Seriously?

Okay, so I'll be the first to admit that my fashion sense is somewhat lacking. I still wear clothes from middle school. But Seriously? Since when did ugly come back in style?

All photos from www.forever21.com

Picture catch up

I noticed that I haven't posted any pictures recently. Here are some pictures of the kids. Jeremiah and I made this road out of old gift boxes, it was quite the project. We also built a house which became Jack & Walters Garage. (From a little people movie we have). All the broken cars and tires went in the garage.The police car was clearly in a deadly high speed chase because the body of the car was disassembled from the works. Jeremiah is such a good helper!

Leah does not really care for solid food. :{

One of Jeremiahs BEST friends is Isabella. Here is the boy version of dress up. Sorry, no princess dresses in our house yet.

Jeremiah stole Leah's head band and decided that flowers AREN'T just for girls! Thanks Janette!

Bachelor

I know, I can't believe I watch it either, but it's true. I am a bachelor fan. But seriously? You had to break up with your finance on National TV. You had 3 months or so to do it and you had to wait until you were being filmed?

For the record, I don't blame him for breaking up with her (even though I think she's great), let's face it, The Bachelor doesn't have the greatest track record with couples staying together, so that didn't surprise me, I'm sure it would have ended eventually anyway, but it usually doesn't end so soon. I have a couple of theories:

Jason is a dope: I hate to say it, but you can see why he's divorced. "the chemistry just changed"... Well DUH! If any of you have the exact same relationship with your spouse as you did when you were first dating (first 6 weeks) let me know! I'd love to be proven wrong. Instead of working through their differences he played the "We're not meant for each other" card.

This is NOT reality TV: You do not learn about a person by playing "General Hospital", or going on helicopter rides and fancy dinners, and private concerts. I would like to see a season based around real life experiences. I think you might see an increase in successful relationships.

Plan B: I feel for him, really. I would never be able to carry on 2 relationships at the same time, taking both relationships to the point where I could marry either man (in my case of course). Then all of a sudden, these men (or women) are just supposed to turn off their feelings for the other person and never think of them again. In Jasons case, his plan A didn't turn out the way he dreamed, so he tried plan B... we'll see how that works out.

Does anyone else think Jason Mesnick is a jerk?

Recycling in Boise

Growing up in Oregon I was used to recycling, but living with the gentiles for the past 7 years I forgot why I did. Until I sat down and simply thought about the amount of garbage that just my little family of 4 contributes to the land fills that could otherwise be recycled with minimal effort. I'm talking about saving the planet without losing my mind. So, this past month I started a recycling box. I was excited that a recylcing drop off was just down the street... until I made my first recycling run and realized that they had 3 huge dumpster sized bins just for glass.... nothing else. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? So, I just found another drop off about 15 minutes away, so here goes nothing! Now I get to find space in my tiny apartment (short of 800sqft) for a larger recycling box that will last me two weeks or so. Man, I wish my City of Trees, actually appreciated them. :)

A little Something

I'm surprised at the response we've gotten from those who weren't checking the blog before because it was private. So, I'm glad you are now!

So, I have some video that I want to put on here, but I don't know how to edit it so that I can post only the last half (I want to save you from the boring first half which is just me trying to get Jeremiah to pay attention to the task at hand.) Anyone know how?

Clearwater

Greg's company, Clearwater Analytics, received national recognition for it's growth in 2008. Hurray for Clearwater.

Potty Training and NO TV

Okay, so since football season is officially over we returned the digital cable box and DVR and I have LOVED the peace and quiet in my house. Somehow Jeremiah senses that Mickey Mouse is no longer available, because he hasn't asked to watch anything today. Hurray for Imaginations!

Unfortunately we very recently began potty training (ugh.) I need all the advice I can get about this one so PLEASE tell me what worked for you!

Christmas and blessing pictures

We were blessed to able to go down to Utah for Christmas. My side of the family all were invited to Christmas with my aunt Barbara. These are all pictures my mom took with her christmas gift - her new Nikon D90. So we got to spend time with my parents, my brother Jordan and sister in law Becca, and their daughter Addy, and my sister Amber, and brother in law Adam, and their little boy, Shane, and of course my aunt Barb. Then we were able to have both families together for Leah's blessing! We had it at the Hirschi's house and it was a blast. We had so much family and many friends there. It was great! Hope you all enjoy the pictures!

I made this cute little apron for Addy.

This was the apron I made for Amber.

Advice and Suggestions Needed

I'm going to try re-doing this glider that we have in the kids room that has been an eye sore ever since it found its place there. My mom found it for $20 when Jerem was born and it has proved to be very useful, just not very attractive. The cushions need to be beefed up a little and the fake denim look was out decades ago. I want to paint the frame either white or black (or go wild and paint it red) and then re-apholster it with a stylin' fabric. I need suggestions. I was thinking a lovely black and white print but it wouldn't really match the bright colors of the kids room. Maybe a dark navy with white piping? You tell me.

New Pics and a new perspective

Okay, before I post the few pictures that I do have of the past month (Kristina and Mom, I expect you to send the pics that you took) I want you all to know that I am done giving myself a hard time. I've gained a new perspective on things and I realize that heck, I deserve a little slack. A few things I do right: My family loves me and my kids smile when they see me, I'm a loyal friend, and I do my best. At least I have those things. And there are precious moments when I AM the person I want to be, and that's just got to be good enough for now. So, here's to a new year full of fabulous friends and family and doing some things just for me, because I think we all deserve a little break. Ok, on to the pictures. They are growing up so fast! Leah loves the exersaucer that I brought out of storage. She likes being up and involved in whats going on.

And I'm sorry these are blurry, we were dealing with backlight, but thanks to the cousins, Jeremiah now has a thing for star wars. They brought over their helmets and light sabers on Christmas day, Jeremiah was diggin' it! After they went home he kept asking "Wheres the light saber?"...yeah, please don't anyone get any ideas about birthday gifts, just paint an old wrapping paper tube and there you go! Instant light saber!

More pictures of the little miss. I just love her smile! Too bad I can't take any credit for it, both of the kids are spitting images of their daddy.