My little Fran is almost 3 and lately she is so darn cute that I want to wrap her up and keep her this way forever. This is the time that I need to pop out that video camera because one day she won't be my tiny little girl anymore and I just need to remember how she is at this age.
First of all, she is SO talkative. And expressive. She has a facial expression for almost everything she says. It is almost impossible to describe it, I need to get it on video!
Here are some commonly heard phrases in my home:
"That's kind of silly"
"Daaaddy, gotta go peeee peee" (said from behind her bedroom door)
Indignant groan and shaking of head like "Oh, what are you doing?"
Dah! D dd dah! D dd Dah! (as she dances and prances on her bed with knees high and arms in the air)
Heavenly father, thank you for the family (This is her saying grace at dinnertime.)
These days she is copying me quite a bit and she'll point her finger at me and sternly tell me to "Listen! You have to listen to Frannie!" This always makes me laugh.
The one that really had me rolling the other morning was when she came into the dining area all disheveled and proclaimed "I'm the fairest one of all!" in her wicked witch voice.
It's just always something new with her. She's so funny and surprising with what she remembers and picks up. It amazes me.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Christmas Survey
I copied this from my friend Lauren's blog: http://www.whycantwejustbenormal.blogspot.com/. It looked like fun, so here it is!! I encourage you to send me your answers too!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? A little bit of both. Gift bags are certainly easier! But I like wrapping gifts too.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real, of course.
3. When do you put up the tree? I like putting it up about 3 weeks before Christmas. My favorite place to go for the tree is Starberry Farms because it is a quaint vegetable stand-type place and they sell large Douglas Firs for $24.99
4. When do you take the tree down? The day after Christmas I undecorate the whole house.
5. Do you like egg nog? No, not really.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A cabbage patch kid that was placed in the "basket" of a basketball hoop. It was my favorite gift because I honestly thought Santa brought it. My dad had taken Bryan and I to Disneyland on Christmas Eve and when we came home, there the gift was all put together in our living room. My father was with us the whole time at Disneyland so only Santa could have come to our house early to bring our present! Wow!
7. Do you have a nativity scene? No, but I want one.
8. Hardest person to buy for? My mom. She doesn't want anything, and the things she wants are always really weird (hoe, front wheelbarrel wheel). Thankfully she requested some long sleeve shirts this year. That, I can do. [Hi Mom! I know you read this blog and I'm probably going to get heck for writing this one! I know you just want what you want and you don't want a bunch of stuff that you don't need.]
9. Easiest person to buy for? My grandma Lois, actually. She is easy because she and I like similar things, so if I see something that I like, then she'll probably like it too. And I don't feel pressure buying for her. Even if she doesn't like what I buy, she hids it so well that I don't know. She is just fun to buy for.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Must be mail.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? T-shirt with the Coca Cola label on the front. Except it didn't say Coca Cola, it said Come Caca. Which is particularly funny since I got it from my wonderful BIL who ALWAYS picks out the best gifts for me! Hey, you can't win 'em all!
12. Favorite Christmas movie? The Bishop's Wife
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I do a little shopping all year long. But I buy the bulk of my stuff during the Christmas season.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes. Particularly if there is going to be an annonymous gift exchange party.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Sweets in general.
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? I like both, but lately I like clear twinkly ones better.
17. Favorite Christmas song? There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays sung by Karen Carpenter
Another one I like is "Oh Lonely Night When Christ Was Born" or maybe it's something else.
My favorite Christmas song to belt out in the house is We Three Kings.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home. All the family is local!
19. Angel on the tree top or a star? Red bow
20. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Eve for my mom's side of the family. Christmas morning for immediate family and then over to Dad's side for Christmas breakfast and more presents. Then over to Jason's side for Christmas dinner and more presents.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? That they start marketing stuff too soon. It seems like Costco is pulling out the Christmas stuff earlier and earlier every year.
23. Favorite ornament? A little pink beaded ballerina one that my mom has in a box somewhere in her garage.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Mom's dinner of course!
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Well, I already got my house.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? A little bit of both. Gift bags are certainly easier! But I like wrapping gifts too.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real, of course.
3. When do you put up the tree? I like putting it up about 3 weeks before Christmas. My favorite place to go for the tree is Starberry Farms because it is a quaint vegetable stand-type place and they sell large Douglas Firs for $24.99
4. When do you take the tree down? The day after Christmas I undecorate the whole house.
5. Do you like egg nog? No, not really.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A cabbage patch kid that was placed in the "basket" of a basketball hoop. It was my favorite gift because I honestly thought Santa brought it. My dad had taken Bryan and I to Disneyland on Christmas Eve and when we came home, there the gift was all put together in our living room. My father was with us the whole time at Disneyland so only Santa could have come to our house early to bring our present! Wow!
7. Do you have a nativity scene? No, but I want one.
8. Hardest person to buy for? My mom. She doesn't want anything, and the things she wants are always really weird (hoe, front wheelbarrel wheel). Thankfully she requested some long sleeve shirts this year. That, I can do. [Hi Mom! I know you read this blog and I'm probably going to get heck for writing this one! I know you just want what you want and you don't want a bunch of stuff that you don't need.]
9. Easiest person to buy for? My grandma Lois, actually. She is easy because she and I like similar things, so if I see something that I like, then she'll probably like it too. And I don't feel pressure buying for her. Even if she doesn't like what I buy, she hids it so well that I don't know. She is just fun to buy for.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Must be mail.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? T-shirt with the Coca Cola label on the front. Except it didn't say Coca Cola, it said Come Caca. Which is particularly funny since I got it from my wonderful BIL who ALWAYS picks out the best gifts for me! Hey, you can't win 'em all!
12. Favorite Christmas movie? The Bishop's Wife
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I do a little shopping all year long. But I buy the bulk of my stuff during the Christmas season.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes. Particularly if there is going to be an annonymous gift exchange party.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Sweets in general.
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? I like both, but lately I like clear twinkly ones better.
17. Favorite Christmas song? There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays sung by Karen Carpenter
Another one I like is "Oh Lonely Night When Christ Was Born" or maybe it's something else.
My favorite Christmas song to belt out in the house is We Three Kings.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home. All the family is local!
19. Angel on the tree top or a star? Red bow
20. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Eve for my mom's side of the family. Christmas morning for immediate family and then over to Dad's side for Christmas breakfast and more presents. Then over to Jason's side for Christmas dinner and more presents.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? That they start marketing stuff too soon. It seems like Costco is pulling out the Christmas stuff earlier and earlier every year.
23. Favorite ornament? A little pink beaded ballerina one that my mom has in a box somewhere in her garage.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Mom's dinner of course!
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Well, I already got my house.
We're Finally In
Well, we're finally in and moved! I'll post some pictures as soon as I can. I haven't written in a little while since we've been so busy and I just got internet access again a few days ago. This whole thing is such a dream come true for us. Pics forthcoming!
Friday, November 30, 2007
Birdie Boy
My little Adam J. is a birdie boy. He spends the day caw! caw! cawing like a bird. To others who hear him over the phone, it sounds like high pitched screaming. But he's not upset. Just excited. He stands in his exersaucer jumping and flapping his arms up and down up and down like penguin wings. When I'm walking him around I feel so much energy from his little body. He is doing birdie arms and kicking his legs and if he could jump out of my arms and walk all around the house he would. This boy is eager to move.
Here is a picture from our trip to Disneyland this week. Just look at those legs! You can really see the energy in them and his feet. (And yes, I did take note that he has perfect 1st position feet!)
I'm very proud of my Adam. In addition to all the bird calls, he has now mastered the letter B. Bob bob bob bob is his new favorite word. Last month he loved to look at me and say the letter G. Gggggggggggggg. Lots of gurgles and drawn out G's.
These days his finger is firmly planted in the corner of his mouth like a lolly pop stick. It's either his finger or full fist. And he's got lots of drool dripping everywhere. Good stuff! Of course I'm thinking he's working on popping some teeth through those gums, who knows, this could go on for awhile before he actually does get some teeth.
Here is a family picture you can see Adam with his lollypop finger.
He is my sweet precious little guy and a bundle of joy and now I understand why everyone says "bouncing baby boy". He really DOES like to bounce, and jump, and flap, and caw!
Here is a picture from our trip to Disneyland this week. Just look at those legs! You can really see the energy in them and his feet. (And yes, I did take note that he has perfect 1st position feet!)
I'm very proud of my Adam. In addition to all the bird calls, he has now mastered the letter B. Bob bob bob bob is his new favorite word. Last month he loved to look at me and say the letter G. Gggggggggggggg. Lots of gurgles and drawn out G's.
These days his finger is firmly planted in the corner of his mouth like a lolly pop stick. It's either his finger or full fist. And he's got lots of drool dripping everywhere. Good stuff! Of course I'm thinking he's working on popping some teeth through those gums, who knows, this could go on for awhile before he actually does get some teeth.
Here is a family picture you can see Adam with his lollypop finger.
He is my sweet precious little guy and a bundle of joy and now I understand why everyone says "bouncing baby boy". He really DOES like to bounce, and jump, and flap, and caw!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Mom's Diet
This afternoon as I was chewing on crusts of grilled cheese sandwich bread I realized that I have developed quite an interesting diet since becoming a mother. What are the animals that come around and eat the leftovers once the lions have had their feed? Is it a hyena? Or some sort of scavenging bird like a vulture? Well whatever it is, I've become an after-eater.
When I make Frannie a sandwich, she won't eat the crusts. So if I leave them on, and cut the sandwich into quarters, that means she will eat exactly four bites. One corner at a time and she's done. If her mouth detects any sort of crust, the sandwich is rejected unless she is truly starving. Being that I am already exasperated by her bird eating habits and her uber-petite frame, I'm always trying to get her to eat more food. So, the simple answer to the sandwich problem is to simply cut off the crusts. If you've ever cut the crusts off of a child's sandwich you will see that it is quite a lot of food that ends up being wasted. After awhile of this, and of many other food items that are hastily discarded after a few three bites, it becomes apparent that much of our food bill is being thrown right into the trashcan every single day.
So I've developed this habit of eating whatever she doesn't eat which means that the quality of my diet is often determined by the quality of hers. Leftover oatmeal, PB&J crusts, half bitten chicken nuggets, cold scrambled eggs, the yolks of hardboiled eggs (I rarely get any egg white), waffle remnants, bagel pieces, smooshed unga bar (unga=granola), and a just about anything else you can think of that has a half-moon taken out of it. That's my #1 course! If I haven't gotten filled up on her leftovers then I might make myself something more.
When I make Frannie a sandwich, she won't eat the crusts. So if I leave them on, and cut the sandwich into quarters, that means she will eat exactly four bites. One corner at a time and she's done. If her mouth detects any sort of crust, the sandwich is rejected unless she is truly starving. Being that I am already exasperated by her bird eating habits and her uber-petite frame, I'm always trying to get her to eat more food. So, the simple answer to the sandwich problem is to simply cut off the crusts. If you've ever cut the crusts off of a child's sandwich you will see that it is quite a lot of food that ends up being wasted. After awhile of this, and of many other food items that are hastily discarded after a few three bites, it becomes apparent that much of our food bill is being thrown right into the trashcan every single day.
So I've developed this habit of eating whatever she doesn't eat which means that the quality of my diet is often determined by the quality of hers. Leftover oatmeal, PB&J crusts, half bitten chicken nuggets, cold scrambled eggs, the yolks of hardboiled eggs (I rarely get any egg white), waffle remnants, bagel pieces, smooshed unga bar (unga=granola), and a just about anything else you can think of that has a half-moon taken out of it. That's my #1 course! If I haven't gotten filled up on her leftovers then I might make myself something more.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Things Are Lookin' Good
If all continues going as planned, we will close escrow next Friday!! November 30th is the exact date. This is so amazing.
Ok, a few of you have asked, so here's the lowdown.
It is located in North Pomona within Claremont school district boundaries. It is a townhouse w/ 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 stories and almost 1500 sq feet of living space. For us, it feels like a mansion. It is completely turn-key which was a real must for us since we don't have any extra money to be spending on fixing a place up. It has high ceilings, is light, bright and airy and it even has a little backyard. The woman who currently owns it has a degree in horticulture so she has landscaped it very nicely.
The best parts???
An attached garage! No more coin-op laundry for me. Jason is excited to have a place to store and work on all of his bikes.
Jason is also excited about the his and hers sinks in the master bath, and I'm excited about having a fireplace and mantle to hang our Christmas stockings. It feels like a real home.
Ok, a few of you have asked, so here's the lowdown.
It is located in North Pomona within Claremont school district boundaries. It is a townhouse w/ 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 stories and almost 1500 sq feet of living space. For us, it feels like a mansion. It is completely turn-key which was a real must for us since we don't have any extra money to be spending on fixing a place up. It has high ceilings, is light, bright and airy and it even has a little backyard. The woman who currently owns it has a degree in horticulture so she has landscaped it very nicely.
The best parts???
An attached garage! No more coin-op laundry for me. Jason is excited to have a place to store and work on all of his bikes.
Jason is also excited about the his and hers sinks in the master bath, and I'm excited about having a fireplace and mantle to hang our Christmas stockings. It feels like a real home.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Our Offer Has Been Accepted
That's right!!! I can't believe it. I am almost scared to get too excited. I hate the feeling of getting all worked up over something only to have it not turn out. I just hate that crashing disappointment. So I'm trying really hard to not squeal like a little girl and jump all over the place and just flip out. I'm going to stay composed.
At what point can we celebrate? When is it really for real? When we're handed the keys? Or when the inspection is complete? When our loan guy signs his papers? When? I want to know at what point I can really truly be excited and start thinking of this house as MY house?
At what point can we celebrate? When is it really for real? When we're handed the keys? Or when the inspection is complete? When our loan guy signs his papers? When? I want to know at what point I can really truly be excited and start thinking of this house as MY house?
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