Sooo. . . Whadya think?!
August 31, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 6 Comments
We are extremely happy with the new look from Dawn over at Barefoot Blogs. We hope you enjoy it too!
-Daniel
The lyrics come to mind :” Isn’t she lovely, isn’t she wonderful…” Dawn did a fantastic job on our blog. She is so professional, patient, gracious, and very talented. I would highly recommend Barefoot Blog Designs if you are in the market for a blog design or anything of the sort. I had a wonderful experience!
-Andrea
Brotherly Love
August 29, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 9 Comments
This is mostly for the Grandparents sake, but you all enjoy too. Judah is all boy! He just loved running Eve into everything and anything! When it was Eve’s turn to push she, on the other hand, went and found a “seatbelt” for him to wear. Such opposites!
Wordless Wednesday
August 28, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 10 Comments
Still Alive
August 28, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 4 Comments
We weren’t sure the baby bird was still alive yesterday afternoon since we couldn’t find him anywhere. We had looked and looked but to no avail. This morning Daniel spied him on our bush. We were thrilled! We also found out that he can fly a little bit. He safely in our tree now, and his Momma is taking good care of him.
Our Fluffy New Friend
August 27, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 7 Comments
Eve and “Hon” (her name for him) deep in conversation about whether he knows how to fly.
A Sad Day
August 26, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 6 Comments
I grew up in western New York, moved to Alaska then to North Dakota, now I live in Vermont. You’d think Winter and I would have reached some sort of understanding, but we haven’t. Especially now that I have children….I loathe it. The coats, boots, mittens, hats…on and on it goes. I wish the Air Force would get the memo and pull us from the “Cold-Weather Tour”. We have family in New York and Pennsylvania, I can visit snow if I really miss it.
In other sad news… any one remember this post? Not happening. We got the news a few days ago. Apparently this new rule had just come down from the top the day we found out; the new rule that there are no opportunities for cross-training into the Ground Linguist career field unless you are already in Intel. Door closed. So, what now? God’s way will always be best…wish it wasn’t so hard to figure out sometimes. We’re feeling a little lost, and a lot pressed for time. Eve was bitterly disappointed about not being able to live in “Castle-floor-nea” and play at the beach. It’s so hard for a four year old to understand what is hard for even an adult to understand. The why’s of no.
Yet, we press on.
Hot Weather Food
August 24, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 7 Comments
My “it’s too stinkin’ hot to cook” mealVacation
August 24, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 8 Comments
Daniel has sixty-nine days of leave (vacation-time) right now. To put that into perspective, it totals what the military gives us as vacation time for two years and four months. This is sick. He has two weeks of leave to use before October first so, next week is mandatory vacation. And we are all very excited! We have no where to go, no one to see – I am very much looking forward to the freedom this allows. I haven’t got any expectations to get blown out of the water, though I do hope Daniel can really relax . Recruiting is a hard job to dis-engage yourself from. It’s very invasive. But, this week is free! I am looking forward to hanging out with my husband, eating dinners together, no late nights at work, and the kids having Daddy around to play with. We may even order pizza and have a movie night!
Sometime this week Eve and I will have a date at the bead store to make necklaces, possibly an anklet and a few pairs of earrings. And I’ve been eye-ing this swing from IKEA for in Judah’s room. So maybe a trip up to Montreal to visit IKEA would be fun. All in all it’s going to be a great week, and it starts tonight!
Smile!
August 24, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 4 Comments
Eve has Entered the Dating Scene…
August 23, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 10 Comments
Eve went on her first bona fide date this morning….with her father. This is the beginning of what we hope is a long tradition between Daniel and Eve. They went to a local bagel shop for breakfast; she got sesame with cream cheese – half of which was still on her face when she came home. But her smile was what I noticed most.
It only was a half an hour long but the magnitude is far reaching. Eve’s love language is time. She needs time, time where the attention is all on her. Who better to give her that than her father? Who better to learn from about how a woman should be treated by a man? What better way for Daniel to instill love into her little heart and create memories that will last a lifetime?
It didn’t take much – half an hour and a few dollars.
I wish I could have captured the light in Eve’s eyes when I told her she was going on a date with Daddy. I wish I could have captured the way her hair looked held back by a pink bow, blowing in the wind; and the way her feet fairly lifted off the ground with joy. These moments are so fleeting. I thank God for my memory.
Public Service Announcements
August 22, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 5 Comments
** Never try to catch a knife that is falling from on top of the fridge. It will always turn out badly.
** Taking a toddler and a pre-schooler to the bathroom in a very busy toy store will not ever be sanitary or fun, and most definitely will cause you to want to tear your hair out.
** Your pre-schooler will never forget anything you ever told her. Ever.
** A chicken-pox scare is very, very scary. Especially when your friend and her children are going on vacation, but have been recently playing with the child that is now covered in red bumps.
** Transmission work on a vehicle is never cheap.
** Boys throw everything. Everything.
**Toy stores do not promote selfless-ness, a desire to “scale-down”, or cause children to not act greedy.
** Some people who work in the customer service arena should never be allowed to come in contact with other human beings.
** Chocolate makes everything better.
Wordless Wednesday – Foraging
August 21, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 16 Comments
Doing one of those things boys do best….looking for food!
More Wordless Wednesdays found here and hereStill Too Fresh
August 21, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 6 Comments
I was wandering through photos this afternoon, looking for a special one to use in my Wordless Wednesday post, when I came across this one
My heart felt pain just looking at it. I’m not as tough as I would like to think I am. Deployment memories hurt, even after almost a year of him being home. I had to stop looking at photos from the period of time when Daniel was gone, it must still be too fresh. Some women fly through deployments, hardly skipping a beat, but not me. I missed him with every breathe I took. I still mourn for the time that was lost. I believe in the necessity of Daniel deploying, but how I wish it didn’t have to be.
A Conclusion
August 20, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 8 Comments
Baby Items
August 18, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 10 Comments
I was thinking ,while rocking Judah to sleep last night, about what I would like to have for this new baby. There’s not a whole lot since this is number three and we have accumulated most everything we need. There are a few things I want though. The first one is a good swing. I have not had a swing that has done me a lick of good with either of the kids. Both were older styles, and had been given to me. This time I would like to have one that swings side to side and has a cushion in it…what a novel idea!
The next item is a Moses basket. Judah is still in a crib and our house just doesn’t have room for two cribs. This basket is an ovesize length so, hopefully, will suffice for the baby until Judah is ready for a regular bed. ( the thought of that transition makes me feel a little ill) I love that it is transportable; theoretically, I can move the baby to a different room without actually disturbing their sleep.
Moby Wrap
Ring Sling
I will of course be buying another sheepskin for the baby. Judah loves his sheepskin, it is such a comfort to him. I love that anywhere we go he has the same bed to sleep on. It stays cool in the summer and keeps him warm in the winter. The only part I don’t like is that it takes about 3 hours to dry in the dryer. But, the sheepskin is worth it’s weight in gold to my son. 
This is a kiddopotamus. A swaddler blanket, for people like me, who can’t seem to swaddle their babies in a way that keeps them secure for longer than 2 minutes. I just can not do a good swaddle. I think I would really like this but am iffy. I am not iffy on whether my baby sleeps better swaddled or not, I know for a fact that it’s true. And the extra effort it takes me to swaddle in the middle of the night is just way too much effort. So, that’s why I think it could be a good product.
Those are the “wants” I have for this new baby. I am looking forward to tucking each item away as we buy them, all the while hoping they really are as good as I desire them to be. Feel free to leave suggestions in comments about what you have loved/couldn’t live without. I am always interested in what has worked for other parents.
