Thursday, November 22, 2007 at 11:43AM Sorry. I composed part of the message before I left home so that I could upload the layout and all...turns out that I can't figure out how to move the entry to the now correct place in the order. :)
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 07:00PM Just another quick bout of procrastination. Was just giving the boys their daily multi-vitamins. They come in animal shapes and Micah prefers the elephants. As I handed him his vitamin today, he examined it and proclaimed "elephant oink-oink!" Thinking about it, I suppose hippopotamuses *do* look like pig elephants...strange.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 06:46PM HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Whew. Yesterday was a very long day of travel. Got up at 3:15 am after maybe an hour of sleep (see my previous entries about how I left packing till the last minute)...headed to the airport on not-yet-plowed roads (thanks, Mother Nature, for deciding to snow 3 inches the day before Thanksgiving)...made our plane by minutes (maybe seconds...seriously, picture us sprinting through the airport and security and all (yes, with all three boys, a stroller and a carseat plus our 6 or 7 carry-ons) only to catch the doors just before closing so that we were the last ones on the plane)...waited on the ground for 1.5 hours while the plane got de-iced (again, Mother Nature, good timing)...then made it to Seattle finally, where we again sprinted through baggage claim and to the shuttle pick up (having arrived late, we didn't have the layover we'd thought)...fortunately, the shuttle was delayed so we had time to grab some food before boarding the bus and riding for 4 hours or so to Yakima. Did I say whew already? Anyhow. We're in Prosser now. I'm going to go make some deviled eggs shortly. :)
So. Out on a limb, week 2. Today, being Thanksgiving, is a natural time to stop and think about food. What were your loved one’s favorite foods? Now that he/she is gone, are there certain foods that always make you think of him/her? My dad loved food. Truly. I could do an entire mini album on foods he loved and memories each of them conjures for me today. Hmmmm…methinks I feel a project coming on…
Going back to last week’s bonus challenge…make sure you get a picture of you and your significant other this holiday. Take a moment and jot down where this relationship stands right now. Here’s one I did about a year ago (sorry, with the holiday and traveling, I didn’t have time to do a current one in advance, though I’ll definitely do one when I get home, okay?):
Well, back to food prep...hope you're having a fabulous Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 06:28PM We leave in about 12 hours. I have yet to even get the bags out of the basement, let alone begin packing. But. I have a list of things to remember to pack. Does that count? ;)
Anyhoo. The boys and I were running the inevitable last minute errands today. A couple random funnies:
As a "reward" for good behavior, we also stopped by one of our favorite local toy stores to window shop for a wee bit. The boys discovered this awesome doll house...yes, a very pink doll house. The clinching "cool factor"? It had a working elevator! Being boys, though, they didn't even consider using the elevator for the dolls and doll things there with the doll house. No. Rather, they hauled the space rocket and planes over from another display and proceeded to let the planes and rockets ride the elevator. Yet another of those moments that remind me that boys are different than girls. ;) I remember the little pink stroller I once bought...that was used immediately for racing trains around the house.
Had to go to the bank drive through also. Odd as this may sound, this is only the second time I've used a bank drive through in the entire time we've lived in Colorado (so a bit more than 5 years). Hence, the boys aren't familiar with the concept. A couple weeks ago I had just Noah with me when I went for the first time. He was in awe of the vacuum tube system that takes the transaction from your car to the tellers. Thought it was seriously cool (which it is, of course...I personally have thought many a time that that type of system would be fantastic for mail delivery and fully intend to work that into the plans should we ever build our own house). So. Today when I mentioned we needed to stop at the bank Noah got all excited and couldn't wait to show Asher. "We're going to the sucky bank!" he proclaimed. Yes. That sucky bank. :) Gotta love it.
Okay. I seriously need to go start packing (and all sorts of other things to get ready). Gonna spend the holiday with family for a change and we're stoked. Don't forget to check back on Thursday if you get a chance for the second week of OUT ON A LIMB, okay? And if you don't, let me wish you a Happy Thanksgiving now! Enjoy!
Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 09:37PM Gwen Taylor, come on down! You name is the one I pulled for the drawing. Just sent you an email. :)
To everyone else who emailed me and posted here, thank you. Sincerely. I've been trying to reply to all the emails but have also been busy scanning photos so that I can bring the originals back to my mom at Thanksgiving...and my computer doesn't go so well for both emailing and scanning at the same time. *laugh* In any case, thank you for sharing your stories and taking the time to let me know what you think. I truly appreciate it.
Really, if I may go all mushy here for a moment, we're all winners if we take up these challenges. That's how I feel, anyhow. :)
Okay, off topic, but just had to also share this little series of photos I took the other day. I was trying to be sneaky and capture how well all three boys were playing together in the toy area. (I really love when they do that...not only because, obviously, harmony in the house is nicer than fighting...but because it just makes me so happy to see them getting along so well...such brotherhood.) Anyhoo, our floor plan is pretty open, such that I can take pictures from the banisters one floor up. Noah, there in the bottom right of the first frame, was the first to spot me and quickly tried to hide using that blue piece of foam. Micah continued playing. Then he, of course, realized the need to copy Noah and try to hide...using a wooden truck to hide himself! He totally thought he was hidden. :) I just thought it was funny.
It helps to remember moments like this...particularly when the little bugger is totally not listening to me and screaming his way through Target. Like today. Oy. Oh well. He's only two once. Right?! :)