Thursday, October 30, 2008
must-watch halloween dvds
progress update
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
dehn rojdehnyu
Yes, he is the best ("Those are not from the hot house." "I must confess I picked them from a nearby field...") I also got this very cool book from my sis:
Such a great day. Now all I ask is 10 hours of uninterrupted, peaceful sleep.Sunday, October 26, 2008
maple leafs are my favorite
Sunday, October 19, 2008
the swedes are geniuses
We have picked out paint colors as well. Will post more about that later. Am I considered a coward for being scared to paint my own walls?
snl weekly
Friday, October 17, 2008
prioritizer
My sweet Canadian hubby (whom I will refer to as the Maple Leaf...oh yeah, we are now talking in code) is so good at thinking through everything. Sometimes...actually, most of the time, it drives me nuts because I want to be the one in control (did I mention I'm a control freak?). Plus it is so hard for me to admit that his way is better.
So now...I need to be making a master plan for each day/overall weekly. Let's take the laundry, for example. If I decide that Monday is the day to wash all the whites. Then I can plan to throw the laundry in at 9:30. Then pull above-mentioned laundry out of the washer and into the dryer at 10. Then plan to fold the laundry with ML later that night and use such time to also talk about our day, what is happening the next, etc. I really think this helps me focus on a specific task instead of just saying, "Today is laundry day and there is so much laundry to be done, it is overwhelming. So I will just sit and watch laundry pile up because I'm too lazy to do it OR if I do it all, then I will be too exhausted to tackle anything else today."
Please tell me I'm not the only one thinking about such things.
mrs. mcnosh and the great big squash
Mrs. Nelly McNosh has a problem: the minute she plants a squash seed, it begins to grow at an alarming rate. Soon the squash is terrorizing the neighborhood. Mrs. McNosh stops the squash by plucking it from its stem and then tries to figure out the perfect use for a great big squash. The illustrations are cheerfully bright and enhance the rhyming, rollicking text. It is infectious and a very fun read.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
cool site
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
new house: room 1
snapshot
9:05am (walking in late to church).
M: "Hey! Someone swept up the waspspspsps! Where'd they go? They are gone. Dad! The waspspsps! They are gone!"
D: "Yup. They are gone. Let's go. Open the door."
M: "Yup. Gone. Holy CACK!"
D and I trying to not to break our serious church faces and control uncontrollable laughter: "Mmmph...hhhmmmp...hhhmmpp...hahahahaha!"
Friday, October 10, 2008
arbonne
Monday, October 6, 2008
turbo this
So I was up at 1am, flipping channels, when I became a victim of infomercials. You all have been there, right?
I know it was 1am and I should have been sleeping but I just could not stop watching Chalene and her Turbo Jam Enterprise. Honestly, I am bored of the plain old running, elliptical, run-of-the-mill aerobics classes. I have been wishing there was something with more of a dance routine mixed in (I could be on one of these commercials) and then I saw Turbo Jam. Of course, if you put your mind to anything, it can happen (i.e. if I set aside 30 minutes-an hour each day to work-out, I'm sure I could lose weight). The point is: I am bored of the same old.
I am soooooooo tempted to give this a try. I want to know if anyone else has tried this/seen this and what you think. :)
snl weekly
Sunday, October 5, 2008
house hunt
I love the idea of a round/oval table. Plus I love the colored chairs.
Potterybarn and Restoration Hardware are definitely favorites. I am sure there are so many other awesome furniture companies out there that I have no clue about. Any suggestions?
Also, stay tuned because I will be taking pictures of different rooms in the house and asking for your help on how to decorate, paint, etc. It will be fun to do before and after pictures. We will just have to see how far our money can stretch. :)