what are you supposed to title rambling?

michael's at work

i'm waiting for kath and kim to start

when you're walkin' down the street and a man tries to get your business...

i hate that michael's at work

and that he had to get a job-period

is it good for him?

and us?

ummm debatable...but..yes

i think he's more on top of his schoolwork which is good

and i have time with the kids by myself

oh wait, i have that everyday

but i do get to put them to bed and have some time to myself

i think i'm more productive in the evenings while he's gone

if he's home then we just eat and play

but for instance tonight i finished all of the invites for my sister's baby shower

quite productive

and that was while the kids were awake

i know, impressive

ooh side note

i got my passport photo taken today

it wasn't a great photo..

i'm sure i'll hate these bangs being on my passport for 10 years

but michael assured me i'll love them forever

we may or may not spend my birthday in another country

yay

ok ok, back to michael being at work

its so awful-the thought of him being at a restaurant

waiting on people

i'm the one who waits on him

i cook for him and get him his food

what does it say if he's doing it for other people?

it's awful

i think he should quit

what do you mean it's only his second day?

what does that have to do with anything?

i know, i know

i'm ridiculous

i just miss him

and it's possible that i count on him to entertain me in the evenings

and maybe i shouldn't

and maybe i shouldn't count on him to

get me slurpees

on thursdays

new office or not

try to tell my body it's thursday and i can't have a slurpee

it won't listen

oh by the way, i think i'm going to stop drinking soda

i keep reading and hearing how awful it is all over the place

but --don't worry--that doesn't mean i can't drink coke slurpees

they're totally different

hazel is..

nine months old tomorrow

where does the time go?

Payin' it forward

the rules

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family update

Noah is getting really good at dressing himself. He prefers pajamas, usually. This is a picture of him trying to put his "buzz" (they have a rocket on them) pajamas on. He's so cute nakers.

My dad came to visit and read Noah some Curious George. I just love them together. They're good friends. Michael has been loving having 2 couches. I know, big deal. two couches! Hazel's eating lots of solids. She loves little "puffs". She's supposed to be eating the ones in front of her instead of eating whatever weird black thing is hanging off of her mouth. Yuuuummmmm. This is my new favorite dress. We spent saturday going to garage sales. This dress was $1 i think. Michael told me to turn to the side for this picture to be taken before church yesterday. Apparently my hair looked odd from the front but from the side you can see my mini-pony. I looooooove this dress!

the last item of business on our family update is.....

where the heck did Noah's eyebrow go?!

we aren't sure...

if you see the missing strip, will you let us know?

we think there may have been a razor involved

the new apt

laundry room:

laundry in the apt is a must for cloth diapers

but a whole room for the stink is really nice

my wall collage re-placed

and one of our free couches (thanks debbie) nice fireplace we have an actual dining area which is sweet (a picture of our table is below) it's big enough to hold the kid's table too and the picture is including my new hair stool see the sweet new chair that was free outside St. Vincent de Paul?! I was even going to buy it for the $1 it was marked, but free! don't mind if i do this is the kid's toy corner. it doesn't always look so...put together and lastly, our new pic we got at St. Vincent de Paul (did i mention it's my new favorite store and i'm completely stoked they're putting one in right down the hill, yay) for $6

love

my sweet husband

i so enjoy his choppy side burns

no matter who's fault they are

and those lips

and his swedish nose

and the fact that he's gone doing my dirty work

ei: selling our old bed frame at his brother's house

and took noah with him

and picking up pizza

and of course

slurpees

that's love

ps. good news!

it's thursday

all new office

life without internet

is over

thank you comcast

lets see what you've missed

i'm quite domestic these days

i baked bread

snickerdoodles

yummy dinners

we've been enjoying the kids

and our own space

noah learned he really enjoys hiding

a lot

and "tents" made of blankets

here he is occupying our kitchen cupboard

i've become more and more a fan of red lips

i have been reading more

i am happy

michael's happy

the kids are happy

we have had people over again

i learned i can go to winco with the kids without michael

i have downsized our belongings more in preparation for our next move

i have been doin' some hair

hazel has become a big fan of solids

but her digestive system is still trying to catch up

she needs to poop

valentines was looow key

but we enjoyed some cheesecake and watched only you

michael got a little job

we are trying to replace the furniture we sold

noah is getting really good at praying

and it's as if he can read but i think he's just memorizing his books

and he's a super nice big brother lately

he tells hazel its ok when she's sad and he sings to her

i love it

and he's super helpful and wants to know what everything is

it's really fun

anyway, i missed having the internet

mostly because of the blog

and

that's whatcha missed

home

i am so happy to be in our apartment

life is fabulous

sure could use more cell minutes, a home phone, or internet

NOT that I'm complaining

life is

relaxing

clean

just ours

full of happy mommy and domestic diva responsibilities

i miss blogging

and reading all of your wonderful blogs

i am completely happy being domestic

i missed my cutting board and knives

i missed all of my rockin' decor

michael missed his happy wife

yesterday he called me his '50's housewife'

i surprised him with red lips and an apron

i think he thought he opened the door to heaven

the only thing that could have been better is if he were wearing a hat

he loves hats

not like baseball caps but like 1950's every man wears a hat hats

speaking of michael

have i mentioned i have the best husband ever?

lucky me

we're

MOVING!!

it was worth a try, right?

save 6 months of rent and live with Michael's brother

we tried

it didn't work

we made it for 2 months

now it's time to move

does my sister win the bet she has with her husband?

yeppers

we're movin'

back into the old ward

Yay!!

sadly not the same apts but..

you can't win 'em all

today

we went to storytime

and the

park

it was a lovely day

i even got out of the house for a little while by myself

when i got home michael was outside with the kids in the backyard

fun

then we realized there were helicopters overhead

noah loves helicopters

then we wondered why there might be helicopters above us

michael checked online and it turns out

two blocks away

there was a double homicide

the police are "still searching"

we decided that was enough fun outside time

hopefully the sun will come out again soon

Want to see my latest creation?

Here, I'll show you.

I added the frame with Hazel, me and my mom to my wall collage yesterday.

And I added the picture of my Grandpa Jordan.

I loooove this wall!

I got this darling picture of Noah and Michael.

Such cute boys I have!

Look how cute Hazel is.

I just love a good flower on her head.

weekend update

it's superbowl weekend

i don't have a clue which teams are in it

nor do i care

we had bigger and better things to do this weekend

we went to Portland to see Michael's brother's family

and had a really nice visit

we even got to see a few princesses while we were there

this sweet lady is my grandma

she is as close to a saint as you can get

i had a nice little visit with her today

she turned 87 this weekend

i loooooooove this picture we got of hazel

don't worry, she didn't consume any dr. pepper

but she did try her first chocolate cookie