Merry Christmas
As you can see, I’ve been taking a blogging break. I’ve given myself permission not to blog until the new year. I’m so ready to step off a plane tomorrow into colder temperatures and the warm arms of family and old friends. It’s been four years since we’ve spent Christmas with our families. We never intended for it to be so long. In fact, the Narrator didn’t believe it had been 4 years until I recounted for him.
2004: 9 months pregnant with Little Miss Sunshine.
2005: Just returned from 2 weeks in Ohio for the unexpected passing of my Grandpa. Too sick and too tired to turn around a week later for Christmas and go again.
2006: Just got out of the hospital with a one-month old who had been quite sick.
In the four years that we’ve been away, we had two brothers and one sister get married, 2 nieces and one nephew born, as well as our own T-Rex and Little Miss. Our families have more than doubled in size. It’s going to be a GREAT Christmas.
We are ready, well except for The Narrator is dealing with a herniated disk and has been in quite a bit of pain today. He told me he might need some of Mr. T’s milk in order to get on the plane tomorrow (remember that from the A-Team?). I told him I didn’t care what it took, he just had to survive a 2 1/2 hour flight because we were getting on that plane. He agreed. So if you’re going through an airport tomorrow and you see a young guy in a wheelchair trailed by a young mom pushing 2 little ones in a stroller, think of us 
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To all of you, have a blessed Christmas and may you see the wonder of Jesus in a child’s eye and the glory of our future that lay in a manger so long ago. Sidenote: if you haven’t watched the movie The Nativity Story – do so!
God bless, and I’ll see you in January refreshed and ready to blog like never before.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Heard last night…
“My butt crackin show!!”
No words to describe how hard we laughed. Interpretation: “My butt crack is showing and I need to pull up my pants!” Shortly thereafter, I discovered this particular pair of pants (I love osh kosh ‘b gosh) has the adjustable elastic waistband. Good thing. We don’t need any more butt crackin shows!
Filed under Little Miss Sunshine | Comments (3)You know you have a toddler when….
He figures out he can stand on his sister’s step stool and grab two cookies (one for each hand, naturally) off the counter for himself.
Filed under T-Rex | Comment (0)Return of the Rock Star
So I gave up life as a rock star. I couldn’t handle the fame and crush of the paparazzi. I have returned to my alter ego of Story Girl – Momma and seamstress extraordinaire.
Actually, I’m racing toward the finish line – which means stepping on a plane – in just less than 2 weeks. It’s been in the 50’s here in the mornings and evenings. The other day we were headed out and Little Miss Sunshine buried her head in her sweatshirt and muffled “BRRR! It’s cooooold!” She has no idea. Every time we remind her that we’re going to Michigan and Ohio in a couple weeks she exclaims wide eyed “I’m going to see SNOOOOW!!” Most likely.
I’ve been hugging my sewing machine for awhile now. A Very Social Friend came over on Monday and we sewed for 7 hours, then I did a few more after she left. I wish I could say it was 7 hours straight, but we had the two toddlers so every 15 minutes we had a snack or potty break. The kids were really great though and we all had fun. I’ve been teaching Very Social Friend how to sew and she is cranking out the projects.
Since just before Thanksgiving, my sewing machine/serger has turned out 15 baby blankets and burp cloths, about 30 bibs, 8 pairs of toddler pj’s, 4 pairs of adult pj pants, a dozen simple fabric bags to wrap gifts in and 3 other things I can’t mention because the recipients are old enough to read and hang around here. I had to give myself a deadline of this Saturday. Creativity breeds creativity, and as I’ve been humming along I keep adding to my list things that would be so cool to make. I’m really on a roll and I have a cabinet full of fabric and no reason to stop. But I must or I would sew all year and never stop. So all I have yet to do this week is one more pj t-shirt, and I’d really like to work this hot pink and black houndstooth fabric into some pants for me, since it will actually be cold enough up north to wear them. But I’m nervous because I’ve never attempted fitting non-drawstring pants for me post-baby. Hmm. Could be depressing.
And now, we are off to the Dollar Store.
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