To protect the innocent, names (not Cadi's) have been changed, but the story is real...
Acadia is playing a game with her friends: Sally and Martha. Martha is reading clues and Cadi and Sally are guessing what she's talking about.
Martha: This is where the Eiffel Tower is.
Cadi and Sally (in unison): Paris!
Martha: Which is in...?
Cadi and Sally (in unison): France!
Martha: Which is in...? You know, the continent...?
Cadi and Sally (in unison): Europe!
Martha: No. It's part of Asia.
Cadi and Sally: What???
Martha: The answer is London.
Cadi and Sally: That's not a continent!
Martha: Yes it is!
Cadi and Sally: No it's not! And the Eiffel Tower is not in London!
The scary thing is that Martha is 3 years older than Cadi, 4 years older than Sally! Sad.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Daddy Daughter Hike
Last Monday, Ryan and Rori decided to go for a hike... in the middle of winter. It was actually a beautiful day and we all would have gone except that Cadi had piano lessons, so she and I stayed behind. But Ryan and Rori went and had a great time! It wasn't quite as beautiful as it would have been if it was later in the year, but it was still pretty. :) Ryan took a few pics, and here they are (the bottom left photo is a picture of their destination: Punch Bowl)...
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Seeing Taylor
My cousin, who we haven't seen in about 3 1/2 years, was coming through town a couple of days ago and I was able to go see him briefly at the bus depot. It was great to see him, he looks GREAT! The rest of his family was there, too and I took pics. :)
Here we are, waiting. (The bus was delayed 90 minutes due to weather.)
Finally, the bus arrived! But because it was so late, Taylor didn't have time to visit for an hour as originally planned. We only had about 5 minutes, then he had to hop onto another bus heading up to Seattle. It was short, but it was still great to see him! And it's great to know he's closer now so we can see him much more often. :)
Here we are, waiting. (The bus was delayed 90 minutes due to weather.)
Finally, the bus arrived! But because it was so late, Taylor didn't have time to visit for an hour as originally planned. We only had about 5 minutes, then he had to hop onto another bus heading up to Seattle. It was short, but it was still great to see him! And it's great to know he's closer now so we can see him much more often. :)
Friday, February 25, 2011
Snow Day/Snow Play
It snowed yesterday so the kids got to stay home from school. I took these pics while it was still snowing...
After the snow stopped, the sun came out and shone brilliantly, it was a beautiful day! The girls had fun playing! Here is a pic with a couple of friends...
Today is another beautiful, sunny day and much of the snow is melting away. Not all though, so there are still more opportunities to enjoy some snow play! :)
After the snow stopped, the sun came out and shone brilliantly, it was a beautiful day! The girls had fun playing! Here is a pic with a couple of friends...
Today is another beautiful, sunny day and much of the snow is melting away. Not all though, so there are still more opportunities to enjoy some snow play! :)
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The one that started it all...
I LOVE ACCESSORIES!!! Especially jewelry... and HANDBAGS!
But I didn't always. I admired them, but lacked the courage or confidence to try them myself. And I thought how impractical it would be to have a purse that wasn't able to go with at least most of your wardrobe. I understood that you could have several, so that even if one didn't match a certain outfit, another could... but how inconvenient! And knowing me, I would always forget to switch my ID to the correct handbag before rushing out of the house... or something like that. So I always carried either a black or brown, very neutral purse that matched pretty much anything I would be wearing.
But that all changed one Christmas morning as I unwrapped this gift from my mother-in-law (who has fantastic taste, btw):
My very first (and so far only... emphasis on "so far", lol) Coach! I was in love! I love that it is SO CUTE! And I love that it would match my style easily since I am a blue jeans kind of girl (so still kind of neutral). And I love that it taught me that having cute and even flashy accessories is nothing to be afraid of. I quickly learned that there are just a few things that really must transfer each time you switch your purse, and it's not that big of a deal; just keep it all in a neutral wallet so that is all you have to move. I also learned that a lot of the "extra" little things (like hand lotion, chapstick, mints, etc) are inexpensive and it's easy to keep each purse stocked individually.
That was just over 3 years ago. And while I still haven't acquired any other Coach bags, or Dooney and Buorke, or Louis Vuitton... I have started quite a fun collection of just as cute and fun purses, that are typically more in my price range. Nowadays, these are the handbags you'll see me toting frequently:
(As I look at that picture now, I see a lot of solids; I think I need to keep my eye out for more fun prints now. lol)
I wasn't keep track of how many I have, but out of curiousity, I decided to count them since I had them all out; the total is currently 25. My favorites are in the photo below, and they are all pretty neutral still, so maybe I haven't come quite as far as I had thought. ;)
In the back: a black Nine & Co, next to one of my very favorites - the gold Kathy Van Zeeland. In the middle: three Sienna Ricchi handbags, which I love anyways but the "SR" bling on each is totally icing on the cake. And finally, in the front, a plaid Croft and Barrow sits beside the one Coach bag that started it all. :)
But I didn't always. I admired them, but lacked the courage or confidence to try them myself. And I thought how impractical it would be to have a purse that wasn't able to go with at least most of your wardrobe. I understood that you could have several, so that even if one didn't match a certain outfit, another could... but how inconvenient! And knowing me, I would always forget to switch my ID to the correct handbag before rushing out of the house... or something like that. So I always carried either a black or brown, very neutral purse that matched pretty much anything I would be wearing.
But that all changed one Christmas morning as I unwrapped this gift from my mother-in-law (who has fantastic taste, btw):
My very first (and so far only... emphasis on "so far", lol) Coach! I was in love! I love that it is SO CUTE! And I love that it would match my style easily since I am a blue jeans kind of girl (so still kind of neutral). And I love that it taught me that having cute and even flashy accessories is nothing to be afraid of. I quickly learned that there are just a few things that really must transfer each time you switch your purse, and it's not that big of a deal; just keep it all in a neutral wallet so that is all you have to move. I also learned that a lot of the "extra" little things (like hand lotion, chapstick, mints, etc) are inexpensive and it's easy to keep each purse stocked individually.
That was just over 3 years ago. And while I still haven't acquired any other Coach bags, or Dooney and Buorke, or Louis Vuitton... I have started quite a fun collection of just as cute and fun purses, that are typically more in my price range. Nowadays, these are the handbags you'll see me toting frequently:
(As I look at that picture now, I see a lot of solids; I think I need to keep my eye out for more fun prints now. lol)
I wasn't keep track of how many I have, but out of curiousity, I decided to count them since I had them all out; the total is currently 25. My favorites are in the photo below, and they are all pretty neutral still, so maybe I haven't come quite as far as I had thought. ;)
In the back: a black Nine & Co, next to one of my very favorites - the gold Kathy Van Zeeland. In the middle: three Sienna Ricchi handbags, which I love anyways but the "SR" bling on each is totally icing on the cake. And finally, in the front, a plaid Croft and Barrow sits beside the one Coach bag that started it all. :)
Thursday, February 17, 2011
The Ugly Shirt
Sometimes there are just things that somehow cement themselves into the very fiber of your life. Ryan's ugly shirt is one of those things.
It started when we were first married. He had this ugly shirt. I mean, it's a really, really ugly shirt. And it's old, and holey, and falling apart... and did I mention that it's ugly? Early in our marriage, I tried to get rid of the old thing. Always, my attempts were foiled. Finally, I gave up and promised to never throw it away. Although, I did kidnap it once and left a ransom note explaining that he could have it back after he took me out on a date (my friend and I were trying to be creative in our date planning attempts, lol). Over the years, Ryan has shared this ugly shirt with the kids. When Cadi needed "some old clothes" to paint in, out came the ugly shirt.
So, imagine my surprise when Ryan casually mentioned to me this past weekend that HE THREW THE UGLY SHIRT AWAY!!!
WHAT?!?!?!? You can't throw away the ugly shirt! If I couldn't throw it away, even after multiple attempts, no one can throw it away! And most especially not without me knowing - and being there to witness and document the occasion. I felt totally gyped! I didn't get to say goodbye!
I mean, this is THE ugly shirt! After all these years, getting rid of it now is like blasphemy. I didn't even believe him for awhile, it just didn't seem possible. He loves that dumb, old, ugly shirt! But he did - he threw it away!
But then he said to me, don't worry, I took pictures of Rori with it before I tossed it. Well, at least he did that.
(Please don't look at Rori's mess of a mane, I hadn't been home all day, and no one else even attempts to do her hair. :S)
Farewell Ugly Shirt, thanks for the memories!
It started when we were first married. He had this ugly shirt. I mean, it's a really, really ugly shirt. And it's old, and holey, and falling apart... and did I mention that it's ugly? Early in our marriage, I tried to get rid of the old thing. Always, my attempts were foiled. Finally, I gave up and promised to never throw it away. Although, I did kidnap it once and left a ransom note explaining that he could have it back after he took me out on a date (my friend and I were trying to be creative in our date planning attempts, lol). Over the years, Ryan has shared this ugly shirt with the kids. When Cadi needed "some old clothes" to paint in, out came the ugly shirt.
So, imagine my surprise when Ryan casually mentioned to me this past weekend that HE THREW THE UGLY SHIRT AWAY!!!
WHAT?!?!?!? You can't throw away the ugly shirt! If I couldn't throw it away, even after multiple attempts, no one can throw it away! And most especially not without me knowing - and being there to witness and document the occasion. I felt totally gyped! I didn't get to say goodbye!
I mean, this is THE ugly shirt! After all these years, getting rid of it now is like blasphemy. I didn't even believe him for awhile, it just didn't seem possible. He loves that dumb, old, ugly shirt! But he did - he threw it away!
But then he said to me, don't worry, I took pictures of Rori with it before I tossed it. Well, at least he did that.
(Please don't look at Rori's mess of a mane, I hadn't been home all day, and no one else even attempts to do her hair. :S)
Farewell Ugly Shirt, thanks for the memories!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Sun Showers
I love it when the sun shines through the rain showers! I just wish these pictures could really do it justice (everything was bathed in gold and the raindrops glistened as they fell... but you can't see that in the pics) so you could enjoy it, too. These were taken about a week ago, I'm just really slow putting them up, but just thinking back on the beauty of that afternoon makes me smile... :)
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