Monday, December 31, 2012

Out with the old

I just picked up my phone to blog and it was 11:11. I look at the clock all day at times like this - 10:10, 3:33, 2:22, 12:12. I am not really sure what it means, but I am sure it is something amazing.

Speaking of amazing, it is 11:16 on New Year's Eve. My babies and I are snuggled in our bed together waiting to ring in the new year. We plan on doing that in our sleep. Ivy and Owen are asleep, Autumn is playing, and Greg is downstairs alone watching tv. It is obviously a rockin New Year's Eve around here. The kids are too little and we are too old. Next year we are going to aim for staying awake, nothing fancy, just being awake. We set high goals for ourselves around here. (Actually, us awake, Autumn asleep, she may be the only one awake at midnight tonight.)

Speaking of goals, I need to figure those out for 2013. Resolution #1 - set goals before December. Like I said, we aim high.

And with that, goodbye 2012, you were a good year.

Here is to another year of health and happiness!


Thursday, December 27, 2012

The days after

T'was the day after the day after Christmas and all through the house;
Not a creature was stirring except Auttie, our mouse.
The stockings were scattered all over the floor;
With signs that St. Nicholas could not have done more.

Owen and Ivy were nestled all snug in my bed;
As fevers and aches took over their head.
With Greg back to work, I put on my cap;
And took care of sickies with oils and a nap.

Upstairs there were often sounds and some clatter;
I would head on up to see what was the matter.
Coughing, crying, throwing up in a flash;
Sneezing, sleeping, and movies, we had quite a bash.

The sickness and lack of any new-fallen snow;
Made me question if Christmas really happened below.
When, what to my wondering eyes would appear;
But untouched presents and signs he was here.

This came on so sudden, so lively and quick;
We never asked for this present from jolly St. Nick.
Now sickness please leave quick, as quick as you came.
We are over you now, we are done with your game.
Now coughing! Now fevers!
Now aches and pains!
On stuffiness! On sleepiness!
On virus and germs!
To the top of the porch!
To the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away!
Dash away all!


Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Things to note

There is so much going on right now, Christmas, house refinance, potential job location change for Greg, dentist, an upcoming out of town trip for Greg, redoing the master bath shower, winter concerts for both kids, remembering to pack a lunch for Owen, trying to eat organic and GMO free, boot camp, and a really complicated case at work that has consumed all my time, to name a few.

And to top it all off, Ben swears the earth is moving faster and time is speeding up. Great. Like I need that.

During this crazy time I am letting things go by and failing to note those things, thus bringing you a blog of things to note of course.

1. The quality of homework in our schools is amazing. See for yourself: Jon has 4 cars. Don gives him four more. How many cars does Bob have? Amazing, right?

2. I love eating sweet potatoes. I cut them in thin circles, put olive oil on them, sprinkle with sea salt and 21 seasoning salute, and roast them to perfection. I eat them almost daily and they never seem to get old.

3. Ivy had her Christmas concert last week and she sang her little heart out. Her singing "Christmas lights" has got to be the cutest thing of her whole life so far.

4. I am obsessed with Autumn's cuteness.

5. A lady yelled at me at Trader Joe's the other day. I keep thinking I am over that and then I remember it and I want to go hunt her down and yell at her.

6. Owen has 3 things on his Christmas list this year : stuffed animals, an iPad, and a winter coat (he has a winter coat I swear, can you imagine if he had to eat a lunch full of crusts and then go out to play in a wispy little jacket).

7. Owen and Ivy were discussing what a husband is. He told her it was a boy after you got married. She decided she was going to marry Owen. He corrected her and told her she would get big and marry someone she liked. She thought for a minute and said, "Owen, I like you. Actually, I love you. I will marry you". I could just die.

8. Both Owen and Ivy take piano lessons and I am totally obsessed with that also.

9. You can totally make a smoothie with mangos, bananas, strawberries, orange juice and an avocado and no one seems to mind the avocado. Way to go little green source of wonderfulness.

And now I have 9 things to remember as the earth continues to rotate a little faster each day.