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| Skiing for the 1st time - Jordyn 3 1/2 months |
Don't send hate mail! It was warm & very sunny yesterday, so I took her snowsuit off for .0923849038 seconds to snap a few photos! I promise...she's not neglected!! :)
Monday, January 30, 2012
1st Time Skiing
Sunday we went skiing with Adam's family for our niece Vanessa's 15th Birthday. It was a first for Jordyn. Although she was too little to go skiing with us, I still took a few photos of her on the slopes! :)
Thankfully Adam's uncle, Rick, owns Seven Oaks Recreation in Boone, IA so we're able to ski/tube/camp...whenever we want! All of Adam's family grew up snowboarding, skiing, & tubing, so Adam's convinced Jordyn will be skiing next year! :)
Don't send hate mail! It was warm & very sunny yesterday, so I took her snowsuit off for .0923849038 seconds to snap a few photos! I promise...she's not neglected!! :)
Don't send hate mail! It was warm & very sunny yesterday, so I took her snowsuit off for .0923849038 seconds to snap a few photos! I promise...she's not neglected!! :)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Family Photo Outtake
Okay...now the 'real' family photo. Unfortunately for me, this was the best photo of the most people, so we kept it. I should really look into swapping my scared smile to a normal smile from another shot...
Sunday, January 15, 2012
I'm Going To Let You In On A Little Secret...
BEST APP FOR A MAMA!
Download this app on a smartphone [they make it for both iPhones and Android phones]. Take you phone off sleep mode... set the sensitivity level... and enter the phone number [land line or cell phone] to call. If your baby cries the phone by the baby will call you to let you know.
PERFECT for the lake house traveling! Thank goodness for technology...what did parents do before?! :)
Monday, January 9, 2012
Single Mama
WOW! It's 8:47. I'm in bed...totally exhausted with an aching back and throbbing head. Tonight I was a single mom. Just a couple of hours actually. While Adam went to play poker with the boys. And boy oh boy did I get a reality check!
The stove is sizzling over, Murdock keeps nudging be for food, the dryer is buzzing, the baby is crying, my phone is going off, and a sink FULL [if you don't believe me, you didn't see the photo I posted to Twitter last night!] of bottles. Honestly that was all going on at the same time here tonight. Madness!
I didn't get the carpet vacuumed, the bassinet taken down, the laundry done, or our icky microwave cleaned out like I had planned to do tonight. But? I needed this. And Adam did too. It reminded me just how thankful I am to have Adam here to help me every night. To help me divide things up. He cooks..I clean up. I bathe Jordyn...he lotions and dresses her. I pick up and prep for the next day...he feeds our baby her evening bottle.
I need to appreciate him more. When I'm feeling like I do everything to keep this house going...I must remember I have a husband who gets our baby up, dressed, fed and to daycare and our puppy fed, medicated. taken out, and kenneled and himself together all before 8:30am every.single.morning!
I'm SO blessed! Even if my chores will be waiting for me when I leave for work at 4:30a and I get home from work at 4:30p. :)
The stove is sizzling over, Murdock keeps nudging be for food, the dryer is buzzing, the baby is crying, my phone is going off, and a sink FULL [if you don't believe me, you didn't see the photo I posted to Twitter last night!] of bottles. Honestly that was all going on at the same time here tonight. Madness!
I didn't get the carpet vacuumed, the bassinet taken down, the laundry done, or our icky microwave cleaned out like I had planned to do tonight. But? I needed this. And Adam did too. It reminded me just how thankful I am to have Adam here to help me every night. To help me divide things up. He cooks..I clean up. I bathe Jordyn...he lotions and dresses her. I pick up and prep for the next day...he feeds our baby her evening bottle.
I need to appreciate him more. When I'm feeling like I do everything to keep this house going...I must remember I have a husband who gets our baby up, dressed, fed and to daycare and our puppy fed, medicated. taken out, and kenneled and himself together all before 8:30am every.single.morning!
I'm SO blessed! Even if my chores will be waiting for me when I leave for work at 4:30a and I get home from work at 4:30p. :)
Sunday, January 1, 2012
New Year|New Resoluations
Sidenote: This also marks 2 years that I have been blogging...whoa! In case you're like me & enjoy reflecting on old posts... here are my 2010 Resolutions and 2011 Resolutions.
I was pretty successful with my home & personal goals for 2011, but failed miserably with my travel & financial goals. I even crossed a few things off my bucket list this year [becoming a mama, purchasing alake house, & traveling to South Carolina].
Here are my goals for 2012...
I was pretty successful with my home & personal goals for 2011, but failed miserably with my travel & financial goals. I even crossed a few things off my bucket list this year [becoming a mama, purchasing a
Here are my goals for 2012...
{HOME}
{PHOTOGRAPHY}
{HEALTH}
{FUN w/ ADAM}
Have a date night at least once a month
Remodel the bathroom at the lake house
Update the siding & windows at the lake house
{TRAVEL}
Oklahoma
Chicago - Cubs Game
Minnesota - Vikings Game
Iowa City - Iowa Game
Minnesota - Vikings Game
Iowa City - Iowa Game
{FINANCIAL}
Pay off my Student Loan
Pay off medical bills
{PHOTOGRAPHY}
Delete bad photos & organize photos when I upload them
Continue to improve my camera skills
{HEALTH}
Start Running again
Let grudges go!
Run 100 miles in 2012
Loose 20 lbs.
{FUN w/ ADAM}
Have a date night at least once a month
Take a dance class & cooking class
Since my main priority for 2012 is to pay off debt & save money I also have a quarterly plan...
Month 1 [4 & 7 & 10] No Manicures/Pedicures
Month 2 [5 & 8 & 11] No Manicures/Pedicures or Eating Out
Month 3 [5 & 9 & 12] No Manicures/Pedicures or Eating Out and No fun purchases [better plan ahead for Christmas!]
What are your resolutions {goals} for 2011?
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