Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
You may have noticed - all text and no pictures . . . . N2 has been playing with my camera and I take it back from him and hide it so he can't mess with it - and then forget where I put it . . . also - when we came back from WA this summer, I had my battery charger, user manual, and connect-the-camera-to-the-computer cord all together in a baggie - that I put 'safely' away. Now it looks like 'safely' away = lost!!!! Wouldn't it be cool if I could just inexpensively replace those items? Quickly. But no - first I have to find the camera and then order parts over the Internet, and by then it will be the 5/6 the cost of replacing the camera. . . . or I could upgrade . . . yeah . . . a new, better camera . . . oooohhhhh Santa . . . .
Our Thanksgiving Menu
Appetizer
Blue Cheese Pecan Dip with Assorted Veggies and Fruits
Main Course
Roast Turkey with Gravy
and Cranberry Sauce
Side Dishes
Dressing
Lemony, Garlic Green Beans
Corn Cream Cheese Casserole
Mashed Potatoes
Creamed Onions
Relish Dish
Rolls with Butter
Desserts
Carmel Apple Pie
Vanilla Ice Cream
Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle
Beverages
Cranberry Juice
Apple Juice
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Our Guests
The Maxcey Family - formerly of Houston, Texas, USA
What am I doing today? well, we have been going to a church I really like, but that N1 doesn't - there are no other children there his age, so I have been church hunting - but I think I'll be putting that on hold for a while - maybe picking up with it next year. So, what am I going to do today? Go to church, go grocery shopping, come home and put up our Thanksgiving decorations (my mom just sent us a bunch!). Then the rest of the week - cooking and cleaning. And if there is any spare time - I'll be writing Christmas cards!!!! How about you?
Friday, November 4, 2011
Today: G goes to work at Nanalysis, N1 goes to his Starting Points class at St. Bede, N2 goes to pre-school and I clean house! Pop in some laundry, a book on tape and take down Halloween decorations and clean, organize and maybe bake something . . . ? We are having the MOMS Club over this afternoon for a planning meeting - have company - best way I've found to clean house!!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
I really want to do this - I really want to keep a blog - I read this other blog, Sunny Side Up, and she keeps her blog as a family scrapbook - and I want to do the same thing - but there is so much yet to learn!!! Like inserting photos in the right places - stuff like that . . . and logging in becomes tricky, because my email address has changed since I started the blog . . . . so, trying to figure out how to change that - the more I write the more I realize I am so much more verbal than anything - so this is such a good exercise for me!!! But - for heavens sake - I have a very expensive private women's university education - I'm a Hollins Girl - so I can so figure this out!!! Just watch me.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
All righty - 9 months!!!! it has been 9 months since I last posted on this blog, and by now, all 6 of my subscribers have moved on and have given up hope of ever hearing anything about us again! Well, my new goal is to be a better correspondent. I can do this. Lots of folk do, and I can too - it is a GREAT way to keep family and friends informed about our lives and how we are doing.
So, I am resolved and determined to master this!!!!
I'm not going to promise every day, butmaybe 3 times a week at least a lot more than once every 9 months!!!
So, I am resolved and determined to master this!!!!
I'm not going to promise every day, but
Friday, December 24, 2010
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Dearest friends and family, we wish you the happiest, merriest, most wonderful holiday season ever! Health, peace and joy to you and yours! All love, from our home to yours!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
We are here!!
Well - we made it :)!!
And it all went according to plan - G and Snowy the Cat flew up on August 1st. The boys and I drove them to the airport. Then N and N and I drove up I5. Following some very good advice from Janelle G., who had mad the trip about 4 weeks earlier, we had purchased a portable, 2 screen DVD player for the trip - it was great! The only problem was that naturally the boys wanted to watch the DVD the whole time we were in transit and I was still in healthy mommy mode - I wanted them to read, color, look at the scenery, do activity books and restrict their viewing time to one DVD every 4 hours, and when I insisted - they protested and screamed and fussed and cried. Still, I had my way, and in retrospect, I should have just let them watch the DVDs - I wonder, why do I create problems for myself??
We left Claremont and made it to Sally's house in Oakland the same day. We were pampered and fussed over - thank you Sally and John :) We went to dinner with Catherine and Adrian and David joined us at the last minute :) We walked by the bay with Mark and Kendra and played and had fun with young Evan :) N decided to get his hair cut while we were there - influenced by The Last Airbender posters and the Avatar cartoon series, he has been asking to have his head shaved and a blue arrow painted on his skull! The crew cut was way to short for my taste, but he loved it!
From Oakland we drove up to Oregon where we were hosted by Janelle and Tom. So gracious - I've been unpacking for about 3 weeks now, and taking care of my three and six year old and the cat and the household - Janelle had just returned to her home after 2 years away, was unpacking and restoring order and was taking care of her six year old and three year old and the under 8 months old and the cat and job hunting! Then here I came with my wild bunch to spend the night!! Thank you, Janelle and Tom!! We went to a great park near by and played in the water fountains, then off to Sonic for dinner, a first for us. The drive from the restaurant back to the house was sooo pretty. The start of the Oregon wine country. I wish we had had time to explore - but we hopped right back into the car and off we went to Washington!
In Washington we had such a wonderful time - my parents have a lovely home and they are always so happy to see us! They even had a very cool swing set installed, just for the boys to use. It was quite a hit, but it did the typical weather thing, with rain making it too wet to use and sun making it too hot! But we look forward to it for next visit. While we were there we were able to visit with our Aunt Karen and Uncle John when Cousins Dana and William hosted a pool party at their new condo. Later they were able to come up to Candle Tree Ranch for a visit and the boys went for a pony ride and swimming in the pond across the street. A lot of fun was had by all!
N went to Horse Country Horse Back Riding Camp for 10 days - To get to the stables you have to cross a suspension bridge - the only way in and out.
At the end of the camp term there is a horse show, and look! Look at that little 6 year old boy, all 70pounds of him, maneuver that horse! I'm no judge, but would you say 500 to 700 pounds of horse? I was so impressed.
And did I mention the trampoline? Susan and Matt always give us carte blanche to come and use the trampoline anytime we would like . . and we like a lot! Thank you Susan and Matt :)
All in all, our trip up the coast was about 18 days - we left Claremont on August 1st and then flew from Seattle to Calgary on August 18th. Thanks Uncle Duff for helping us all get to the airport in a timely fashion!
And I'll address what we found when we go here in my next post!
And it all went according to plan - G and Snowy the Cat flew up on August 1st. The boys and I drove them to the airport. Then N and N and I drove up I5. Following some very good advice from Janelle G., who had mad the trip about 4 weeks earlier, we had purchased a portable, 2 screen DVD player for the trip - it was great! The only problem was that naturally the boys wanted to watch the DVD the whole time we were in transit and I was still in healthy mommy mode - I wanted them to read, color, look at the scenery, do activity books and restrict their viewing time to one DVD every 4 hours, and when I insisted - they protested and screamed and fussed and cried. Still, I had my way, and in retrospect, I should have just let them watch the DVDs - I wonder, why do I create problems for myself??
We left Claremont and made it to Sally's house in Oakland the same day. We were pampered and fussed over - thank you Sally and John :) We went to dinner with Catherine and Adrian and David joined us at the last minute :) We walked by the bay with Mark and Kendra and played and had fun with young Evan :) N decided to get his hair cut while we were there - influenced by The Last Airbender posters and the Avatar cartoon series, he has been asking to have his head shaved and a blue arrow painted on his skull! The crew cut was way to short for my taste, but he loved it!
From Oakland we drove up to Oregon where we were hosted by Janelle and Tom. So gracious - I've been unpacking for about 3 weeks now, and taking care of my three and six year old and the cat and the household - Janelle had just returned to her home after 2 years away, was unpacking and restoring order and was taking care of her six year old and three year old and the under 8 months old and the cat and job hunting! Then here I came with my wild bunch to spend the night!! Thank you, Janelle and Tom!! We went to a great park near by and played in the water fountains, then off to Sonic for dinner, a first for us. The drive from the restaurant back to the house was sooo pretty. The start of the Oregon wine country. I wish we had had time to explore - but we hopped right back into the car and off we went to Washington!
In Washington we had such a wonderful time - my parents have a lovely home and they are always so happy to see us! They even had a very cool swing set installed, just for the boys to use. It was quite a hit, but it did the typical weather thing, with rain making it too wet to use and sun making it too hot! But we look forward to it for next visit. While we were there we were able to visit with our Aunt Karen and Uncle John when Cousins Dana and William hosted a pool party at their new condo. Later they were able to come up to Candle Tree Ranch for a visit and the boys went for a pony ride and swimming in the pond across the street. A lot of fun was had by all!
N went to Horse Country Horse Back Riding Camp for 10 days - To get to the stables you have to cross a suspension bridge - the only way in and out.
At the end of the camp term there is a horse show, and look! Look at that little 6 year old boy, all 70pounds of him, maneuver that horse! I'm no judge, but would you say 500 to 700 pounds of horse? I was so impressed.
And did I mention the trampoline? Susan and Matt always give us carte blanche to come and use the trampoline anytime we would like . . and we like a lot! Thank you Susan and Matt :)
All in all, our trip up the coast was about 18 days - we left Claremont on August 1st and then flew from Seattle to Calgary on August 18th. Thanks Uncle Duff for helping us all get to the airport in a timely fashion!
And I'll address what we found when we go here in my next post!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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