I've had a great Mother's Day today. Adam's parents were in town and we had a family breakfast with Adam's parents and brothers this morning before church. Then after church we went to my parents' house and had dinner with my parents and my brother and his family. We've had a weekend full of family and celebrations, actually. Even though today is Joshua' birthday, we had a family party yesterday, which was a lot of fun. Pictures to come shortly.
I love being a mom, and I am so grateful we have Joshua in our little family!
Happy Mother's Day to all!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Holy crap...
...we're really doing this.
Tonight we booked a flight for me to go down to San Antonio with Adam when his boss sends him down to find housing. We're going July 6-10. We also booked our (one-way!) flights for our big move. It's August 4th. YIKES! It's really happening.
Side note: Alaska Airlines has a new direct flight from Seattle to Austin starting August 3rd. They have some screamin' deals right now for the first couple months of the route. We got tickets for all three of us for less than my round-trip ticket in July. So if anyone wants to visit us (hint, hint) book now on Alaska for August or September :)
Tonight we booked a flight for me to go down to San Antonio with Adam when his boss sends him down to find housing. We're going July 6-10. We also booked our (one-way!) flights for our big move. It's August 4th. YIKES! It's really happening.
Side note: Alaska Airlines has a new direct flight from Seattle to Austin starting August 3rd. They have some screamin' deals right now for the first couple months of the route. We got tickets for all three of us for less than my round-trip ticket in July. So if anyone wants to visit us (hint, hint) book now on Alaska for August or September :)
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Sad, But Funny
One of my favorite things in the world is when I get home from work, walk in the door from the garage, and I am greeted by Lisa saying to Joshua, "Who's that? Who is it?" followed by a smiling, running, and delighted hug and subsequent kiss from Joshua. It is delightful.
And then, there was yesterday afternoon. I got home, walked in the door from the garage, heard Lisa say, "Who is it?" and then, nothing. Joshua was busy watching Blue's Clues. After a little bit of coaxing, I finally got him to come over to me. I was expecting the usual hug and kiss. Instead, Joshua got within about three feet of me, and then dove on the cat (Molly, in this case) who had come over to stand in front of me. It's always good to know where I stand on Joshua's importance list:
1. Mom
2. Blue's Clues
3. Curious George
4. Cats
5. Dad (unless there happens to be a dog somewhere in the vicinity, at which point I go down another notch)
And then, there was yesterday afternoon. I got home, walked in the door from the garage, heard Lisa say, "Who is it?" and then, nothing. Joshua was busy watching Blue's Clues. After a little bit of coaxing, I finally got him to come over to me. I was expecting the usual hug and kiss. Instead, Joshua got within about three feet of me, and then dove on the cat (Molly, in this case) who had come over to stand in front of me. It's always good to know where I stand on Joshua's importance list:
1. Mom
2. Blue's Clues
3. Curious George
4. Cats
5. Dad (unless there happens to be a dog somewhere in the vicinity, at which point I go down another notch)
Searing Pain
Last night, I was making salsa, pico de gallo style. I diced up some tomatoes and onions, chopped some cilantro, added some garlic, and chopped up a jalapeno. Sprinkle on some salt, add some lime juice, and voila. It's good times.
At least, it was good times until bed time. I went to take out my contacts, and as soon as my finger touched my right eyeball to remove the contact, I felt a searing pain. My eye got all red and filled up with tears. The stinging went away pretty quickly, but it was bad times. Then I went to take out my other contact, and the pain was even worse and lasted a bit longer.
I knew that there must be jalapeno residue on my fingers to cause that sort of pain. I just can't figure out how that residue remained after I had washed my hands at least three times between cutting up said jalapeno and taking out my contacts. I had even washed my hands one more time for good measure between taking out the right contact and taking out the left one. It seems that made the problem worse.
Apparently it is very resilient stuff, because whatever was on my fingers last night did not rinse off of those contacts last night, all night in their case, or this morning when I gave them an extra rinse before trying to put them in. A little more searing pain when trying to put them in this morning was all I needed to know that they had to be tossed. It's annoying, since that pair was less than a week old, but I am not willing to put in pepper-spray contacts to see if the searing pain lessens after a couple of minutes of wearing them.
Note to self: do not expect mere soap and water to get jalapeno death juice off of your hands. Apparently I need to get some food-grade latex gloves before I cut up any more jalapenos.
At least, it was good times until bed time. I went to take out my contacts, and as soon as my finger touched my right eyeball to remove the contact, I felt a searing pain. My eye got all red and filled up with tears. The stinging went away pretty quickly, but it was bad times. Then I went to take out my other contact, and the pain was even worse and lasted a bit longer.
I knew that there must be jalapeno residue on my fingers to cause that sort of pain. I just can't figure out how that residue remained after I had washed my hands at least three times between cutting up said jalapeno and taking out my contacts. I had even washed my hands one more time for good measure between taking out the right contact and taking out the left one. It seems that made the problem worse.
Apparently it is very resilient stuff, because whatever was on my fingers last night did not rinse off of those contacts last night, all night in their case, or this morning when I gave them an extra rinse before trying to put them in. A little more searing pain when trying to put them in this morning was all I needed to know that they had to be tossed. It's annoying, since that pair was less than a week old, but I am not willing to put in pepper-spray contacts to see if the searing pain lessens after a couple of minutes of wearing them.
Note to self: do not expect mere soap and water to get jalapeno death juice off of your hands. Apparently I need to get some food-grade latex gloves before I cut up any more jalapenos.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
First Trip to the Zoo
Joshua and I went to the zoo today with some friends. This was Joshua's first trip to the zoo, and it was a bee-yoo-ti-ful day! He was still feeling a little under the weather, so he wasn't very animated, but I think he liked the whales, walruses, and elephants the best.
Beluga whale
"What's that?"
"Oh, it's a walrus!"
Puffins
Sea otters
Polar bear
Reindeer
Fish
Jelly fish
A couple of monkeys just hanging out.
River otters
Tiger
"Oooo, elephants!"
Shark!
It was a great day for a trip to the zoo, and I think Joshua enjoyed it, too. We'll definitely have to go back again!
Walrus
Beluga whale
"What's that?"
"Oh, it's a walrus!"
Puffins
Sea otters
Polar bear
Reindeer
Fish
Star fish
Jelly fish
A couple of monkeys just hanging out.
River otters
No idea...
Tiger
"Oooo, elephants!"
Shark!
It was a great day for a trip to the zoo, and I think Joshua enjoyed it, too. We'll definitely have to go back again!
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