It seems like everything is down in january... consumer purchases, more people are depressed or sick, the temperatures are cold.... and it has filtered into our lives: There is just NOTHING to do. Oh well, I guess Gym membership sales are probably up, since the place is totally loaded... other than that, we lead pretty boring lives around here.
My mom had wondered why nobody seems to have posted since Christmas, and it's precisely that nothing at all exciting has happened since then!
Alright, well, it's not completely true... Tristan has started learning to walk, which is our most excited report! It is SO FUN to see your child learn these little milestones. She took a few steps a couple weeks ago, and it scared her so much that she wouldn't even walk if you held her fingers; in fear you might let go! But since I backed off a bit, I have found her taking a few steps when she really needs to get to something and she's not thinking about what her feet are doing. It is SOOO cute!
Of course she still only take like 3 or 4 steps before she can't go anymore, but she can stand for a long time, which Madison couldn't do for awhile. In fact, when Madison started walking she couldn't even stop without falling down. So as long as her momentum was propelling her forward her legs could keep up, once she needed to stop, it was down to her bottom she went!
That's the only exciting milestone, hopefully I'll try to capture the cuteness on the webcam or something. These are the only times in my life that I wish I had some kind of recorder contraption...
Hope you all are enjoying your boring January, there's only a few more weeks of it!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Life List
Edited for Content
The items in bold are the things that I have done in my life up to this point. I'd say that's a lot to cram in a quarter of a century... The others that aren't in bold are things that I have not done. See, January isn't boring after all.... well, maybe it still is!!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band --Not yet, but soon we will start up "Timmy Two-Tone and the Feaux-Rockers" I don't know which position I will be playing in yet...! Stay tuned, these Guitar Hero's will be going on World Tour soon!
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train-
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset - Many sunsets, and few sunrises. I even got to
watch the first sunrise of the new millenium!
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt -it happens every 25 minutes...!!
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance-not technically an ambulance, rather a
"ski ambulance" to get off a ski slope
47. Had your portrait painted- it was actually sketched
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie- Actually a television show. I was in the audience of 3 episodes
of "Who wants to be a millionaire!"
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job- the only one I ever had!
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone- 4 actually!
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous - Glen Campbell, inside Wal-mart in Scottsdale, AZ... he
was asking me about their icecream...??
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person-- Crap, I really should be up on this one!!
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit-- All because of a library book!
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee- rather is was a wasp, does that still count?
The items in bold are the things that I have done in my life up to this point. I'd say that's a lot to cram in a quarter of a century... The others that aren't in bold are things that I have not done. See, January isn't boring after all.... well, maybe it still is!!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band --Not yet, but soon we will start up "Timmy Two-Tone and the Feaux-Rockers" I don't know which position I will be playing in yet...! Stay tuned, these Guitar Hero's will be going on World Tour soon!
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train-
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset - Many sunsets, and few sunrises. I even got to
watch the first sunrise of the new millenium!
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt -it happens every 25 minutes...!!
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance-not technically an ambulance, rather a
"ski ambulance" to get off a ski slope
47. Had your portrait painted- it was actually sketched
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie- Actually a television show. I was in the audience of 3 episodes
of "Who wants to be a millionaire!"
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job- the only one I ever had!
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone- 4 actually!
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous - Glen Campbell, inside Wal-mart in Scottsdale, AZ... he
was asking me about their icecream...??
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person-- Crap, I really should be up on this one!!
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit-- All because of a library book!
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee- rather is was a wasp, does that still count?
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
The Big Man
So, I just got these emailed to me... and I was SO excited about them! These were taken at Tristan's Christmas "Heart Party". There was a Santa that came and visited and I did inform Madison that this was not the REAL Santa, that he has lots of helpers that go and visit all the kids... you know, because the REAL Santa is busy at the workshop packing his sleigh, anyway.
I love how happy everyone is.... it's truly precious, isn't it?
Sunday, January 4, 2009
On with life
It feels a little wierd to have all the festivities over with, and that's even after our low-key festivities! Anyway, we still had a pretty busy couple of days last week... TJ got the joy of changing out the fuel pump on the ol' Tahoe, since it died. We ahd been driving around and it felt like it was running out of gas, which we knew it wasn't since, we had just filled up to make sure (Oh yes, our fuel gauge has been NOT working for some time now). I'm sure TJ's was glad later that he filled 'er up, since he got to suck that much gas back OUT in order to remove the gas tank -awesome!
So, once again, our truck is back in working condition -yay!
We also got the pleasantry of making a trip to Urgent Care last week, since I am so awesome at opening up cans of peaches.... I somehow managed to slice my thumb off with the lid. It's actually not a "somehow" I know exactly how and why, but I'd rather not admit it, since everyone will know that I should have seen it coming, I did, really I did -I still did it though! Anyway, they said that I didn't NEED stitches, that there was one little part that could possible use stitches, but most of it didn't go deep enough. He said he would give me some and he'd have to numb me down, or he could just give me some steri-strips and send me on my way... I opted for the bandaid! Awesome. Ooh, I did have to get a tetnis shot before I left, which wasn't too bad, but 3 days later my arm still feels terrible!
And apparently I show no skill in operating sharp tools, since the following day I cut open my other finger while picking up my shaving razor, now I have two gimp fingers!
And no word on when or if I can get my memory card slot fixed yet, so you don't get to see all the gory details -sorry!
So, once again, our truck is back in working condition -yay!
We also got the pleasantry of making a trip to Urgent Care last week, since I am so awesome at opening up cans of peaches.... I somehow managed to slice my thumb off with the lid. It's actually not a "somehow" I know exactly how and why, but I'd rather not admit it, since everyone will know that I should have seen it coming, I did, really I did -I still did it though! Anyway, they said that I didn't NEED stitches, that there was one little part that could possible use stitches, but most of it didn't go deep enough. He said he would give me some and he'd have to numb me down, or he could just give me some steri-strips and send me on my way... I opted for the bandaid! Awesome. Ooh, I did have to get a tetnis shot before I left, which wasn't too bad, but 3 days later my arm still feels terrible!
And apparently I show no skill in operating sharp tools, since the following day I cut open my other finger while picking up my shaving razor, now I have two gimp fingers!
And no word on when or if I can get my memory card slot fixed yet, so you don't get to see all the gory details -sorry!
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