This weather has been unbelievable! I would never have thought that, in July, I would see wind, driving rain and chilly temps (59 degrees at 2pm).
The weather cancelled our walking plans for today, but I still needed to hit the library and get some groceries. We stopped at the library and, as is everything I do, its a major production. I had to put Ethan in the single kid stroller, load the books I was returning into the back, then put Gwen in the pouch. All while I was standing in the rain getting soaked. We make it inside, and I picked up the books that were on hold for me. There was a paper saying that they had more for me in the back and to go to the desk. Well, we go to check out and Gwen is fussy and Ethan is impatient and, well, long story short, the library screwed up and admitted it, but then tried to blame me for what they just admitted to! Its too confusing to even explain, and its not a big deal, but I left kinda embarrassed because everyone behind me had to wait like 20 min.
Anyhoo, went over to Top Foods to meet Mom to grocery shop. Picked up some acidophilus. I'm going to try taking it and see if it helps with little G's gas problem! I really really really really do not want to cut dairy from my diet. I love cheese! I love butter! I love milk!
I made a very delicious dinner tonight. It was Sweet Chili Glazed Chicken Wings. Had it with steamed rice and sauteed spinach. Jason said it was the best Asian food I'd ever made. They marinated in a garlic/ginger/soy/pepper flakes/peanut oil mix for 2 hours, then were baked for 20 min (I hit them with the broiler for another 15 or so to get crisp), then tossed with a rice vinegar, sugar, garlic, pepper flakes/chili-garlic paste mix which had been reduced down to a syrup consistency. I gave Ethan a couple drumettes to gnaw on and Grandpa, he did you proud! Those bones were cleaned thoroughly. Not a bit of meat left!
Ethan has been demonstrating more affection and concern for Gwen as of late. Today, before we left, I was in the bathroom getting ready and Ethan was with me. Gwen was already buckled in her seat. She started to cry and Ethan went to the bathroom door and wanted out. I let him out and he ran (well, as fast as his little clumsy legs can run) out to her seat, bent over and put his head on her chest. It was the cutest thing ever. She started calming down and by the time I got there things were nearly under control.
Friday, July 08, 2005
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Well, this day did not start out well. Gwen woke at 5 for a feeding. Jason was up and getting ready to leave for work when unexpectedly Ethan woke up. Sometimes he'll do this and fall straight back asleep, but this time he did not. So, I had to slog out of bed at 5:30 and take care of him. I hadn't gotten to sleep until about 1 (stupid insomnia!), so I was really dead on my feet. I laid Ethan down at 7:30 cuz I was falling asleep on the couch and just had to get some sleep. He woke at 9:45 and I was able to get in some sleep. Luckily, Gwennie slept through it all, waking only to feed. She was a gem.
I called my Mom to find out when we were going to go walking, and she could tell that I was pooped, so she very graciously dropped her activities for the day and came over with Shel and Jenni. Bless them. They cleaned my house exceedingly well (Jenni, the toilet was beautiful ;) ) while I went outside and weed-whacked, weeded, pruned, mowed and swept up the whole front of the house. It really needed to be done, and I just needed to get some hard labor in. There is something very cleansing and satisfying about it for me. Really, I think if I could do it every week my head would be a lot clearer.
Foolishly, I decided that I would join ediets.com and find something workable there for me. No such luck. It just wasn't what I needed. Their menu plans were overly restrictive (in my opinion) and too complicated. I just couldn't find one that would have worked for our every day life. Of course, I figured out that all I really needed was a spreadsheet to keep track of certain things AFTER I went through the whole registration process and paid (warning, you can cancel *anytime* but there is a late fee for doing so). Gah. Disappointing. Oh well, Michelle said she may loan me an exercise video and I did calculate my caloric intake today and it was only 2072, which, given that I'm breastfeeding, is not a huge amount, since they say to add 500-1000 calories to the amount you're supposed to intake (about 1200-1500). Just need to burn more. I'm motivated to lose 40 lbs by the end of this year. That should bring me back to where I was before kids, and then some. I'm not so concerned about the weight as I am about sizes and measurements. My weight has always been 'high' for my height, even when I was in small sizes. Me bones are heavy!
Yesterday I got a call from the UW about having Gwen in a research study. I called back today to see what it was for. Its a hearing study, to test infant responsiveness and also how they 'learn' to respond, by rewarding them when they do. I'll hold her the entire time, and the appointments are only 20-40 min. If I need to bring Ethan, they can arrange a professional nanny to watch him. We're only paid $15 per session, but no matter, it should be interesting! We go twice next week, then once the week after that.
So, people, I need opinions. Should I cut my hair? The length I'm thinking of cutting it to would be right below shoulder level. I wouldn't have bangs, so it would all be one length. Well, I may have them frame it around the face a bit, but it wouldn't be like in my eyes or anything...
Tomorrow we go walking w/ Mom and I hit the library again! I've been on a rampage of book reading and putting things on hold. Last I checked I had 14 items on their way to me. I don't think I could ever run out of things I want to read!
I called my Mom to find out when we were going to go walking, and she could tell that I was pooped, so she very graciously dropped her activities for the day and came over with Shel and Jenni. Bless them. They cleaned my house exceedingly well (Jenni, the toilet was beautiful ;) ) while I went outside and weed-whacked, weeded, pruned, mowed and swept up the whole front of the house. It really needed to be done, and I just needed to get some hard labor in. There is something very cleansing and satisfying about it for me. Really, I think if I could do it every week my head would be a lot clearer.
Foolishly, I decided that I would join ediets.com and find something workable there for me. No such luck. It just wasn't what I needed. Their menu plans were overly restrictive (in my opinion) and too complicated. I just couldn't find one that would have worked for our every day life. Of course, I figured out that all I really needed was a spreadsheet to keep track of certain things AFTER I went through the whole registration process and paid (warning, you can cancel *anytime* but there is a late fee for doing so). Gah. Disappointing. Oh well, Michelle said she may loan me an exercise video and I did calculate my caloric intake today and it was only 2072, which, given that I'm breastfeeding, is not a huge amount, since they say to add 500-1000 calories to the amount you're supposed to intake (about 1200-1500). Just need to burn more. I'm motivated to lose 40 lbs by the end of this year. That should bring me back to where I was before kids, and then some. I'm not so concerned about the weight as I am about sizes and measurements. My weight has always been 'high' for my height, even when I was in small sizes. Me bones are heavy!
Yesterday I got a call from the UW about having Gwen in a research study. I called back today to see what it was for. Its a hearing study, to test infant responsiveness and also how they 'learn' to respond, by rewarding them when they do. I'll hold her the entire time, and the appointments are only 20-40 min. If I need to bring Ethan, they can arrange a professional nanny to watch him. We're only paid $15 per session, but no matter, it should be interesting! We go twice next week, then once the week after that.
So, people, I need opinions. Should I cut my hair? The length I'm thinking of cutting it to would be right below shoulder level. I wouldn't have bangs, so it would all be one length. Well, I may have them frame it around the face a bit, but it wouldn't be like in my eyes or anything...
Tomorrow we go walking w/ Mom and I hit the library again! I've been on a rampage of book reading and putting things on hold. Last I checked I had 14 items on their way to me. I don't think I could ever run out of things I want to read!
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Another tiring day! Everything seemed to go wrong. I needed to hit the grocery store and it took me 1 1/2 hours to get out the freaking door! How is that possible! Ethan was on a rampage today. He found out that he can throw things into the kitchen sink and now everything goes in the sink. While I was getting Gwen dressed, he went into the bathroom and pulled everything out of two drawers.
Our house is a disaster... I can't even count the number of times I tripped over toys, clothes etc. My kitchen was horrendous. I was so irritated at everything! Later, I managed to get the kitchen clean, but that's all. Maybe tomorrow I'll try for the rest of the house.
Went out to A. Deannes for Caitlyns 17th b-day. Had a good time. She got her belly button pierced. It looks really cute, but she said it was super painful. Brave girl!
Yesterday was odd. The weather was very humid and heavy and my brain felt all mushy. I was having a hard time putting words together when I spoke. I couldn't remember what I was doing an hour before. I have these days from time to time and they are always so strange. Its like I woke up and my brain never fully engaged.
Some people look in the mirror and think they look a lot worse than they really do. I'm the opposite. In the mirror, I think I look better and thinner than I do in real life. How do I know? Well, a good number of pictures were taken of me over the weekend and after looking at them I was appalled! My hair is flatter and thinner than I thought, I'm definitely more chubby than I thought and my clothes do not fit as well as I thought. Where is the person that I see in the mirror? I do not think I'm some sort of super good looking person, but I did not think I looked THAT bad. Its motivated me to think about cutting my hair short (to shoulder length perhaps) and doing something about getting this baby weight off. I just don't see how I could be taking in too many calories when I'm nursing and chasing kids around. Its not like I eat super fattening foods. I make nearly 100% of all my meals and most are very well balanced. I had planned to try and lose like 50 lbs but I don't see how I can possibly do it. I could eat better than I am now, but I have no energy to exercise more ( more than walking), let alone finding the time to do so.
Sigh. Off to bed before I depress myself further.
Our house is a disaster... I can't even count the number of times I tripped over toys, clothes etc. My kitchen was horrendous. I was so irritated at everything! Later, I managed to get the kitchen clean, but that's all. Maybe tomorrow I'll try for the rest of the house.
Went out to A. Deannes for Caitlyns 17th b-day. Had a good time. She got her belly button pierced. It looks really cute, but she said it was super painful. Brave girl!
Yesterday was odd. The weather was very humid and heavy and my brain felt all mushy. I was having a hard time putting words together when I spoke. I couldn't remember what I was doing an hour before. I have these days from time to time and they are always so strange. Its like I woke up and my brain never fully engaged.
Some people look in the mirror and think they look a lot worse than they really do. I'm the opposite. In the mirror, I think I look better and thinner than I do in real life. How do I know? Well, a good number of pictures were taken of me over the weekend and after looking at them I was appalled! My hair is flatter and thinner than I thought, I'm definitely more chubby than I thought and my clothes do not fit as well as I thought. Where is the person that I see in the mirror? I do not think I'm some sort of super good looking person, but I did not think I looked THAT bad. Its motivated me to think about cutting my hair short (to shoulder length perhaps) and doing something about getting this baby weight off. I just don't see how I could be taking in too many calories when I'm nursing and chasing kids around. Its not like I eat super fattening foods. I make nearly 100% of all my meals and most are very well balanced. I had planned to try and lose like 50 lbs but I don't see how I can possibly do it. I could eat better than I am now, but I have no energy to exercise more ( more than walking), let alone finding the time to do so.
Sigh. Off to bed before I depress myself further.
Monday, July 04, 2005
Wow, what a long and tiring, but enjoyable weekend.
We managed to leave for Spokane early on Friday, thanks to Ethan waking us up at 5:30. We made good time and the kids did pretty good, considering. We immediately went to see Angela and his Mom over at Angelas house. It was good to see everyone and see how much Matthew and Jamie had grown! Even though we had seen them just two months ago, they'd grown like weeds :) After visiting for awhile, we headed over to David, Christy and Tylers house. Ethan had a great time over there as well. He was in heaven playing with all the new toys and people! We then took off to our hotel. Ethan and Gwen slept fairly well in the hotel, but we never got enough sleep to feel rested... Just too many kids to wrangle and keep track of :)
Saturday we celebrated Matthews 6th birthday and had a BBQ afterwards. Good times. We got back to the hotel at about 8. Jason helped me change and feed the kids, then he took off to visit with his friends for a few hours, leaving me all alone! It was ok with me though... Its good for Jason to have some friend time. I was able to get the kids to sleep pretty quickly and read my book until he got back.
Sunday, we left Spokane at about 8:45am and made spectacular time back... Kids slept the entire way. One of the good things about long drives is the time that it gives one to reflect. You can truly zone out and think over many things that you never have time for otherwise. This is particularly true of the Spokane drive because there is nothing but empty fields to look at! I was able to think over many things that I simply have had to push to the back of mind for lack of time and/or energy.
We made a brief detour to see the Denny Creek campground at Snoqualmie Pass. So very lovely. We'd like to camp there. We made a brief stop at home, then headed straight out to Mom's. We had debated if we should go to the July 4th (well, celebrated on July 3rd) thing at Phils, and finally we came to the conclusion that the kids schedules were already messed up and we'd just veg at home, so why not go. We had a good time. I lit off lots of fireworks and Jason was overly protective (giggle) and the food was great and the big fireworks were amazing. Have to say that Phil knows how to throw a superb party!
A lady at the party said that Gwen looked just like a doll and resembled the babies that an artist by the name of Bessie Pease Gutmann painted in the 40's. I can kinda see what she means, but I'm biased and think Gwen the cutest thing ever of course :)
We finally arrived back at our abode at about 11:30pm. I was able to get a load of laundry started and read a bit before I ran completely out of steam. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to sleep very well... Had weird dreams that I had two Ethans. The big Ethan, who was sleeping in his bed, and the 'little' Ethan, who I couldn't find. I got up out of bed and was starting to look for the little Ethan, when I realized how crazy I am and put myself back to bed :D
Today we didn't do much. Everyone slept in. We had a good breakfast. The worst thing about traveling is the food. I feel like I need to detox after all the junk we end up eating from fast food and crappy restaurants. Ick. For dinner we had a healthy and deeeelish meal. We had ribeye steaks (seasoned with a spicy steak seasoning) with tons of grilled vegetables. Red bell pepper, corn, onions, tomato. Oh, so very good and healthy too.
After dinner we set off some fireworks, and Ethan was unimpressed, perhaps because of all the great ones he saw yesterday?
I'll have pics and video up from the weekend tomorrow. Not enough energy to do so today. We've never been at home on July 4th and WOW, it is insanely noisy. There are just tons of fireworks going off all up and down the street. They're going off right over the house and next to the house and amazingly Ethan is still sleeping, though I can't imagine how.
We managed to leave for Spokane early on Friday, thanks to Ethan waking us up at 5:30. We made good time and the kids did pretty good, considering. We immediately went to see Angela and his Mom over at Angelas house. It was good to see everyone and see how much Matthew and Jamie had grown! Even though we had seen them just two months ago, they'd grown like weeds :) After visiting for awhile, we headed over to David, Christy and Tylers house. Ethan had a great time over there as well. He was in heaven playing with all the new toys and people! We then took off to our hotel. Ethan and Gwen slept fairly well in the hotel, but we never got enough sleep to feel rested... Just too many kids to wrangle and keep track of :)
Saturday we celebrated Matthews 6th birthday and had a BBQ afterwards. Good times. We got back to the hotel at about 8. Jason helped me change and feed the kids, then he took off to visit with his friends for a few hours, leaving me all alone! It was ok with me though... Its good for Jason to have some friend time. I was able to get the kids to sleep pretty quickly and read my book until he got back.
Sunday, we left Spokane at about 8:45am and made spectacular time back... Kids slept the entire way. One of the good things about long drives is the time that it gives one to reflect. You can truly zone out and think over many things that you never have time for otherwise. This is particularly true of the Spokane drive because there is nothing but empty fields to look at! I was able to think over many things that I simply have had to push to the back of mind for lack of time and/or energy.
We made a brief detour to see the Denny Creek campground at Snoqualmie Pass. So very lovely. We'd like to camp there. We made a brief stop at home, then headed straight out to Mom's. We had debated if we should go to the July 4th (well, celebrated on July 3rd) thing at Phils, and finally we came to the conclusion that the kids schedules were already messed up and we'd just veg at home, so why not go. We had a good time. I lit off lots of fireworks and Jason was overly protective (giggle) and the food was great and the big fireworks were amazing. Have to say that Phil knows how to throw a superb party!
A lady at the party said that Gwen looked just like a doll and resembled the babies that an artist by the name of Bessie Pease Gutmann painted in the 40's. I can kinda see what she means, but I'm biased and think Gwen the cutest thing ever of course :)
We finally arrived back at our abode at about 11:30pm. I was able to get a load of laundry started and read a bit before I ran completely out of steam. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to sleep very well... Had weird dreams that I had two Ethans. The big Ethan, who was sleeping in his bed, and the 'little' Ethan, who I couldn't find. I got up out of bed and was starting to look for the little Ethan, when I realized how crazy I am and put myself back to bed :D
Today we didn't do much. Everyone slept in. We had a good breakfast. The worst thing about traveling is the food. I feel like I need to detox after all the junk we end up eating from fast food and crappy restaurants. Ick. For dinner we had a healthy and deeeelish meal. We had ribeye steaks (seasoned with a spicy steak seasoning) with tons of grilled vegetables. Red bell pepper, corn, onions, tomato. Oh, so very good and healthy too.
After dinner we set off some fireworks, and Ethan was unimpressed, perhaps because of all the great ones he saw yesterday?
I'll have pics and video up from the weekend tomorrow. Not enough energy to do so today. We've never been at home on July 4th and WOW, it is insanely noisy. There are just tons of fireworks going off all up and down the street. They're going off right over the house and next to the house and amazingly Ethan is still sleeping, though I can't imagine how.
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Lots going on... Can't even remember if anything happened yesterday so I'll assume nothing worth noting did :)
Today went over to Mom's to drop off dogs. A. Deanne was there, and Ben and Aaron stopped by too. Had a good little visit with everyone, then took off soon after to get back home and prep for trip to Spokane. Didn't get much done cuz kids had missed their morning nap and were cranky! Jason got home and I was able to get a few things done. We're mostly ready... leaving at about 8am tomorrow and hope to be there by 1 or so. I'm so worried about how the kids will do. Its majorly stressing me!
Had maple roasted pork loin, baby potatoes with lemon-parsley butter and garlic sauteed spinach. Very good. Lonely here without the dogs. We complain about them constantly, but when they're not here, I don't feel as protected, and my floors are not as clean! I had to clean Ethans mess off the floor all by myself :)
Ethan can now open the dishwasher, climb onto the couch and climb into the car all by himself now. Its amazing! He also has all his molar teeth coming in at once... Poor little guy :( This all started happening this week.
My brain is completely fried. Time for bed.
Today went over to Mom's to drop off dogs. A. Deanne was there, and Ben and Aaron stopped by too. Had a good little visit with everyone, then took off soon after to get back home and prep for trip to Spokane. Didn't get much done cuz kids had missed their morning nap and were cranky! Jason got home and I was able to get a few things done. We're mostly ready... leaving at about 8am tomorrow and hope to be there by 1 or so. I'm so worried about how the kids will do. Its majorly stressing me!
Had maple roasted pork loin, baby potatoes with lemon-parsley butter and garlic sauteed spinach. Very good. Lonely here without the dogs. We complain about them constantly, but when they're not here, I don't feel as protected, and my floors are not as clean! I had to clean Ethans mess off the floor all by myself :)
Ethan can now open the dishwasher, climb onto the couch and climb into the car all by himself now. Its amazing! He also has all his molar teeth coming in at once... Poor little guy :( This all started happening this week.
My brain is completely fried. Time for bed.
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
I've put two new videos up of Ethan doing random things. You can click on the link on the right hand side of the page to see those.
Today went walking w/ Mom. Almost did our regular 2 miles, but not quite. Both of us agreed how it was odd that we felt 'out of shape' since we missed our walk last week. Can you feel that way when you only exercise once a week? Regardless, I'm incredibly sore.
After walking, we hit the library and I made a minor faux pas. I was excited to see that they had two cooking books that I've been wanting to read. They are like the definitive review of French culinary recipes. So I trundle up there with these enormous books and find out that 1) reference books can't be checked out and 2) I'm a dork for trying :D Oops! Nonetheless, I got a few books and am trying to restrain myself from reading them through so that I'll have something to read in Spokane!
We had a nummy pot roast tonight, w/ boiled potatoes, peas and a red wine gravy.
I feel a headache coming on, so I won't write any more.
Oh, eh hem... No comments have been left in a long time. Now, I know these blogs aren't exactly controversial or need much comment, but would it kill ya to say hi once and awhile? ;)
Today went walking w/ Mom. Almost did our regular 2 miles, but not quite. Both of us agreed how it was odd that we felt 'out of shape' since we missed our walk last week. Can you feel that way when you only exercise once a week? Regardless, I'm incredibly sore.
After walking, we hit the library and I made a minor faux pas. I was excited to see that they had two cooking books that I've been wanting to read. They are like the definitive review of French culinary recipes. So I trundle up there with these enormous books and find out that 1) reference books can't be checked out and 2) I'm a dork for trying :D Oops! Nonetheless, I got a few books and am trying to restrain myself from reading them through so that I'll have something to read in Spokane!
We had a nummy pot roast tonight, w/ boiled potatoes, peas and a red wine gravy.
I feel a headache coming on, so I won't write any more.
Oh, eh hem... No comments have been left in a long time. Now, I know these blogs aren't exactly controversial or need much comment, but would it kill ya to say hi once and awhile? ;)
Monday, June 27, 2005
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Ouch. My arms and shoulders are so sore! Gwen is now in her 'only happy with Mommy' stage. I remember Ethan going through it and how I thought it was sweet that only I could console him. I do not find it so cute second time around. Even with me though, she's not been easy to make happy today. Not sure if shot hangover still or something else but she's just been really fussy.
We went to the store today to pick up groceries for next week. This menu planning thing is going well. However, since I'm getting more groceries at a time (since I'm only going once a week) its more difficult going with the kids, which generally means shopping on the weekend when either Jason can come with me or watch the kids at home. Shopping on the weekends really bites. Everyone is so rude and the lines are so long.
We had roasted chicken with potatoes. Pesto was rubbed under the chicken skin and over the potatoes. It was pretty good. I'm horrible at carving meat. By the time I'm done, it looks like it was attacked by a bunch of hungry cavemen... all the pieces are ripped and meat is hanging off them. That picture of the beautiful bird at the table, being sliced apart neatly by the man or woman of the house is a completely foreign concept. When I'm done there is meat and juice everywhere... on the counters, floor, in my hair, on my clothes. At least it tastes good no matter how it looks :)
I watched that House of Flying Daggers movie this morning. It was fantastic. The cinematography was gorgeous and the story was enthralling, but I'm a sucker for the overly dramatic foreign film. I buy as many on PPV as I can find :D
Uploaded a little video of Gwen to the site I mentioned yesterday, and I also put a direct link to it on the right hand side of this page.
Gotta go, baby Gwendolyn is needing Mommy, again. I hope my arms can hold up!
We went to the store today to pick up groceries for next week. This menu planning thing is going well. However, since I'm getting more groceries at a time (since I'm only going once a week) its more difficult going with the kids, which generally means shopping on the weekend when either Jason can come with me or watch the kids at home. Shopping on the weekends really bites. Everyone is so rude and the lines are so long.
We had roasted chicken with potatoes. Pesto was rubbed under the chicken skin and over the potatoes. It was pretty good. I'm horrible at carving meat. By the time I'm done, it looks like it was attacked by a bunch of hungry cavemen... all the pieces are ripped and meat is hanging off them. That picture of the beautiful bird at the table, being sliced apart neatly by the man or woman of the house is a completely foreign concept. When I'm done there is meat and juice everywhere... on the counters, floor, in my hair, on my clothes. At least it tastes good no matter how it looks :)
I watched that House of Flying Daggers movie this morning. It was fantastic. The cinematography was gorgeous and the story was enthralling, but I'm a sucker for the overly dramatic foreign film. I buy as many on PPV as I can find :D
Uploaded a little video of Gwen to the site I mentioned yesterday, and I also put a direct link to it on the right hand side of this page.
Gotta go, baby Gwendolyn is needing Mommy, again. I hope my arms can hold up!
Saturday, June 25, 2005
I made an account with a site called JussPress. They have free video hosting. I have one video up there now. They are only 2 minutes long, and of fairly poor quality (since they're taken with our digital camera and not our camcorder) but they're super easy for me to do! Here's the url, http://www.jusspress.com/kristiemiller
Today Becki came by and watched the kids while Jason and I did yardwork. We were going to section off part of the yard for Ethan, but due to technical difficulties, we did not. We did some stuff around the house too and then let Becki go after about 3 hours.
Becki,
(sorry, I just love that!)
Since then, we've pretty much not done a thing besides eat dinner and watch tv. I cannot believe that next weekend is July 4th and that I need to start planning for our trip to Spokane!
Well, not much to say. I bought a moive off PPV called, 'House of Flying Daggers'. Its subtitled and foreign, which means I will most likely love it
Today Becki came by and watched the kids while Jason and I did yardwork. We were going to section off part of the yard for Ethan, but due to technical difficulties, we did not. We did some stuff around the house too and then let Becki go after about 3 hours.
Becki,
(sorry, I just love that!)
Since then, we've pretty much not done a thing besides eat dinner and watch tv. I cannot believe that next weekend is July 4th and that I need to start planning for our trip to Spokane!
Well, not much to say. I bought a moive off PPV called, 'House of Flying Daggers'. Its subtitled and foreign, which means I will most likely love it
Friday, June 24, 2005
I hate shots. They make my kids unbearably cranky. Gwen was much better after her hard time last night, but has wanted to be held pretty much non-stop. I don't think she's been out of my arms for more than 15 min at a time. Its pretty cute though, she's taken to 'talking' if you can catch her in the right mood. When she's into it, her little mouth will be moving and she'll be wiggling and you can just tell she's working so hard to say something and then this little coo will come out and she'll look so proud!
Ethan was my mini-teen today. He slept in quite late (till nearly 9) and once he was up he was SO dramatic about everything. We're going to have to start cracking down a bit on these tantrums because they're starting to get pretty darn old. He drops his cracker or a toy and his life is over! OVER!!!!!! I had to ask him to wait while I finished feeding Gwen and he bent over, put his hands and head on the floor, then slowly dropped until he was flat on his tummy, arms and legs fully extended, crying the entire time. It was quite the show. Scenes like this continued the entire day.
After Jason got home we went to Costco to stock up on the paper towels and diapers. While we were there Jason was wooed by a 19in LCD monitor and he bought it. He is much pleased.
Mish, I watched the Merchant of Venice today. Have you seen it? It has Al Pacino and Ralph Fiennes (sp) in it and was quite good, I thought. Having not read the original story, I'm not sure how close it kept, but they had the original dialogue (or quite close to it I'd guess) and the acting, particularly Al Pacino, was superb.
About the adoption thing I posted earlier, Jason has not said a word about it. I'm keeping to my word that his lead is my lead. My Mom brought up a good point that perhaps I was so touched and drawn to these children because they are nearly the same age as mine and I could easily to relate to the kids. Regardless, my prayers are still with them because before anything, they need to be in a home where they are loved and do not need to be afraid.
Oh, I got a little carpet cleaner today. Its a handheld Bissell, so just for spot cleaning basically. I got it off Amazon for $15, because it was a refurb. It had good reviews, and for $15, even if it worked just ok it would still be a good deal! I did a few spots on our living room rug and it seemed to work well, as there are now three very clean spots to offset the dirty parts :)
Ethan was my mini-teen today. He slept in quite late (till nearly 9) and once he was up he was SO dramatic about everything. We're going to have to start cracking down a bit on these tantrums because they're starting to get pretty darn old. He drops his cracker or a toy and his life is over! OVER!!!!!! I had to ask him to wait while I finished feeding Gwen and he bent over, put his hands and head on the floor, then slowly dropped until he was flat on his tummy, arms and legs fully extended, crying the entire time. It was quite the show. Scenes like this continued the entire day.
After Jason got home we went to Costco to stock up on the paper towels and diapers. While we were there Jason was wooed by a 19in LCD monitor and he bought it. He is much pleased.
Mish, I watched the Merchant of Venice today. Have you seen it? It has Al Pacino and Ralph Fiennes (sp) in it and was quite good, I thought. Having not read the original story, I'm not sure how close it kept, but they had the original dialogue (or quite close to it I'd guess) and the acting, particularly Al Pacino, was superb.
About the adoption thing I posted earlier, Jason has not said a word about it. I'm keeping to my word that his lead is my lead. My Mom brought up a good point that perhaps I was so touched and drawn to these children because they are nearly the same age as mine and I could easily to relate to the kids. Regardless, my prayers are still with them because before anything, they need to be in a home where they are loved and do not need to be afraid.
Oh, I got a little carpet cleaner today. Its a handheld Bissell, so just for spot cleaning basically. I got it off Amazon for $15, because it was a refurb. It had good reviews, and for $15, even if it worked just ok it would still be a good deal! I did a few spots on our living room rug and it seemed to work well, as there are now three very clean spots to offset the dirty parts :)
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