My little cutie pie's! (son, Josiah and sister Rachael)
Oregon Coast
Monday, August 29, 2005
Friday, August 26, 2005
Friday Five
This is from a fellow blogger's site. Thanks Donna! :-)
It's a way for you all to get to know me better or at least my mood for the day. :-)
Do you get excited when the season begins to change?
~ I love it when season's change. It means I get to switch my clothes, like put away all the shorts and take out my pants. Or if I've lost weight, get new ones! :-) But back to season's, I always think the change in weather from season to season is fun to watch and feel.
Which season do you most look forward to?
~ I love it when Spring comes. Spring is by far my favorite season of all! It's a new beginning and who doesn't just love and cherish new beginnings!
Who was the first person you had a crush on?
~ Mmm, well I'm sure it was some boy in Alaska when older sis and I lived there. But I do remember thinking that Ralph Machio was really , really cool!! Even had a big ol poster of him on our wall. :-)
Would you consider yourself to be strict when it comes to grammar and spelling?
~ Not really when I am writing friends and family, but I am when it comes to writing anything else important.
What's an example of the worst error you've seen?
~ Well the most recent typ-o I have experienced that really irritated me was in our MLS listing online. Our real estate agent did not have very good grammar or spelling and I had to read the sentence a few times to kind-of understand what he meant. Just made it seem very un-professional to me.
Who has a birthday coming up, and what will you give them as a gift?
~ Well my birthday is the day after Labor Day this year, but soon after that is my son's birthday on the 25th. I am very excited for his second birthday! I still need to decide on a theme and what I will buy him. I'm tyring to decide between something he needs like clothes, or something fun like a new toy. Either way, I don't think he'll mind. :-)
If you could have any new piece of clothing for free, what would you pick?
~The perfect pair of jeans! That aren't too tight on belly or bottom but makes you totally sexy! Or is that just an enigma. :-)
It's a way for you all to get to know me better or at least my mood for the day. :-)
Do you get excited when the season begins to change?
~ I love it when season's change. It means I get to switch my clothes, like put away all the shorts and take out my pants. Or if I've lost weight, get new ones! :-) But back to season's, I always think the change in weather from season to season is fun to watch and feel.
Which season do you most look forward to?
~ I love it when Spring comes. Spring is by far my favorite season of all! It's a new beginning and who doesn't just love and cherish new beginnings!
Who was the first person you had a crush on?
~ Mmm, well I'm sure it was some boy in Alaska when older sis and I lived there. But I do remember thinking that Ralph Machio
Would you consider yourself to be strict when it comes to grammar and spelling?
~ Not really when I am writing friends and family, but I am when it comes to writing anything else important.
What's an example of the worst error you've seen?
~ Well the most recent typ-o I have experienced that really irritated me was in our MLS listing online. Our real estate agent did not have very good grammar or spelling and I had to read the sentence a few times to kind-of understand what he meant. Just made it seem very un-professional to me.
Who has a birthday coming up, and what will you give them as a gift?
~ Well my birthday is the day after Labor Day this year, but soon after that is my son's birthday on the 25th. I am very excited for his second birthday! I still need to decide on a theme and what I will buy him. I'm tyring to decide between something he needs like clothes, or something fun like a new toy. Either way, I don't think he'll mind. :-)
If you could have any new piece of clothing for free, what would you pick?
~The perfect pair of jeans! That aren't too tight on belly or bottom but makes you totally sexy! Or is that just an enigma. :-)
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Build it and he will come!
If all else fails, build a fort!
If you have ever had a busy toddler then you know what I mean. When they are bored with all their other toys, books etc, and you don't want to resort to watching PBS or a movie... Build a fort! And came he did. He helped me gather all the blankies and gathered the chairs. He loved every moment. And as soon as i put the blanket on top and it made a little darkened room, he climbed right in. I asked him if he needed toys and he gathered up his cars of course. Then I gathered up some stuffed animals and put them in there and told he would not be lonely now. Top it all off with some snacks and a drink and some Winnie the Pooh music, and mom is free for a little while. YAY!
Thought you all might like a sneak peak at his new little "playhouse."
If you have ever had a busy toddler then you know what I mean. When they are bored with all their other toys, books etc, and you don't want to resort to watching PBS or a movie... Build a fort! And came he did. He helped me gather all the blankies and gathered the chairs. He loved every moment. And as soon as i put the blanket on top and it made a little darkened room, he climbed right in. I asked him if he needed toys and he gathered up his cars of course. Then I gathered up some stuffed animals and put them in there and told he would not be lonely now. Top it all off with some snacks and a drink and some Winnie the Pooh music, and mom is free for a little while. YAY!
Thought you all might like a sneak peak at his new little "playhouse."
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Saling away...
Can you hear that song? Well, I won't sing it for ya becuase we all know I suck at that, :-) but you get the drift. (lol, get it)
Anyway...
My sister in law, Julia, has a friend who is a part of a Sailing Club on the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. Well, he(Louie) enjoys taking people out on the sailboat with him. My husband went, a couple summers ago when I was pregnant becuase he is totally fascinated with sailing, with his sister Julia and friend Louie out sailing. He has loved sailing since (and before)! Well now that I am not pregnant I can go, so hubby talked me into going out with them. We went a couple weekends ago and it was ok. Not the greatest time I've had on a boat. We basically sailed back and forth across the river. Not very exciting and I was not thrilled about going again, BUT Julia called again Friday and asked if we wanted to go again. Of course, my husband was right on that bandwagon and eventually talked me into getting my other sister-in-law to watch our toddler son so I could try it again. I told him prior to going though, that if it was like last time again that I will not go again. It's good to give warnings before-hand I have learned. :-)
So Saturday afternoon we haul our child and stuff for playing in water over to in-laws house(Jonny's brother's) and we head out to the river. This time we were in a little bit smaller boat and there were 6 of us on the boat. My hubby and I and his sister, and Louie and 2 friends of his from work (man and woman). So we set out onto the water and boat up-river towards Mt. Hood or east for those of you who have no idea where I'm talking about. :-)
It was a very mild day as far as winds are concerned. We finally got our spinaker sail up and we got moving slowly upriver. It was beautiful to be able to sit and have no thoughts, no worries about the house, and not be watching 2 children under 2! (long story behind that, will blog later about that) Needless to say it was extremly peaceful and exactly what I needed. Funny how God knows just what you need when you never see the need yourself. There was not a lot of conversation on boat, some idle chit chat about everyday life and how to sail a boat which Jonny soaked in every word Louie had to say, where I just sat and smiled and nodded at what I thought might be the appropriate time without really knowing what the conversation was about. I sat and let the wind blow through my hair and all the thoughts from my mind were gone and I swayed with boat soaking in the hot sun. It was beautiful! Oh did I already say that... well it was a truly marvelous time. Well after we got up river far enough, we let down the spinaker sail and put up our main sail and jib sail (used for tacking back and forth). That kinda concerned me at first becuase our winds had picked up and we would be sailing into the wind now. Also, my previous experience told me that going back and forth across the river was not all that fun. Well, I was wrong... Our winds were pretty strong, I would say close to 10mph, which can really move the boat fast in the water and make the sailboat do the casual side tip that you see most sailboats do. Sounds kinda scary, it did to me to, but it was exhilerating! I mean moving that fast in a boat on the water just from the wind, that was actually blowing at us from the front and to the side. It was truly breathtaking. We continued to zip back and forth across this wide river, it just felt like we skimmed across the water. I got to be at the helm during this time, meaning I got to steer the boat, and that was truly invigorating knowing that I was steering the boat just right to catch the wind just right in my sail to make us zoom across the water and the boat to lean way to side so far that I had to almost stand on the seat across from me (on the side of the seat) to catch my balance. How cool does that sound!? And to think I almost missed it becuase I was being mopey becuase of not only the long week we had but the not so great time we had last time. I can now totally understand why my husband is so enthralled with sailing... I do believe that he has almost made me catch the bug too. :-)
Here's to more exciting days of summer! {raises glass of something bubbly}
Anyway...
My sister in law, Julia, has a friend who is a part of a Sailing Club on the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. Well, he(Louie) enjoys taking people out on the sailboat with him. My husband went, a couple summers ago when I was pregnant becuase he is totally fascinated with sailing, with his sister Julia and friend Louie out sailing. He has loved sailing since (and before)! Well now that I am not pregnant I can go, so hubby talked me into going out with them. We went a couple weekends ago and it was ok. Not the greatest time I've had on a boat. We basically sailed back and forth across the river. Not very exciting and I was not thrilled about going again, BUT Julia called again Friday and asked if we wanted to go again. Of course, my husband was right on that bandwagon and eventually talked me into getting my other sister-in-law to watch our toddler son so I could try it again. I told him prior to going though, that if it was like last time again that I will not go again. It's good to give warnings before-hand I have learned. :-)
So Saturday afternoon we haul our child and stuff for playing in water over to in-laws house(Jonny's brother's) and we head out to the river. This time we were in a little bit smaller boat and there were 6 of us on the boat. My hubby and I and his sister, and Louie and 2 friends of his from work (man and woman). So we set out onto the water and boat up-river towards Mt. Hood or east for those of you who have no idea where I'm talking about. :-)
It was a very mild day as far as winds are concerned. We finally got our spinaker sail up and we got moving slowly upriver. It was beautiful to be able to sit and have no thoughts, no worries about the house, and not be watching 2 children under 2! (long story behind that, will blog later about that) Needless to say it was extremly peaceful and exactly what I needed. Funny how God knows just what you need when you never see the need yourself. There was not a lot of conversation on boat, some idle chit chat about everyday life and how to sail a boat which Jonny soaked in every word Louie had to say, where I just sat and smiled and nodded at what I thought might be the appropriate time without really knowing what the conversation was about. I sat and let the wind blow through my hair and all the thoughts from my mind were gone and I swayed with boat soaking in the hot sun. It was beautiful! Oh did I already say that... well it was a truly marvelous time. Well after we got up river far enough, we let down the spinaker sail and put up our main sail and jib sail (used for tacking back and forth). That kinda concerned me at first becuase our winds had picked up and we would be sailing into the wind now. Also, my previous experience told me that going back and forth across the river was not all that fun. Well, I was wrong... Our winds were pretty strong, I would say close to 10mph, which can really move the boat fast in the water and make the sailboat do the casual side tip that you see most sailboats do. Sounds kinda scary, it did to me to, but it was exhilerating! I mean moving that fast in a boat on the water just from the wind, that was actually blowing at us from the front and to the side. It was truly breathtaking. We continued to zip back and forth across this wide river, it just felt like we skimmed across the water. I got to be at the helm during this time, meaning I got to steer the boat, and that was truly invigorating knowing that I was steering the boat just right to catch the wind just right in my sail to make us zoom across the water and the boat to lean way to side so far that I had to almost stand on the seat across from me (on the side of the seat) to catch my balance. How cool does that sound!? And to think I almost missed it becuase I was being mopey becuase of not only the long week we had but the not so great time we had last time. I can now totally understand why my husband is so enthralled with sailing... I do believe that he has almost made me catch the bug too. :-)
Here's to more exciting days of summer! {raises glass of something bubbly}
Monday, August 15, 2005
Finally!
I was able to pick some blueberries while my beautiful son lay napping in his bed on Satuday. It was quite warm outside so the blueberries just fell off the bush into my hands. I thought the whole time while I was picking that I had to enjoy each moment becuase next year I will not have this opportunity. It makes me sad, mostly becuase my son loves to go graze by the bushes with me. We eat until our mouths turn blue and then stick out our tongues and laugh at one another. It's really quite the site! Oh, but we will always have the memories of this summer.
Anyway, I picked about 2 cups of berries and came inside and gave them a good rinse, then set to work mixing up my cake. It was really quite easy. Cake layer then blueberries and the crumble top. Then, comes the smell while it bakes. Oh, the smell! It makes for a good ambience for potential home buyers that come to look at the house. :-)
So to answer the question on your mind after looking at the picture...
YES, it certainly does taste as good as it looks! :-)
I mean just look at that perfect browning on top... :-) lol
Anyway, I picked about 2 cups of berries and came inside and gave them a good rinse, then set to work mixing up my cake. It was really quite easy. Cake layer then blueberries and the crumble top. Then, comes the smell while it bakes. Oh, the smell! It makes for a good ambience for potential home buyers that come to look at the house. :-)
So to answer the question on your mind after looking at the picture...
YES, it certainly does taste as good as it looks! :-)
I mean just look at that perfect browning on top... :-) lol
Friday, August 12, 2005
On the Market...
No, not me silly! I'm quite happily married thank you. :-)
Our house is officially "on the market" starting today!
It's a sad thing and exciting all at once. I am looking forward to moving on and starting a new chapter now that we talk about it more, but it's also very scary considering all this will do to Josiah. But I hear that kids are very resilient so I will hope mine is too.
I am so tired from all the cleaning(very vague, I know), picking up toys, painting, picking up more toys, and packing boxes of stuff to go to goodwill and then pick up some more toys. Anyone with a toddler will understand that. :-) It has really taken a lot of work to get our home ready to sell. Wow, it's like this never-ending list that seems to get longer instead of shorter. Even though I check stuff off it all day long, something else takes it place and then some. Like today the back yard needs to be addressed... or shall I say cleaned up. There are balls, toys, lawn instruments, pine cones, and very long grass just waiting to be mowed by some loving home-owner. :-) AND like I need to add to that list, but here it goes... I have blueberries finally come ripe that are calling my name, that need to be picked. They are telling me that I need to pick them so they can look tastey in some blueberry muffins. :-) I have been craving them ever since the blueberries started getting ripe about 2 weeks ago. Now they are all ready to be picked and wouldn't ya know... picking blueberries is not at the top of the list. Gee, I can't understand why. But anyway, all of that to say I simply WANT to pick my blueberries instead of doing all the other things I NEED to do. :-(
Ok question for today. Ready?
Just how clean does one's house have to be when selling the home?
Now, think about that... Of course, dishes done, somewhat clean floors, toys picked up, no clutter piles(visible), no underwear on the floor, (sorry just had to get that in there too), no smelly trash in house, clean bathrooms.
What I'm asking is, mopping every day? Uh, yeah right. I'll be doing good if I can sweep.
Vacuum every day? probably and will try to, especially with messy dog and toddler in house
What do you think?
Our house is officially "on the market" starting today!
It's a sad thing and exciting all at once. I am looking forward to moving on and starting a new chapter now that we talk about it more, but it's also very scary considering all this will do to Josiah. But I hear that kids are very resilient so I will hope mine is too.
I am so tired from all the cleaning(very vague, I know), picking up toys, painting, picking up more toys, and packing boxes of stuff to go to goodwill and then pick up some more toys. Anyone with a toddler will understand that. :-) It has really taken a lot of work to get our home ready to sell. Wow, it's like this never-ending list that seems to get longer instead of shorter. Even though I check stuff off it all day long, something else takes it place and then some. Like today the back yard needs to be addressed... or shall I say cleaned up. There are balls, toys, lawn instruments, pine cones, and very long grass just waiting to be mowed by some loving home-owner. :-) AND like I need to add to that list, but here it goes... I have blueberries finally come ripe that are calling my name, that need to be picked.
Ok question for today. Ready?
Just how clean does one's house have to be when selling the home?
Now, think about that... Of course, dishes done, somewhat clean floors, toys picked up, no clutter piles(visible), no underwear on the floor, (sorry just had to get that in there too), no smelly trash in house, clean bathrooms.
What I'm asking is, mopping every day? Uh, yeah right. I'll be doing good if I can sweep.
Vacuum every day? probably and will try to, especially with messy dog and toddler in house
What do you think?
Monday, August 08, 2005
Sunday, August 07, 2005
Yard Renovation
My neighbor comes over Sunday afternoon when we are about half way done and says "well its about time you guys got your yard fixed up." Don't you just love that! I know she is well meaning... and to be brutally honest I had been wondering all day why in the world did it take us so long to just spend a day making the front yard look so beautiful.
The answer is simple... motivation! We must sell our house (as seen in last blog) therefore we have the proper motivation to get some curb appeal for our home.
We started our day slowly, eating breakfast with our lovely son and watching PBS with him on the couch. Then about 10am we decide today is the day! We're fixing up the front yard! No if's and's or but's about it... it's getting done today!
So we set out to buy a tree to replace the old diseased camelia tree, and we also bought a few bedding plants to make things look pretty. Came home and dropped off the tree then back out to eat lunch on the way to get bark dust. We were able to get back by 1:30 so as to get Josiah down for his afternoon nap. (We all know how grumpy toddlers get when they don't get their naps)
Then we started ho'ing weeds and digging a bigger hole for the tree and basically stripping the top layer of soil out of the front flower bed. That was really hard work I tell ya. But there is something so fulfilling about investing a whole day to beautifying your yard, so the hard work didn't seem to be all that bad. There have been days where I just complain and moan about having to pull weeds for just a half hour, but today I had a mission. It was "Yard Renovation!" and we chose to take it.
After planting the new tree, pulling all the weeds, spreading new barkdust, and planting pretty new flowers out front, it's like a whole new house to me. It's so pretty now. It's making it even harder than it was before to leave. It finally looks so nice outside!
Please inspect my before and after pictures and see if you see spy all the things we did.
Enjoy!
The answer is simple... motivation! We must sell our house (as seen in last blog) therefore we have the proper motivation to get some curb appeal for our home.
We started our day slowly, eating breakfast with our lovely son and watching PBS with him on the couch. Then about 10am we decide today is the day! We're fixing up the front yard! No if's and's or but's about it... it's getting done today!
So we set out to buy a tree to replace the old diseased camelia tree, and we also bought a few bedding plants to make things look pretty. Came home and dropped off the tree then back out to eat lunch on the way to get bark dust. We were able to get back by 1:30 so as to get Josiah down for his afternoon nap. (We all know how grumpy toddlers get when they don't get their naps)
Then we started ho'ing weeds and digging a bigger hole for the tree and basically stripping the top layer of soil out of the front flower bed. That was really hard work I tell ya. But there is something so fulfilling about investing a whole day to beautifying your yard, so the hard work didn't seem to be all that bad. There have been days where I just complain and moan about having to pull weeds for just a half hour, but today I had a mission. It was "Yard Renovation!" and we chose to take it.
After planting the new tree, pulling all the weeds, spreading new barkdust, and planting pretty new flowers out front, it's like a whole new house to me. It's so pretty now. It's making it even harder than it was before to leave. It finally looks so nice outside!
Please inspect my before and after pictures and see if you see spy all the things we did.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
We must sell...
This is a tough week for me as my husband and I have come to the decision to finally put our house on the market. We will be meeting with the real estate agent very soon to get all the details worked out and then listed.
My younger sister, Rachael, and I have been doing some painting in some of the rooms of my house this week. You have to have seen the before... but trust me when I tell you that the walls were really kinda... shall I say nasty. Just kinda beyond dirty. I don't think they have been painted for probably 10 yrs or so. We did not paint the bathroom nor 2 of the bedrooms or the laundry room before moving in 2 yrs ago. So we got busy this week and got one of the bedrooms and the main bathroom painted... and it is soooo beautiful. I was just telling my sister that I'm going to get it all fixed up nice and not want to leave. Well, I guess that I kinda already don't want to sell, but we must. It is time to start another chapter in our lives.
We will be moving from our house into an apartment for a short time and then around the first of next year, we will be moving to southern CA. More specifically the L.A. area. My husband has a dream to finish art school and become a designer. Yet again, more specifically, doing environmental design. That kind of includes anything from products to well most anything a company needs design-ing. The move will be hard on us... and maybe not so hard on Josiah himself, but for all the family that will miss him, it will be quite difficult. It is hard for me to focus on that right now, I hate to take Josiah away from his grandparents becuase I know what it's like to live so far away from family as a child. It is really hard. But I'm trying to convince myself that this is what is best for our family, and really in my head I know it is the right thing for us do. But my heart hurts for that day we leave Oregon.
But for today... I am living it to the best of my ability and enjoying as much of Oregon as we can, and letting that little son of mine soak in as much visits with family as possible. Today I can live and be happy with, and tomorrow, well it can worry about itself.
My younger sister, Rachael, and I have been doing some painting in some of the rooms of my house this week. You have to have seen the before... but trust me when I tell you that the walls were really kinda... shall I say nasty. Just kinda beyond dirty. I don't think they have been painted for probably 10 yrs or so. We did not paint the bathroom nor 2 of the bedrooms or the laundry room before moving in 2 yrs ago. So we got busy this week and got one of the bedrooms and the main bathroom painted... and it is soooo beautiful. I was just telling my sister that I'm going to get it all fixed up nice and not want to leave. Well, I guess that I kinda already don't want to sell, but we must. It is time to start another chapter in our lives.
We will be moving from our house into an apartment for a short time and then around the first of next year, we will be moving to southern CA. More specifically the L.A. area. My husband has a dream to finish art school and become a designer. Yet again, more specifically, doing environmental design. That kind of includes anything from products to well most anything a company needs design-ing. The move will be hard on us... and maybe not so hard on Josiah himself, but for all the family that will miss him, it will be quite difficult. It is hard for me to focus on that right now, I hate to take Josiah away from his grandparents becuase I know what it's like to live so far away from family as a child. It is really hard. But I'm trying to convince myself that this is what is best for our family, and really in my head I know it is the right thing for us do. But my heart hurts for that day we leave Oregon.
But for today... I am living it to the best of my ability and enjoying as much of Oregon as we can, and letting that little son of mine soak in as much visits with family as possible. Today I can live and be happy with, and tomorrow, well it can worry about itself.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Some thoughts...
About other mothers.
After reading another woman's blog about how precious our children's lives are, I am reminded today that we should feel so blessed to be mother's. Not that I don't thank God every single day that I finally got my little miracle, but today I am reminded of the one's who came before him. Those of you who know me, know that I have had 2 miscarriages. There isn't hardly a day that goes by that I don't think of them and wonder who they are and who they could have been. I do miss them terribly but am comforted becuase I know they are being well taken care of by a mighty God who takes care of us when we need the most comfort of all. I truly beleive that He carries our little ones who never got to live a day on earth in his arms. I jsut want you all to know that I know that I am truly blessed and want to be thankful for the life of my son every sinlge day of my life... (yes, even the bad days).
I was in a children's clothing exchange shop monday morning and there were some other mother's in their as well. I am truly amazed at how trusting other mother's can be of complete and total strangers. I am looking through the shoes to find my son some shoes that fit him, and there is this sweet little baby boy sitting in a baby car seat, right by the shoes with no mother in sight. There were 2 women on other side of store but I was not sure if they belonged to him or not. My son loves to look at babies, so he goes over and sits by this baby and starts patting his arm. I remind him to be gentle as I try to look for sandals. But I am bothered, and a couple minutes go by and I am getting pretty upset. I mean for goodness sake, this child is jsut sitting here by us... completely left alone. What in the world is the mother thinking? I ask the person who works there who happened to walk by me, "who's baby is this?" She says, oh I think it's one those 2 ladies over there, and walks away. Like whatever kind of attitude. I was like Oh my gosh! Does anybody care about this baby?! Finally another child comes over to the baby and says mine, then runs back over to his mother, who is only a couple rows over now. I was pretty disgusted so I checked the baby to make sure it was ok, not wet feeling, not too hot, had a toy and seemed content. So I picked up my son, and we left. I felt so guilty about leaving but what could I do. I mean, I can't take him... duh! But the mom was getting closer so I didn't feel like I could say something to her, and the person who worked there looked like they could give a rip. So what's woman to do???
What would you have done?
Wow, am I blessed... not only with a wonderful child but a good head on my shoulders!
After reading another woman's blog about how precious our children's lives are, I am reminded today that we should feel so blessed to be mother's. Not that I don't thank God every single day that I finally got my little miracle, but today I am reminded of the one's who came before him. Those of you who know me, know that I have had 2 miscarriages. There isn't hardly a day that goes by that I don't think of them and wonder who they are and who they could have been. I do miss them terribly but am comforted becuase I know they are being well taken care of by a mighty God who takes care of us when we need the most comfort of all. I truly beleive that He carries our little ones who never got to live a day on earth in his arms. I jsut want you all to know that I know that I am truly blessed and want to be thankful for the life of my son every sinlge day of my life... (yes, even the bad days).
I was in a children's clothing exchange shop monday morning and there were some other mother's in their as well. I am truly amazed at how trusting other mother's can be of complete and total strangers. I am looking through the shoes to find my son some shoes that fit him, and there is this sweet little baby boy sitting in a baby car seat, right by the shoes with no mother in sight. There were 2 women on other side of store but I was not sure if they belonged to him or not. My son loves to look at babies, so he goes over and sits by this baby and starts patting his arm. I remind him to be gentle as I try to look for sandals. But I am bothered, and a couple minutes go by and I am getting pretty upset. I mean for goodness sake, this child is jsut sitting here by us... completely left alone. What in the world is the mother thinking? I ask the person who works there who happened to walk by me, "who's baby is this?" She says, oh I think it's one those 2 ladies over there, and walks away. Like whatever kind of attitude. I was like Oh my gosh! Does anybody care about this baby?! Finally another child comes over to the baby and says mine, then runs back over to his mother, who is only a couple rows over now. I was pretty disgusted so I checked the baby to make sure it was ok, not wet feeling, not too hot, had a toy and seemed content. So I picked up my son, and we left. I felt so guilty about leaving but what could I do. I mean, I can't take him... duh! But the mom was getting closer so I didn't feel like I could say something to her, and the person who worked there looked like they could give a rip. So what's woman to do???
What would you have done?
Wow, am I blessed... not only with a wonderful child but a good head on my shoulders!
One Happy Mama
Over this last weekend we had a yard sale. I went through a lot of my house last week and gathered boxes of stuff that I knew I could live without. (I won't say ALL of my house, b/c that just can't be done in a week) Anyway, in one of these boxes was a large stack of baby gift bags that I had collected from all the showers and gifts I was given after my son was born. I thought I am never gonna use all these so I put them out in the sale. I guess I should have perused the box a little further b/c when my neighbor came over to check out all of our "stuff", she pulls out these scrapbook pages that I did when my son was about a month old. I said, "Oh my gosh" I thought I lost those" and she brought them straight over to me and I gushed over them, like they were some great treasure. BUT if you knew the story behind all of this you would understand my full joy and excitement of finding my lost "treasure's." Although, I'm sure that anybody with children would understand what it's like to find old pictures... here's my story and I'm sticking to it. :-)
Well, when my son was about 9 months old we had some major computer problems. I had been, well maybe you could say ignorant, about how you needed to save pictures on cd. I just never thought I would be without them. Can we blame it on being a new mother and simply being in my own little bliss?... plus all of the health issues we were dealing with Josiah did not help things. So anyway... enough about me... Needless to say, we lost all of our baby pictures! ALL OF THEM! From when I was pregnant, the hospital and newborn pictures... yep, basically all of them. I was completely devastated. I had printed several pictures on my home printer however and I cherish those pictures now, b/c it's all I have left. I have been thankful for the family that has pictures to share with me. Thank goodness for being close with family!
Anyway, when Josiah was a month old, I went to a scrapbook party in which I created 2 scrapbook pages. (One shown below) Since the "loss" happened I had been searching my house for any and all pictures I had left... and had come the conclusion that these 2 pages were gone forever. So fast forward to Saturday....(zip).... my neighbor, Lorraine, pulls out these 2 pages and says "I don't think you want to sell these?"
"Yay!" What has been lost, is now found!
It is a good day!
Today, I could die a happy mama!
Well, when my son was about 9 months old we had some major computer problems. I had been, well maybe you could say ignorant, about how you needed to save pictures on cd. I just never thought I would be without them. Can we blame it on being a new mother and simply being in my own little bliss?... plus all of the health issues we were dealing with Josiah did not help things. So anyway... enough about me... Needless to say, we lost all of our baby pictures! ALL OF THEM! From when I was pregnant, the hospital and newborn pictures... yep, basically all of them. I was completely devastated. I had printed several pictures on my home printer however and I cherish those pictures now, b/c it's all I have left. I have been thankful for the family that has pictures to share with me. Thank goodness for being close with family!
Anyway, when Josiah was a month old, I went to a scrapbook party in which I created 2 scrapbook pages. (One shown below) Since the "loss" happened I had been searching my house for any and all pictures I had left... and had come the conclusion that these 2 pages were gone forever. So fast forward to Saturday....(zip).... my neighbor, Lorraine, pulls out these 2 pages and says "I don't think you want to sell these?"
"Yay!" What has been lost, is now found!
It is a good day!
Today, I could die a happy mama!
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