Picture Catch Up, etc!

Finally had to take time to sit down and catch up on my blog!  When Little Man was younger, I took pictures of EVERYTHING and blogged about EVERYTHING that happened.  Now I find myself thinking, Man!  I forgot to take pictures or I should have posted something about that in the blog….but life is going 100 mph and I'm holding on for dear life!  Ack!

I'm WAY overdue in updating so here is a 100 mph catch up!  whew!

Thanksgiving...was great!  Lots of family in from all over, eating, drinking, celebrating together!  Good times!  No pics! (I know…what is wrong with me!)

Elfie, Bear and Mini Christmas Sock Monkey were caught playing with the remote control jeep!

Christmas…well, lets just say it wasn't on the top 5 list of our best Christmases.  Helped out with LM's class Christmas party on Dec. 19th.  His Winter Break started on Friday, Dec. 20th and BOOM he has the flu (high fever and all) for the next 4 days.  Dec. 23rd/24th - Husband is sick.  Dec. 25th/26th - I wake up with a fever but manage to throw Christmas dinner in the crock pot, take a couple of pictures of LM opening gifts (all blurry) and go back to bed for the rest of the day.  Dec. 26th - Husbands Birthday we all seemed to be better so we plan on going to visit family in Tulsa the next day.

 

Henry playing with one of his gifts Christmas morning….probably the only pic that wasn't blurry.

Trip to Tulsa…Great to see everyone but it was a quick visit.  We were still getting our energy back, other family members had recently been sick and were still recovering and another became ill while we were there…..flu season sucks!

New Years Eve…Relaxing night at home.  Husband and I broke out the champagne and of course sparkling grape juice for LM...in a real champagne class!  He thought he was so cool!  Kept asking for more "champagne"….until he vurped! (vomit/burp) So Gross!  The kid can't hold his grape juice!  :D  I'm sure all the sweets he had that day didn't help.  But he did make it until 10p before we had to carry him to bed!

Pre-Vurp

And now on to the Rainbow Loom Craze. LMs cousin R had the RL during a visit last year but around Thanksgiving we noticed the girls at his school sporting the RL bracelets.  Apparently they make them then trade them.  And now the boys are getting into it too!  We bought a cheap knock off loom (FUN LOOM) at CVS because I wasn't sure it was something he would like after a week. 

A month later we're researching how to make complex bracelets and key chains on YouTube!  A friend of mine said she found a Mincraft RL bracelet tutorial on YouTube…and thats all it took for me to jump on that like a rat on a cheeto!  LM loves Minecraft and wanted to make something (cough - Mom gets to make it) so I spent the next hour watching the video and trying to make this thing….finally finished and LM was so stoked!  He wore it to school the next day to show his friends and then stuck it in a drawer when he got home…doesn't want to lose it!  Are you kidding me?!

 Minecraft Creeper bracelet!

Henry the Dog is doing well.  Nothing eventful there, although he did kill another lizard the other day.  Its been at least 7 months since his last victim and I've been careful to scan for sunbathing lizards before letting him loose in the backyard….alas, he grabbed one while I was inside.  RIP poor thing.

Me and Henry, The Lizard Slayer

Usually he doesn't lick me in the face and I discourage it…you know lizard guts, crotch licking and all but he snuck this one in. EW!  I thought he was just going to sniff me!

LM playing basket ball (#3).

This is LMs first experience with basketball.  Lots of running back and forth.  I think guard is his best position, and he gets to throw the ball back in which he thinks is pretty cool.

Me:  I've made the decision to go back to work after 7 years of being a homemaker and its SCARY!  But, I've put together a Linkedin page and a Monster Jobs profile.  Was nervous about my first job  interview since 2004 but it went well!  Was offered the position before I left their office but due to the pay rate being less than ideal, I had to decline.  So….the search continues.  

Head shot!

Do I look professional to you? :D

Hope your 2014 is off to a great start!