life is what you make it
Category: Life
2 kids, 2 dogs, 2 cats, and 1 husband – life isn’t perfect, but it is what we make it
Here is a quick update in list form because I don’t have the time to write much:
- Zach is feeling much better (finally!) although he still has a pretty nasty sounding cough. I, on the other hand, am not feeling so good.
- We celebrated my nephew’s 1st birthday this weekend. He actually won’t be 1 until Thursday, but my sis moved the party up because we’ll be out of town next weekend. I still can’t believe it has been a year already!
- Zach is pushing up on his hands and knees and doing a little bouncing. He can scoot backwards a little, but hasn’t quite figured out how to move the hands and knees. I have a feeling he’ll be crawling in no time!
- I have almost finished all of my Christmas shopping. My time is cut short this year for shopping since I will be gone the entire week before Christmas (which is usually when I do ALL my shopping).
- My best friend’s sister finally got to meet Zach this weekend. We’ve been trying to get together for 5 months and finally got it to work out!
- As of this morning, I have lost 19 pounds since Nov. 1st. I am also down 2 sizes in jeans already. I was shocked this weekend when I tried on some of my old jeans and they actually fit! I can wear at least 3 pairs of old jeans that I haven’t worn for probably 3-4 years now. It feels wonderful!
- I am trying desperately to get caught up at work so that I can leave early on Friday so I may not be posting much this week. I have some pictures I really want to post as soon as I have a chance to get them ready. But, for now, they will have to wait. 2 Comments
Zachary is one sick little baby. I got an e-mail from the baby-sitter halfway through the day on Tuesday saying that I didn’t have to come pick him up, but that if I could or wanted to come get him he wasn’t feeling very well. He had been coughing for a couple days but there weren’t any other symptoms and it didn’t seem to be bothering him too awfully much. So, I went and picked him up and he was just miserable.
Yesterday I called in to work and stayed home with him. Yesterday morning it started snowing. All day long, it kept snowing. Hubby came home from work early, which allowed me to actually get a little bit of work done that I had brought home the day before. We kept watching out the window and it kept snowing. This is what we woke up to this morning:
We ended up with about a foot of snow. Since hubby got the ok to go into work late today, he set out to shovel the front circle drive. I think he spent about an hour outside shoveling. Then he shoveled the driveway just enough to get my car out of the garage and park it in the front (we always do this when it snows because our driveway is a bitch when it gets icy. we can’t even get out with the 4-wheel drive!).
I was a good wife while he was out there freezing his butt off and fixed him a nice big mug of hot chocolate to warm him up a bit. Shortly afterward, he set out for work. Last I talked to him his truck had already gotten stuck twice in the snow.
Since it is yucky out and Zach is still sick, I got another day at home today. I hate that my baby is sick, but the last two days have been absolutely wonderful for me. I have been so busy lately and really needed a couple days to wind down. So, Zach and I have been doing lots of snuggling and laying around. I have also taken the opportunity to get a few Christmas gifts wrapped. I’m pretty sure Zach thought I was going to wrap him up too!
I finally got him down for a nap IN HIS CRIB so that I could get some blogging time in before I have withdrawls. I need to finish wrapping up a few more gifts and then fold some laundry before he wakes up, so I should get going. My mom is going to come over tonight to hang out because she’s tired of being cooped up in her apartment by herself so I need to clean up a bit too.
But, before I go, I can’t resist posting this photo:
This weekend was another activity-packed weekend where I barely saw my house and saw even less of my bed. I really do love the holiday season, but I am SO ready for January to get here and things to calm down a bit.
The weekend started out with our usual Friday night at our friends’ house. The boys played their guitars and drums while us girls stayed upstairs and visited. When the boys were done, we got into a game of spades and before we knew it, it was 2:20 a.m. By the time we got out the door and drove home it was 3:00. So much for catching up on sleep!
At 9:00 Saturday morning, I drug my sleep-deprived butt out of bed to do a really rushed cleaning of the main part of my house. I fed Zach and took a really quick shower just in time for my sister and her family to arrive. Then we all piled into our cars and headed to the mall to visit Santa. What should have been a 30-minute drive turned into a 60-minute drive thanks to the wreck on the highway. We finally got there and grabbed a quick lunch, did a bit of shopping and then let the boys visit with Santa. I had to do a quick exchange at Old Navy so we headed out while my sister finished up her shopping at the mall. We finally got back to my house around 6:00 where my mom and Grandma were waiting for us to have dinner. We visited for a while after dinner and when everyone finally left I collapsed into bed.
Sunday morning we got up to get ready for church. I had to put a little extra effort into getting dressed because hubby and I were joining the church and having Zach baptized. I actually put on something other than jeans and even wore make-up (which rarely ever happens). Everything went great except for my pictures. They all came out pretty dark so I’m going to have to try to doctor them up a bit. After church we went out for luch where my son decided to create the nastiest diaper ever. I think I was in the restroom for about 15 minutes trying to clean him up and I’m pretty sure his clothes are now completely ruined.
We then went on to my sister’s house to hang out for a bit and wait for out 6:00 appointment for portraits. As a Christmas gift for our parents, my brother, sister and I decided to have portraits done of all of our families together. They turned out really good and I can’t wait to see the finished prints. After that, we went back to my sister’s house, had dinner, and finally got home around 10:00 lastnight.
Today I am totally dragging and hoping that sometime this week I can get caught up on a little bit of sleep. Only two more weeks to go before our trip to Louisiana. If I can just make it until then I can finally relax a bit…and hopefully take a nap everyday for a week!
3 CommentsI’m feeling pretty good today. Zach actually slept for 5 1/2 hours straight lastnight before he woke up. Thanks to him I figure I got at least 5 hours of sleep all together at one time. It is amazing the difference it makes. I have accomplished so much today. I finally got Alicia’s blog finished. Plus, I have finished up a bunch of stuff at work that I’ve been putting off for weeks now. I really need to get ahead of things as I am taking a week of vacation just before Christmas. The end of the year is super busy at work and a really bad time to take off, but spending the holidays with family is much more important. Plus, I get a week off to spend with my little munchkin which is very important too!
Indigo Girls – Power of Two
Now the parking lot is empty
Everyone’s gone someplace
I pick you up and in the trunk I’ve packed
A cooler and a two day suitcase
‘Cause there’s a place we like to drive
Way out in the country
Five miles out of the city limit we’re singin’
And your hand’s upon my leg
So we’re ok, we’re fine
Baby I’m here to stop your crying
Chase all the ghosts from your head
I’m stronger than the monster beneath your bed
Smarter than the tricks played on your heart
Look at them together then we’ll take them apart
Adding up the total of a love that’s true
Multiply life by the power of two
I know the things that I am afraid of
I’m not afraid to tell
And if we ever leave a legacy
It’s that we loved each other well
‘Cause I’ve seen the shadows of so many people
Trying on the treasures of youth
But a road that fancy and fast ends in a fatal crash
And I’m glad we got off to tell you the truth
So we’re ok, we’re fine
Baby I’m here to stop your crying
Chase all the ghosts from your head
I’m stronger than the monster beneath your bed
Smarter than the tricks played on your heart
Look at them together then we’ll take them apart
Adding up the total of a love that’s true
Multiply life by the power of two
All the shiny little trinkets of temptation
Something new instead of something old
But all you gotta do is scratch beneath the surface
And it’s fool’s gold
Fool’s gold
Now we’re talking about a difficult thing
Your eyes are getting wet
I took us for better and I took us for worse
And don’t you ever forget it
Now there’s steel bars between me and a promise
Suddenly bend with ease
And the closer I’m bound in love to you
The closer I am to free
So we’re ok, we’re fine
Baby I’m here to stop your crying
Chase all the ghosts from your head
I’m stronger than the monster beneath your bed
Smarter than the tricks played on your heart
Look at them together then we’ll take them apart
Adding up the total of a love that’s true
Multiply life by the power of two
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