... spy favorite ornament that goes round and round and
makes noises when you pull the string ...
...reach in ...
... pull string ...
... wait a second ...
... concentrate ...
... there it goes!
... priceless!
... there it goes!
... priceless!
December 7, 2009
December 5, 2009
at least an 8 ...
is what they would have scored me today for my dismount.
I was up on a stepladder decorating this shelf with stuff in both hands when I lost my balance. In slow motion, I fell/sat down on the top of the couch and with no where to go just perfectly rolled backwards and landed smack dab on the cushions on my back with legs pointed up in the air. No one was hurt in the process. I'm sure it would have scored at least an 8 at the Olympics. Especially because I was decked out in my muu muu. Quite the picture!!
Our family has really grown this year. At this rate, I don't know where we are going to hang more stockings.
It's beginning to finally look like Christmas around this place!
I was up on a stepladder decorating this shelf with stuff in both hands when I lost my balance. In slow motion, I fell/sat down on the top of the couch and with no where to go just perfectly rolled backwards and landed smack dab on the cushions on my back with legs pointed up in the air. No one was hurt in the process. I'm sure it would have scored at least an 8 at the Olympics. Especially because I was decked out in my muu muu. Quite the picture!!
Our family has really grown this year. At this rate, I don't know where we are going to hang more stockings.
It's beginning to finally look like Christmas around this place!December 3, 2009
November 30, 2009
Introducing Lily Marie ...
November 30, 20091:49 a.m.
7 lb. 9 oz.
20 1/2" long
She's cleaned up and posing ...
... and already has a "party on her head"!
But don't let the bows distract you ... this little gal has some hair to spare!!November 28, 2009
out with the old ...
... in with the new.
We've been working on a few projects this last week.
All the kids are grown and married so it was time to take down the pictures of their K-12 photos. These were an embarrassment to them anyway with photos of some of those "wonder years".
I decided to replace them with the new growing family of grand babies. The best thing about this so far was when Brodie was pointing to each picture and telling Allie who each one was he came to the L for Lily (who is being born in a couple days) and without missing a beat said "I don't know who those people are" and kept going. (Blow up photo for amusement.)
I've added a stocking for each grandchild as they came and had 3 more additions to do this year. I THOUGHT I would be smart and order kits this time on ebay rather than try to freehand them. I ordered these kits and they came last weekend and I thought they would just have felt pieces all cut out and ready to glue into place. DUMB and WRONG. Each tiny piece not only had to be cut out, but they had printing all over them where to stitch every little line and place every snowflake and sequin. They were really hard and time-consuming and my fingers and shoulders are really sore, but with several late nights and help from Britney and Michelle we finished them up before Katie and Geoff arrived and Thanksgiving festivities pursued. (Note to self: don't order things from a small thumbnail on ebay.)
and finally...
We're pretty happy with our new results. It is clean, new, colorful and it's done!! Hopefully no more leakage will occur with rainstorms now. (Which looks like is forecast for today!)
P.S. Notice one more big difference? Here's a clue.....(how is Santa going to find his way into our house now?)
We've been working on a few projects this last week.
All the kids are grown and married so it was time to take down the pictures of their K-12 photos. These were an embarrassment to them anyway with photos of some of those "wonder years".
I decided to replace them with the new growing family of grand babies. The best thing about this so far was when Brodie was pointing to each picture and telling Allie who each one was he came to the L for Lily (who is being born in a couple days) and without missing a beat said "I don't know who those people are" and kept going. (Blow up photo for amusement.)
When the kids were each born I made felt stockings for each. They are really, really old now and way-outdated, but they are tradition so we keep putting them up. As each child married, I had to create a new stocking that was pretty much a caricature of them. Aaron was a skater, Britney a snowboarder, Liesl a princess. We decided to make Katie an OSU football fanatic as she gets to go to all Geoff's games and yell and scream to represent all of us when we can't make the games.
I've added a stocking for each grandchild as they came and had 3 more additions to do this year. I THOUGHT I would be smart and order kits this time on ebay rather than try to freehand them. I ordered these kits and they came last weekend and I thought they would just have felt pieces all cut out and ready to glue into place. DUMB and WRONG. Each tiny piece not only had to be cut out, but they had printing all over them where to stitch every little line and place every snowflake and sequin. They were really hard and time-consuming and my fingers and shoulders are really sore, but with several late nights and help from Britney and Michelle we finished them up before Katie and Geoff arrived and Thanksgiving festivities pursued. (Note to self: don't order things from a small thumbnail on ebay.)
and finally...after 25 years of loving our shake roof, it was time to replace it. The ridges were broken, shingles were missing, color had faded and it was starting to cry into our home every time it rained.
We're pretty happy with our new results. It is clean, new, colorful and it's done!! Hopefully no more leakage will occur with rainstorms now. (Which looks like is forecast for today!)
P.S. Notice one more big difference? Here's a clue.....(how is Santa going to find his way into our house now?) November 26, 2009
griffy, griffy, bo-biffy
You turn 3 today!
Happy burfday big boy!
Can't imagine our life without you these past three years.
You are one handsome little squirrel!
You have to work hard to keep up with all the energy of your big brother Brodie. Now you'll have to tone it down to be sweet to your new baby sister, Lily.... when she finally makes her grand appearance in a couple days!
Happy, Happy, Birthday Griffen Garner Yamamoto!
Big hugs and Kisses!
(Watch out girls....this one is going to be a charmer!)
November 22, 2009
sam's club chocolate dream pie...
obviously makes this little one's dreams come true!! (with the short intermission for the thumb sucking!)
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