Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Winter fun day
It was a blast. And we discussed snow shoes for future outings.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
N&K, Party II
Highlights from the big day....
Nikki & Kristin, I am so proud of both of you. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your special day. I wish you years of love, light, laughter, and joy. All my love, D
Nikki & Kristin, I am so proud of both of you. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your special day. I wish you years of love, light, laughter, and joy. All my love, D
N & K, part I
Two weeks ago, I had the extreme honor of witnessing a commitment of two beautiful people, Nikki & Kristin. After years together, buying a house, raising a herd of pets, they publicly joined together their love. Unfortunately, in the state of WI, marriage equality is not official. However, that did not stop them from having one helluvah "fall shindig!"
Friday Highlights....
And the big day will be in next post....
Friday Highlights....
And the big day will be in next post....
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
jokester
My 7yo son LOVES to tell jokes. Jokes that you can't help but laugh at because they make no sense whatsoever. Knock knock jokes are his specialty. Here is an example of one of this morning's jokes....
Him: "Knock knock"
Me: "Who's there?"
Him: "Boob"
Me, pausing and giving him a look before I reply: "Boob who?"
Him: "Aren't you glad you don't have big boobs?"
This results in huge, belly-busting laughter on my part because 1) the joke makes no sense and 2) I have big boobs. This joke led to a few jokes about butts and penises. (He is in love with talking about "inappropriate" things right now.) That led to me putting my mom hat on and reminding him to tell "clean" jokes. And he replies with a joke about poop. Which was doubling funny (or shall I say punny) and had me turning around so he couldn't see me smile. Egads, that kid makes me smile.
PS. Blogger tells me this is my 900th post. I want to cross 1000 this year yet. :) Thanks for reading.
Him: "Knock knock"
Me: "Who's there?"
Him: "Boob"
Me, pausing and giving him a look before I reply: "Boob who?"
Him: "Aren't you glad you don't have big boobs?"
This results in huge, belly-busting laughter on my part because 1) the joke makes no sense and 2) I have big boobs. This joke led to a few jokes about butts and penises. (He is in love with talking about "inappropriate" things right now.) That led to me putting my mom hat on and reminding him to tell "clean" jokes. And he replies with a joke about poop. Which was doubling funny (or shall I say punny) and had me turning around so he couldn't see me smile. Egads, that kid makes me smile.
PS. Blogger tells me this is my 900th post. I want to cross 1000 this year yet. :) Thanks for reading.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
December Vacation Recap
Tomorrow will be five months since we departed for our December Disney Vacay and here is a recap because I am in the mood for happy thoughts this afternoon. :)
The Good: Visiting WDW during the holiday season. It's awesome. One of my favorite times of the year to visit the World.
The WTF: Two days before we leave, we learn that our airline tickets have been "cancelled" according to Delta. They said we had cancelled the flights right after my dad made them in early spring 2012. Raaaa-ight. I don't think so, check the glitch in your computer. Panic. Almost my biggest freak out, evah. My dad works to get us back in business, but it will be an adventure from the sounds of it. No assigned seats, no seats from MSP to our local airport so we'll have to drive. Just get me on vacation!
The Surprise: The next day, my dad figures out he has enough reward miles that ALL of us can fly FIRST CLASS! Yes, my loud, energetic kids flew first class. And they were awesome on the flights!!
The "Oh Shit!": Fifteen minutes prior to leaving for the airport, Jason asks if I have our annual passes. Um, nope. Totally spaced it out. Went to get them out of the small safe and discover the key is broken off & half of it is left in the safe. Panic. Freak out #2. Thankfully he is able to get the other half of the key lined up and the lock engages & unlocks. Whew, panic over. Can we seriously get on this freakin' vacation!
The Good: Ari being silly. Enough said.
The Never-Again: We were lucky enough to um, ahem, enjoy two family vacation in 2012. I love being able to share WDW with my family, however what I have learned about myself and my immediate family is that we need our space. Dealing with two kidlets who have some extra needs is demanding enough. Add in worrying about making sure others are happy and that our kids' issues are not trespassing on them is just too much. I will gladly vacation at the same time with family again. However, we will NOT be staying in the same room/villa/whatever again. It is just too stressful for me. I have good memories of each of the vacations, but the stress of the vacations is one of my foremost memories for each. And that's not what I want my vacations to be about.
The Good: Kids with camera. They each had some fun and now have added cameras to their wish lists.
The Lesson-Learned: Vacationing with family is wonderful, however time apart is very important. I mean, think about it...you live with a partner and love/like that person, but not 100% of the time. There is probably something they do that is slightly annoying, whatever. Going on vacation with family and spending 100% of the time together is too much togetherness for my family. We need breaks from each other to truly enjoy the time spent together. I tell this to my Disney clients all the time, but it's easier said than done.
The Odd: I became oddly fascinated by the theming of the garbage/recycling containers.
The Good: Favorite Spot at Animal Kingdom. Prime photo locale I love.
The Regret: Not taking enough photos of things I wanted to capture. And that just won't happen unless I get time to myself or perhaps it's just J and I.
The Bad: Well, I guess I could say it's a good, but I HATE bird aviaries. Seriously dislike them. However, I went through it with my daughter to make her happy.
The Funny: Getting my dad to try the Beverly at Epcot. The kids thought it was hilarious!
The Eye-rolling: my dad wearing a Hooter's shirt at a Disney theme park.
The Good: Flowers in December, always a beautiful sight. One of my favorite things about WDW is the landscaping and flowers. I am always finding a new flower to enjoy and come home with loads of flower photos.
The Relief: With issues of behavior, we were a bit worried how things would go this vacay. And while there were a few meltdowns, for the most part the kids were awesome! Take that SPD and ADHD! We came prepared and with a plan to manage the stressors, the overwhelmed moments, and more. And it helped tremendously.
The Good/The Bad: time spent in the new Fantasyland expansion at Magic Kingdom. Got to ride The Little Mermaid twice in a row with no wait. But did not spend nearly enough time here.
The Awesomesauce: Taking a silly face photo while on Spaceship Earth and laughing so hard each time we see the photo during the ride. It was almost a "pee my pants" moment. :)
The Bad turned Good: The kids were melting down, so were we. We separated from my parents and were hoping to turn things around, or at least find a spot to stuff them in. It was not one of the finer moments of the vacation, lots of yelling, sassing, eye-rolling and tears. What a difference 10 minutes can make. Yummy treats and coming across this performance, which had us dancing and singing in the front row. Phoenix got to play the cow bell and ended up with a guitar pick after he told the band they were "awesome" at the end.
The Brave: I rode Tower of Terror for my daughter. And I was quaking inside the entire time waiting in line. And I screamed like a little kid during the ride. I was told by my 9yo to "face my fears" and after her doing so on this trip (and the one in June), how could I not?!
So there are the highlights. It was a trip in which we came home with good memories and as usual, needed a vacation from our vacation. It was a fabulous time!
The Good: Visiting WDW during the holiday season. It's awesome. One of my favorite times of the year to visit the World.
The WTF: Two days before we leave, we learn that our airline tickets have been "cancelled" according to Delta. They said we had cancelled the flights right after my dad made them in early spring 2012. Raaaa-ight. I don't think so, check the glitch in your computer. Panic. Almost my biggest freak out, evah. My dad works to get us back in business, but it will be an adventure from the sounds of it. No assigned seats, no seats from MSP to our local airport so we'll have to drive. Just get me on vacation!
The Surprise: The next day, my dad figures out he has enough reward miles that ALL of us can fly FIRST CLASS! Yes, my loud, energetic kids flew first class. And they were awesome on the flights!!
The "Oh Shit!": Fifteen minutes prior to leaving for the airport, Jason asks if I have our annual passes. Um, nope. Totally spaced it out. Went to get them out of the small safe and discover the key is broken off & half of it is left in the safe. Panic. Freak out #2. Thankfully he is able to get the other half of the key lined up and the lock engages & unlocks. Whew, panic over. Can we seriously get on this freakin' vacation!
The Good: Ari being silly. Enough said.
The Never-Again: We were lucky enough to um, ahem, enjoy two family vacation in 2012. I love being able to share WDW with my family, however what I have learned about myself and my immediate family is that we need our space. Dealing with two kidlets who have some extra needs is demanding enough. Add in worrying about making sure others are happy and that our kids' issues are not trespassing on them is just too much. I will gladly vacation at the same time with family again. However, we will NOT be staying in the same room/villa/whatever again. It is just too stressful for me. I have good memories of each of the vacations, but the stress of the vacations is one of my foremost memories for each. And that's not what I want my vacations to be about.
The Good: Kids with camera. They each had some fun and now have added cameras to their wish lists.
The Lesson-Learned: Vacationing with family is wonderful, however time apart is very important. I mean, think about it...you live with a partner and love/like that person, but not 100% of the time. There is probably something they do that is slightly annoying, whatever. Going on vacation with family and spending 100% of the time together is too much togetherness for my family. We need breaks from each other to truly enjoy the time spent together. I tell this to my Disney clients all the time, but it's easier said than done.
The Good: Favorite Spot at Animal Kingdom. Prime photo locale I love.
The Regret: Not taking enough photos of things I wanted to capture. And that just won't happen unless I get time to myself or perhaps it's just J and I.
The Bad: Well, I guess I could say it's a good, but I HATE bird aviaries. Seriously dislike them. However, I went through it with my daughter to make her happy.
The Funny: Getting my dad to try the Beverly at Epcot. The kids thought it was hilarious!
The Eye-rolling: my dad wearing a Hooter's shirt at a Disney theme park.
The Good: Flowers in December, always a beautiful sight. One of my favorite things about WDW is the landscaping and flowers. I am always finding a new flower to enjoy and come home with loads of flower photos.
The Relief: With issues of behavior, we were a bit worried how things would go this vacay. And while there were a few meltdowns, for the most part the kids were awesome! Take that SPD and ADHD! We came prepared and with a plan to manage the stressors, the overwhelmed moments, and more. And it helped tremendously.
The Good/The Bad: time spent in the new Fantasyland expansion at Magic Kingdom. Got to ride The Little Mermaid twice in a row with no wait. But did not spend nearly enough time here.
The Awesomesauce: Taking a silly face photo while on Spaceship Earth and laughing so hard each time we see the photo during the ride. It was almost a "pee my pants" moment. :)
The Bad turned Good: The kids were melting down, so were we. We separated from my parents and were hoping to turn things around, or at least find a spot to stuff them in. It was not one of the finer moments of the vacation, lots of yelling, sassing, eye-rolling and tears. What a difference 10 minutes can make. Yummy treats and coming across this performance, which had us dancing and singing in the front row. Phoenix got to play the cow bell and ended up with a guitar pick after he told the band they were "awesome" at the end.
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| Mulch, Sweat & Shears |
The Brave: I rode Tower of Terror for my daughter. And I was quaking inside the entire time waiting in line. And I screamed like a little kid during the ride. I was told by my 9yo to "face my fears" and after her doing so on this trip (and the one in June), how could I not?!
So there are the highlights. It was a trip in which we came home with good memories and as usual, needed a vacation from our vacation. It was a fabulous time!
Saturday, February 16, 2013
a long time coming
i have started and deleted a few blog posts in the last two weeks, the words just not flowing like i wish they would. and this post will probably be a jumble of words, so hang on tight. :)
i have had some up days and down days, but i continue to work on personal growth and acceptance. i struggle with acceptance as i feel there is something i should do (as in a task) or that there should be a difference in feeling, but there isn't. well, there is a sense of freedom that comes as i move through acceptance. but sometimes is way fucking difficult to do. all in all, i feel better. i feel better about myself and how i talk to myself and think about myself. i know that i am capable, loveable, and pretty darn awesome. gosh, that sounds so freaking egotistical. i feel powerful, in a good way. and that is amazing.
i received many gifts today as it's my 37th birthday. some were material things, some monetary. but the greatest gifts i received were those of love. people who care about me and love me for who i am gathered together to celebrate the day. people on facebook shared their birthday wishes. i had some awesome texts as well from some special folks in my life. what an amazing gift. i am so grateful for everyone's love and friendship.
this week i took part in a phenomenal event, One Billion Rising. It was a call for a revolution that demands an end to violence against women & children across the globe. We had some "random acts of dance" at work that involved some great dance moves (the sprinkler, the lawn mower, moonwalking, I could go on and on) and lots of laughter. At work it's easy, everyone gets why we are doing this. We are all aware of the violence and the atrocities committed. Outside of work, it's a different story. Getting people to care about violence in another country or even across town is difficult. That is something I have difficulty understanding, but human rights, particularly female rights are a passionate cause in my heart. I also had the opportunity to help plan and participate in a community event for OBR. It didn't turn out as planned, but we had fun nonetheless.
The snafu of the event led to a nightmare about the walk that I coordinate....I dreamed that no one but my family of four showed up at the event. No one else. Ack! What a nightmare. My heart is bursting with love for this event and I always want it to turn out well, but there are challenges. something i figured out through this process of self discovery & growth is that i need validation from outside source to feel worthy. and when planning a community event, this can be an issue. when i feel as if no one is listening or cares, i feel like it is a rejection of me. i can logically understand this isn't so, but deep down if it's important to me and i am important to someone else, why don't they recognize the passion and support it. it is something i am working on and with multiple projects going on, i am getting the opportunity for lots of practice. :)
i am learning to love myself. to be comfortable with myself and to hell with what others think. that i need to please myself rather than pleasing others first. i got an amazing text tonight from a friend and her words touched me in a way she cannot possibly imagine. i love her and her friendship and i am so fortunate to have her in my life. she gets me and accepts me for who i am at my core, quirks and all. what a gift. she's a pretty spectacular person herself. love ya.
the hubs and i are doing awesome, working on our communication and support of each other. it's been fantastic. it has been a new commitment to each other and our family, which was needed.
we had parent teacher conferences this last week. the kids are doing great! the boy child has been doing well with OT and the extra things we've added at home for his needs and we are seeing improvements with those additions. the girl child is also doing great and continues to amaze me. they both slept through the night, in their own beds for 6 nights in a row. YES. i could not say if that ever happened before. it is pure awesomesauce!
well, that's the wrap-up for now. signing off for the night.
i have had some up days and down days, but i continue to work on personal growth and acceptance. i struggle with acceptance as i feel there is something i should do (as in a task) or that there should be a difference in feeling, but there isn't. well, there is a sense of freedom that comes as i move through acceptance. but sometimes is way fucking difficult to do. all in all, i feel better. i feel better about myself and how i talk to myself and think about myself. i know that i am capable, loveable, and pretty darn awesome. gosh, that sounds so freaking egotistical. i feel powerful, in a good way. and that is amazing.
i received many gifts today as it's my 37th birthday. some were material things, some monetary. but the greatest gifts i received were those of love. people who care about me and love me for who i am gathered together to celebrate the day. people on facebook shared their birthday wishes. i had some awesome texts as well from some special folks in my life. what an amazing gift. i am so grateful for everyone's love and friendship.
this week i took part in a phenomenal event, One Billion Rising. It was a call for a revolution that demands an end to violence against women & children across the globe. We had some "random acts of dance" at work that involved some great dance moves (the sprinkler, the lawn mower, moonwalking, I could go on and on) and lots of laughter. At work it's easy, everyone gets why we are doing this. We are all aware of the violence and the atrocities committed. Outside of work, it's a different story. Getting people to care about violence in another country or even across town is difficult. That is something I have difficulty understanding, but human rights, particularly female rights are a passionate cause in my heart. I also had the opportunity to help plan and participate in a community event for OBR. It didn't turn out as planned, but we had fun nonetheless.
The snafu of the event led to a nightmare about the walk that I coordinate....I dreamed that no one but my family of four showed up at the event. No one else. Ack! What a nightmare. My heart is bursting with love for this event and I always want it to turn out well, but there are challenges. something i figured out through this process of self discovery & growth is that i need validation from outside source to feel worthy. and when planning a community event, this can be an issue. when i feel as if no one is listening or cares, i feel like it is a rejection of me. i can logically understand this isn't so, but deep down if it's important to me and i am important to someone else, why don't they recognize the passion and support it. it is something i am working on and with multiple projects going on, i am getting the opportunity for lots of practice. :)
i am learning to love myself. to be comfortable with myself and to hell with what others think. that i need to please myself rather than pleasing others first. i got an amazing text tonight from a friend and her words touched me in a way she cannot possibly imagine. i love her and her friendship and i am so fortunate to have her in my life. she gets me and accepts me for who i am at my core, quirks and all. what a gift. she's a pretty spectacular person herself. love ya.
the hubs and i are doing awesome, working on our communication and support of each other. it's been fantastic. it has been a new commitment to each other and our family, which was needed.
we had parent teacher conferences this last week. the kids are doing great! the boy child has been doing well with OT and the extra things we've added at home for his needs and we are seeing improvements with those additions. the girl child is also doing great and continues to amaze me. they both slept through the night, in their own beds for 6 nights in a row. YES. i could not say if that ever happened before. it is pure awesomesauce!
well, that's the wrap-up for now. signing off for the night.
Friday, October 28, 2011
punkin time
We had a punkin carving day with the kids and our nephew last weekend. The kids had fun and it was cool to see the older two select patterns and then do what they needed to create their masterpiece. The punkin's turned out great and here is some of our fun.....
This is a crappy photo, but I love the look on his face!
Here is another fun one where the boy looks like a vampire with his punkin behind him.
The girl hard at work.....
And believe it or not, but it was storming when we conducted this activity....thunder and hail!
Who can resist some yummy roasted punkin seeds? I tried a new recipe and it was sure tasty!
The finished products
Friday, October 7, 2011
Fall Fun
talking with a friend today and i was talking about how much i missed taking photos and writing. he told me to do it. so i did. and it was awesome. here is some of our fall fun tonight.
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