Since I have made my blog private, I am concerned that no one is reading any longer. Because it is no longer public, it doesn't appear in feeds or updates and you have to be signed in when you come to the address. I have tried to figure out a way to make subscription by email available but have had no luck.
Stupid technology. Stupid internet.
Anyways, if you are still here, hi, and thanks for being patient with the changes. I promise more cute kid updates. And maybe a bit of whining. And pictures.
Because I didn't do a journal this week, here is the truncated version:
Out my window: Dark. Since nightweaning, George has mostly started sleeping through the night, but still wants to wake up for the day in the five o'clock hour. Trying to figure out how to convince him not to do that.
If it was lighty, I would see that there is still a ton of snow on the ground. I have officially given up on Spring.
The toddler: Words recently: sock, shoe, snow, cleanup, help!, hi, cuppy, meow, and a bunch other that I can't recall right now.
The kiddos: Spring Break! Issy and Isaac just finished their third quarter. Only nine more weeks of school left. Liam is going to be done with Mother of Divine Grace by mid- May. Joe and I have talked about sending Issy to Camp Totus Tuus this summer, which she is excited about. Her birthday was wonderful for her- will try to share pictures soon. Delle's days are full of dress up, playing with Liam (she particularly loves play dough), and she really loves to dance. She is in a pretty easygoing stage (for a three-year-old) right now.
Bringing me joy: My sister, brother-in-law, four of their sons, my Dad and the exchange student are visiting this week, it has been really fun, if not a bit crazy :) Issy's joy on her birthday, hanging out with Joe, Josh Groban's new album, the new Pope.
Thinking about: All I need to do to get ready for our trip to Kansas on Wednesday. I am so excited. Friends, family, getting to see grass again. So wonderful.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Saturday, March 16, 2013
My sweet girl is 10
Would you like to see a march through the years?
And now she is 10 years old, yes, she is. I love to see how she has grown so much in the last 6 years, it is amazing. I am so excited to see how she grows and changes in the next 6 years, too. Happy 10th birthday to my lovely girl.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Journal: Cabin fever and gratitude
Out my window: 30 and snowing, again. I had forgotten from living in Idaho how long this makes this part of the year feel. The anticipation of Spring. The snow is super beautiful this morning though, so at least there is that.
Clothing myself in: Black yoga pants, purple long sleeved T, pink Garden of the Gods hoodie. Going to go upstairs to work out after this.
Around the house: The paint for around my vanity isn't here yet. Soon, I hope.
The toddler: The nightweaning part of nightweaning has been going just fine. He is doing great- sometimes I hear him wake up really briefly and then go back to sleep. Buuuut- he is still trying to push wake-up earlier and earlier into the 5 o'clock hour. Overall, I really can't complain. I went from having him wake up multiple times a night and insisting on getting up at 4:30 to sleeping through the night until 5:15 or 5:30.
Words: His favorite this week was "stop". Only long, drawn-out, usually screeched, and repeated multiple times until you stopped doing whatever the offending thing was. Which, at times, was just being present. Oh, toddlers. A few weeks ago he deemed his blanket "mee mee" and we hold it while he nurses (or I pin his arm down with it so he can't poke me/ pat me/ whack me/ wave his arm around). He can also say poo poo, which I told him was a sign it was time to potty train. Heh, yeah right.
The kiddos: Issy's tenth birthday is Saturday. I can't believe she is going to be ten. I talked with the school administrator about Liam spending a couple of days at the Academy after Easter break, just to see how it goes. I haven't told him yet, but he is going to be so. excited.
Crafting: Working on mystery project, my shrug is sitting on my shelf staring at me.
In the kitchen: We had white bean and sausage penne pasta last night, which is super tasty, although some of my kids don't like it very much. On the menu we have black bean burritos, bean and cheese quinoa squares, turkey chili and turkey and rice casserole.
Bringing me joy: Even though I am totally ready for spring, the snow today is so beautiful- falling gently and silently, the way it stays on the branches of the trees, the moisture for my kind of sad looking pine trees. Listening to some of my favorite music from when I was younger. The Sacraments. Seeing how beautiful and grown up my Isabelle is getting. Tenderhearted Liam. How Isaac loves to help me in the kitchen. Adelle doing ballet. George understanding more- putting his cup next to his bed at nap and bedtime and getting his blanket so we can nurse. A long and relaxing dinner date with Joe. Getting to go to a bridal shower for our babysitter who is entering the convent in April- seeing her joy and enthusiasm.
Thinking about: Divine Mercy. I have been reading Consoling the Heart of Jesus. Beautiful book.
Pictures to share: Snow day Scrabble last week.
Clothing myself in: Black yoga pants, purple long sleeved T, pink Garden of the Gods hoodie. Going to go upstairs to work out after this.
Around the house: The paint for around my vanity isn't here yet. Soon, I hope.
The toddler: The nightweaning part of nightweaning has been going just fine. He is doing great- sometimes I hear him wake up really briefly and then go back to sleep. Buuuut- he is still trying to push wake-up earlier and earlier into the 5 o'clock hour. Overall, I really can't complain. I went from having him wake up multiple times a night and insisting on getting up at 4:30 to sleeping through the night until 5:15 or 5:30.
Words: His favorite this week was "stop". Only long, drawn-out, usually screeched, and repeated multiple times until you stopped doing whatever the offending thing was. Which, at times, was just being present. Oh, toddlers. A few weeks ago he deemed his blanket "mee mee" and we hold it while he nurses (or I pin his arm down with it so he can't poke me/ pat me/ whack me/ wave his arm around). He can also say poo poo, which I told him was a sign it was time to potty train. Heh, yeah right.
The kiddos: Issy's tenth birthday is Saturday. I can't believe she is going to be ten. I talked with the school administrator about Liam spending a couple of days at the Academy after Easter break, just to see how it goes. I haven't told him yet, but he is going to be so. excited.
Crafting: Working on mystery project, my shrug is sitting on my shelf staring at me.
In the kitchen: We had white bean and sausage penne pasta last night, which is super tasty, although some of my kids don't like it very much. On the menu we have black bean burritos, bean and cheese quinoa squares, turkey chili and turkey and rice casserole.
Bringing me joy: Even though I am totally ready for spring, the snow today is so beautiful- falling gently and silently, the way it stays on the branches of the trees, the moisture for my kind of sad looking pine trees. Listening to some of my favorite music from when I was younger. The Sacraments. Seeing how beautiful and grown up my Isabelle is getting. Tenderhearted Liam. How Isaac loves to help me in the kitchen. Adelle doing ballet. George understanding more- putting his cup next to his bed at nap and bedtime and getting his blanket so we can nurse. A long and relaxing dinner date with Joe. Getting to go to a bridal shower for our babysitter who is entering the convent in April- seeing her joy and enthusiasm.
Thinking about: Divine Mercy. I have been reading Consoling the Heart of Jesus. Beautiful book.
Pictures to share: Snow day Scrabble last week.
March 9th, 2012
March 11th, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
It's a happy house-i-versary!
We moved into this house a year ago today. I love it. It isn't perfect, but it is perfect for us.
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Monday, March 4, 2013
Journal: March= Spring. Let's get with the program
Out my window: 17 degrees and grey. It is supposed to snow tonight. Yeeeeah, it is March, so that is enough with the snow, mmmkay, Mother Nature? My forecast tells me there will be several 40ish degree days in the forecast, which would be a-okay with me.
Clothing myself in: My mom's K-State sweatshirt. Blue and pink flannel pants with blue and brown argyle socks. Foooxy.
Around the house: Doors! Joe bought and put up the hallway doors for the basement storage room and utility room. This makes Liam happy because there was plastic hanging in the doorways and he told me it freaked him out when he walked by. So, there you go, Liam.
We got a mirror and light for our master bedroom sink. We needed to paint under where the old cabinet was because the mirror and light we got do not cover the whole area. But, for some reason, that can of paint had been stored in the garage. Not usable. So we had to order a couple small cans of that color from Home Depot. So yeah, I hope to get that done by next weekend.
The toddler: After much consideration, I nightweaned him this weekend and it actually went so much smoother than I could have hoped. His sleeping is much, much improved. I don't know if the nursing and rocking was just jazzing him up at night or what? At any rate, he slept from 7 last night until 4:52 this morning and then I went in his room, hugged him and laid him back down and told him, "It's still nigh night time" and he fell back asleep until 6:00. And then the last few mornings when he woke up for the day, he has given me a sweet, sloppy toddler kiss. Praying that this improvement lasts long term.
So many words! He likes to say, "where'd it go?" But his favorite is still "what's that?" So many "what's that?"s this week. He was also making a certain noise at dinner last night when he was chucking things off his tray and then he said, "I say... (insert the noise here)" I turned to Joe and asked him if he heard him too, and indeed, I wasn't hallucinating. Gracious, what a talker.
The kiddos: Doing so well. We took them down to Wisconsin Dells Home Depot this last Saturday for their kid's workshop and they got to build a little car. So much fun. It was sunny yesterday and all the snow is cleared off the back deck so they ran around outside. They are all very excited about visiting Kansas friends at the end of the month.
Crafting: Plugging along on the shrug. Started knitting another something, but it is a gift so I am not at liberty to talk about it :) Still need to finish a couple baby gifts. Before they aren't babies anymore :P
In the kitchen: I seriously need a kitchen overhaul. Over the winter we have gotten lax about processed food, treats, not enough veggies.
Bringing me joy: Holding Joe's hand in the car, the kid's peacefully playing board games together, Adelle telling me about her dreams, George's sloppy morning kisses, sunshine, the kid's running around on the back deck together, 5 consecutive hours of sleep, pictures of my pregnant friends, and reading books.
Thinking about: My health. The last 10 1/2 years I have been focusing on nourishing babies with my body in one way or another. Sometimes (oh, let's be honest- oftentimes) with sub-optimal nutrition and inadequate rest and exercise. And I think it is starting to catch up with me. I am only 31 and my body is starting to feel bad. I honestly have come to terms (um, mostly) with the fact that my body is never going to look like it did when I was 20. But I want my body to *feel* as good as it can. I want to be strong, I want to be able to keep up with my kids.
Oddly, I don't have a problem with a sensible eating and exercise when I am pregnant. Because it seems so direct- I need to do this for the baby. I have a harder time doing it just for me.
Picture to share: What is that fiery ball in the sky?! It hurts my eyes!
Clothing myself in: My mom's K-State sweatshirt. Blue and pink flannel pants with blue and brown argyle socks. Foooxy.
Around the house: Doors! Joe bought and put up the hallway doors for the basement storage room and utility room. This makes Liam happy because there was plastic hanging in the doorways and he told me it freaked him out when he walked by. So, there you go, Liam.
We got a mirror and light for our master bedroom sink. We needed to paint under where the old cabinet was because the mirror and light we got do not cover the whole area. But, for some reason, that can of paint had been stored in the garage. Not usable. So we had to order a couple small cans of that color from Home Depot. So yeah, I hope to get that done by next weekend.
The toddler: After much consideration, I nightweaned him this weekend and it actually went so much smoother than I could have hoped. His sleeping is much, much improved. I don't know if the nursing and rocking was just jazzing him up at night or what? At any rate, he slept from 7 last night until 4:52 this morning and then I went in his room, hugged him and laid him back down and told him, "It's still nigh night time" and he fell back asleep until 6:00. And then the last few mornings when he woke up for the day, he has given me a sweet, sloppy toddler kiss. Praying that this improvement lasts long term.
So many words! He likes to say, "where'd it go?" But his favorite is still "what's that?" So many "what's that?"s this week. He was also making a certain noise at dinner last night when he was chucking things off his tray and then he said, "I say... (insert the noise here)" I turned to Joe and asked him if he heard him too, and indeed, I wasn't hallucinating. Gracious, what a talker.
The kiddos: Doing so well. We took them down to Wisconsin Dells Home Depot this last Saturday for their kid's workshop and they got to build a little car. So much fun. It was sunny yesterday and all the snow is cleared off the back deck so they ran around outside. They are all very excited about visiting Kansas friends at the end of the month.
Crafting: Plugging along on the shrug. Started knitting another something, but it is a gift so I am not at liberty to talk about it :) Still need to finish a couple baby gifts. Before they aren't babies anymore :P
In the kitchen: I seriously need a kitchen overhaul. Over the winter we have gotten lax about processed food, treats, not enough veggies.
Bringing me joy: Holding Joe's hand in the car, the kid's peacefully playing board games together, Adelle telling me about her dreams, George's sloppy morning kisses, sunshine, the kid's running around on the back deck together, 5 consecutive hours of sleep, pictures of my pregnant friends, and reading books.
Thinking about: My health. The last 10 1/2 years I have been focusing on nourishing babies with my body in one way or another. Sometimes (oh, let's be honest- oftentimes) with sub-optimal nutrition and inadequate rest and exercise. And I think it is starting to catch up with me. I am only 31 and my body is starting to feel bad. I honestly have come to terms (um, mostly) with the fact that my body is never going to look like it did when I was 20. But I want my body to *feel* as good as it can. I want to be strong, I want to be able to keep up with my kids.
Oddly, I don't have a problem with a sensible eating and exercise when I am pregnant. Because it seems so direct- I need to do this for the baby. I have a harder time doing it just for me.
Picture to share: What is that fiery ball in the sky?! It hurts my eyes!
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