Guatemala
13 years ago
Sunday, March 16, 2014
2014: page seventy-two
I'll admit it. I finally broke down and paid someone to help me come clean our house. I pretty much fail on a regular basis with keeping it clean. Hopefully, someday, I will get my act together, but until then...well, we'll see.
The sweet gal that came and helped today is a family friend of Ryan's family and her little family could use a little bit of help financially, so I figured this would work out well for both of us. I get a cleaner house and she has funds to buy a few more groceries.
Not sure yet if this is something we will continue, but she did a wonderful job cleaning things I just haven't gotten to, while I cleaned the kitchen....again. Seems like that is all I ever get clean. :)
Ryan is out of town today just for a night, but those days just seem longer for some reason. Thankfully, nicer weather is here, which means we can go outside. Wahoo! That always helps!
This girl loves dirt, so she spent a long time digging in the dirt and dumping it on the sidewalk.
Today was not a great potty training day. Probably a result of being out and about all day yesterday for her birthday and relying on Pull-ups too much. Oh well, we'll try again tomorrow.
The sweet gal that came and helped today is a family friend of Ryan's family and her little family could use a little bit of help financially, so I figured this would work out well for both of us. I get a cleaner house and she has funds to buy a few more groceries.
Not sure yet if this is something we will continue, but she did a wonderful job cleaning things I just haven't gotten to, while I cleaned the kitchen....again. Seems like that is all I ever get clean. :)
Ryan is out of town today just for a night, but those days just seem longer for some reason. Thankfully, nicer weather is here, which means we can go outside. Wahoo! That always helps!
This girl loves dirt, so she spent a long time digging in the dirt and dumping it on the sidewalk.
Today was not a great potty training day. Probably a result of being out and about all day yesterday for her birthday and relying on Pull-ups too much. Oh well, we'll try again tomorrow.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
2014: page seventy-one
What an amazing day celebrating B's 2nd birthday!
Ryan surprised us both by taking the day off and planning a little trip to Vernal and the Dinosaur Museum. What a great daddy!
B loved the museum and talked about "having fun at the dinosaurs" the rest of the day and how they "weren't scary." Ha ha ha! When she first saw one and how big it was, she was a little intimidated. So, we had to tell her they weren't scary. After that, she was fine and enjoyed herself.
After the museum, we hit up Wendy's for a cheeseburger. Man, this girl loves them. She ate 1.5 cheeseburgers! I knew she liked them, but that's a lot for such a little girl. :)
Then we stopped off at CAL Ranch to see if they had any more chicks. Boy did they! A LOT of them, along with some ducklings and baby turkeys. She spent a lot of time walking around looking at all of them and saying how cute they were.
Home for a nap was next, followed by a visit from some cousins, an auntie and grandma.
To end the birthday day, it was off to Marion's for another cheeseburger (hey, it's her birthday, she can have all she wants, right? ;)) and to share a banana split. Yum!
Oh, and Skype-ing with her other grandpa and grandma right before bed.
A very full and fun day, indeed!
Happy birthday, baby girl! Momma and Daddy love you beyond words!!
Ryan surprised us both by taking the day off and planning a little trip to Vernal and the Dinosaur Museum. What a great daddy!
B loved the museum and talked about "having fun at the dinosaurs" the rest of the day and how they "weren't scary." Ha ha ha! When she first saw one and how big it was, she was a little intimidated. So, we had to tell her they weren't scary. After that, she was fine and enjoyed herself.
After the museum, we hit up Wendy's for a cheeseburger. Man, this girl loves them. She ate 1.5 cheeseburgers! I knew she liked them, but that's a lot for such a little girl. :)
Then we stopped off at CAL Ranch to see if they had any more chicks. Boy did they! A LOT of them, along with some ducklings and baby turkeys. She spent a lot of time walking around looking at all of them and saying how cute they were.
Home for a nap was next, followed by a visit from some cousins, an auntie and grandma.
To end the birthday day, it was off to Marion's for another cheeseburger (hey, it's her birthday, she can have all she wants, right? ;)) and to share a banana split. Yum!
Oh, and Skype-ing with her other grandpa and grandma right before bed.
A very full and fun day, indeed!
Happy birthday, baby girl! Momma and Daddy love you beyond words!!
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| Left: The play kitchen was one of her presents. Pics on the Right: checking out the baby turkeys. |
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| At the Dinosaur Museum |
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| Waiting for our food at Marion's |
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| Chicken noodle soup, cheeseburgers, and ice cream! |
2014: page seventy
Lately, I have been painting some wooden words to hang on the wall and B has wanted to help. As much fun as she was having helping me, today, I decided to grab her an unpainted wooden plaque and let her go to town with it. She had a blast! Picking which color to paint when and how was so much fun for her.
Unprompted by me, she started chatting about what she was painting. A turtle! I was so surprised that she was painting something specific! She went on to chat while she was painting and said, "a arm, a tail, another arm." I was pretty impressed! I know I am biased. :) We will definitely be painting again soon.
Cousin Aryka came over to play today when she got out of school. Silly girl sang a song, well several songs, about bacon, including some dance moves. Apparently, she really, really likes bacon. Ha ha!
Towards the end of the evening, we sat down on the couch and Aryka wanted to braid B's hair. B still doesn't like her hair played with much. Once she realized that Aryka was touching it, she told her, "ow," which it didn't really hurt. Then the next words out of her mouth cracked both Aryka and I up. "That's MY hair." Seriously! Where does she come up with these things? Too funny!
Unprompted by me, she started chatting about what she was painting. A turtle! I was so surprised that she was painting something specific! She went on to chat while she was painting and said, "a arm, a tail, another arm." I was pretty impressed! I know I am biased. :) We will definitely be painting again soon.
Cousin Aryka came over to play today when she got out of school. Silly girl sang a song, well several songs, about bacon, including some dance moves. Apparently, she really, really likes bacon. Ha ha!
Towards the end of the evening, we sat down on the couch and Aryka wanted to braid B's hair. B still doesn't like her hair played with much. Once she realized that Aryka was touching it, she told her, "ow," which it didn't really hurt. Then the next words out of her mouth cracked both Aryka and I up. "That's MY hair." Seriously! Where does she come up with these things? Too funny!
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| "Turtle" by B |
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| The new dog bed is such a fun place to pretend sleep on. :)
One of the bacon songs/dances. My favorite part is the part about turkey bacon. "No way!" Ha ha ha! I agree! :)
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
2014: page sixty-nine
I had crazy amounts of energy today. In and of itself that is weird for me, then add on the daylight savings hangover and it is REALLY weird! Ha ha! But, nonetheless, I was energized.
B went over to auntie Crystal's house and since I had all this energy needing to be used, I did a bit of organizing and tackled a bunch of the laundry that's coming out my ears. Ha!
It felt good. No, it felt great!
90% of my crafting stuff is organized for the first time in, well, never. Our guest room is a little more cleared out. And I will be able to find what I want WHEN I want it. Wahoo!
B wanted to get out after her nap, so once Ryan got home from work, the three of us and the dogs went for a nice walk, enjoying this spring-like weather. Yeah spring!
B went over to auntie Crystal's house and since I had all this energy needing to be used, I did a bit of organizing and tackled a bunch of the laundry that's coming out my ears. Ha!
It felt good. No, it felt great!
90% of my crafting stuff is organized for the first time in, well, never. Our guest room is a little more cleared out. And I will be able to find what I want WHEN I want it. Wahoo!
B wanted to get out after her nap, so once Ryan got home from work, the three of us and the dogs went for a nice walk, enjoying this spring-like weather. Yeah spring!
2014: page sixty-eight
Running around on the golf course on a Sunday evening. :)
She loves to run around out there! It's great to have all that space out our back door! I need to utilize it more often (when there aren't any golfers, of course! Ha ha!).
She loves to run around out there! It's great to have all that space out our back door! I need to utilize it more often (when there aren't any golfers, of course! Ha ha!).
2014: page sixty-seven
Another usual Saturday with a trip over to Vernal for a little shopping, etc.
I enjoy these Saturdays!
I enjoy these Saturdays!
Monday, March 10, 2014
2014: page sixty-six
Auntie April dropped off a sweet little present of a light-up wand, bracelets, a little froggy, and M&M's for B today for doing so well potty training. B was so excited! Thanks Auntie!
We spent most of the day at home again today to keep working on potty training. She is doing really well and only had 1 accident at home today! Woohoo! Yeah for catching on!
Dinner at Pelican Café and a stop-in at Ryan's parents finished out our week.
Thankful that it's going to be the weekend!
We spent most of the day at home again today to keep working on potty training. She is doing really well and only had 1 accident at home today! Woohoo! Yeah for catching on!
Dinner at Pelican Café and a stop-in at Ryan's parents finished out our week.
Thankful that it's going to be the weekend!
Saturday, March 8, 2014
2014: page sixty-five
Broken record here...more potty training and my hubby bringing home food for us. :)
Pics below are of B and Ryan hanging out in the guest room before bedtime. The bottom pic is my fav, because B is pretending to be asleep. :)
Pics below are of B and Ryan hanging out in the guest room before bedtime. The bottom pic is my fav, because B is pretending to be asleep. :)
2014: page sixty-four
More potty training. Need I say more? :)
Ryan brought us lunch, so could actually eat. Ha ha ha! And then fixed dinner when he got home. What a man!
Today is Ash Wednesday, which is the beginning of Lent. Earlier today I read an excellent article on Lent, which gave me a great perspective on it. Considering that I had never really thought much about Lent before marrying Ryan, this was helpful. It's not just about giving something up, but also about adding something, about giving to the less fortunate. All of this as a way to focus on what Jesus did, His sacrifice leading up to Easter and the celebration of His resurrection.
In all honesty, the past few years, I have half-heartedly attempted to "do this whole Lent thing." This year, I wanted it to be different. It had to be something that really meant something and that I committed to or I just wasn't going to do it.
Thinking of something was proving to be a challenge and even as of this morning, before I read the article on Lent, I had nothing concrete. I had figured that I wasn't going to participate in Lent this year. I am thankful that I read the article, was challenged by it, and felt God showing me how I could "sacrifice" for Him for 40 days.
Therefore, I am giving up something that will be difficult for me, but a good challenge. As well, I am adding more time with Him to my day and intentionally being attentive to possible needs around me and how I can help.
All glory to Him, my God and Savior!
Ryan brought us lunch, so could actually eat. Ha ha ha! And then fixed dinner when he got home. What a man!
Today is Ash Wednesday, which is the beginning of Lent. Earlier today I read an excellent article on Lent, which gave me a great perspective on it. Considering that I had never really thought much about Lent before marrying Ryan, this was helpful. It's not just about giving something up, but also about adding something, about giving to the less fortunate. All of this as a way to focus on what Jesus did, His sacrifice leading up to Easter and the celebration of His resurrection.
In all honesty, the past few years, I have half-heartedly attempted to "do this whole Lent thing." This year, I wanted it to be different. It had to be something that really meant something and that I committed to or I just wasn't going to do it.
Thinking of something was proving to be a challenge and even as of this morning, before I read the article on Lent, I had nothing concrete. I had figured that I wasn't going to participate in Lent this year. I am thankful that I read the article, was challenged by it, and felt God showing me how I could "sacrifice" for Him for 40 days.
Therefore, I am giving up something that will be difficult for me, but a good challenge. As well, I am adding more time with Him to my day and intentionally being attentive to possible needs around me and how I can help.
All glory to Him, my God and Savior!
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