Monday, November 23, 2009

We Did It!!! We Live In VA Now -

So we moved to Virginia and everything got moved in and then the rain came, and came, and came, and came...That Nor'easter you may have heard so much about, yeah, we were right in the middle of it. Flooded streets, no power, flooded basement...we actually made out a lot better then most in our immediate area. Before all that, we did have a great Halloween (we were staying with my in laws, waiting for the movers to arrive with our stuff). So we got off the plane and I started sewing right away, cause Halloween was only 3 days away...




Yes, my 3 year old demanded to be a vampire - I said no to the blood (even though she begged). I don't even know how she knows what a vampire is, but I suspect her 9 year old sister had something to do with it! I hand stitched the cape and made the tutu - isn't she cute???




The 9 year old just had to be the Bride of Frankenstein - the dress is made out of an old bed sheet (soaked in coffee) and her hair is teased to death!

Friday, September 25, 2009

Swine Flu Alert!

Why have I not blogged? Where have I been? Am I dead? No, but just barely! We all got the Swine Flu!!! Everyone else seems to be on the fast track to recovery, but my butt is still being kicked - ughhhh, fatigue! I'll get back on track and soon, but I think I need a vacation to recover from my cold AND I feel as if the holiday's are upon me...anyone else feel already behind??



(this pic cracks me up)!!

Thursday, September 3, 2009

I Love Old T-shirts On Kids - Let Me Explain

When my 3 year old wears an old t-shirt that is maybe one or two sizes too big, she looks so cute and I just want to cuddle her as much as I can!!

It reminds me of Saturday mornings and pancakes or sunny days reading on the screened porch. She's so snugly!!

She wears her sisters old UVA (University of Virginia - my husbands Alma mater) t-shirts and we buy the boys shirts cause I think the pink and tailored ones are just wrong! I love old t-shirts that aren't nipped in at the sides, like they tend to do now, which is just weird!?

Before bed, after her shower, my little one comes and climbs into bed and snuggles me with her big t-shirt on and I wrap her up and squeeze her, breathing all that freshly laundered cotton in - heaven, pure heaven!!

Sunday, August 30, 2009

My Kids Write Notes - Do Yours??

It seems like every other day one of my kids brings me a note...it's asking for something or telling me something or some odd sort of questionnaire.

It's weird, really it is. Doesn't sound all that weird until you have a three year old run down the stairs and throw a piece of paper at you and run like the wind back upstairs - not once, but multiple times (sometimes this exercise is accompanied by a pencil or colored pencil, in order to check a box that relays my answer to whatever innocuous question that has been posed).

I know, I know, I should go along and think this is cute, but I really don't understand why they are doing this and sometimes I would prefer to just have a conversation about whether or not they can have popcorn, go in the pool, use the computer, take a bubble bath, paint their nails, etc....

Can you tell that all of this is instigated by my nine year old and carried out by my sweet little toddler, that has been convinced to do her older sisters bidding, quite willingly I might add!


This is the note I received today...

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Scissors - Yeah, Sometimes They Are A Bad Thing!

So, she got new child safe scissors, I walked away for five minutes while she was happily cutting triangles and when I came back I found this (she wasn't crying when I got there, she started that after I screamed)...a little back info - I've never cut her hair. She was born and her hair just grew so pretty, sweeping to the side and curling down her back, that I never cut it, NEVER!!


Poor thing, I rarely ever get mad at her, she's such a good baby! As soon as I screamed "no no" at her, she burst into tears and frankly she didn't do that bad a job - she gave herself some pretty good bangs.


When I asked her why she had cut her hair, she told me "I was making it all pretty" - I felt awful for getting all mad, but I can't have her going around cutting things just to make them "pretty" can I???


We took her to the salon and they trimmed it up and made it look all nice (as we we're leaving my little bubby told me that she would now like to get her nails done - I told her "next time honey, next time."

Monday, August 24, 2009

More Bday Pics!! I Forgot To Load These!

Here's my bubby getting Nana's presents (she always gives the best gifts)! Yes, that is a Fancy Nancy tutu and boa!! Yes, those are cd sets of classical musician greats (her fav music, weird but true)!! Also, her fav gift yet - an MP3 player radio for kids (unbreakable), which is preloaded with children's folk songs and now is loaded with bubbies classical music...






Yes, this IS how excited she gets over Bach...odd.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

I Love Ice Cream, and Apparently she does too!

Summer's almost over...I'm sad to see it go and wish it hadn't passed so quickly...in other news, we may be moving! Nothing concrete yet, but keep your fingers crossed for me, cause we may spend fall in the lush Autumn colors of the East coast!!! (More to come).



Friday, August 14, 2009

I'm Not Sure I've Told You...

I'm not sure I've told you all, but my tall, blue eyed and handsome husband is a GOD!!! I don't mean some everyday God, I mean he's in Zeus's league! Not only does he look like a God (over six feet, blond, blue eyes, 18 inch neck, shoulders that carry the world, arms of steel - and his legs, they're crazy hot - oh and he can grow a beard in 2 days, so he always has that sexy five o'clock shadow), but he's also the kindest, smartest, warmest, funniest man I've ever met, (he also cooks, cleans and almost every night makes me the most perfect cup of hot tea, oh and he's a genius - I'm not kidding, he reads quantum physics for fun).

My older brother recently told me, that not one day has gone by in which he worried about me, cause I had Lui. My brother says that he's the best man he's ever met, that he's never once, in any way, done anything that gave my brother pause (can't say as much for the rest of the guys I dated and we won't even go into my ex-husband).

When he told me this, I started thinking and realized he was right...My husband is an extraordinary man. He's hard to explain, but if you've ever met him, you know he shines with some calm inner light. It's been almost ten years since we first met and I still remember the day so clearly, it could have been yesterday...the sun in his hair, the way his eyes crinkled when he smiled...funny how the ripples in the lakes of my life led me to such an amazing man and to so much love...

BTW - We've decided to try for a 3rd bubby, we figured we've so much love, why not create someone else to share it with ;)


My Husband


Oh look, it's me (except I have arms).

Monday, August 10, 2009

Aphia's Bday Invites (I Made Them w/ my Cricut)!!!

I made little Aphia's birthday invites with the Cricut Expression (this is the first thing I made, so I will have to show you some of my other creations later).





(What's wrong with Blogger?? I was only able to upload 2 pics and all the others were turned weird or had issues)!?!

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Summer's Almost Gone...

So, we got all of our books for Ayris's school (k12) and we are very excited!!! What an amazing curriculum and abundant resources!!! We just found out that her computer will be here next week and that she will be able to access her online courses on the 10th of August, which will give her plenty of time to learn he system and become comfortable before the Aug. 24th start date.



We also finished plastering her room and we are in the process of painting her walls/picking out her new bed/repainting her desk/etc.....
Her bed will look something like this (but with prettier comforters) -



Her paint color (close to it, anyway) -

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Ahhhh, A New Computer!

So I was going to buy a Sony, but I got such a good deal on a Toshiba I had to buy it...even though I really don't know very much about them. Anyone out there that has a review, please send it to me. It's very fast and seems to have all the bells and whistles that I find so important.

On other news...my bubby had her 3rd birthday and is now officially a BIG girl! It was quite the blowout! More pics to follow.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

My Computer Exploded!!!

My computer exploded!! I've tried all week to fix it to no avail...so I will be buying a new one this weekend - hope to talk more then!

Friday, July 24, 2009

This Is My Daughter - I Think I'm In Trouble...

Here we are on a veranda, while vacationing and I couldn't help but take these photos - the light was just right...







I think it safe to say that I'm in deep poopy when it comes to my oldest daughter. She's going to create many sleepless nights for her father and I...I only hope that she keeps her head.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

My Children Looking Bored - Wah, Wah, Wah...

I'm really not sure why I'm getting this look...


Here they are showing their new toys...

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Vacay was fun...and now I must lose weight :(

I ate too much and I blame these small people with alien metabolism's!!!