My Girl

Lunches

My sister loves this site for her fabulous actions.

I love her for all the posts about cute lunches.

The lunches are adorable but also doable.  I love Biggie and her bentos but her food is complicated.  These lunches are cute and simple.  And actually stuff my kids would eat.  And actually stuff I might have on hand.  (Ok, true, I haven't had raspberry bushes since we moved to this house and kids don't eat chokecherries.... so maybe not all garden-fresh... but.....)

Yes, I entered to win the Planet Box lunch box... because that is one AWESOME and EXPENSIVE lunch box.  My middle child would love it.

My middle child.  The tuff one.  My darling Fifi.  She adores all things small and cute.  Her idea of super exciting is sandwiches cut into little rounds.  Imagine what she would do with cucumber slices in the shape of her name. She adores lunch box notes.

Time too pinterest for inspiration... and maybe finally buy those alphabet cookie cutters I've been eyeballing for years.

Elephant

My middle child is completely obsessed with elephants. 

Craft project for January was knitting a starbella scarf. 

Success. 

Craft project for February was going to be a birthday banner but I'm having a hard time deciding fabric so....

Craft project for February is going to be a felt elephant. 

A tiny one.

And a bed in an altoids tin.

I'm drawing patterns now.

Cross your fingers.

Home Day

My sweet little Calamity Jane is not feeling well today.  I love waking up to the sound of a small person retching.  True love is moving TOWARDS someone who is throwing up.  But she was a super champ about it.

One of the cousins was sick on December 24.
We saw them on December 27.
Tuff got sick December 31.
Bugsy got it on January 3.

So apparently it has a really long incubation?

Tuff was down for exactly 12 hours.  Tossing her cookies every 30-45 minutes with a fever in the afternoon.  Bugsy wasn't as pukey but she was SO TIRED all day. 

I am thankful for internet access to my work email and color-safe bleach.  And, as always, that I don't have to do laundry by pounding it on a rock down by the creek when it is 4 degrees outside. 

She hates this picture..... it is TOTALLY coming out at prom time.....

My dear girl with her Flat Stanley.  She's very embarrassed by this picture.  Her Auntie and Cousin say, "Cool chicks heart Stihl."

RETRO MOMENT: O-O-O Ice Cold Milk And.....

RETRO MOMENT:  Summer of 2007.

Two Wheeler

 

Tuff learned to ride a two-wheeler.  She just kinda taught herself while coasting down the driveway.  All was well until last weekend.... she was cruising down the neighbor's steep and rutted drive and she WIPED OUT.  

So now she has a neo-to-go on a keychain hooked to her bike.  No stopping this child.

Thankful: Day 2

Oh I love this girl.  She has such style and grace.  She is a great storyteller and has a completely contagious giggle.  She loves to draw and write letters.  She likes music and dancing.  And I love her so.  Love you Fifi!

My girl has style

Grade K

In which we document the continuing saga of the ever-changing sleep arrangements in our house.

Or.... rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

Our house is small.  Not insanely live-in-a-sheepherder's-wagon small.... but Not.  Big.

Also.... not well laid out.  Old school homesteader's cabin with random parts tacked on as electricity and plumbing became available.

So there's the background.

In 2007 we split the living room and created a small bedroom downstairs in addition to the two bedrooms upstairs. 

We've gone through various configurations.

In June I moved Bugsy's crib out of our room and into the kids' room.  So Sweet was in the pirate cave, Tuff in a single bed and Bug in the crib.  CROWDED.  But it worked for a bit.

Then we decided to move Sweet downstairs.... this eliminated our "guest" bedroom/junk storage but seemed like a good idea.  He got the brass bed frame (full-sized) that was his papa's bed when he was a boy.  His clothes all fit in the dresser.  (Sidenote:  That dresser was the first piece of "real" furniture I bought.... from a consignment store.... when I moved here.  I love that dresser.  It is too big to go up our stairs or fit in our bedroom but I am resisting getting rid of it.  Silly, right?)

Most of his toys fit under the bed in flat plastic boxes. 

This room has no light fixture so we are using one of those wireless appliance remotes (purchased at Bed, Bath & Beyond with a $5 off coupon.... whoo-hoo.) 

Oh... the room also has no heat.  So that might be a problem.

So Sweet is very happy in his new room.  He can play all he wants and set up elaborate lego stuff all over the place.  His bed time is now a little later than the girls.  He loves that. 

So then I decided Bugsy was ready to get out of the crib.  We've been using it with the side rail down anyway.  So we moved the futon upstairs and bought them some cute girly bedding.

First let me say... no human over 30 should even own a futon.  Seriously.  But when faced with the costs of buying the storage-type bed I wanted.... well.... I figure we will change things up again soon anyway so why bother.  I went with the cheap option.

So much of this weekend has involved switching over the clothes and sorting things.  It is getting there but I still need to change up the wall art and add a few cute girly details.  And I need to get a few lamps for Sweet. 

And I need to stop feeling sorry for myself about my tiny ugly house and just move on with it already. 

My sweet 5-year-old

I'm FINALLY changing out the photos in the wall frames in the living room.  So I need six 4x6 hortizontal black & white photos of the kids and one 8x10 vertical photo.  I might pick one of these... .what do you think?

May 18, 2011

Another one grows up

Last night was fun.

Tuff lost her first tooth.

Hot pulled it using dental floss... he can't stand it when they are all dangly.

Tuff got "five bucks" out of the deal.... she's excited.

My baby.  Growing up.  Bittersweet.

Wink

The New Game

It kinda looks like they are doing an earthquake drill but this is the latest game at our house. 

Six Months

Birthday Girl

My dear girl-

I'm so sorry our lunch date was delayed because of pink eye.  We have a lunch date for potstickers and spring rolls next week.  And I'm so sorry your brother gets to have a sleepover tonight and you don't.  We are going to do something fun this afternoon... just the girls.  So think of what sounds best.  You pick.

Love you,

Mama

Daddy's Girl

Sledding with Alvin, Simon & Theodore.

Sledding with Alvin, Simon & Theodore. As you can see in the last photo.... Theodore is pissed and wants to go in for hot chocolate and marshmallows....