Two kinds
Lately James has been having “two kinds” of cereal for breakfast (Life & Cheerios). He polishes off both bowls, no problem.
Add a clever remark March 24th, 2009
Something I will never take for granted again
Windows that are fresh, clean, and able to be opened.
Alan & Steve from Wholesale Window came today to finish replacing our upstairs windows. Last year they did five of them (living room, kitchen/dining, & bathroom). Today they did the remaining five in the bedrooms.
First Alan covered the inside of the windows with plastic.
Here are some pictures from the outside, before & during the installation.
And here are the beautiful new windows from the inside. I know you can’t really see much, but just understand that they are beautiful & clean & they can open & close. Open & close. And when you open them they stay open. Did I mention they also have screens? Windows with screens. I have died & gone to heaven.
By the way, the boys’ room doesn’t really look like that - the furniture had to be moved around for the install. Normally the blue valances are on. But looking at the pictures, I think the room might look better without them. What do you think?
Add a clever remark March 24th, 2009
Handmade
I made this quilt for my friend Wendy’s new baby Ellery. I wrote more about it here.
1 clever remark March 15th, 2009
Field Trip Friday
Today we spent the day @ the zoo. It was a little colder than I had anticipated, & I wasn’t much in the mood for taking pictures. We still had a good time, & I did manage to capture this cute one of Jamie & the elephants.
2 clever remarks March 13th, 2009
Talking heads
Rees gave a talk today in Primary. He has given several this year, so I guess he is volunteering a lot.
For his talk, we made the puppets pictured below. I had the idea, & Bryan made it happen. For scale, note that the faces are mounted on paint sticks. Rees held up the appropriate face as he was reading each portion of his talk. He wrote most of it himself, we really only helped him with the opening & closing paragraphs.
Family members have important responsibilities. A responsibility is a special job. i am going to tell you about my family & our responsibilities today.
I am Rees. My responsibilities are to put my dirty clothes in the hamper, go to school, eat all my food, clear the table, set the table, be nice to my brother, obey my Mom & Dad, & clean up toys.
This is Percy. His responsibilities are to take a lot of naps, & catch bugs & spiders.
This is Daddy. His responsibilities are to play with me, fix things at our house, take out weeds & mow the grass, go to work to earn money for our family, built robots, & teach me things.
This is Mommy. Her responsibilities are to make food, clean the house, wash clothes & dishes, play with me, sleep with Daddy*, & plant flowers.
This is Jamie. His responsibilities are to play with me, be cute, eat his food, clean up toys, & obey Mom & Dad.
All families are a little different. If your Mom & Dad don’t live together anymore, or you live with other family members like Grandma & Grandpa, or another different kind of family, you each still have important responsibilities. Heavenly Father wants us to work together and help each other.
In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
*deleted to maintain ‘G’ rating
3 clever remarks March 8th, 2009
Score!
One of my favorite places to shop for myself is Plato’s Closet. I know they call it a ‘teen’ store but there is plenty of stuff there for anybody. Anyway, I was there today & found a cool little knit jacket from a brand I’d not heard of. I picked it up for $8.
Later at home, I googled the brand name (Stem). Lo & behold, the exact same jacket currently for sale at Nordstrom for almost $70. The picture is pink, but mine is brown.
1 clever remark February 28th, 2009
2+3=5
Rees has had a few birthday parties this month (Berretts, Hansens, & school). I have not had my camera for any of them. You can see a few pictures on Bry’s blog here.
I can’t believe five years have passed since Rees was born. I am not going to lie - it was a rough couple of months for me after his birth (a combination of PPD, colic, & self-pity). We got through it, & even though it doesn’t seem possible, I see something in him every day that makes me love him more.
Next year I plan to start a new tradition with him for his birthday. On or around his birthday, we will have him decide on a service project he can do (with our help, of course). I heard this idea somewhere & thought it was so brilliant. The object is to teach your child that they can be a positive influence on the world - that because they were born, the world can be a better place. I think regular birthday parties are fine, & I’m sure we’ll have them, but I’d like to add a different dimension to birthday celebrations in our family.
Add a clever remark February 22nd, 2009
Field Trip Friday
For Field Trip Friday, we went to the Museum of Ancient Life, which is the largest collection of dinosaurs in the world. The boys loved it. Jamie was feeling a little camera-shy.
Add a clever remark February 20th, 2009
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