I get the comments emailed to me because I sometimes forget to check that. When someone asks/says something that I want to respond to I just post a comment back. Then I started thinking how many people check that?! Blogger should have something where you can go to the person's profile and leave a comment.
Now that I'm writing this I recall seeing a chat box type thing on someone's blog. . . maybe I'll go find that......
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Another long post
I need to start posting more often. I either make one HUGE post or a bunch of little ones that bump the others down... blah.
Anyway this weekend I was cleaning and J decided he wanted to skate. He put on my roller blades and was pretty good at it for awhile. Of course by the time I got the camera he just wanted that. Don't forget you have to turn the music off on the right side of the page to hear the videos!
Here he goes again.
Anyway this weekend I was cleaning and J decided he wanted to skate. He put on my roller blades and was pretty good at it for awhile. Of course by the time I got the camera he just wanted that. Don't forget you have to turn the music off on the right side of the page to hear the videos!
Here he goes again.
These are his sand toys. . . for some reason he thought it made him a monster. Him and daddy are growling at each other.
After a fun day of playing it was bath time. We don't actually have a bath, just a shower. Poor J wants to swim and play soooo badly. Here he is trying to swim. When I give him baths I realise just how big he's gotten. It's so crazy!
Coookin Coookin
J has the funnies pronunciations for things! =) Anyway last weekend J helped momma make some cupcakes. I think he's a little chief in the making!
See, I can do it by myself!
(See Erica; my kiddo is always in his chonies too! =) )
(See Erica; my kiddo is always in his chonies too! =) )
MMM Good
Writing Prompt
So the Writing Prompt of today is haiku. You're supposed to close your eyes, turn around and then open them. The first thing you see is what you are supposed to write a haiku about.
I opened my eyes and saw J's 1-10 learning poster.
Numbers 1 through 10
Jeramyah knows you all
10 through 20 now
Not so great but that last line was hard! Everything I thought about that was cute was 7 syllables.
I opened my eyes and saw J's 1-10 learning poster.
Numbers 1 through 10
Jeramyah knows you all
10 through 20 now
Not so great but that last line was hard! Everything I thought about that was cute was 7 syllables.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Website
So I found this nifty little website/blog today and thought it was too neat to share! One Minute Writer is just that; a website devoted to getting you to write every day, if even just for one minute.
Each day they give you a new prompt to write about. Today's is about a memorable party you've been to. I can't remember any great parties off the top of my head however it made me think of mom's night out and how badly I need one. . .
However Nov 5's prompt was Stranger; write something nice a stranger has done for you. Here's mine. . .
My best friend from here and I were talking about moving to Tulsa about 6 years ago. We did all the research we could online and planned our second trip to scout out some houses. We started our trip right after I got off of work (6am) excited as all get out. We had reached Tulsa, got something to eat and started to look for places. After about 30 minutes of driving around the car started acting funny. We took it into a shop near by to have them look at it. They told us what all was wrong (3 different things that I don't remember now) and told us to fix all of it we were looking at about 2k.
Ummm yeah, like we just have 2 grand laying around. So we told them we'd fix it when we got back home. He said that it wasn't safe (I think part of it was for the suspension, alignment, wheels something of that sort) to drive all the way back. We asked him what we could fix to get home and do the rest later. He told us what would be best and that it'd be about $900; we had $600. He said he'd work with us. So we're sitting there ticked off waiting for them to fix what they could on the car.
While we were there there was an older gentlemen (late 50s early 60s) from the start and a middle aged woman came in a while later. We sort of talked to the both of them a little bit. More the woman than the man. So the man's car is done and he gets up to pay and the lady starts talking to us again. The man then leaves and about 20 minutes later they tell us our car is done. The worker hands us our receipt and warranty info. We ask what the total will be and he said that the gentleman that was in there earlier had taken care of it. He told the worker to give us his card and be safe.
We both in tears leave the building and go outside and then look at the card. He was a minister at one of the local Churches. We sent him a thank you card with a promise to pay him back as we could. He wrote us back once saying he was glad we returned home safely and didn't want payment. He told us that knowing we were thankful women was enough. If we really wanted to do something he said help someone else in need.
Every time I hear someone doing good for another person I think of that man. Just about every time I do something for someone else I think of him and whisper a little thank you.
It's people like that that make this world go 'round. People who do things for absolutely no reason other than because it's the right thing to do. People like that are what give me hope for a better world.
Anyway I just wanted to share this, thought it was neat for those who want to blog but aren't sure what to write about. Enjoy!
Each day they give you a new prompt to write about. Today's is about a memorable party you've been to. I can't remember any great parties off the top of my head however it made me think of mom's night out and how badly I need one. . .
However Nov 5's prompt was Stranger; write something nice a stranger has done for you. Here's mine. . .
My best friend from here and I were talking about moving to Tulsa about 6 years ago. We did all the research we could online and planned our second trip to scout out some houses. We started our trip right after I got off of work (6am) excited as all get out. We had reached Tulsa, got something to eat and started to look for places. After about 30 minutes of driving around the car started acting funny. We took it into a shop near by to have them look at it. They told us what all was wrong (3 different things that I don't remember now) and told us to fix all of it we were looking at about 2k.
Ummm yeah, like we just have 2 grand laying around. So we told them we'd fix it when we got back home. He said that it wasn't safe (I think part of it was for the suspension, alignment, wheels something of that sort) to drive all the way back. We asked him what we could fix to get home and do the rest later. He told us what would be best and that it'd be about $900; we had $600. He said he'd work with us. So we're sitting there ticked off waiting for them to fix what they could on the car.
While we were there there was an older gentlemen (late 50s early 60s) from the start and a middle aged woman came in a while later. We sort of talked to the both of them a little bit. More the woman than the man. So the man's car is done and he gets up to pay and the lady starts talking to us again. The man then leaves and about 20 minutes later they tell us our car is done. The worker hands us our receipt and warranty info. We ask what the total will be and he said that the gentleman that was in there earlier had taken care of it. He told the worker to give us his card and be safe.
We both in tears leave the building and go outside and then look at the card. He was a minister at one of the local Churches. We sent him a thank you card with a promise to pay him back as we could. He wrote us back once saying he was glad we returned home safely and didn't want payment. He told us that knowing we were thankful women was enough. If we really wanted to do something he said help someone else in need.
Every time I hear someone doing good for another person I think of that man. Just about every time I do something for someone else I think of him and whisper a little thank you.
It's people like that that make this world go 'round. People who do things for absolutely no reason other than because it's the right thing to do. People like that are what give me hope for a better world.
Anyway I just wanted to share this, thought it was neat for those who want to blog but aren't sure what to write about. Enjoy!
Long Weekend
Well this is a four day weekend for us (well for hubby) and I think we are already going nuts. So to pass the time James and I decided it would be fun to put a temp tattoo on J's belly. . .
James told J that it was like mama's. So we show J my tat (which is a tribal dragon between my shoulder blades) and J says "A BUG!" LOL
We had gotten the Wal-Mart toy catalog in the mail earlier that day and J found it and started calling it his book. . . Make him about 20 years older and on a toilet. . . does this not remind you of men??? LOL
He decided mama was taking too many pictures of him and wanted the camera. This is his pleassssseeeeeeeeeeee face.
Daddy and J have been playing a lot of video games. Like father like son....
James told J that it was like mama's. So we show J my tat (which is a tribal dragon between my shoulder blades) and J says "A BUG!" LOL
We had gotten the Wal-Mart toy catalog in the mail earlier that day and J found it and started calling it his book. . . Make him about 20 years older and on a toilet. . . does this not remind you of men??? LOL
He decided mama was taking too many pictures of him and wanted the camera. This is his pleassssseeeeeeeeeeee face.
Daddy and J have been playing a lot of video games. Like father like son....
Then daddy decided after all those games J needed to get some exercise. ~Note you will need to pause the music on the right side of the page to hear the videos.~
Today J took some time to help the illiterate.
And then he told us he wanted to be a professional break dancer? *This was a lot funnier before we got the camera out. He was actually spinning in circles on his head and hiney. . . still cute though. Also, it looks like hubby throws him back on the mat to dance. . . although I'd like to make you all think that he really didn't do it! LOL it's just the way J runs back to it. . .
With his car? *Again he was doing circles with this before we started filming. . . dang kid.
So that has been the last two days around here! J has his first dentist appointment on Tuesday. . I might have to blog about how that goes.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Preemie Awareness Month
Anyone that knows our family knows that Jeramyah was born 8.5 weeks early. We had some scary times during his 6 week stay in the NICU, however he could have been a lot worse.
Millions of babies are born early each year and a lot of the times no one knows why. Some of those babies out grow their issues, some never over come them and unfortunately some of those babies don't come home from the hospital.
Please help us help babies and mothers get their full 9 months. On the right side of our blog I have a place for you to sign an online petition to get awareness out there. Take a minute out of your day and sign it. If you are feeling really giving of your time then take 2 minutes and forward it along to your friends.
Every single day a child has in the womb is important.
If you would like to read more about Jeramyah's story you can go here. After you read his story then search the website and read other family's stories.
Millions of babies are born early each year and a lot of the times no one knows why. Some of those babies out grow their issues, some never over come them and unfortunately some of those babies don't come home from the hospital.
Please help us help babies and mothers get their full 9 months. On the right side of our blog I have a place for you to sign an online petition to get awareness out there. Take a minute out of your day and sign it. If you are feeling really giving of your time then take 2 minutes and forward it along to your friends.
Every single day a child has in the womb is important.
If you would like to read more about Jeramyah's story you can go here. After you read his story then search the website and read other family's stories.
Funny Kid
As a lot of you know we are trying to have another baby. I take my temp every morning to try and figure out when I'm ovulating. . . I guess J has watched us do this enough to get in the groove of it to. This morning I wake up with him trying to stick the thermometer in my mouth!
Then while I was uploading pics to the computer he sits on the edge of the bed and takes his temp too! You can't really see it but he has the pen in his hand and before I could take the pic he was writing on the paper I write my temp down on! =)
That kid cracks me up!
Halloween
So I've been super lazy and not posted in awhile. I think pictures add so much to a post so I tried to add as many as I can. However uploading pics from the camera to the computer is a PITA. I put all of them on the desktop which I rarely use any more so it's now getting slower and slower since I haven't updated it. Then since all our pics are on the DT I have to either email them to myself then open them on the laptop or turn the laptop and the DT on and send them to each other but that takes forever, or I just do my blogging here. If J is in the room with me it's not too bad but I don't like being able to not keep an eye on him. . . anyway complaining over here's how our week went. . .
First we carved some pumpkins
Then J painted his
Then the next day we went T or Ting at a couple different churches
Elmo met ....Elmo?
At one of the churches we went to they had the hospitals helicopter. J just loved it.
I was SO proud of J. We told him each time to say trick or treat and thank you afterwards. After a while he started saying it by himself. T or T was a sometimes thing but he said Thank You to EVERY SINGLE PERSON. I was so proud of him! I think he had a great time. Luckily for me this is only once a year! =)
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