Top 10 things to love about October 2008~
10) Pumpkin spice smells everywhere. (will be aquiring a candle for sure!)
9) Getting out some longer sleeve things I've had in the back of my closset all summer and forgot about.
8) Perfect days of it not being to hot or to cold.
7) Book club book to read this month - Into the Woods.
6) Finishing up a training that I have been a part of for a whole year in learning a new therapy model that I've also been a part of research project with (research also always means lots of extra paperwork to fill out, video taping sessions, etc)
5) Secret Santa fun will start at work.
4) The husbands away, wives to play week (me and AM's husbands are out of town on business the same week so we have lots of fun planned to keep us a busy!)
3) Girls Dallas weekend getaway with my sis in law and mom in law.
2) Plan my budget and list for my ikea trip that we make when we are in Dallas.
1) Chicago weekend trip to visit my brother and meet with my hubby after he has a week of training there.
Our memory book for this season of young family life - The days can be long but the years will be short, tucking away our golden moments to keep us anchored in the magic of now and the messes that come with it too.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Free Fun!
So this weekend we went to Frontier City with Friends due to having some free passes. Our excitement was quickly contained as we entered the gates at 6:45 and see a sign reminding patrons they closed at 8:00pm. Who closes at 8:00pm on Saturday night!? Luckily it was free and we didn't pay but we had to go as fast as we could and only got in 4 rides, but one was the new roller-coaster where you dangle your feet. We finished the night with picking up some frozen custard and enjoyed visiting by the lake.
This picture makes me laugh
So does this one
Fun fact about this pic, the shirt I am wearing I got on an incredible clearance sale when Ryan and I went shopping Friday night, $3.50!
This picture makes me laugh
So does this one
Fun fact about this pic, the shirt I am wearing I got on an incredible clearance sale when Ryan and I went shopping Friday night, $3.50!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sock Hop
Friday night I took the girls to their sock hop at school since Jen is still sick. A good time was had by all, nothing quite as funny as a bunch of kids boppin around to music. Reminded me of this commercial that is one of my all time favorites:
Allie and her best buddy
Notice in the picture Allie was very insistent that her pink cowboy boots went best with her poodle skirt.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Rory turns 3!
Our little Rory pie turns 3 this month (according to best estimations of how old she was when we got her from the animal shelter). We really do enjoy her and have a hard time remembering what life was like before her. I think when your our age, pre-kids stage, you have all this love and energy to put into caregiving and since we don't have our own little ones yet Rory gets all that caregiving affection and attention. So here's my top ten Rory memories and some favorite Rory pics.
1. Rory fell in our large bath when I was giving my nieces a bath one night when her curiosity got her a little too close. The girls and I still laugh and laugh about that.
2. Snugly naps are some of my favorite Rory times.
3. She is so multi-talented. This was a funny day I came in and my laptop wasn't this close to her but she was sitting so funny almost like she was typing so I pulled it closer to get a fun pic.
4. This is one of my favorite memories of when she was still pretty young and we came home to this.
5. This is the 2nd night we had her, she vomited everything up we gave her the first 24 hours and I was instructed by the vet she may not make it but I should try giving her pedia-lite every two hours otherwise she would have to be hospitalized if we couldn't keep her hydrated. So it was long night but by morning things were much better.
6. This is one of her first pics, I remember picking her out at the pound, out of all 6 puppies that looked very similar Ryan and I separately picked her out of the bunch.
1. Rory fell in our large bath when I was giving my nieces a bath one night when her curiosity got her a little too close. The girls and I still laugh and laugh about that.
2. Snugly naps are some of my favorite Rory times.
3. She is so multi-talented. This was a funny day I came in and my laptop wasn't this close to her but she was sitting so funny almost like she was typing so I pulled it closer to get a fun pic.
4. This is one of my favorite memories of when she was still pretty young and we came home to this.
5. This is the 2nd night we had her, she vomited everything up we gave her the first 24 hours and I was instructed by the vet she may not make it but I should try giving her pedia-lite every two hours otherwise she would have to be hospitalized if we couldn't keep her hydrated. So it was long night but by morning things were much better.
6. This is one of her first pics, I remember picking her out at the pound, out of all 6 puppies that looked very similar Ryan and I separately picked her out of the bunch. 7. I love how when I or Ryan is out of town she won't come to bed right away, she stays in the living room watching the door waiting for the other one to get home. She will usually give up in the middle of night and come to bed once she figures it out.
8. Its is funny when the door bell rings on TV Rory always thinks its our door bell and you can't convince her otherwise.
9. Rory has an arch-nemesis next door which is cat, but it is hilarious if they are in the yard at the same time that cat chases Rory.
10. I love the most that no matter what I look like or how bad a day I can count on an eager and overly excited greeting when I open the door for the most sincerest welcome home and a little wagging tail to say I really missed you.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Sunny Sunday
We enjoyed a good weekend, Sunday was particularly Sunny and enjoyable.
We got up early to attend early worship because Ryan was going to have to go out of town in the afternoon but those plans ended up getting cancelled so we had the whole day for playing and relaxing. We went to the Lake for a picnic and to play in the sunshine, then the girls and I went to my work for a little while so I could work on some paperwork (they love coming to my work and are always begging me to bring them) and then we relaxed at the house, I took a nap and this evening we went out to eat at MiMi's Cafe for a yummy dinner. Always hard to go back to work after so much down time!
Here's some pics from the lake:
We got up early to attend early worship because Ryan was going to have to go out of town in the afternoon but those plans ended up getting cancelled so we had the whole day for playing and relaxing. We went to the Lake for a picnic and to play in the sunshine, then the girls and I went to my work for a little while so I could work on some paperwork (they love coming to my work and are always begging me to bring them) and then we relaxed at the house, I took a nap and this evening we went out to eat at MiMi's Cafe for a yummy dinner. Always hard to go back to work after so much down time!
Here's some pics from the lake:
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Oklahoma State Fair
This is an annual tradition to go the fair with friends. We caught the Sea Lion show that we hadn't seen before even though its there every year. It was pretty cute. Then we did the tradition girls went shopping at the booths while boys went to the car show. It was the usual fun of people watching and gorging on fried foods.
Ryan doesn't usually like the fair but since he's been working alot this week and we had hardly seen each other he decided to come along so we could spend some time together.
Girl picture, not sure why I am so squinty eyed in this picture. I am noticing with both these pictures that It was along hard week at work this week, I can tell I look a little worn out in these pics. Luckily all I have planned for the weekend was to rest and relax!
A.M. holding a baby chick:
Sea Lion Show:
Ryan doesn't usually like the fair but since he's been working alot this week and we had hardly seen each other he decided to come along so we could spend some time together.
Girl picture, not sure why I am so squinty eyed in this picture. I am noticing with both these pictures that It was along hard week at work this week, I can tell I look a little worn out in these pics. Luckily all I have planned for the weekend was to rest and relax!
A.M. holding a baby chick:
Book Club, Book #2 Review
Well our 2nd book club pic also was met with mixed Reviews. Even though a book of fiction, I found it very honest and real in its portrayl of grief/trauma. I think grief is a different process for everyone as unique as each individual. It was a heavy book at times but glad I read it. The author of this book wrote a memoir of her real life trauma story and the process of recovery from that. A friend loned it to me so I hope to read that this fall too. It is on the stack on my nightstand with four other books I am working on. So many books, so little time!Due to the heavy nature of our last two picks the next book club pick is something a bit more light hearted, we will be reading two books since one is especially short, "Moose" and "The woman who has a flat stomach, is always tan and other annoying people".
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