Surrounded by all of her "babies" :)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
"Pop-tai"
Noel adores popsicles. ADORES. I think most children like them of course, but popsicles are ALWAYS on her mind.
The other night she had a hard time getting to sleep, and I went in to her and she said "pop-tai, mommy?"
Anyway, tonight we were enjoying one of our popsicles and I was trying to get her to say "popsicle" in the first one, but I didn't think you could hear it.
Then when I asked her again for the second video, she said "Pop-tai, mommy!"
We make our own popsicles - they are made with a very short and simple list of ingredients.
1 c sugar
1 box jello
1 packet kool-aid
So far we've had Tropical punch, and a mix of Peach + Cherry. Next I'm doing Lemon Jello + Pink Lemonade Kool-aid. They DO have a lot of sugar in them, but they are special treats and are perfect for summer. It won't be long before pop-tai season is over, and we'll be getting ready for the holidays!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
House Tour: Part 1
I thought I'd let all of you see our new house, up close and personal. It allows me to feel somewhat accomplished, to see all of the changes we've made and are still making to our new house. And since we live so far away from pretty much all of our friends and family, I thought I'd share!
This was the master bedroom before we moved in:
And this is our bedroom today:
Eventually I would like to move the chest of drawers farther to the left and replace our tube TV with an LCD that we can mount on the wall. Oh to dream!
Our bedroom furniture belonged to my grandparents and they were nice enough to "donate" it to us since we were in dire need of a bedroom suite!
We painted the walls Olympic "Toasted Almond" and the trim "Off White". We installed faux wood blinds in the windows, and we also replaced the carpet with laminate flooring that matched the rest of the house. With dogs, we figured we needed flooring that would stand the test of time and would be "easy clean-up". The one thing I DON'T like about the floors is that the dogs sound like they're tap dancing when they walk across, and we can no longer have them in our bedroom at night! We have to use a baby gate to keep them in the living room...
It's actually quite smaller than our previous bedroom, but the bonus is that we have two walk-in closets, so plenty of space for clothes and storage!
This is one of my favorite pictures from our wedding that I photoshopped myself (there was a power line right behind us). It's old home was my desk at work, but now it sits atop my night stand. The Mill Mountain Star is visible in the background, which is a place that is very special to us - Tim proposed to me at the star!
And for some reason, I can't seem to find our alarm clocks, so that's why they aren't present in these pictures. The joys of moving! :)
This is a small jewelry box that my friend April gave me as a Maid-of-Honor gift for her wedding. The good thing about my initials before we got married and my initials now, is that they work for both! It just depends on how you display the monogram. I LOVE my little jewelry box and keep all of my frequently-worn items in here.
This was a gift from my sister when Tim and I were married. She presented it to us during her toast at the reception - it was a perfect toast and a very thoughtful idea! We loved it!
Inside is a little compass, to show us the way! It's also kinda cool because I was a geography major at Tech. Very neat idea :)
I plan on finishing the tour of our home, but they will be posted as the rooms become "done". :) Our guest room doesn't have blinds yet, and Noel's room is also in a state of transition.
Tim's flower bed should be completed soon too, and I'll post pictures of that!
This was the master bedroom before we moved in:
And this is our bedroom today:
Eventually I would like to move the chest of drawers farther to the left and replace our tube TV with an LCD that we can mount on the wall. Oh to dream!
Our bedroom furniture belonged to my grandparents and they were nice enough to "donate" it to us since we were in dire need of a bedroom suite!
We painted the walls Olympic "Toasted Almond" and the trim "Off White". We installed faux wood blinds in the windows, and we also replaced the carpet with laminate flooring that matched the rest of the house. With dogs, we figured we needed flooring that would stand the test of time and would be "easy clean-up". The one thing I DON'T like about the floors is that the dogs sound like they're tap dancing when they walk across, and we can no longer have them in our bedroom at night! We have to use a baby gate to keep them in the living room...
It's actually quite smaller than our previous bedroom, but the bonus is that we have two walk-in closets, so plenty of space for clothes and storage!
This is one of my favorite pictures from our wedding that I photoshopped myself (there was a power line right behind us). It's old home was my desk at work, but now it sits atop my night stand. The Mill Mountain Star is visible in the background, which is a place that is very special to us - Tim proposed to me at the star!
And for some reason, I can't seem to find our alarm clocks, so that's why they aren't present in these pictures. The joys of moving! :)
This is a small jewelry box that my friend April gave me as a Maid-of-Honor gift for her wedding. The good thing about my initials before we got married and my initials now, is that they work for both! It just depends on how you display the monogram. I LOVE my little jewelry box and keep all of my frequently-worn items in here.
This was a gift from my sister when Tim and I were married. She presented it to us during her toast at the reception - it was a perfect toast and a very thoughtful idea! We loved it!
Inside is a little compass, to show us the way! It's also kinda cool because I was a geography major at Tech. Very neat idea :)
I plan on finishing the tour of our home, but they will be posted as the rooms become "done". :) Our guest room doesn't have blinds yet, and Noel's room is also in a state of transition.Tim's flower bed should be completed soon too, and I'll post pictures of that!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Quick snack
After helping mommy shuck corn before dinner, Noel grabbed some goldfish from the cabinet for a quick snack!
I like these pictures especially because of how LONG and BLONDE her hair looks. What a beautiful little girl she's becoming - no longer a baby!
Sweat Equity
If you ever have a chance, I would highly recommend the show "Sweat Equity" on the DIY channel. I've learned a wealth of information and it's always interesting to see how a home transforms!
Tim has been performing his own 'sweat equity' ever since we moved - he pressure washed the exterior of the house, and has begun digging out the flower bed in front. The original flower bed only extended out in front of the porch, which was done incorrectly. He's making it so that all of the garden stones are level, and extend over to the end of the house. We're also putting one on the right side of the porch.
He's also burned a ton of brush in the yard, so the half acre next to the house appears much more "park-like".
So far there hasn't been a huge transformation, but we're getting there one step at a time. Next spring we plan to have all of our shrubs/flowers planted.
Next on Tim's list is front porch staining/sealing, and painting the shutters/front door. For now, my entire list consists of painting the Master Bath (again, too dark!) and touching up other areas around the house.
Tim has been performing his own 'sweat equity' ever since we moved - he pressure washed the exterior of the house, and has begun digging out the flower bed in front. The original flower bed only extended out in front of the porch, which was done incorrectly. He's making it so that all of the garden stones are level, and extend over to the end of the house. We're also putting one on the right side of the porch.
He's also burned a ton of brush in the yard, so the half acre next to the house appears much more "park-like".
So far there hasn't been a huge transformation, but we're getting there one step at a time. Next spring we plan to have all of our shrubs/flowers planted.
Before
Now
Next on Tim's list is front porch staining/sealing, and painting the shutters/front door. For now, my entire list consists of painting the Master Bath (again, too dark!) and touching up other areas around the house.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
3 weeks in Roanoke
I'm sure some of you might be wondering where I've been this past month! We've been busy!
Noel and I spent 3 weeks down in Roanoke, while I took a nurse aide course. It was a condensed course, so it was pretty intense, but thankfully the class part was super easy. It was just very time consuming and the clinicals were exhausting! Remind me to NEVER work daytime shift at a nursing home. WOW.
My experience there made me feel like I'm in the right line of work, but I do look forward to progressing past "nurse aide". Like I had expected, nursing assistants do everything everyone else doesn't want to do.
I'm hoping to find a job working night shift at the hospital, but I'll be happy to find a job at all. I haven't had ANY callbacks yet.
Anyway, Noel changed a LOT in the three weeks that we were gone (or so Tim says). She has become much more interactive, and can speak much more clearly. However, there are still some words of hers that I can't seem to understand their origin. For example...
Bah = Spoon, Banana, Fork, Ball, Bane
Gah = Eye, Ice Cream, Egg
Tah = Soda
Who knows!
She has changed and grown so much. Nearly everyday I see her do something that makes me realize that fact. Today she watched a Caillou episode in which Caillou pretended he was a police officer and he was catching the bad guys. Then while we were outside this evening, we had to move my car. Noel sat on my lap, and after we were done, she started turning the wheel back and forth and saying "bad guys bad guys bad guys". Haha!
Here are a few pictures of our visit!
Noel and I spent 3 weeks down in Roanoke, while I took a nurse aide course. It was a condensed course, so it was pretty intense, but thankfully the class part was super easy. It was just very time consuming and the clinicals were exhausting! Remind me to NEVER work daytime shift at a nursing home. WOW.
My experience there made me feel like I'm in the right line of work, but I do look forward to progressing past "nurse aide". Like I had expected, nursing assistants do everything everyone else doesn't want to do.
I'm hoping to find a job working night shift at the hospital, but I'll be happy to find a job at all. I haven't had ANY callbacks yet.
Anyway, Noel changed a LOT in the three weeks that we were gone (or so Tim says). She has become much more interactive, and can speak much more clearly. However, there are still some words of hers that I can't seem to understand their origin. For example...
Bah = Spoon, Banana, Fork, Ball, Bane
Gah = Eye, Ice Cream, Egg
Tah = Soda
Who knows!
She has changed and grown so much. Nearly everyday I see her do something that makes me realize that fact. Today she watched a Caillou episode in which Caillou pretended he was a police officer and he was catching the bad guys. Then while we were outside this evening, we had to move my car. Noel sat on my lap, and after we were done, she started turning the wheel back and forth and saying "bad guys bad guys bad guys". Haha!
Here are a few pictures of our visit!
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