What a great game on Saturday - the Texas Longhorns beat Oklahoma and it was fun to watch. Of course, that was because we were on the winning side of things. It seems like I have to move out of state for Texas to be ranked #1 because I was in Utah when we won the national championship in '05.
I keep telling David if somehow we go to the national championship this year, we are taking a trip to Miami for sure!!! :) Of course, anything can happen in college football...
Last night we cooked up a yummy stir fry with some very fresh vegetables we purchased from a 'co-op' one of my friends, Jaimee, does every week or so. We had yellow pepper, mushrooms, zucchini, and carrots with some teriyaki chicken and rice. It was tasty and even Drew ate some of his.
He really enjoyed cooking with me though and afterwards, we played Candyland for the first time as a family. Drew loved it and we are trying to teach him about games being fair, playing by the rules, and it's okay if you don't win. It was a lot of fun!
The firemen making their presentation. They had the kids come up to the guy with the gear on but I admit, he looked a little scary.
Drew watching the presentation, not knowing I am there just yet.
He sees me now (although he refuses to look directly at me) as he stands up with his class to go outside to see the fire truck.
Walking in line with his class - he is smiling now and is happy I am there.
Drew and his class in front of the firetruck.
Drew posing in front of the truck with his fire truck t-shirt on.
I have to say it was totally worth it going and taking pictures. Not a whole lot of parents were there - but I wouldn't miss it. I am so grateful to be at home and be able to come to the things Drew has at his school!I am... Kinsey; a wife, a mother, a therapist.
I want... to go on vacation. Oh, the plans I have! :)
I have... a beautiful family that includes a hard-working husband, a precious little boy and a girl on the way who I can't wait to meet! (except she doesn't have a name yet and so maybe time is a good thing right now)
I wish... the Texas Longhorns to win another national championship! :) Bienvenido a Miami!!!
I hate... roaches and really all bugs; let's face it, I don't like any creepy crawly things.
I fear... losing the people I love.
I hear... Days of our Lives in the background (I tape it and only listen to it in the background while I work on the computer in the afternoons).
I search... for balance between all the roles I play in life.
I always... enjoy time with friends and family.
I usually... like to try new restaurants unless they cost too much $. I hate paying for something that wasn't worth it. (The song, "She works hard for her money," just popped into my head... no I do not sell my body but still it's appropriate...)
I am not... the perfect mother or anything perfect but I do try my best most of the time.
I miss... my family since they are all back in Texas. tear?
I love... getting a good deal and saving money.
I never... want to hurt other people or be in a 'fight' with anyone.
I rarely... forget things because I am pretty organized and love my calendar!
I cry... at sappy movies between husbands/wives and mothers/fathers and their children. For example, I teared up last night watching Brook Burke dance to the John Mayer song about daughters when she kissed her little girl at the end of the dance. It was too sweet. Yes, I love Dancing with the Stars and Drew loves it too - we watch it together and get up and dance to practically every song.
I am not always... patient but it continues to be a goal I work on.
I lose... sleep because I sometimes get anxious at night and keep thinking and thinking about things.
I am confused... by the state our country is in; sometimes I feel safe and sometimes I don't. Even more, I'm confused by the notion that "government" is supposed to rescue us when we make bad decisions. I don't understand why the government is supposed to take away people's natural consequences.
I need... to exercise more especially because I'm pregnant and I told myself I would exercise more this pregnancy than with my last but it's not really happening.
I should... play more with my child even if I don't feel good, even if I don't feel like it or even if I just did.
I dream... of seeing my children grow up and become the people they are meant to be.
I tag Amy P., Lisa L., Wendy S. (all my wonderful sisters-in-law)!
So, Drew and I have a routine... after he takes his daily nap, he wakes up and comes straight for me. He likes to cuddle after he gets up. So, I stop everything I am doing and we take some time sitting and he lays his head down on me and I rub his back until he feels he has completely woken up. But today, he kept shifting around, not getting comfortable, and he says, "it's too hot," over and over again. I am wondering what he means by this, so naturally, I say, "What?" And he tells me (while pointing at my chest), "your boobies are too hot." Yes, this is what he said and he didn't just tell me once. So, apparently my chest was giving off heat waves or something because he eventually laid on my lap and asked for a back scratch. Anyway, it was too funny and in those moments, you really wish someone else just witnessed what your child has said.
So, I said I would post more pictures of Drew's room as it comes along... It is a train room obviously and I will be ordering a train decal from Uppercase living to go right underneath Drew's name. I made a collage of his professional pictures over the years that sits above his dresser. And framed two train pictures that are above his nightstand (see better view below). Then, I framed the train track pictures of Drew for the mid-wall and on the big wall to the right I am ordering a US Railroad map. Now, for those of you who have an opinion, do you think I should paint the two white frames the same blue I painted Drew's name with or keep them white? Also, we are planning on buying Drew a thomas the train clock that will go on the little wall by his closet off to the right.
So, I tried a new recipe tonight - it was on the Picky Palate blog that I found on Laura J.'s blog. It was very simple to make and it was good too. David really liked it and I am excited to try new recipes so we have different things to eat. I did have to add some sour cream and some lettuce on top so I liked it better. But any mexcian food I eat, I pretty much add things all the time.
I posted the picture I took when it came out of the oven and the picture below on the Picky Palate blog and surprisingly they turned out quite similar. Wow, something that didn't take a lot of time to make, was easy, I had all the ingredients (Rachel Ray's recipes make me want to cringe because I never have the kinds of things she cooks with) and it passed the test with David. YEAH! New things to eat! :) Thanks, Laura, for a good site to get great ideas from.
I need to post a very special thank you to Laura Johnson and Delores Ponzio. Words can't express my gratitude for both of you yesterday.
A little background... I was in charge of creating a video for the Young Women in Excellence program last night and had spent hours videotaping 30+ girls on both Wednesday nights and Sundays for weeks and had even created this DVD on two different video programs in order to get this to work.
Of course, yesterday when I was all finished, I had "computer issues" - when it came to burning the actual DVD, it was not happening. I know it shouldn't have been a big deal but it became one for me. I haven't stressed about something like this since probably something with school - maybe it was because people were relying upon me, or because I had already spent so much time on it, or that I did all this and then there would be no product, I'm not sure, but I was starting to freak out.
Thank goodness for Laura who allowed me to come over when it was totally inconvenient and use her computer and then come back again later and actually finish the project for me. And thanks to Delores who came to my house and worked with me to get the project in a viewable form AND just simply calmed me down. I really appreciate it and I think the night turned out so well because it all just came togehter. THANK YOU!!!
So, Drew got a black eye from having his socks on and running on the floors at the same time. He fell pretty hard right in front of me. He actually bumped his head above his eye but a few days later, his eye took on the bruise. David took this picture so we could remember...
This is a picture of Drew and his dad helping put chairs and tables away after church. Drew is such a good helper! Of course, in this picture, how can you resist a free ride on this cool apparatus?
So, I wanted to share another piece of Drew's train room - I actually took everyone's advice on the blog and after talking to my mom, decided to put in the picture of Drew laughing (Aunt Wendy's favorite) and the two pictures of him running towards me on the tracks and him running away from me on the tracks (Herb's favorite ones) in a collage for one of his walls in his room. I am still deciding if I want to paint the white frames the same blue we painted the letters in his name...
Come one, come all! Here is how my "bonus" room turned out in our house. This is our fourth bedroom a.k.a our guest bedroom. When we got our king bed for our room, we decided to put both queen beds upstairs and make more room for people to come and visit. I have a French theme running throughout our house so I got these French blue duvet covers off of overstock.com, bought more pillows and here it is all ready to go. To the left, I have four paintings that have the same color blue in them of French/Paris landmarks when I visited there years ago.
HELP! I need help... seriously. Drew was potty-trained during the month of July when we moved to PTC in this little temporary apartment Cooper had put us in. Once we moved to the house in August, he totally regressed and will go #1 on the potty no problem with no accidents but not #2. Everyone told me that takes longer, but he was doing it and now he's not, two months later.
I've tried pretty much everything - getting the cool potty seat to sit on, even the stool to match, the big celebrations, chocolate/candy as a reward, even now I've bought toys for a "goody bag" which he can choose from when he poops on the potty and even though he says he wants the toys, it hasn't worked yet at all. Even the idea to let him clean himself up, let him be uncomfortable in it, even following him around from room to room so he can't hide from me to do it! And now, he's figured out after his nap, he can poop in his underwear because I don't know he's awake yet.
So, let me tell you why I need help... I am getting totally frustrated and I am downright upset each time he goes in his underwear or pull-up. I've tried talking to him and having conversations with him and what comes out of me is just frustration and sometimes anger. I don't want to be so upset with Drew but I admit I totally am. Does anyone have a suggestion I haven't tried??? I am seriously going crazy with this...
