April 26th, 2010,
Spring is here! At least today it was. Ariana and I got to go on our fist bike ride the other day. It was so nice to be out in the sunshine and warmer weather together. We rode around the neighborhood and got some fresh air. We stopped and looked at the lilac bushes. They have buds on them. Can't wait for them to bloom and smell them. They bring back good memories.
I am really looking forward to many more bike rides with Ariana and Julia this year.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Movies
April 7th, 2011,
It's spring break and of course it is cold and rainy. We are trying to make the best of it though. The girls have been keeping busy by watching movies and hanging out with friends. So far we have watched Despicable Me, Alice and Wonderland, Megamind, and Julia and I watched Romeo and Juliet. Julia didn't know the story about Romeo and Juliet so she was a little sad about the ending.
This weekend is suppose to be nice so hopefully they can get out there and burn off some energy. I know they have cabin fever just as bad as Trevor and I, or maybe even more so.
It's spring break and of course it is cold and rainy. We are trying to make the best of it though. The girls have been keeping busy by watching movies and hanging out with friends. So far we have watched Despicable Me, Alice and Wonderland, Megamind, and Julia and I watched Romeo and Juliet. Julia didn't know the story about Romeo and Juliet so she was a little sad about the ending.
This weekend is suppose to be nice so hopefully they can get out there and burn off some energy. I know they have cabin fever just as bad as Trevor and I, or maybe even more so.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Being a Mom
March 28th, 2011,
I don't know what came over me last night but out-of-the-blue I started talking with a southern accent. It was not a pretty accent either. I sounded more like a southern man than a southern gal. The kids started laughing so I kept on talking. Then they started to get annoyed so I really kept on talking. It was pretty fun to turn the tables on them and annoy them for once. I had never seen Julia do the dishes so fast! She wanted to go in the basement where she wouldn't be bothered by me anymore.
As I was talking I kept talking about Texas and oil and any crazy thing that came to my mind. When I was putting Ariana to bed she said we couldn't ever move to Texas. She said that in Texas they have to catch and kill their own food. There aren't any grocery stores there. I started laughing. She was serious too. I told her that wasn't the case and that there were grocery stores there. She still said she didn't want to live there because she didn't want to talk like that and I sounded dumb. I guess Ariana won't ever be moving to the south. My crazy talk might have scared her for life. Oops. Oh well. There are lots of other places she could live.
I don't know what came over me last night but out-of-the-blue I started talking with a southern accent. It was not a pretty accent either. I sounded more like a southern man than a southern gal. The kids started laughing so I kept on talking. Then they started to get annoyed so I really kept on talking. It was pretty fun to turn the tables on them and annoy them for once. I had never seen Julia do the dishes so fast! She wanted to go in the basement where she wouldn't be bothered by me anymore.
As I was talking I kept talking about Texas and oil and any crazy thing that came to my mind. When I was putting Ariana to bed she said we couldn't ever move to Texas. She said that in Texas they have to catch and kill their own food. There aren't any grocery stores there. I started laughing. She was serious too. I told her that wasn't the case and that there were grocery stores there. She still said she didn't want to live there because she didn't want to talk like that and I sounded dumb. I guess Ariana won't ever be moving to the south. My crazy talk might have scared her for life. Oops. Oh well. There are lots of other places she could live.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Dinner
March 9th, 2011
I was in the kitchen tonight getting ready to make dinner. I had thawed ground sirloin and was trying to deciding what to make with it. We hadn't had meatloaf in awhile and everybody loves it so I decided to go with that. I heated the oven to 400 degrees and put the meat in a bowl. Then Julia walked into the kitchen and asked if she could help. "Of course!" I said. She keeps growing up on me and I am finding it difficult to spend time with her. She is always busy and doesn't have time for her mom. Ariana and I have our photo challenge but Julia and I have nothing. When she asked to help I was thrilled!!!!
I went to get the eggs and discovered we were out so we were just going to have to wing it. When I cook I like to change things up a bit and I hate to measure. That might be why I don't like baking. We added Montreal Steak Seasoning, some chopped onions, chopped garlic, and salsa. Julia then started mixing it all up. She loved it! She said it was like playing with play-doh. LOL. Next she divided the meat into four quarters and made four small loaves. This makes it cook quicker. We put it in a baking dish, drizzled some EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) over it, and popped it in the oven.
Julia and I peeled potatoes next to make mashed potatoes to go with it. You can't have meat loaf without mashed potatoes. Ariana then came into the kitchen and wanted to help. We already had enough potatoes but we let her peel an extra one.
Julia was so proud tonight. Her dinner was amazing. We all loved it. Who knows maybe she will love cooking and this can be our "thing".
I was in the kitchen tonight getting ready to make dinner. I had thawed ground sirloin and was trying to deciding what to make with it. We hadn't had meatloaf in awhile and everybody loves it so I decided to go with that. I heated the oven to 400 degrees and put the meat in a bowl. Then Julia walked into the kitchen and asked if she could help. "Of course!" I said. She keeps growing up on me and I am finding it difficult to spend time with her. She is always busy and doesn't have time for her mom. Ariana and I have our photo challenge but Julia and I have nothing. When she asked to help I was thrilled!!!!
I went to get the eggs and discovered we were out so we were just going to have to wing it. When I cook I like to change things up a bit and I hate to measure. That might be why I don't like baking. We added Montreal Steak Seasoning, some chopped onions, chopped garlic, and salsa. Julia then started mixing it all up. She loved it! She said it was like playing with play-doh. LOL. Next she divided the meat into four quarters and made four small loaves. This makes it cook quicker. We put it in a baking dish, drizzled some EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) over it, and popped it in the oven.
Julia and I peeled potatoes next to make mashed potatoes to go with it. You can't have meat loaf without mashed potatoes. Ariana then came into the kitchen and wanted to help. We already had enough potatoes but we let her peel an extra one.
Julia was so proud tonight. Her dinner was amazing. We all loved it. Who knows maybe she will love cooking and this can be our "thing".
Sunday, March 6, 2011
March 6, 2011
Ariana lost her podometer and was so upset. She really liked the one she had because it was clear. She was also upset that she lost it because it showed that she was not responsible. She didn't want another one she wanted the one she had. She cried and cried and cried. Julia found an old one that she had and gave it to Ariana but Ariana didn't like it. She said it always resets and that wasn't going to work.
I was driving back over to her Uncle's house where she lost it and Trevor called to say Matt couldn't find it. I then took Ariana to Target. We found one but it wasn't as cool looking as her old one. Ariana said she was sorry for the way she acted and that this new one would work. She just really wanted the other one. I gave her a big hug and told her it was okay.
Ariana lost her podometer and was so upset. She really liked the one she had because it was clear. She was also upset that she lost it because it showed that she was not responsible. She didn't want another one she wanted the one she had. She cried and cried and cried. Julia found an old one that she had and gave it to Ariana but Ariana didn't like it. She said it always resets and that wasn't going to work.
I was driving back over to her Uncle's house where she lost it and Trevor called to say Matt couldn't find it. I then took Ariana to Target. We found one but it wasn't as cool looking as her old one. Ariana said she was sorry for the way she acted and that this new one would work. She just really wanted the other one. I gave her a big hug and told her it was okay.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Life
February 27, 2011
We have family game night tonight and the game we played was life. It is a long game but we all had fun. Ariana's career was being a policeman. She liked collecting $5,000 from us every time we spun a 10. Julia was an accountant then got fired and became a athlete. She then went back to school and became a veterinarian. Trevor was a lawyer and was rolling in the dough. Ariana sued him twice and Julia sued him once. Ariana was then sued by Trevor and Julia.
I was a sales person, then went to school and became a hairdresser. I then lost that job also and became a mechanic. Ariana landed on the hidden treasure and won $500,000. She was so excited she started to do a happy dance.
Julia was the banker and we all decided that she could never be a banker in real life. She kept messing up all the money. Ariana was the game manager and made sure we all knew what was going on in the game and on the board. I was the rule director and Trevor was the lawyer who made all the money.
Ariana ended up beating us all and she was the only player who never went to college.
We have family game night tonight and the game we played was life. It is a long game but we all had fun. Ariana's career was being a policeman. She liked collecting $5,000 from us every time we spun a 10. Julia was an accountant then got fired and became a athlete. She then went back to school and became a veterinarian. Trevor was a lawyer and was rolling in the dough. Ariana sued him twice and Julia sued him once. Ariana was then sued by Trevor and Julia.
I was a sales person, then went to school and became a hairdresser. I then lost that job also and became a mechanic. Ariana landed on the hidden treasure and won $500,000. She was so excited she started to do a happy dance.
Julia was the banker and we all decided that she could never be a banker in real life. She kept messing up all the money. Ariana was the game manager and made sure we all knew what was going on in the game and on the board. I was the rule director and Trevor was the lawyer who made all the money.
Ariana ended up beating us all and she was the only player who never went to college.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Sunday Night
February 13th, 2011
Tonight Julia wanted me to straighten her hair. It took forever but boy did it look great!!!! Today was also Ariana and I's third week in our phototastic photo challenge. Ariana and I were going to go take pictures of the sunset but then decided not to. Instead we wanted to take pictures of candy hearts since it was Valentine's Day tomorrow and I taught her about aperture. It was a lot of fun and not something I would normally take pictures of. I set up a mirror and lined up some candy hearts. That night we watched the sunset out the window and realized we missed a really really great sunset. Ariana was sad we missed the sunset but I told her there were would be other sunsets and one day we would get that sunset.
Lately, when I am tucking Ariana into bed she always tells me that she misses me and that we don't spend any time together. She tells me wishes she didn't play downstairs so much and that she stayed upstairs with me. I was hoping this phototastic challenge would help because it is time we would be spending one-on-one with each other. I want her to play. She doesn't need to be upstairs bored with me.
Tonight I was going through my text messages and noticed a message I received on my birthday. When I was out to dinner I got a message from a friend asking how my birthday was going. I replied, "I'm drunk." Well I realized tonight that my friend, Julia didn't text me. It was really my daughter, Julia! I told my daughter I was drunk! Great. Just Great. Mother of the year award for me. lol
Tonight Julia wanted me to straighten her hair. It took forever but boy did it look great!!!! Today was also Ariana and I's third week in our phototastic photo challenge. Ariana and I were going to go take pictures of the sunset but then decided not to. Instead we wanted to take pictures of candy hearts since it was Valentine's Day tomorrow and I taught her about aperture. It was a lot of fun and not something I would normally take pictures of. I set up a mirror and lined up some candy hearts. That night we watched the sunset out the window and realized we missed a really really great sunset. Ariana was sad we missed the sunset but I told her there were would be other sunsets and one day we would get that sunset.
Lately, when I am tucking Ariana into bed she always tells me that she misses me and that we don't spend any time together. She tells me wishes she didn't play downstairs so much and that she stayed upstairs with me. I was hoping this phototastic challenge would help because it is time we would be spending one-on-one with each other. I want her to play. She doesn't need to be upstairs bored with me.
Tonight I was going through my text messages and noticed a message I received on my birthday. When I was out to dinner I got a message from a friend asking how my birthday was going. I replied, "I'm drunk." Well I realized tonight that my friend, Julia didn't text me. It was really my daughter, Julia! I told my daughter I was drunk! Great. Just Great. Mother of the year award for me. lol
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