Well I've been bad and I haven't posted in eons!!! Mainly because I like to post pictures and then write about them...but I'm still needing to clear my computer so there is space to download new pictures!!!!
Tonight we had our first thanksgiving dinner at Oma Siemens and it was amazingly delicious...I even got leftovers...which I have already indulged in a little!!! I also made my Auntie Audrey's chocolate peanut butter squares (recipie on my other blog) and they are amazing....TERRIBLE for you...but delicious..mmmm. I shared them with the family and they also seemed to enjoy them. It was nice to hear that others enjoy your hard work!
We met little Kenzie (Mary and Mary's baby) last Saturday and she is so beautiful! I can't wait to see her again! Little babies are so cute!!!
Hopefully I can get some pictures soon
I'm off to help James now with some Bergen Farms stuff!!!!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Dinotown fun, cleaning, and other summer stuff....
So I have been busy these last couple nights I've been cleaning and I just finished my laundry tonight. Sorry I haven't written much! Yesterday I had a great time with my mom and Linden at Dinotown! It is kind of run down, I guess why put money into it if it is closing?!?! But Linden had a great time! We went to Harrison first to walk around a bit because Dinotown wasn't open yet, oops guess I should have looked that up first!!!! Sadly there is swimmers itch there so we didn't do the water!!! After dinotown we went to Wendys for some lunch then home. Linden slept in the car and I was sleepy when we got home! :)
Well I'm off to watch Big Brother, James is home now! I'll write more later!
Enjoy these pictures
Monday, August 23, 2010
A mouse and a Wedding
So this last week James has had more time available to spend with us which has been AMAZING!!!!! Last Tuesday we had another mouse in the house...James found it and killed it for me! My hero!!!!I set a trap in the garage now by the door so hopefully if there are any more they will be caught out there instead of in the house...YUCK!!!
I have also been enjoying the cooler weather, although it is supposed to get hotter again!!! Last week we were Nanaless :) well kind of, she was helping out at the dycks. So we did our own thing. I can't even really remember now what we all did...parks...shopping...farm visits...more of the usual!
Friday night we watched Date Night with Maria and Darren and it was hilarious! Laugh out loud funny! :) Highly recommended! It was fun to hang out with them and chat! It always gets late really fast with them it seems...before you know it it is 12:00Am!
Saturday James had most of the day off for my friend Megan Brauns wedding! It was BEAUTIFUL! She looked AMAZING and it was a fun time! Linden did really well, but was exhausted by the end of the day and so was I! haha
I am ready for September to arrive...although I am sad that Mom has to go back to work, because she has been amazing! I love to hang out with her and Linden LOVES it too! Maybe when September starts I can start a regular every day walk to get in shape...anyone want to join me???
I have also been enjoying the cooler weather, although it is supposed to get hotter again!!! Last week we were Nanaless :) well kind of, she was helping out at the dycks. So we did our own thing. I can't even really remember now what we all did...parks...shopping...farm visits...more of the usual!
Friday night we watched Date Night with Maria and Darren and it was hilarious! Laugh out loud funny! :) Highly recommended! It was fun to hang out with them and chat! It always gets late really fast with them it seems...before you know it it is 12:00Am!
Saturday James had most of the day off for my friend Megan Brauns wedding! It was BEAUTIFUL! She looked AMAZING and it was a fun time! Linden did really well, but was exhausted by the end of the day and so was I! haha
I am ready for September to arrive...although I am sad that Mom has to go back to work, because she has been amazing! I love to hang out with her and Linden LOVES it too! Maybe when September starts I can start a regular every day walk to get in shape...anyone want to join me???
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Bergen Farms and Family
So I have gotten a bit behind on my blogging. Not that I've lost interest yet, just that I've been really busy. In most of my spare time (when Linden sleeps) I have been putting together a pamphlet and advertisement for Bergen Farms frozen Berries. It has actually turned out to be a lot of work, but I think that the end product turned out well (well I'm actually not sure if it is totally finished yet). It really isn't my specialty and I want to do a good job for them. It is just hard because I was trained on the other version of photoshop and this on is totally different! I'm not very good at just figuring it out!
I also had a cousin come out from Holland to visit so that was fun too with a few family dinners (although we missed the Dyck clan!). I even hosted a meal and made spaghetti, corn, bread and salad...I think it went over well!
Today we tried to go to church but it was just SO HOT!!!!!! and Linden was tired so we decided to go home for a nap! We really just stayed in most of the day to keep cool!!! I made a ground chicken shepherds pie that was really good and Linden LOVED it...he just downed it (although he picked out the peas). He did a really good job of eating all by himself...which makes it easier for me!! OH that reminds me of the terrible Red Robin dinner yesterday with my family. I realize that JAMES is the BEST with Linden when we are out. He makes it look so easy!!! He just takes such good care of him and it is so much more relaxing for me. Linden just wanted Nana the whole time (no shock) and to go and explore. Trying to give him small pieces of food and eat my own meal was a challenge (I'm a slow eater at the best of times)...then I put him on my lap and felt a warm sensation spread across my lap....yup he peed all over me (and himself too)...so that was the last straw and we were gone...I felt badly but I just wanted out of there!!! I sometimes just feel like I'm a terrible mother...well maybe not terrible...but there are times when I feel like I'm just trying to survive the day and forget to find all those "teachable moments" and savor all that cuteness! I think it is especially hard because he is trying to talk but he can't make himself understood...so it's kind of a one way conversation...ALL DAY LONG and that can be tiresome...I'm not a very good conversationalist and rely on others to do a lot of the work...well there's only me!!! haha ah well...Some day he'll learn to talk and then he'll never stop!!! :)
Now I wait for my overworked hubby to come home and we can visit for a bit and watch Big Brother! Then off to bed...Tomorrow is fast approaching and we do it all again!
I also had a cousin come out from Holland to visit so that was fun too with a few family dinners (although we missed the Dyck clan!). I even hosted a meal and made spaghetti, corn, bread and salad...I think it went over well!
Today we tried to go to church but it was just SO HOT!!!!!! and Linden was tired so we decided to go home for a nap! We really just stayed in most of the day to keep cool!!! I made a ground chicken shepherds pie that was really good and Linden LOVED it...he just downed it (although he picked out the peas). He did a really good job of eating all by himself...which makes it easier for me!! OH that reminds me of the terrible Red Robin dinner yesterday with my family. I realize that JAMES is the BEST with Linden when we are out. He makes it look so easy!!! He just takes such good care of him and it is so much more relaxing for me. Linden just wanted Nana the whole time (no shock) and to go and explore. Trying to give him small pieces of food and eat my own meal was a challenge (I'm a slow eater at the best of times)...then I put him on my lap and felt a warm sensation spread across my lap....yup he peed all over me (and himself too)...so that was the last straw and we were gone...I felt badly but I just wanted out of there!!! I sometimes just feel like I'm a terrible mother...well maybe not terrible...but there are times when I feel like I'm just trying to survive the day and forget to find all those "teachable moments" and savor all that cuteness! I think it is especially hard because he is trying to talk but he can't make himself understood...so it's kind of a one way conversation...ALL DAY LONG and that can be tiresome...I'm not a very good conversationalist and rely on others to do a lot of the work...well there's only me!!! haha ah well...Some day he'll learn to talk and then he'll never stop!!! :)
Now I wait for my overworked hubby to come home and we can visit for a bit and watch Big Brother! Then off to bed...Tomorrow is fast approaching and we do it all again!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Ikea Fun
Yesterday was such a fun day! My mom came over in the morning and Heather and I headed off to Ikea. If you can believe it, this was my first time driving across the bridge! It went well, although there was a lot of traffic. We didn't spend too much money (which probably made our husbands happy) and we went to Cactus Club after for an amazing lunch! It was just so great to get out just the two of us and chat! Thanks Mom for the opportunity to go, and thanks Heather for going with me! It is amazing that I have had the same best friend for like 20 years!!! :) She's great!
Today I hung out with Melodie! I was so excited to get together with her and see where she is living now! She is only like 4 mins from my house! we are definitely going to have to hang out more often!
Today I hung out with Melodie! I was so excited to get together with her and see where she is living now! She is only like 4 mins from my house! we are definitely going to have to hang out more often!
Friday, August 6, 2010
Tired and Cranky...
I SO want to go to this!!!
(vegetables from my garden!)
So lately I've been really tired and cranky...I think that the wear and tear of summer is getting to me! I'm having a BLAST with Linden (don't get me wrong) but it is a lot of energy that is needed to do things every day. I've been lucky to have help from Marian and my Mom though. It was so great, last night James and I went to see Toy Story 3D. I really enjoyed going out to a movie with James! SO GREAT!!!! I was also able to do a little shopping yesterday and found some good summer wear deals! We got home from the movie around 12 so needless to say James passed out ASAP and I followed...although I actually made it upstairs! haha.
I think my problem is nights. From dinner to bedtime I just feel like it is such a high energy time! Trying to get Linden fed...and me...which means a dairy and soy free dinner must be made (Linden seems to know what he can't have and if I'm eating it he wants it...) Even though things have gotten A LOT better with bed time...and I mean LEAPS and BOUNDS...it is still a bit stressful. Bath, Diaper, Teeth Brushed, Books Read, Prayers and To Bed...
I guess it is because I know what I all need to accomplish in such a short period of time...I'll feed Linden, find something to entertain us for a bit, walk/feed Bruno (a dog who jumps, doesn't listen, and runs away), then bedtime, water flowers, clean up kitchen, do a load of laundry, clean up toys...breath a sigh of relief...Unwind with writing my blog!
Our Daily overview...
Linden and I had a pretty low key day overall. Started off EARLY so he got tired and cranky fast. We were going to be going to the zoo with friends but Courtney got a migraine so Heather and the kids just came here...and she brought STARBUCKS!!! mmmm...that didn't last long, then Linden needed a nap. In the afternoon we visited at the farm, did a little errands, then went to the park...swinging and sliding. Then we came home for dinner and well, you know our evening :) I'm looking forward to having my Mom back...and James back...eventually!!! :) He is supposed to have some time off tomorrow...so hopefully that will happen!!
I'm pretty sure he can say "I did it!" because he says this a lot after he accomplishes things!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
More Zoo
So without Mom around it is harder to find fun things to do! We NEED to be out of the house...we decided to hit the Zoo again which was very fun again...the Lion looked right at us and walked towards us roaring...it was actually a little scary!!! I'm sure glad there was a fence there!!!! WOW!!!
It was great to have another fabulous meal at the farm with Marian and James. Linden was exhausted by the end of the day because he only had a one hour nap today!!! I hope that tomorrow will be a fun day!!!! :)
Sorry I can't write more...I'm just completely exhausted...I've been go go go from 7-10 basically with a tiny break in the middle...I'm going to need a nap tomorrow i think!
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