I'm so crafty...

 
I make people! Oh, and cookies and dinners and toys. It has been a busy few weeks. Between Primary parties, YW in excellence, gift and of course sickness we have just about made it to Christmas.
And I would like to say that contrary to prior evidence, we can, in fact, make male offspring! That's right we have a mancub on the way! I pretty much felt it all along, but it sure is nice to have the u/s and see for yourself!

Ummm bath time?

 
I am pretty far behind on my "neighbor gifts," this year. I was digging through my food storage for some items when Tenna notice the baby tub hiding in the closet. After dinner Tenna and I were starting some waffle cookies when Andi called her away. I can into the room to find them like this! My girls are so good at keeping busy. The best part? They wouldn't let me take them out until we had "washes," and I got them out with "towels." Oh, I forgot, it's 65 degrees in the house.

Memories

 

I was hoping o find some really cute pics of the girls from a year ago when I ran across this one. Nicole and I are much fatter now, and the kids are much bigger. What a difference a year makes.
BTW no offence Nicole, hope BK is born soon!

Music=my personal acid flashback

Have you ever noticed that a particular smell or texture or lighting, etc causes you to have a deep and sharp memory? I experience this sometimes, though not as much recently. I tend to listen to audio books as I clean and do various tasks after the kids are in bed. I love it, and it really keeps me sane. Tonight, however, I am sans audio book (just finished "Manhunt," about the Lincoln assassination, very good!). I decided to listen to MUSIC. Oh my goodness!
I realize now that I have been avoiding music. It gives me such strong recollections of the past that they are often painful. Great times and sad times from my past that I miss. It makes me think of a line from the musical Pippin "time weaves ribbons of memories to sweeten life when youth is through." So, does this mean I am getting old? I hope my logic is flawed!

Is for fun

 
Jsut had to add a few mroe pics. I love digital cameras.
 
 

More winter fun

 

Andi decided to get some exercise, and Tenna couldn't miss out on the fun. I know I am a bad mom. Last time they did this (yesterday) they were singing "no more monkeys jumping on the bed." I should know better, but seeing as how we are all sick and trapped inside I have to make some allowances.

 
 

Dinner

 
Pregnant. Sick. No car. 30 degrees. A husband nice enough to tell me to not worry about making lasagna tonight, and to take it easy

Sunday Slacker

 
Al took this pic when he got home from his hometeaching. If I don't have any meetings just look how I waste my time ;) I like this picture because Tenna's eyes are a bit open. Kids are so strange when they sleep.

100 things...

I saw this on Rachael's blog and had to give it a try. 100 things to do before you die...

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept overnight on a train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when your're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden a gondola in Switzerland
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagra Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen Amish country
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in movie
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi concentration camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. One cavity or less


How have you done so far?

Girls night

 

We had a bit of a long week and needed some rejeuvenation. The girls and I decided to get beautiful. Andi would only allow me to do an oil hair treatment, and Tenna would only allow me to do a "master tigress," mask. Oh well. We did a nice avacado mask, it seems to have helped Tenna's poor chapped cheeks. Sorry no self-portraits!

 

FHE?

 

I guess it's ok if I let it slide this once, huh? BTW he is playing old school nintendo super mario brothers.

How many...

 
deer do you see? Ok, so it aint exactly where's waldo.

Thanksgiving/early Christmas

 

We had a great time with the Noyes clan this weekend. Aunt Sarah, as always, was very prepared for little girls and had princess bags with little goodies for all of them. I, on the other hand, brought lots of toys to fight over. Silly me. Three copies, come on Pam!

The food was awsome. I had a GREAT birthday. Lots of playing inside and out. It was pretty much just a god time.

 
 



We also celebrated an early Christmas. Grandma is so creative. The girls LOVE the dresses she made for them. Tenna is wearing it right now as she sleeps. And their plates...I should just get rid of everything else! They had a great time. Plus, Sarah got some video of Andi singing two songs all the way through, maybe I will get a copy to post!

 

The haircut

 





Tenna loves having long hair, "like Barbie." Unfortunately she got a hold of my scissors yesterday while I was in the potty helping Andi. She cut a few chunks from the front, so I decided we needed to fix it.

 



So we cut her beautiful hair. I was cleaning up and FOOLISHLY left the scissors within her grasp! I was silly enough to think she was actually watching the movie. She is totally going to work for the CIA, she is so attentive.

 




So NOW, she has bangs, and a strange gap on the side of her head that I don't know WHAT to do with. Do I take her to a real salon and get her hair layered? Do I ignore the gap? What do you think?
 

Too yucky outside

 
Tenna asked me today if this is winter time...pretty close. It's been a while since we have had to bust out the big inside fun time toys. The girls were pretty stoked on the tent. I guess there are some good things about the cold weather, I just forgot how much clothes we all ahve to wear to keep warm in the house.

Evening tag post

 

Thanks Queens Scarlet for tagging me. I have needed some motivation to post recently and this one was fun. My sink. Yum. If you could only see the disgusting things I have had to deal with in that sink earlier in the day, sigh. Thanks mom for always helping me with my dishes. Are you amazed that I have only a few things in it after so many days have passed since your last visit?







 




My favorite room. I love our dining room. I wish we didn't have the piano in it, and of course, that it was clean. I had to be honest and take pics in the natural state of things.

More tag

 







My closet/craft room/ storage shed. Sigh. Good thing I am such a slob so all I ever wear is sweats! J/kish.






 






My fridge, again, slob. I am such a pack rat. At least I have started an art file for the girls. That's decreases the clutter a bit.





 








Laundry room/ food storage/ peepee clothes dump. Some day I will have shelves just for laundry stuff. I will have no old paint/food storage/ water storage in my functional laundry room! Some day!






 
Favorite shoes. Well right now. I am cold all the time. I even wore these for a nap yesterday. I know, so sexy huh?

More tag

 

So this is not out "working bathroom," but it is our Master Bath. It will likely remain in roughly this state for a while. I love pharmacy school!

 











It is 9pm and Tenna is not sleeping. She has a cough, poor girl. And I would like to qualify that I just got her sheets out of the dryer from the latest incident, so no my kids don't live in THAT much squalor, they do have bedding!

 





Andi, sleep monster. She has so turned into a 2 year old. She is taking some time for a monster re-charge.

 






And bumper is doing whatever feti do on the cusp of the second trimester. Oh, and making me feel fat. BTW this counts as the picture of me too.

Dream vacay, no pics....I think a cruise to Alaska. Albert gets to fish. He catches me a lot of salmon. The girls and I hike with Grandma's to see lots of animals. Ahhhh.

Oh and I choose to tag....
Amy (because I know your spotless house will put me to shame)
Tiffany
Becky
Heidi
Sarah
Cheers!