I managed to get a few links on my blog. Fun! Bridget, if you want I can show you later on Yahoo or something.
sharing stories of life with 2 parents, 6 children, 2 dogs, 3 cats, 3 goats, countless chickens, turkeys, an apple orchard and a market garden
Monday, December 27, 2004
OMG Look at the PUPPIES!!!!! <--click on this
The boys are all so cute! Matt is already SURE that Fezzik is the puppy for him, but I kind of like Wesley's happy face on his chest.
Instead of cleaning up after stockings, we packed up and left for Matt's parents' house. We got back from late last night and I am still trying to get my brain organized and put away some of our new toys. This was a VERY good Christmas for me. I got a cameraphone, lots of clothes, lingerie, an air cleaner, cake pans, a duvet cover, a silver locket with room for 4 pictures, a bathrobe, and more. I feel very fortunate. The kids did pretty well too. They got a DVD system for the van.
Once I get organized, I'll get the pictures off of the camera and onto here.
The boys are all so cute! Matt is already SURE that Fezzik is the puppy for him, but I kind of like Wesley's happy face on his chest.
Instead of cleaning up after stockings, we packed up and left for Matt's parents' house. We got back from late last night and I am still trying to get my brain organized and put away some of our new toys. This was a VERY good Christmas for me. I got a cameraphone, lots of clothes, lingerie, an air cleaner, cake pans, a duvet cover, a silver locket with room for 4 pictures, a bathrobe, and more. I feel very fortunate. The kids did pretty well too. They got a DVD system for the van.
Once I get organized, I'll get the pictures off of the camera and onto here.
Saturday, December 25, 2004
Friday, December 24, 2004
You had me at new dishes.
Matt is a "go big or go home" kind of guy. So he didn't like the idea of using our 2 sets of dishes to serve Christmas dinner for 14 people on. So he went out and bought me 16 place settings of Christmas china and 16 place settings of stainless flatware. Okay, it's not fine china or silverware, but OMG it is so nice to have. It looks pretty good on the Christmas table, and even better, we don't worry about somebody breaking it!
Matt is my hero.
Christmas Table
Matt is a "go big or go home" kind of guy. So he didn't like the idea of using our 2 sets of dishes to serve Christmas dinner for 14 people on. So he went out and bought me 16 place settings of Christmas china and 16 place settings of stainless flatware. Okay, it's not fine china or silverware, but OMG it is so nice to have. It looks pretty good on the Christmas table, and even better, we don't worry about somebody breaking it!
Matt is my hero.
Christmas Table
Thursday, December 23, 2004
This is Kira's first Christmas, and I want to make sure it is special. I know she will be thrilled though. She loves opening presents. She squeals and doesn't hesitate to rip them open. I bought fabric for my mother to make her a dress, she will look so cute.
Okay, NOW I'm starting to panic. I thought I had it all under control, but the walls are now closing in. I only have a day left before I host my family's Christmas eve celebration. My house is a mess, I have groceries to get, I have a little bit more work to do on my aunt's blanket, I don't have a clue what my husband has bought for our kids and I have a few more stocking stuffers to grab. And I don't know where to start! Kira doesn't make it easy to get anything done. In order to clean anything, I have to let her tear the contents of my cupboards out. And now my throat is hurting. WHAAAAAA.
There are so many things I wanted to do this week before Christmas that I now realize we won't have time for. Like going to see Santa. Hopefully we can squeeze that in tomorrow after we dig out of the snow.
Okay, NOW I'm starting to panic. I thought I had it all under control, but the walls are now closing in. I only have a day left before I host my family's Christmas eve celebration. My house is a mess, I have groceries to get, I have a little bit more work to do on my aunt's blanket, I don't have a clue what my husband has bought for our kids and I have a few more stocking stuffers to grab. And I don't know where to start! Kira doesn't make it easy to get anything done. In order to clean anything, I have to let her tear the contents of my cupboards out. And now my throat is hurting. WHAAAAAA.
There are so many things I wanted to do this week before Christmas that I now realize we won't have time for. Like going to see Santa. Hopefully we can squeeze that in tomorrow after we dig out of the snow.
Monday, December 20, 2004
Me and Dandy
Dandy was my very first dog. When I was 3 my aunt's dog Tammy, a cairn terrier, had puppies by the neighbour's miniature poodle. I used to spend a lot of time at my grandparents' house where the puppies were and I instantly had a favourite puppy. When they were weaned from their mother, my dad came back from training and set his gym bag on the floor and out popped that puppy. I already had a name picked out for her, Dandy after the Dandy Lion in The Wizard of Oz. I loved her so much and she was really good with me.
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Buddie the cat came back. He went missing on Monday. It has been really cold here and I was getting worried about him. He came home tonight smelling of cigarettes and cheap perfume. What a naughty cat! I had to bathe him because I couldn't stand the smell of him.
That caused my asthma to flare up. So I figured that while I was at it, I might as well bathe the other cat to help my allergies. Not a good plan. My doctor is right, my cat allergies are getting worse. I had to talk the kids into lying down with me and I refreshed Damon's memory on dialing 9-1-1. The steroids eventually kicked in and the kids all fell asleep.
My eye is getting better. I used some antihistamine eye drops and tried to sleep it off. It was a bit better this morning, less red, but still really sensitive to light. So i bought some cheap dark sunglasses and drove all over the city doing Christmas shopping.
Oh and the cat's breath is soooo stinky!!!! What on earth did the sleazy smoking woman feed him?
That caused my asthma to flare up. So I figured that while I was at it, I might as well bathe the other cat to help my allergies. Not a good plan. My doctor is right, my cat allergies are getting worse. I had to talk the kids into lying down with me and I refreshed Damon's memory on dialing 9-1-1. The steroids eventually kicked in and the kids all fell asleep.
My eye is getting better. I used some antihistamine eye drops and tried to sleep it off. It was a bit better this morning, less red, but still really sensitive to light. So i bought some cheap dark sunglasses and drove all over the city doing Christmas shopping.
Oh and the cat's breath is soooo stinky!!!! What on earth did the sleazy smoking woman feed him?
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
I finally got the news I've been waiting for! Puppies are HERE! 10 of them! Becca had 6 baby girls and 4 baby boys, all of them solid liver. And the best part is that one of them is ours!
http://nuthatch.virtualave.net/beccacharliebabies.html
I took Kira to the doctor's today for her recheck. Her ears and lungs are fine, but she is still pretty congested. I have been having problems with my eyes since monday morning though and I need to go back to the hospital later this afternoon. On Sunday night, I made the mistake of falling asleep with Kira with my clothes on, and worse, my contacts in. I woke up in the night and took my contacts out, but my eyes were pretty irritated yesterday, so last night I put some eye drops in. That's when the real trouble started. This morning I woke up and my eyes were even more red and they are very weepy. When I drove to the doctor's office and the sun was in my eyes, I was blinded. It was scary. She says it is probably either keratosis or an allergic reaction to the eye drops. I tend to think it is the latter, but I still have to go in to the hospital outpatient clinic.
http://nuthatch.virtualave.net/beccacharliebabies.html
I took Kira to the doctor's today for her recheck. Her ears and lungs are fine, but she is still pretty congested. I have been having problems with my eyes since monday morning though and I need to go back to the hospital later this afternoon. On Sunday night, I made the mistake of falling asleep with Kira with my clothes on, and worse, my contacts in. I woke up in the night and took my contacts out, but my eyes were pretty irritated yesterday, so last night I put some eye drops in. That's when the real trouble started. This morning I woke up and my eyes were even more red and they are very weepy. When I drove to the doctor's office and the sun was in my eyes, I was blinded. It was scary. She says it is probably either keratosis or an allergic reaction to the eye drops. I tend to think it is the latter, but I still have to go in to the hospital outpatient clinic.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)