Friday, June 27, 2008
Wanted: A Sewing Machine in good working condition
Uhm...does anybody have a sewing machine (in the UK that is) who might be willing to part with it for 2 years? ;) Long shot I know, but I'm starting to feel the urge to...sew!! :) Please leave comments or even suggestions on where to find one...(thats not going to cost me lost of these £££). Off to sip tea. :)
the speed of broadband :)
I like broadband. You can do things in half the time (saving you time) then with dialup. Yes, we have broadband.
This week has been going pretty awful I must admit. Rainy days...cold weather, no dryer and a whole lot of laundry strewn everywhere trying to dry...not to mention going to the doctor and getting antibiotics for more than one infection (yes it's for me), I tried to bake a cake yesterday and oh boy...I think the oven setting was on grill or something...yep I have one messy oven to clean now. Seems like some cold/sore throat virus is lingering a wee bit here too but thankfully it isn't too bad (nights are still peaceful in other words). But the sun is coming out today though it rained a bit this morning so maybe it will be a nice weekend? Lets hope!
On the brighter side of things, I have photos to share...none of this place yet, but soon :)
Not sure what Mom was laughing at here, but here is Jay holding Aaron.
And, oh, we are backing up! Claire, Amy, and Julia.
My Dad and Ben. This was taken at Moody Gardens, Galveston.
Amelia looking at the many fishies with Opa.
Check back later (ahh, I mean a 24-48hrs from now) for more updates (maybe!).
This week has been going pretty awful I must admit. Rainy days...cold weather, no dryer and a whole lot of laundry strewn everywhere trying to dry...not to mention going to the doctor and getting antibiotics for more than one infection (yes it's for me), I tried to bake a cake yesterday and oh boy...I think the oven setting was on grill or something...yep I have one messy oven to clean now. Seems like some cold/sore throat virus is lingering a wee bit here too but thankfully it isn't too bad (nights are still peaceful in other words). But the sun is coming out today though it rained a bit this morning so maybe it will be a nice weekend? Lets hope!
On the brighter side of things, I have photos to share...none of this place yet, but soon :)
This is my family excluding the inlaws and Aaron. From L-R: Jackie, Ben (holding Kenneth), Mom, Me (holding Amy) Jay (who is holding Savannah).
Not sure what Mom was laughing at here, but here is Jay holding Aaron.
And, oh, we are backing up! Claire, Amy, and Julia.
My Dad and Ben. This was taken at Moody Gardens, Galveston.
Amelia looking at the many fishies with Opa.
Check back later (ahh, I mean a 24-48hrs from now) for more updates (maybe!).
Sunday, June 22, 2008
a little bit of gardening goes a long way
Wow its been a week already?? Yikes, I thought it was only a couple of days...where does the time go?
Okay, so I'm still here and its 5pm...usually the time I start thinking about "cooking" the food I prepped a few minutes ago. I don't need to worry about it for another 15-30 minutes though. Let us see how fast I can type out this weeks events....
OK.
I can't remember half the things I did and Aaron isn't letting me either. My day usually consist of a load of laundry (mondays 3 loads), hanging that outside if weather permits, dishes, meals, diapers (oh and twice the amount now with cloth!!)...uhm, oh yes I did do some new things.
Gardening! You know Jett and myself DISLIKE gardening...never liked picking weeds...and what are we doing for fun right now?? Picking weeds!! I can't believe it! I'm actually enjoying having a wee bit of flower gardens to work on. We have nearly the front all weeded and wow does it ever look better! They were growing a weed garden it seemed ;) before we came. Now I want to plant some flowers in it to make it colourful - Jett mentioned doing that monday yippie! :) So that is one thing newish.
Potty training. No I haven't started but...I've attempted to prep her for it and even had some success with her on the big potty! I have yet to buy her her own...another task for Monday. Oh...and she misses her DVD that we left at my mom-in-laws...do you think you could mail that to us pretty please? I also have got Amelia into colouring and she really enjoys that...we tried painting once, but really it is for outside!!! I also can say that Amy can count to 3! "Flower" is pronounced more like "bower" and all her "f"s are kind of nonexistent well there may be a few words she does sort of say the f in them...pretty funny when she says "pork" for "fork"! She is also realizing that dresses are "pretty" and "cute" but it is only directed to the clothing rather then herself...if only it will stay that way.
Aaron is...well still the smiley Aaron. I've started giving him a wee bit of rice cereal but I've decided not to wean until almost 6 months unless he starts getting hungrier. I'm also trying to get him off his 3rd nap but that is proving to be more difficult then I thought.
Jett is busy. :) I didn't have to tell you that now did I? He is studying Hebrew. I think its August 1st that he takes the Hebrew exam...hmm, I suppose I need to write that on my calendar. And of course with taking the services here it leaves him very little time for much else. But I got smart (ok not really...)! I sat him down and discussed that we need a planned outing for at least two days during our stay here in Perth. So...not this monday but the next I think and we're supposed to go see/do something.
Yesterday we went off to Edinburgh for a chiro. visit, get mail, and we stopped at the Dickies flat for dinner (the boys were out but Cath and Rachel B were present which was very nice!). Wow, I didn't know Edinburgh was so beautiful in the summer!
The following is a pic of Amelia and Matthew taking a bubble bath! That was so much fun to watch!
Ok I need to run...way too much time taken up on here! Broadband is on the way though. :)
Okay, so I'm still here and its 5pm...usually the time I start thinking about "cooking" the food I prepped a few minutes ago. I don't need to worry about it for another 15-30 minutes though. Let us see how fast I can type out this weeks events....
OK.
I can't remember half the things I did and Aaron isn't letting me either. My day usually consist of a load of laundry (mondays 3 loads), hanging that outside if weather permits, dishes, meals, diapers (oh and twice the amount now with cloth!!)...uhm, oh yes I did do some new things.
Gardening! You know Jett and myself DISLIKE gardening...never liked picking weeds...and what are we doing for fun right now?? Picking weeds!! I can't believe it! I'm actually enjoying having a wee bit of flower gardens to work on. We have nearly the front all weeded and wow does it ever look better! They were growing a weed garden it seemed ;) before we came. Now I want to plant some flowers in it to make it colourful - Jett mentioned doing that monday yippie! :) So that is one thing newish.
Potty training. No I haven't started but...I've attempted to prep her for it and even had some success with her on the big potty! I have yet to buy her her own...another task for Monday. Oh...and she misses her DVD that we left at my mom-in-laws...do you think you could mail that to us pretty please? I also have got Amelia into colouring and she really enjoys that...we tried painting once, but really it is for outside!!! I also can say that Amy can count to 3! "Flower" is pronounced more like "bower" and all her "f"s are kind of nonexistent well there may be a few words she does sort of say the f in them...pretty funny when she says "pork" for "fork"! She is also realizing that dresses are "pretty" and "cute" but it is only directed to the clothing rather then herself...if only it will stay that way.
Aaron is...well still the smiley Aaron. I've started giving him a wee bit of rice cereal but I've decided not to wean until almost 6 months unless he starts getting hungrier. I'm also trying to get him off his 3rd nap but that is proving to be more difficult then I thought.
Jett is busy. :) I didn't have to tell you that now did I? He is studying Hebrew. I think its August 1st that he takes the Hebrew exam...hmm, I suppose I need to write that on my calendar. And of course with taking the services here it leaves him very little time for much else. But I got smart (ok not really...)! I sat him down and discussed that we need a planned outing for at least two days during our stay here in Perth. So...not this monday but the next I think and we're supposed to go see/do something.
Yesterday we went off to Edinburgh for a chiro. visit, get mail, and we stopped at the Dickies flat for dinner (the boys were out but Cath and Rachel B were present which was very nice!). Wow, I didn't know Edinburgh was so beautiful in the summer!
The following is a pic of Amelia and Matthew taking a bubble bath! That was so much fun to watch!
Ok I need to run...way too much time taken up on here! Broadband is on the way though. :)
Saturday, June 14, 2008
I'm lagging behind...
in everything. I can't seem to keep up with the house, laundry, baths, diaper changes, finances etc oh the list goes on! Whoever came up with the "washing, ironing, food, etc" (wife for short) part didn't realize that the "etc" meant a whole whole lot more than the first three!
Well...I took the plunge :) I tried on a one size motherease diaper on Aaron...and surprisingly he fits it "very" well for a 4 month old! I think Amelia was just so small at 4-5 months that the diaper just swallowed her. He looks cute I must add! I was able to buy three more covers and some diapers as well, the covers are cute they will beat any disposable diaper designs anyday!
You'll have to excuse my one-photo-at-a-time, but it is the best I can do with dialup. We found out that talktalk is available in Harris! Soo, I'll be able to post better then (2 1/2 months time). So here is a picture of myself and Amy, my Oma, Jackie, and Jeremy (Jay) holding Aaron. I'm jumping ahead I apologize, but I figured Care might like to see this one. I'll admit my shock at seeing Oma...I can't believe she lost 30 lbs during her sickness.
Sorry for the shorter (I suppose) post must be getting dinner on!
Well...I took the plunge :) I tried on a one size motherease diaper on Aaron...and surprisingly he fits it "very" well for a 4 month old! I think Amelia was just so small at 4-5 months that the diaper just swallowed her. He looks cute I must add! I was able to buy three more covers and some diapers as well, the covers are cute they will beat any disposable diaper designs anyday!
You'll have to excuse my one-photo-at-a-time, but it is the best I can do with dialup. We found out that talktalk is available in Harris! Soo, I'll be able to post better then (2 1/2 months time). So here is a picture of myself and Amy, my Oma, Jackie, and Jeremy (Jay) holding Aaron. I'm jumping ahead I apologize, but I figured Care might like to see this one. I'll admit my shock at seeing Oma...I can't believe she lost 30 lbs during her sickness.
Sorry for the shorter (I suppose) post must be getting dinner on!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
back in Scotland
We are back in
Jett has the presbytery exam tomorrow, so I’ll be by myself for awhile tomorrow calls, emails and texts are welcome (just kidding).
We currently only have dialup so I’m afraid my time on the internet is greatly reduced…that’s not a bad thing though. I’m finding plenty of time cleaning and handwashing dishes! I’m back into cloth diapering with Amy (it would be hectic to do that on a trip) but I’m seeing how she is showing more and more signs of being ready to potty train…eek.
Hmm, I believe this manse has no freezer. The no dryer part I can deal with, but how do you live without a freezer? How long does meat stay fresh? We’ll be here for the next 2 and ½ months and then we move to Northton (Harris).
So I tried to take “a lot” of pictures from the trip, but I really didn’t manage a whole whole lot due to the lack of memory space on the camera…but I got quite a nice number of them…now, my dear sister in laws, and Sam have some pictures that I want please email them to me! Now to upload them using dialup is another thing…it takes forever, maybe I’ll *try* one at a time for now. Do look at my sister's and Sam's blog for more pictures.
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