glad my blog is called catching up because thats what i'm doing

me: two years ago

1. i think i still look the same. the bad is just that- i look the SAME. [hair, clothes though not as skinny- boo!]

2. hope everyone had an awesome [thanksgiving] weekend!

3. wednesday i had my surgery. the worst part besides waiting an hour or two for the doctor was going without food since 8pm-ish the night before.

4. thursday we headed up to mike's uncle + aunts house for major grubbing. i wish i could say i ate a ton but i didn't. my stomach shrunk so much that my one small plate of food filled me and i missed dessert.

5. friday i babysat while mike + his buddy went out. saturday we met up with some friends and got to dance to a band we haven't seen in about 10 years.

6. yes, that means little nugget stayed the night at nana + poppop's! [and she didn't even cry!]

7. we got our christmas decorations up along with our tree. still need to decorate the tree though.

8. i need to get birthday invitations out but super picky on how they look so i've been working on them all evening.

9. after the 3rd try mike said to go ahead and buy what i needed to get them to look the way i wanted them too. [i wanted to try this letterpress kit]

10. i didn't want to spend any more money nor did i want to be defeated. i'm glad to report that i got them done and i love the way they turned out. I ROCK!

sweet kids + their faces, icing on the cake type weekend

red balloon release for the schools just say no to drugs week

i LOVE the kids faces in this photo

1. one of the boys in kaylee's class rides on the same bus. every morning he waves and blows me kisses. its SO sweet!

2. had a pretty decent weekend. mike and i went christmas shopping on friday, his day off that he actually took. went to best buy and got ham's christmas present.

3. afterwards went to hacienda and i got smart and left mike there to finish his frozen margarita(s) while i went to tjmaxx.

4. he must of had a good buzz going because he agreed to go to sofa select AND was going to buy some bedroom furniture!! [they were having a half off everything sale good till monday]

5. stupid me was the sensible one and said no, we can wait. [should of drank some margaritas too]

6. saturday morning asked mike if we could go back to sofa select and get some of the bedroom pieces and he said no. don't know why but i started crying. so i went and took a shower and had myself a good long cry.

7. him saying no was just the icing on the cake to some other stuff going on in my head. and sometimes i need a good- for- no- reason cry don't you?

8. we met up with his parents for lunch and friends of mine for dinner.

9. sunday mike went over to a friends house to watch some football and later in the afternoon i met up with a friend of mine for some star bucks peppermint hot chocolate and conversation.

10. when mike got home last night he told me he had called sofa select and they are continuing their sale and that we can go and pick up the headboard + footboard later. is he not a good man?!

family portrait

family portrait

1. just finished eating a chicken fajita wrap from our local deli/cafe/herb store. and some mint chocolate chip ice cream. now i need a nap.

2. i plan on making fajitas for dinner. good thing i like fajitas!

3. been eating as a family all week. its been good and fun and i love my family. [even if they are a little weird]

4. went to shipshewana yesterday and did some christmas shopping. they have a fabulous toy store there and wanted to get one of my neice's one of these. [not from this on-line store]

5. i gave how to make slim, soda pop and ice cream as gifts last year. i love them! educational, fun and something to do on a rainy day.

6. bummed that i had to return this dress. didn't look right on me. [might be the extra 15 pounds + the indiana white i'm sporting]

7. though i did have to keep the emersonmade belt even though it currently doesn't fit. [it was an awesome price- how can i return it?]

8. i'm going in for minor surgery next wednesday. it really is minor. in and out and one day to recover.

9. man i love listening to music during the day though not when i'm trying to write or pay bills.

10. watched the pioneer woman do a thanksgiving throw down with bobby flay last night. it was fun to watch. and i can't believe all the news on how brandy got booted off dancing with the stars. i didn't like her- she seemed too "cocky". i want kyle massey to win because he's just fun even though i LOVE derek. [he's got the most talent]

presents, movies and rollergirls

1. remember from last year i wanted these advent pouches from nuvonova but they were out of my budget? well they still are! so i tried to make my own version.

2. they turned out just ok. i want the red gingham ribbon but i bought already made pouches and its hard getting the ribbon to fit through without any cutting or sewing. so i guess i have two choices. take them as is or stop whining and start cutting and sewing.

3. i woke up in a foul, funky mood yesterday so i decided to take a nap. felt better afterwards. naps are good.

4. finally ordered kaylee's what was suppose to have been her birthday present that got switched to christmas present because it was on back order and not able to ship out till her birthday only to find that it is now on back order till december 30th. [now january 6th!]

5. my in-laws are going halfies with us on it or else she would not be getting it. and she will be getting less presents this year. its cost vs quantity ratio.

6. plus we're getting her a dsi-xl for her birthday [found a good deal on-line]

7. wanna know what else is good? peppermint hot chocolate from starbucks which i will be getting here shortly. [this doesn't start till the 18th]

8. i watched revolutionary road and whip it over the weekend. i thought it was a sign because earlier in the day i told mike we should move overseas. anywhere overseas. in revolutionary road they plan on moving to paris.

9. i told mike it was a sign. he said his sign is cash vs bullshit ratio and overseas has too much bullshit. [he did agree that it would be funny to hear kaylee + i speak with an accent] he's a dream stomper.

10. so then i started to fantasize about becoming a rollergirl. [anyone remember the tv show? i miss that show]

bad blogger but happy friday!

ham washing his car

1. sorry for the lack of posts. i tried on tuesday and it failed 3 times so i gave up.

2. there really hasn't been much going on.

3. monday sucked so i quit monday and on-line shopped [looked really]

4. am in the christmas mood to shop. now i'm waiting for the wallet to catch up.

5. decided to throw a last minute hoorah tonight around the fire pit. going to make a LARGE batch of chili and cornbread- YUM! so far 1 couple said yes.

6. kaylee kept saying it was venterans day yesterday. she's also been asking lots of questions like what is venterans day and what do the road signs mean? and how do i know which side of the road to drive on.

7. she also got a written warning from her bus driver for getting out of her seat and mischief. now i have 3 trouble makers in the family. they all blame their friends.

8. lots of geese [like over 40!] have been staying around our pond. they've been dropping it like its hot and it sure does stink!

9. finally got a christmas list from ham. its got one thing on it but its something!

10. hope everyone has a great weekend! going to enjoy the 60 degree weather we've been having.

my very relaxing weekend away

my anthropologie bowls from the weekend.

1. did lots of shopping this weekend. most of the damage was done friday since i had my college buddy encouraging me on.

2. hit stores like crate and barrel, william sonoma, renovation hardware, pottery barn, pottery barn kids and anthropologie of course.

3. bought a fantabulous sweater at anthro and felt like a girl who had some style only to have the husband hate it. [sent him a pic of it] it was both granny + hippy. both styles he hates] if it wasn't so much money i would of kept it anyway. [i also think i needed a smaller size wendy!]

4. went out to a thai place and visited another college friend and his wife for dinner.

5. decided to cut the rest of the evening short since my college buddy was under the weather. saturday went shopping at the other mall and ran into an aunt on mike's side of the family. [her husband is commissioner of indiana state corrections]

6. went to trader joes too and found some yummy things. wish we had one here! might have to have college buddy send me more happy trekking mix and weissella cookies.

7. felt like being a rebel after eating pf changs in my room and went back out to the mall again since it was like 2 minutes away from my hotel. went looking for a big comfy sweatshirt and tennis shoes since my feet were killing me! found both with 10 minutes to spare before the mall closed.

8. happy with my bargain finds that i decided i needed a few drinks at the hotel bar.

9. the 3 hour drive to and from indy wasn't bad at all. super easy with no traffic!

10. definitely had a great time and needed the time away. i called kaylee while walking into the house sunday morning, she was surprised to see me and to be talking to me on the phone at the same time!

random thursday

1. these photos are not the best but i still love them. i was on my way to the car when i saw kaylee skipping back to her classroom.

2. all the kids in the school got to release a biodegradable balloon into the air for their just say no to drugs program.

3. it was really neat seeing all those red balloons in the air and hearing the excitement from all the kids. [too bad the weather wasn't clearer or warmer]

4. i'm working on getting the house all cleaned- not doing a very good job at the moment and food ready for the family since i leave for indy right after kaylee gets on the bus tomorrow. [EXCITED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT!]

5. i even bought them gross frozen pizzas, cans of ravioli and meat for grilling.

6. while i am not a big fan of food from a can i might be a fan of drinks from a pouch. [going to try the rum punch this weekend]

7. ham ate a whole bag of funyuns the other day. and i mean THE WHOLE BAG! *sigh* i remember those days when i could do that and not gain weight

8. totally loving this song! [i'm in love with rivers cuomo]

9. totally pulled a mike [the husband]. put a full bottle of wine in the freezer to chill it and forgot all about it till today.

10. going to procrastinate some more and get me some starbucks hot chocolate!

november sucks [sort of]

1. hate that its november already. it means 42 days then kaylee turns 6. it also means 62 days till hamilton turns 18. [typing that 18 really punched me in the gut]

2. i remember those days of wanting hamilton to grow just a little bit bigger, a little bit older so that it would be a little bit easier. how i wish i could take back those days!

3. not that ham was difficult because he wasn't. life just seemed so much more intense when you're a single parent making minimum wage.

4. disappointed that my photo of ham can not be made into a large canvas. i'm going to see if someone else can do it with the original film photo.

5. would LOVE to get the photo above of ham + friends done on a large canvas too but that pesky bush is in the way.

6. not only am i a soccer mom but now a PTO mom too. [went to a meeting last night]

7. while running errands yesterday was thinking about going back to school but hate the thought of spending money on classes for a hobby. money for classes to eventually earn money = good plan but its not my plan.

8. so i thought volunteering more for kaylee's school is a better idea.

9. isn't this the cutest halloween photo? makes me want twins- one of each of course.

10. totally bummed i did not win the emersonmade $500 giveaway but fingers crossed for the pioneer woman's weekend away.

halloween

1. my little korean girl dressed up like a japanese girl thinking everyone would call her a chinese girl. [only nana's mama called her chinese girl]

2. totally love all the photos but the last one is my favorite. she really is cute ornery!

3. love picking costumes that others won't have. found this one on-line from a japanese store and got many compliments like every halloween. what can i say- she's cute!

4. little nugget loved trick and treating so much she wanted to go again so we went up to laporte on sunday. [ours was on saturday]

5. though she doesn't eat much of the candy. [a box of glazed donuts is her weakness]

6. after purchasing her japanese outfit thought why didn't i buy her a korean outfit. [didn't think they would be easy to find then i check out ebay and they have quite a few. maybe next year...and i want one too]

7. thanks for letting me know how my header looks on the blog. i'm also on safari/mac

8. trying to get out my comfort zone and bought this dress. thought i could wear it with leggings and one of my "granny" sweaters since its getting colder outside. [mike calls most of my sweaters -granny]

9. only 4 more days and i get my indy weekend- HOLLA!! [pf changs is in trouble and doesn't even know it! semi quote from the wedding singer]

10. i'm hoping to get back into routine of making dinners for my family. starting to feel a little disconnected again.