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Monday, April 30, 2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007
AN UPDATE
WHEW! It has been BUSY around here! I don't even know when the last time I posted was or what it was about. Let me just give you the condensed version of our activities:
Field Trip to a fun farm (pictures still on my camera)
Pre-Op appointments
Lance's operation- tubes in and adenoids out
Billy working a lot
Me working when I can
Initiated the sprinkler
Spending afternoons outside
Just busy, busy, busy!
Lance's surgery went good. He was not happy when he came out of the anesthesia. And he is recovering fine. He has his moments. Hopefully this is the last time we need to do this. Lance has added to his pile of stuff he drags around everywhere. His Thomas beach towel he got at Easter. He calls it his Thomas train blank. Blank is short for blankie. And ever since Friday he is attached to his pacifier. We were slowly breaking him of using it during the day but he was in such pain and so sad I gave in.
Garrett is doing fine. He goes and goes until he crashes. And it is not pretty. He announced the other night that he was getting me Oreos for Mother's Day. And when I was dropping him off with my mom the other day we were discussing why Lance was not with him and the surgery. He asked if Lance was going to the hospital and I told him he was. He then asked if "Lance be bornded again? Is he back in your tummy?"
OK- that is a wrap for today. My new blog/site will be open on Tuesday (maybe sooner) and will have a forum and gallery. Until then...
Field Trip to a fun farm (pictures still on my camera)
Pre-Op appointments
Lance's operation- tubes in and adenoids out
Billy working a lot
Me working when I can
Initiated the sprinkler
Spending afternoons outside
Just busy, busy, busy!
Lance's surgery went good. He was not happy when he came out of the anesthesia. And he is recovering fine. He has his moments. Hopefully this is the last time we need to do this. Lance has added to his pile of stuff he drags around everywhere. His Thomas beach towel he got at Easter. He calls it his Thomas train blank. Blank is short for blankie. And ever since Friday he is attached to his pacifier. We were slowly breaking him of using it during the day but he was in such pain and so sad I gave in.
Garrett is doing fine. He goes and goes until he crashes. And it is not pretty. He announced the other night that he was getting me Oreos for Mother's Day. And when I was dropping him off with my mom the other day we were discussing why Lance was not with him and the surgery. He asked if Lance was going to the hospital and I told him he was. He then asked if "Lance be bornded again? Is he back in your tummy?"
OK- that is a wrap for today. My new blog/site will be open on Tuesday (maybe sooner) and will have a forum and gallery. Until then...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Friday, April 20, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
CREATIVE TEAM CALL
Amanda Heimann Designs
is now accepting applications for Creative Team members.
Please send an email to amandaheimanndesigns@gmail.com
with the following information:
1) name and usernames
2) a link to your main gallery
3) a brief bio of yourself and your scrapping history
4) a list of creative teams you are on
5) why you want to be a memeber of the team
Requirements: to create 4 layouts per month and have fun!
Benefits: access to all my designs
Call ends April 30, 2007.
HAPPY TAX DAY!
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New to my store::
A Little Crumpled Ribbons
and added last week
Cornered
and you might want to run over to Plain Digital Wrapper today. Tanya is offering a 17% Refund on purchases and a little free gift with a $10 purchase!
Thursday, April 12, 2007
MISSING: ONE EGG
Saturday was an early Easter for use. It would be the boy's 3rd Easter celebration. We started the day by looking to see what the bunny left in the nest. He left the boys a little croquet set! They ripped into it and started playing with their uncles. Then they watched CARS with their uncles. And then it was lunch time and the Greats all came over to have lunch and hunt eggs. The egg hunt was super fast since it was so cold, windy and wet. Trevor was dressedd appropriately. A little while after that we loaded everything up and came on home. We gave the boys baths and made their indoor nests out of pillowcases for the bunny to leave surprises in. We told Garrett that the Easter Bunny would leave eggs inside since it was raining out and he thought that was cool.
On Sunday we woke the boys up to hunt eggs. They first saw their nests and spent a little time checking out all the goodies. Then Garrett realized there were eggs everywhere. They ran all over the living room looking high and low for eggs. And we are still missing one egg. A hard boiled egg. I am sure it will make its presence known soon.
After a good breakfast we went to church. Billy then decided that we would go to Great Grandma's for lunch and a quick visit. It was a quick visit because Lance was exhausted and I could see the meltdown coming. After we got home the boys played outside and Billy cooked fajitas. It was another early night. I think we have finally recovered from the busy weekend.
This week has been jsut a normal week. Lance had a few yucky days like he always does after a busy weekend. Luckily the sniffles have stopped. Garrett has been really good lately- makes me wonder.
Today I went to get Lance new shoes. He is in a size 8 now. He is growing too fast! And I had a very sad moment today. I went to Old Navy to exchange Garrett's new swimsuit. It was a 5T and was too big in the waist. I knew a 4T would be too small so I got an XS in the boy's size and IT FIT! He has outgrown the little boy section and is now in the BOYS section. No more cute matching clothes for him.
Time to go cook supper!
On Sunday we woke the boys up to hunt eggs. They first saw their nests and spent a little time checking out all the goodies. Then Garrett realized there were eggs everywhere. They ran all over the living room looking high and low for eggs. And we are still missing one egg. A hard boiled egg. I am sure it will make its presence known soon.
After a good breakfast we went to church. Billy then decided that we would go to Great Grandma's for lunch and a quick visit. It was a quick visit because Lance was exhausted and I could see the meltdown coming. After we got home the boys played outside and Billy cooked fajitas. It was another early night. I think we have finally recovered from the busy weekend.
This week has been jsut a normal week. Lance had a few yucky days like he always does after a busy weekend. Luckily the sniffles have stopped. Garrett has been really good lately- makes me wonder.
Today I went to get Lance new shoes. He is in a size 8 now. He is growing too fast! And I had a very sad moment today. I went to Old Navy to exchange Garrett's new swimsuit. It was a 5T and was too big in the waist. I knew a 4T would be too small so I got an XS in the boy's size and IT FIT! He has outgrown the little boy section and is now in the BOYS section. No more cute matching clothes for him.
Time to go cook supper!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
TOO MUCH FUN!
What a great weekend! It was packed full of fun and there were 412 pictures taken. And since there were so many great pictures and stories to tell I think I will break it up into pieces so those with dial up (coughcoughgrandmacoughcough) can enjoy without having to wait and wait and wait.
FRIDAY
We got up early and headed to my parent's house. Billy had fishing fever and was shaking in excitement. We got there and unpacked and he was off to pick up my brother and go fishing for the day.
My mom and I took the boys to Walmart for some last minute Easter goodies. After that we went to the strawberry patch. The boys picked 2 buckets FULL of berries and ate a few along the way. I think we came home with 7 pounds of strawberries.
Then it was lunch and nap. PawPaw came home and Garrett helped him outside while Lance was sleeping. After Lance got up it was fishing time for the boys. First they had to dig for worms and there were some big worms! Lance had a cane pole and Garrett had a fishing rod. After a few casts Garrett caught a small mouth bass. The first one caught in the pond. He was done after that. Lance's fishing was a little bit different. He just slapped the pole into the water. He did foul hook one fish but it got away.
Then there was some more playing and Aunt Lauren and Jenna ate supper with us. Uncle Joby showed up not much longer after that and they all played croquet. Bath time was next and then they made a nest for the Easter Bunny to leave a gift in.
Billy and Uncle Shane came driving up and had 2 fish. I think we caught more in the pond than they did.
Lance crashed after that and Garrett convinced Uncle Joby to put him to bed. He played Uncle Joby! He made him read a bunch of books and stay in bed with him because he was scared. Joby fell for it.
Clayton and Laurie arrived with their new puppy. Maggie is the cutest little fuzz ball! After we played and talked for a bit we all went to bed.
Now for the pictures:
And these are from our egg dyeing experience. Lance + dye = big mess! Good thing I took their shirts off before we started!
I hear water running- need to go!
FRIDAY
We got up early and headed to my parent's house. Billy had fishing fever and was shaking in excitement. We got there and unpacked and he was off to pick up my brother and go fishing for the day.
My mom and I took the boys to Walmart for some last minute Easter goodies. After that we went to the strawberry patch. The boys picked 2 buckets FULL of berries and ate a few along the way. I think we came home with 7 pounds of strawberries.
Then it was lunch and nap. PawPaw came home and Garrett helped him outside while Lance was sleeping. After Lance got up it was fishing time for the boys. First they had to dig for worms and there were some big worms! Lance had a cane pole and Garrett had a fishing rod. After a few casts Garrett caught a small mouth bass. The first one caught in the pond. He was done after that. Lance's fishing was a little bit different. He just slapped the pole into the water. He did foul hook one fish but it got away.
Then there was some more playing and Aunt Lauren and Jenna ate supper with us. Uncle Joby showed up not much longer after that and they all played croquet. Bath time was next and then they made a nest for the Easter Bunny to leave a gift in.
Billy and Uncle Shane came driving up and had 2 fish. I think we caught more in the pond than they did.
Lance crashed after that and Garrett convinced Uncle Joby to put him to bed. He played Uncle Joby! He made him read a bunch of books and stay in bed with him because he was scared. Joby fell for it.
Clayton and Laurie arrived with their new puppy. Maggie is the cutest little fuzz ball! After we played and talked for a bit we all went to bed.
Now for the pictures:
And these are from our egg dyeing experience. Lance + dye = big mess! Good thing I took their shirts off before we started!
I hear water running- need to go!
Thursday, April 05, 2007
WEEK IN REVIEW
Usually I do a weekend review but this week has just flown by and I forgot about my poor little blog. It is in need of a makeover and a little spring cleaning. So here goes the week:
Monday
see previous post
Tuesday
Garrett went to school while Lance and I went to the ENT. He still has fluid behind his eardrums. The doctor took his tubes out since they were just resting in the ear canal anyways. He said that as long as Lance is comfortable than there is no need to put another set of tubes in right now. It is bad timing with all the water activities that go on during the summer. If he does get another infection then we will reconsider. It is also something to think about in the fall. After that we came home and I tried to get him to nap. Didn't work. So we went to get Garrett and when we came home they were both cranky. Lance slept for an hour and Garrett watched Word Factory. I don't remember the rest of the day.
Wednesday
I woke up feeling horrible. Allergies. We just played around all day. The boys played "cup game." It is actually bowling with paper cups and little balls but Lance calls it "cup game." Garrett is the one who came up with the idea. They also played Teacher. Guess who was the teacher? Garrett was made for that role. He loves to boss. We dyed our eggs and that was interesting. Lance ended up looking like the Incredible Hulk. He was quite green when it was all said and done.
Thursday
Both boys went to school and had their egg hunt. Lance was very possessive of his basket when I picked him up and would not let me look in it. Garrett was very excited that he got bubble gum. We played outside and rode the power wheels and scooter in the driveway.
Friday
Billy is going fishing and we might go to the strawberry patch. I'll let you know what we did on Monday.
Designs
A Little Crumpled- Circles (If you buy the crumpled ribbons you can receive $1 the wrinkled ribbons- use coupon code dollar off)
Kelsey Paper Stack
Layouts
credits: template and staple by Jen Caputo, blue solid and green solid by me, papers and cardboard by Dani Mogstad, fonts are You Are Loved and Problem Secretary, Photoblast actions
credits: Love Sprung by Dani Mogstad and Traci Reid and the font is Jennifer by Darcy Baldwin.
The blog will be taking a hiatus this weekend. The house needs to be cleaned so the Easter Bunny won't kill himself tripping over all the toys. Have a happy weekend!
Monday
see previous post
Tuesday
Garrett went to school while Lance and I went to the ENT. He still has fluid behind his eardrums. The doctor took his tubes out since they were just resting in the ear canal anyways. He said that as long as Lance is comfortable than there is no need to put another set of tubes in right now. It is bad timing with all the water activities that go on during the summer. If he does get another infection then we will reconsider. It is also something to think about in the fall. After that we came home and I tried to get him to nap. Didn't work. So we went to get Garrett and when we came home they were both cranky. Lance slept for an hour and Garrett watched Word Factory. I don't remember the rest of the day.
Wednesday
I woke up feeling horrible. Allergies. We just played around all day. The boys played "cup game." It is actually bowling with paper cups and little balls but Lance calls it "cup game." Garrett is the one who came up with the idea. They also played Teacher. Guess who was the teacher? Garrett was made for that role. He loves to boss. We dyed our eggs and that was interesting. Lance ended up looking like the Incredible Hulk. He was quite green when it was all said and done.
Thursday
Both boys went to school and had their egg hunt. Lance was very possessive of his basket when I picked him up and would not let me look in it. Garrett was very excited that he got bubble gum. We played outside and rode the power wheels and scooter in the driveway.
Friday
Billy is going fishing and we might go to the strawberry patch. I'll let you know what we did on Monday.
Designs
A Little Crumpled- Circles (If you buy the crumpled ribbons you can receive $1 the wrinkled ribbons- use coupon code dollar off)
Kelsey Paper Stack
Layouts
credits: template and staple by Jen Caputo, blue solid and green solid by me, papers and cardboard by Dani Mogstad, fonts are You Are Loved and Problem Secretary, Photoblast actions
credits: Love Sprung by Dani Mogstad and Traci Reid and the font is Jennifer by Darcy Baldwin.The blog will be taking a hiatus this weekend. The house needs to be cleaned so the Easter Bunny won't kill himself tripping over all the toys. Have a happy weekend!
Monday, April 02, 2007
SQUIRREL MCQUEEN
What a great weekend we had! It was a little dreary Saturday morning but it did not stop Billy from taking the boys to the BBQ. They had a good time. They love their "Guys Only" adventures. They even stopped on the way home and got me some flowers- a flat of begonias. We tried to get Lance to take a nap but he decided to spend the time spitting his milk out instead. So I let him watch Cars and this is how we found him 10 minutes later.
Later on Garrett declared that we were having pizza for supper. He went with Billy to the "pizza shop" to get it. This was the highlight of his day. Then it was time for showers and bed. I stayed up way to late loading stuff into the store and Billy fell asleep before SNL which is unheard of!
Sunday I overslept and missed church. Billy got up early, made breakfast and almost had the boys ready to go to church by the time I got up. After they came home and Garrett ate all the leftover pizza we tried to get the boys to nap. Didn't work. So we planted our flowers and looked for worms. The rest of the day was spent outside playing. It was gorgeous out and we enjoyed it.
The boys came up with an interesting game. From what we could understand, Lance was the puppy and Garrett was walking/running him and the slinky was the leash. It was amusing.
And today we just hung around the house. Did some laundry, cleaned the playroom and boy's room, played doctor.
It was uneventful until Garrett was trying to catch Lance with the butterfly net and knocked/pushed Lance down on the patio and gave him a huge owie. Lance was really upset but paci and Cars calmed him down.
(pretend calling Daddy to tell him about it)
But the big news around here is that we have a new pet. Garrett has named him (I am guessing it is a him) McQueen.
McQueen loves to climb up our tree, jump to the bird feeder and shake it so the seed falls to the ground. He then gets on the ground and eats. Lance thinks it is hilarious and about dies laughing when the squirrel eats. The were constantly running to the window to look for him.
See Billy, I made it an entire post without showing anything scrapbook related. Although I am going to scrap some of these pictures!
Later on Garrett declared that we were having pizza for supper. He went with Billy to the "pizza shop" to get it. This was the highlight of his day. Then it was time for showers and bed. I stayed up way to late loading stuff into the store and Billy fell asleep before SNL which is unheard of!
Sunday I overslept and missed church. Billy got up early, made breakfast and almost had the boys ready to go to church by the time I got up. After they came home and Garrett ate all the leftover pizza we tried to get the boys to nap. Didn't work. So we planted our flowers and looked for worms. The rest of the day was spent outside playing. It was gorgeous out and we enjoyed it.
The boys came up with an interesting game. From what we could understand, Lance was the puppy and Garrett was walking/running him and the slinky was the leash. It was amusing.
And today we just hung around the house. Did some laundry, cleaned the playroom and boy's room, played doctor.
It was uneventful until Garrett was trying to catch Lance with the butterfly net and knocked/pushed Lance down on the patio and gave him a huge owie. Lance was really upset but paci and Cars calmed him down.
(pretend calling Daddy to tell him about it)But the big news around here is that we have a new pet. Garrett has named him (I am guessing it is a him) McQueen.
McQueen loves to climb up our tree, jump to the bird feeder and shake it so the seed falls to the ground. He then gets on the ground and eats. Lance thinks it is hilarious and about dies laughing when the squirrel eats. The were constantly running to the window to look for him.
See Billy, I made it an entire post without showing anything scrapbook related. Although I am going to scrap some of these pictures!
Sunday, April 01, 2007
A THANK YOU AND A SALE!
I'm open!
I want to thank Billy for putting up with me the past few days. He has been so supportive and understanding and I could not have made this step without his help. The little things he has done for me have made the biggest difference and I appreciate it.
There is no way I could have gotten everything up and running without a little help from Sarah VanDyke. She answered my million questions and held my hand. Thanks girl!
And to Darcy and Kirsty- thanks for being my cheerleaders. Your encouragement kept me going.
So, you want to see?
To celebrate I am offering a 35% off discount for today and tomorrow. CLICK HERE
Ok- now I need to get back to my real job and do some laundry. I'll be back tomorrow with a weekend recap and pictures!
I want to thank Billy for putting up with me the past few days. He has been so supportive and understanding and I could not have made this step without his help. The little things he has done for me have made the biggest difference and I appreciate it.
There is no way I could have gotten everything up and running without a little help from Sarah VanDyke. She answered my million questions and held my hand. Thanks girl!
And to Darcy and Kirsty- thanks for being my cheerleaders. Your encouragement kept me going.
So, you want to see?
To celebrate I am offering a 35% off discount for today and tomorrow. CLICK HERE
Ok- now I need to get back to my real job and do some laundry. I'll be back tomorrow with a weekend recap and pictures!
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