You would think, since it has been a few weeks since I last posted, that I would have all kinds of stories to share, experiences to pass on, something...
Uhhh... hmmm... stalling.... the brain is starting to pull something from the memory banks...
Yeah, I got nuthin'.
It is just after 8am on a Saturday morning. (At least that is the time it is now. By the time I finish this little missive of mine, and actually post for your loving eyes, who knows what time it will be?!?!) I've been providing tech support at work since 6:30am. There is some absolutely tempting french toast in the dining room across the lobby which I am avoiding like the plague. (It is made of challa bread even, probably from
Zingerman's... oh be still my rumbling stomach.)
*** Update*** 9:35am - gave into the temptation, french toast was delicious!!
Matthew is going to a birthday party this afternoon in the middle of the state, and since I am working, my friend Sheri is going to take him (party is for the daughter of a mutual friend of ours). She and her husband were in our neck of the woods yesterday, so they picked him up mid-morning and took them home with him. It left me feeling out of sync yesterday afternoon. There was no one to rush home and pick up. What did I do with myself before he came into my life???
So I ended up getting together with a friend and shopping. This friend is getting ready for a trip to Florida (oh - the thought of sunshine!!!) and wanted to pick up some things for the trip. I think she bought a pair of shoes for all the walking they'll be doing. I, on the other hand, picked up three new pairs of shoes (heaven help me... I'm turning into a girly-girl, I think!), a pair of capri pants (for a trip to sunny CA next week - where the day temps are in the mid-60's), and a white shell top to go under some new business suits I got last weekend. (Can you tell the tax refund money has come in??? I was able to pick up some much-needed items, and a treat or two, all without feeling too guilty - plus it was on sale - isn't that the motto we are supposed to use? Look how much I saved, right?!?!) And I did mention what my friend got, right? A pair of shoes?? I don't know, I just may be feeling a bit guilty over my purchases last night; but the shoes are so nice, and the pants are so cute... I think I'll recover. ;-)
I don't usually make resolutions at New Year's, but one of the thoughts I had as we started the year 2008 was that I needed to do a better job of taking pictures and videos. (Uhhh, the video thought has done nothing but be a thought.) I have managed to take some pictures. Last weekend I even managed to capture a couple of cute shots. They are at the last two pictures here. The bottom one is just precious; a nine year old, five year old, and one year old lined up and captured by the magic of Disney! (And my little boy still has cute feet!)
But the point is that I am not doing a good job with pictures. The first child (and in my case -
ONLY - child) is supposed to have all kinds of pictures around, documenting everything in their lives. HA!!! My poor kid... almost nothing printed out at the house... no baby book entries recording first this/first that, etc... It is almost more as though he is a second or third child, rather than a first. But at least he can check out this site when he gets older. (Or maybe,
just maybe, I'll actually print things out one day, and put them into an album!)
Here is a guide to the pictures: (If I knew how to work this free site better - I'd put the descriptions by the pictures. I don't, however, so you are stuck with this. I think I prefer this to the slideshow, though. Your thoughts?? Let me know by
email or leaving a comment below.)
top - Matthew playing with
Wikki Stix; These are great for keeping hands/minds occupied... we ot his at a restaurant in T.C. this past summer.
next - Getting exercise with his ball, or just goofing around with the ball in the living room. I can't remember which one it was at the time when I took this picture.
third - Lambie dressed up in an outfit from
BABW (there is a store not too far from where we live)
fourth - his dog, Lucky, dressed up in another outfit from BABW (he used some of his Christmas gift money to get these outfits).
fifth & sixth - this may put me into the gluttonous mother category, I'm not sure... He is eating Mac & Cheese, from the pan. If I make it for dinner (along with something else, veggies, protein source, etc) and he eats everything I give him for dinner, he is allowed to have a second helping of Mac & Cheese... straight from the pan.
next to last - cuddle time with Sami, sharing the couch and blanket, and
NOT fighting over who gets the remote.
last - yeah, I already explained this one earlier in the posting.
Here it is, now 10:22am, and I am still feeling like there is something I should be sharing, and just can't remember what it is. Maybe another cup of coffee is in order.
I suppose I can brag a little... after all, it is my site... I get to decide what shows up here and what doesn't! In a
posting back in December, I talked about getting my act together and how I was getting myself into shape. I am glad to announce that after 3 months of hard work, I have dropped almost 20 pounds, and three sizes!!! (Do you hear the trumpets sounding??) I suppose if I were better about pictures, I might have a before and after picture that I could post... but I'm not, so I don't. The good news outside of this... I have been doing this long enough now that it is not a chore to keep up. Just a few more pounds to go, and then it will be time to switch to a maintenance plan. (Does that make me sound like a car??)
Okay - enough rambling for today. I am going to get this posted, and then send out the announcement to the world (or at least my little corner of it) that something new is out for you all to see! Take care, and I'll post more after my trip to sunny CA!!
