Snowday

So this is my second "snowday" in a row and I am loving getting stuff done. I went through and organized all of the handed down clothes. for those of you who have seen all of the bins know what a big deal this is. I cleaned the kitchen X4, I cleaned and organized the pantry, did 6 loads of laundry, took down the bassonette, quilted, made brownies, (besides the other meals of the day.) put the final layer of prime on the stairwell, gathered all of my tax stuff, and watched jason mud and tape the basement. A full 2 days, and it is only 4:30! Looking forward to the rest of the afternoon, and sleeping well tonight.

I also enjoyed my time home with my kids, and I think they enjoted me home too!

Look! Jessica's almost rolling over!

Missing You

So our neighbors moved a few weeks ago, and several times now I have found myself reaching for the phone to call them, one time in particular when I ran out of corn starch.

Karen gave me some stuff to feed the woodpeckers in their place, and look, WOODPECKERS! We have a male and a female of this kind, and a set of another kind.

Just to let you guys know, you are missed already.

Life Through Jacobs Eyes

Jason and I were busy the other day and Jason looked at me and said "what's that sound?" we listened again and heard a very distinctive 'click' Jason then looks around and sais, "Where is our camera? Where is Jacob!?"

Jacob was able to turn on the camera and squeeze out 12 pictures before we got to him. It was pretty funny looking through and seeing the world through his eyes. All of his most favorite toys. (and a foot.)

We didn't have the heart to punnish him, just let him know it was wrong and if he did it again he would be in trouble.

Finally finished. House is warm

So, after lots of work (done by Jason) we had a hole on the wall and it was 10 at night. I had to run to my mother in laws to get a part he needed and got home at 11. by midnight he had it running... i was sleeping.

we were all able to enjoy it the next day though.

I thought i would take this time to tell you about my "super hero" on Saturday we were an hour from home doing some pellet stove shopping, and finally found ourselves at home depot for the tile and grout. after we made our purchases and loaded up the truck, the kids and went back inside to pay for the items we inadvertently stole, it was time to put the carts away in their corral. it was dark by now. Jason left his door open and i thought i would help him with the carts, he told me to stay with the kids and get in the truck since it was already running, so i closed his door and went around to my side. that's right, you guessed it ... LOCKED with the key inside and the tank on E! the only thing that would have made this worse was if Jessica started to fuss and Jacob could not reach the locks... oh wait, that is what happened! I went into the store to see if i could get the number for a locksmith and use their phone, ours were locked in the truck. they were busy and i had one older lady, hair in a bun that could not hear the urgency in my voice and kept making me wait. Jason came in and found me and brought me out to the truck, it was pulled up to the door. All I can say is Thank God the windows were not locked and we have a three year old that likes to play with them! He was rewarded with ice cream for saving us from a potentially long, expensive and bad situation.

Almost Done!

Now we are done grouting, and have put down two of three sealant coats. One more coat for the morning and it will be done! Tomorrow we get the pellet stove! YEA!!

P.S. I love my new cookbook!

Very Busy Day

We had a very busy day yesterday. In the morning we went to church, then as soon as we got home and finished with the lunch thing, the kids went to bed, Jason and I got to work. Jason cut the carpet, layed the mortar, cut the cement board and then placed and screwed it down. Meanwhile, I started to steam my veggies and prep the next ones for steaming before the puree process. This is something new we are doing for the kids. If you want more info, lookup decievingly delicious cookbook, or check out barbs blog, she is doing it too. This is when Jason went to a friends house to use thier tile saw.

After jason got home and the kids were up, he started to tile. I helped between steaming and pureeing stages. I did Broccoli, Cauliflaur, Summer squash, zucchini, beets, carrots, spinach, and sweet potato.

Finally by 10, the kids were in bed, the veggies were done(42 baggies) and the floor was tiled! This made for a crazy day around here. Today we grout, Tuesday we seal the grout, and Wednesday we place our new pellet stove. We will save around 50-75$ per month using pellets instead of gas. This is especially good because we are down to less than 20% already in our 500g lp tank. Plus it will look so pretty.

Christmas at Nana and Papa's

We Had a lot of fun at my parents house on Christmas eve. I would have blogged it sooner, but I forgot my camera and had to use some of my sisters pics. SHe is forever busy getting ready for my brother in laws graduation (getting his wings) and it took her forever getting them to me.

NE way, we were up very late laughing and having a good time. Of course the little kids went frist, and even jessica enjoyed opening her gifts, or playing with the bow on them.

Here jacob is growling. Evidently sharks growl now a days! He loves his new shark costume. He and trevor were "swimming" through the living room wagging their buts as they swam, and it was the cutest, funniest thing.

Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa

The kids seemed to enjoy their time with the "other" side on Christmas day. after we were done doing out thing, cleaning up, and getting ready, we headed over there. we chilled out for a while waiting for the rest of the fam'. When we were all ready, we dug in!

Dave made me a beautiful baby stand... and it works pretty good!

Ethan was very good with Jacob's toys, though he was truly intrigued.

Like always, it seems the kids have more fun playing with the boxes!

we had a great time together and a great meal too.