Showing posts with label nieces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nieces. Show all posts
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Monday, December 12, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Stretch's Animals
When my brother was a boy, Mom used to say that all he needed in the world was to be near a dog and he was happy. Guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
The Little Mermaid
Seeing The Little Mermaid at The Muny with my favorite little mermaid:
Sea of Umbrellas before the show:
Intermission:
Sea of Umbrellas before the show:
Intermission:
Saturday, June 25, 2011
M and M Salad and Fireflies
M & M Salad leftovers:
My first attempt at photographing lightening bugs:
My first attempt at photographing lightening bugs:
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Singalong Flop
I've been looking forward to this evening for weeks. For Mother's Day, C and I got tickets for us all to go see the Singalong Sound of Music. SC and I went to this event several years ago and I remember it been so much fun. This is a movie we all love and I thought it would be such a great thing to share this experience with the women in my family.
Well, I could yammer on here about my immature and negative mother, my impatient, knowitall sister-in-law, moody teenaged niece, whiny younger niece and my own mopey self. But what good would it do? I should have known better than to plan a big event like this for us all and think that it would live up to my expectations. Who the hell did I think we were, The Waltons? I think and hope the others at least had a pleasant time.
Literally as we stepped outside the door of Powell Hall, a huge storm blew up so we had to walk very fast to the car (I'm not supposed to do any kind of aerobic activity post embryo transfer). The drive home was terrifying. It was raining very hard and I couldn't see worth a shit. My sister in law was crying and screaming in the back seat (not exaggerating...things like "OH MY GOD! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!). Stretch was actually comforting her mother. Dollface was totally still and silent. I'm pretty sure she was right though, I almost got us killed a few times. I was so scared.
Can embryos be scared away?
I'm really grateful to be home and will be saying an extra prayer tonight for sure both for my family and my embryos.
At City Diner before the show:
Well, I could yammer on here about my immature and negative mother, my impatient, knowitall sister-in-law, moody teenaged niece, whiny younger niece and my own mopey self. But what good would it do? I should have known better than to plan a big event like this for us all and think that it would live up to my expectations. Who the hell did I think we were, The Waltons? I think and hope the others at least had a pleasant time.
Literally as we stepped outside the door of Powell Hall, a huge storm blew up so we had to walk very fast to the car (I'm not supposed to do any kind of aerobic activity post embryo transfer). The drive home was terrifying. It was raining very hard and I couldn't see worth a shit. My sister in law was crying and screaming in the back seat (not exaggerating...things like "OH MY GOD! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!). Stretch was actually comforting her mother. Dollface was totally still and silent. I'm pretty sure she was right though, I almost got us killed a few times. I was so scared.
Can embryos be scared away?
I'm really grateful to be home and will be saying an extra prayer tonight for sure both for my family and my embryos.
At City Diner before the show:
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Stretch At School
Too much to do to be thinking about blogging or photos, but here I am taking a few moments to reclaim my sanity in this little corner of the 'net.
Stretch came with me to school today and was such a big help. She ran and carried for me doing everything I asked without complaining once even in the afternoon when we were all hot and sweaty. She completely won all my kids over. I think a few of them were ready to come home with us by the end of their time with her.
Stretch came with me to school today and was such a big help. She ran and carried for me doing everything I asked without complaining once even in the afternoon when we were all hot and sweaty. She completely won all my kids over. I think a few of them were ready to come home with us by the end of their time with her.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Wee Woo Wee Woo
E and C come back late tonight. I have to say I'll be glad of a free evening. I've loved spending time with my nieces but they're getting homesick now and cranky. I think we're all ready to go back to our regular routine.
The first night they were with me, Stretch kept sneaking up on us. Dollface suggested that if either of us saw her coming, we should shout, "Wee woo, Wee woo!" like an old fashioned police car. We really laughed and have used "Wee woo, Wee woo!" for their whole visit.
Spring's Coming. In case you were wondering, those are blurred out chickens in the background.
Stretch buzzing around on her 4-wheeler. An action shot I couldn't get the other day.
"For you Madane" (Dollface using her own version of French)
This one is only worth sharing because I took it from really far away.
The first night they were with me, Stretch kept sneaking up on us. Dollface suggested that if either of us saw her coming, we should shout, "Wee woo, Wee woo!" like an old fashioned police car. We really laughed and have used "Wee woo, Wee woo!" for their whole visit.
Spring's Coming. In case you were wondering, those are blurred out chickens in the background.
Stretch buzzing around on her 4-wheeler. An action shot I couldn't get the other day.
"For you Madane" (Dollface using her own version of French)
This one is only worth sharing because I took it from really far away.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Trampoline Time
I took the day off to get the girls off to school this morning and go to my tax appointment. Getting the girls up and ready this morning went amazingly smoothly. They both listened and did as they were told.
I dropped Dollface off at school and she wanted me to walk her in and meet her kindergarten teacher. She goes to kindergarten in my childhood school in my childhood kindergarten room. It felt odd and nostalgic to be there as an adult. I had the typical thought that everything looked so tiny.
This afternoon I packed them off to Mom and Dad's but will still be watching them afterschool until E and C come home on Thursday. We went to their house to check on the cat and dog and get in some trampoline time:
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Did I mention that Madame Red showed up last week? Finally, after a week of progesterone and a week of waiting. And wowza, what a gusher she is. I was relieved to see her but sheesh...didn't want such an exciting reunion. I contacted the clinic because I was a little worried. They said to go on birth control pills which will slow and stop the flow as well as prepare me for trying again.
You read right....trying again.
Mom came over tonight to look at the backsplash tile that finally got delivered today. We were just sitting in the kitchen chatting and out of the blue, she says she's ready to look at Greyson's pictures. She cried and cried. Eventually she said she was glad I was going to be able to try again and that she was fully behind me.
I know it will be hellish if I lose another child, but it would be impossible to survive knowing I couldn't try again because I was too afraid.
I heard something yesterday that reminded me that if one great, awesome thing can happen in my life then another great, awesome thing can happen. Ok...it was a TV preacher talking about how God can do anything and if you were healthy before, He can make you healthy again, etc, etc. I do not like TV preachers and do not watch them but as I was flipping channels some small phrase he said caught my ear and I stopped to hear more.
Just hearing what he said...I don't know how to explain it. Instantly something seemed to mend inside me and the attitude of my heart and mind changed. This might be a temporary upswing as I've had in the past, but it's here now and I'm doing what I can with it.
Greyson is helping me move foreward.
He's going to send me his little sister.
It's all going to be ok.
I'm going to sign up for a June cycle.
I dropped Dollface off at school and she wanted me to walk her in and meet her kindergarten teacher. She goes to kindergarten in my childhood school in my childhood kindergarten room. It felt odd and nostalgic to be there as an adult. I had the typical thought that everything looked so tiny.
This afternoon I packed them off to Mom and Dad's but will still be watching them afterschool until E and C come home on Thursday. We went to their house to check on the cat and dog and get in some trampoline time:
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Did I mention that Madame Red showed up last week? Finally, after a week of progesterone and a week of waiting. And wowza, what a gusher she is. I was relieved to see her but sheesh...didn't want such an exciting reunion. I contacted the clinic because I was a little worried. They said to go on birth control pills which will slow and stop the flow as well as prepare me for trying again.
You read right....trying again.
Mom came over tonight to look at the backsplash tile that finally got delivered today. We were just sitting in the kitchen chatting and out of the blue, she says she's ready to look at Greyson's pictures. She cried and cried. Eventually she said she was glad I was going to be able to try again and that she was fully behind me.
I know it will be hellish if I lose another child, but it would be impossible to survive knowing I couldn't try again because I was too afraid.
I heard something yesterday that reminded me that if one great, awesome thing can happen in my life then another great, awesome thing can happen. Ok...it was a TV preacher talking about how God can do anything and if you were healthy before, He can make you healthy again, etc, etc. I do not like TV preachers and do not watch them but as I was flipping channels some small phrase he said caught my ear and I stopped to hear more.
Just hearing what he said...I don't know how to explain it. Instantly something seemed to mend inside me and the attitude of my heart and mind changed. This might be a temporary upswing as I've had in the past, but it's here now and I'm doing what I can with it.
Greyson is helping me move foreward.
He's going to send me his little sister.
It's all going to be ok.
I'm going to sign up for a June cycle.
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