decorating day!!! Since the weather was so cold and crummy, we spent most of the weekend relaxing and getting our house into the holiday spirit. I always love our house at the holidays. It is so warm and cozy. I love our tree and all the lights.
Ashley has loved all the decorations as well. She loves the tree and all of the lights around the house. However her favorites have been all the Christmas stuffed animals that I put out, the ornaments and a goofy leftover White Elephant gift hat that says "Merry Kris-Moose" -she loves that sucker!!!
Below are some of the highlights of the last week or so. Enjoy!
I hope it's not another month before I can post again!
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Lions, Tigers and Appendixes... Oh my!!
What an eventful Halloween it was around here! It all started out calmly enough- Marc and I took Ashley trick or treating for the first time this year. Well, if you can call riding around in a stroller trick or treating.... Anyway, she had a great time stopping in at our friend's houses in the neighborhood and playing with the kids on the street. She looked absolutely adorable as the Saggy Baggy Lion! I am so impressed that her Aunt Mimi made it! (originally used by her cousin when she was a year old) After she retired to her den for some Zzzz's Marc and I handed out candy until about 8:30.
I was getting ready for bed about 9:30 when the night suddenly took an interesting turn... (and not in a good way) I knew that my mom had not been feeling well that day, and when she called earlier that evening to say that the doctor had told her to go to the ER, I knew that this might not be good... especially since my dad was out of town until Friday. So, my sister was able to be with her when she checked in (thank goodness!) and stayed with her through all the tests. Her sharp abdominal pains were indicating appendicitis or diverticulitus, and the tests that came back showed appendicitis. They scheduled her surgery for two hours later- 11:00 pm. So, once I heard this, I knew I wanted to be there with mom and Kim. Marc stayed home with Ashley and I hopped in the car and flew to Bedford as fast as I could get there.
Well, very very very long story short, Mom had her appendix removed at about 1 am and I returned home about 4:30 am so that I could get up at 6:30 am and teach on Thursday. I am so thankful that the surgery went smoothly, the appendix had not ruptured (although gangrene had already begun) and that her recovery seems to be going well. I am even more thankful that dad was able to get an earlier flight home and got here at about 11 am this morning. (I know that made mom feel infinitely better) I am also forever thankful that Kim was able to be there for mom and stayed overnight with her.
It was a very long night but I am so thankful that everything went as well as possible. And I sincerely hope that this is the very last time that I spend Halloween night in an ER!
Here are some cute pictures of the fun part of the night-
I was getting ready for bed about 9:30 when the night suddenly took an interesting turn... (and not in a good way) I knew that my mom had not been feeling well that day, and when she called earlier that evening to say that the doctor had told her to go to the ER, I knew that this might not be good... especially since my dad was out of town until Friday. So, my sister was able to be with her when she checked in (thank goodness!) and stayed with her through all the tests. Her sharp abdominal pains were indicating appendicitis or diverticulitus, and the tests that came back showed appendicitis. They scheduled her surgery for two hours later- 11:00 pm. So, once I heard this, I knew I wanted to be there with mom and Kim. Marc stayed home with Ashley and I hopped in the car and flew to Bedford as fast as I could get there.
Well, very very very long story short, Mom had her appendix removed at about 1 am and I returned home about 4:30 am so that I could get up at 6:30 am and teach on Thursday. I am so thankful that the surgery went smoothly, the appendix had not ruptured (although gangrene had already begun) and that her recovery seems to be going well. I am even more thankful that dad was able to get an earlier flight home and got here at about 11 am this morning. (I know that made mom feel infinitely better) I am also forever thankful that Kim was able to be there for mom and stayed overnight with her.
It was a very long night but I am so thankful that everything went as well as possible. And I sincerely hope that this is the very last time that I spend Halloween night in an ER!
Here are some cute pictures of the fun part of the night-
Friday, October 26, 2007
Blue Skies and Rainbows and Sunbeams from Heaven...
Fall is finally here and it has been absolutely beautiful this week. Cool crisp mornings and warm sunny afternoons- doesn't get much better! I have been trying to spend as much time outside so that I can soak up the three or so weeks of fall that we get around here... so when we got together with Andee and Emily today, we decided to head out to the arboretum. We had a great time and the girls had fun playing together!
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