Hey y'all... I'm making the jump from having blogspot in my name to just : http://www.sariqd.com/ I'm a little nervous about it but hey, it's an adventure! So please bear with me - growing pains will be inevitable here.
And fyi? This is just a precursor of what 2011 is going to be bringing to the blog, me, and life. CHANGES.
Afterall, it's time to be brave and give it a whirl.
Monday, December 27, 2010
We talked with our children about what Christmas is supposed to be about. Yes, presents & traditions are a part of it but when you take all those away, why do we give presents? Or why does Santa give presents? It's because we get such an awesome feeling when we give. To take that further, how do you suppose Santa learned about giving? From Heavenly Father! Who did Heavenly Father give to us? His Son, Jesus! And it just keeps going - what did Jesus give us? To be able to repent from our sins and become better! To be resurrected! To be an eternal family! To have the opportunity to live with our Father! To help the kids understand how important He is, we watched the LDS video of "Joy to the World" that was put out some years ago. We asked our daughter to keep track of how many times we SAW Jesus (statue, painting, etc.) and heard His name vs. the same for Santa. Below is the result... We're keeping this because it's definitely a poignant reminder, yes? Christ brings us JOY.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
More Random Stuff. C'mon, you know you love 'em!
* Christmas is next week. Isn't that just awesome? I'm all done shopping except for groceries & stocking stuffers. My 4yo has learned that Mom likes to sneak things into her cart for the kids and he tells his sister. Darn it! Hm. Think I'll arrange a playdate for him on Friday so I can get out...
* I'm in charge of my daughter's school carnival next year. I'm going through fits of panic where I say, "What the H.E.?? was I thinking?" and then I calm down and think, "If I can organize activities for fussy adults, this should be a piece of cake." Then I just put it out of my mind and go about my way. Until 3 in the morning where I have the same little dialogue playing over and over in my mind. Oy. Perhaps I should up my meds. ha!
*Little Slugger has decided baby food is not his thing. In fact, he's perfectly happy with eating off the floor but I'm not. (Food from 4yo who has some challenges with keeping food in the bowl/plate.) I've never had a kid who wanted to go straight to table food. Interesting! Meanwhile, I've got all this baby food which I'm going to give to my niece for HER baby.
* I have a big... patootie. I KNOW! Shocker! However, I would like to say that I have lost 31 pounds since being pregnant. Of course, I actually lost 20 pounds while pregnant so the 11 ... okay, did you really need me to figure that math out? ha! So - I think I'm the skinniest I've been in um, a lot of years. Sigh. I do feel great about it though.
* My Hero and I have been looking into extra-curricular activities for our Boo. Things that will help her make friends - more specifically, help her learn how to MAKE good friends cuz the ones she currently has - not so hot. One thing we're going to sign her up for in January is Girls on the Run. It's about empowering the girls and they do that by education and also TRAINING for 5k's! Isn't that great? And I'm going to train with her! Yay!!! It scares the dickens out of me but hey, I'm doing this for HER. And the fringe benefit of training for me? I'm not going to fight. You know, cuz of the whole big patootie thing?
There you have it! Hope you are having a fabulous day!
* Christmas is next week. Isn't that just awesome? I'm all done shopping except for groceries & stocking stuffers. My 4yo has learned that Mom likes to sneak things into her cart for the kids and he tells his sister. Darn it! Hm. Think I'll arrange a playdate for him on Friday so I can get out...
* I'm in charge of my daughter's school carnival next year. I'm going through fits of panic where I say, "What the H.E.?? was I thinking?" and then I calm down and think, "If I can organize activities for fussy adults, this should be a piece of cake." Then I just put it out of my mind and go about my way. Until 3 in the morning where I have the same little dialogue playing over and over in my mind. Oy. Perhaps I should up my meds. ha!
*Little Slugger has decided baby food is not his thing. In fact, he's perfectly happy with eating off the floor but I'm not. (Food from 4yo who has some challenges with keeping food in the bowl/plate.) I've never had a kid who wanted to go straight to table food. Interesting! Meanwhile, I've got all this baby food which I'm going to give to my niece for HER baby.
* I have a big... patootie. I KNOW! Shocker! However, I would like to say that I have lost 31 pounds since being pregnant. Of course, I actually lost 20 pounds while pregnant so the 11 ... okay, did you really need me to figure that math out? ha! So - I think I'm the skinniest I've been in um, a lot of years. Sigh. I do feel great about it though.
* My Hero and I have been looking into extra-curricular activities for our Boo. Things that will help her make friends - more specifically, help her learn how to MAKE good friends cuz the ones she currently has - not so hot. One thing we're going to sign her up for in January is Girls on the Run. It's about empowering the girls and they do that by education and also TRAINING for 5k's! Isn't that great? And I'm going to train with her! Yay!!! It scares the dickens out of me but hey, I'm doing this for HER. And the fringe benefit of training for me? I'm not going to fight. You know, cuz of the whole big patootie thing?
There you have it! Hope you are having a fabulous day!
Monday, December 13, 2010
Dearest Baby,
I love you so much. I even love your crabby faces when I have to take something away from you. (Yes, fiber is important but not in the form of paper.) You actually took a solid nap today for 2 and a half hours! If I had known you were going to do that, I would've spent that time doing some projects! But as it was, I kept expecting you to wake up and so I did a lot of hovering. So. Tomorrow? Please take the same kind of nap so I can get some things done. Hm. I think I just jinxed things. Oh well. Keep being your loveable self anyway!
Love you, silly monkey!
Mom-mom
Dearest Little Man,
Your daddy pointed out the other day that he is now calling you Big Guy because he doesn't want you to feel like the lost middle child. I hadn't considered that. I'm actually impressed he thought of that because he's the oldest in his family! But you know, he's a good man and he loves you so much and wants you to keep growing up into the awesome man he knows you can be. He's actually counting down the days until he can play a game of pick-up with you! I'll try and call you Big Guy although you should know, you'll always be my Little Man in my heart. Trust me in that it's a special term of endearment for you and no one else.
Love you!
Mom
Dearest Boo,
You're struggling still. It hurts to see your bewilderment in not being able to play with one of your best friends at school. Unfortunately, it comes from the two of you not making good choices. We've talked about consequences and I know that you feel like the whole world is out to get you. I can only promise that as you keep practicing being a good friend, working hard on your school work, being kind to your brother, things WILL get better and you will once again find the world to be a lovely place. Chin up, girl... know that I love you forever and always. Dad and I are both here for you and will help you in any way we can.
Remember you're loved by me,
Momma
I love you so much. I even love your crabby faces when I have to take something away from you. (Yes, fiber is important but not in the form of paper.) You actually took a solid nap today for 2 and a half hours! If I had known you were going to do that, I would've spent that time doing some projects! But as it was, I kept expecting you to wake up and so I did a lot of hovering. So. Tomorrow? Please take the same kind of nap so I can get some things done. Hm. I think I just jinxed things. Oh well. Keep being your loveable self anyway!
Love you, silly monkey!
Mom-mom
Dearest Little Man,
Your daddy pointed out the other day that he is now calling you Big Guy because he doesn't want you to feel like the lost middle child. I hadn't considered that. I'm actually impressed he thought of that because he's the oldest in his family! But you know, he's a good man and he loves you so much and wants you to keep growing up into the awesome man he knows you can be. He's actually counting down the days until he can play a game of pick-up with you! I'll try and call you Big Guy although you should know, you'll always be my Little Man in my heart. Trust me in that it's a special term of endearment for you and no one else.
Love you!
Mom
Dearest Boo,
You're struggling still. It hurts to see your bewilderment in not being able to play with one of your best friends at school. Unfortunately, it comes from the two of you not making good choices. We've talked about consequences and I know that you feel like the whole world is out to get you. I can only promise that as you keep practicing being a good friend, working hard on your school work, being kind to your brother, things WILL get better and you will once again find the world to be a lovely place. Chin up, girl... know that I love you forever and always. Dad and I are both here for you and will help you in any way we can.
Remember you're loved by me,
Momma
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
This was our Advent activity for last night. (No, the marker on the hands were not it! Grr.) And look how far Boo can spread her toes! They're like trees!
See???
Little Man's toes. He wanted them a little crazy. :)
These are the ornaments I made for the ornament exchange... I'm quite proud of myself for 1) Creating something pretty and 2) FINISHING this project AND 3) MAILING THEM OFF! Woohoo for me! ha!
Sunday, December 05, 2010
I went to our ward's Christmas program tonight. It was nice. Of course, they had the narrator behind the curtain so I couldn't lipread but hey... I do believe I was able to get the gist of what the program was about. Hello, CHRISTMAS? ha. Anyway. There was a casual friend who came up to me and said she had missed me in church. I smiled and said thank you. She asked if I had just been sick and I just shook my head. Has the baby been sick? Shook my head again and feeling incredibly awkward. She looked at me a little more intently and said, "Was it 'I just need to be left alone?'" I finally opened my mouth and said, "Yes." She then just nodded her head and wisely started making small talk about my baby.
What does one say? Does anybody who has struggled with depression, loneliness, fear have a reasonable answer? A socially acceptable answer at that? How could I say, "I haven't been to church for months because I struggle with depression, and when it's bad - I feel sorry for myself and it's a huge struggle to even get out the door, let alone go to church."
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Random stuff:
When we were getting in the van to go home from the program, Hero apparently burped and tried to pass it off as Boo having done it. Boo just shook her head and told me, "He's a gentleman around you but not me."
Little Man is recovering slowly from his adenoidectomy (?) and tonsillectomy earlier this week. He has become mute. He'll pat my arm and point or make gestures as to what he needs. I hate that he feels crummy. But am happy that he's now asking for "real food." His words, not mine. He's so skinny from having a diet of popsicles all week. :( Around 2am this morning, he came in to our bedroom and asked his dad for a popsicle. Hero had only been asleep for 2 hours so he was having difficulty waking up and being able to think coherently. Little Man walks back into his room and gets in bed. Hero follows him and asks him about the popsicle. If he wanted one - yes - . Then let's go get one - no - . Thought he wanted a popsicle - yes, in the morning - . Hero came back to bed and stayed confused all night.
Our place is decked out for Christmas and it makes me happy every time I walk in the front door. It's crazy though to see FIVE stockings hung up! I know it's not a huge jump from 4 to 5 but it IS to me!!!
Our ADVENT activities are going well. So far we've had:
*Put up lights in kids' room and downstairs.
*Buy the world's perfect Christmas tree.
*Decorate the world's perfect Christmas tree.
*Attend the Ward's Christmas program
I know it's not wowsa stuff but it works for our family. We've got some more interesting & "funner" things coming up.
Ta for now. My baby has decided his bedtime is midnight. Oy.
What does one say? Does anybody who has struggled with depression, loneliness, fear have a reasonable answer? A socially acceptable answer at that? How could I say, "I haven't been to church for months because I struggle with depression, and when it's bad - I feel sorry for myself and it's a huge struggle to even get out the door, let alone go to church."
~~~~~
Random stuff:
When we were getting in the van to go home from the program, Hero apparently burped and tried to pass it off as Boo having done it. Boo just shook her head and told me, "He's a gentleman around you but not me."
Little Man is recovering slowly from his adenoidectomy (?) and tonsillectomy earlier this week. He has become mute. He'll pat my arm and point or make gestures as to what he needs. I hate that he feels crummy. But am happy that he's now asking for "real food." His words, not mine. He's so skinny from having a diet of popsicles all week. :( Around 2am this morning, he came in to our bedroom and asked his dad for a popsicle. Hero had only been asleep for 2 hours so he was having difficulty waking up and being able to think coherently. Little Man walks back into his room and gets in bed. Hero follows him and asks him about the popsicle. If he wanted one - yes - . Then let's go get one - no - . Thought he wanted a popsicle - yes, in the morning - . Hero came back to bed and stayed confused all night.
Our place is decked out for Christmas and it makes me happy every time I walk in the front door. It's crazy though to see FIVE stockings hung up! I know it's not a huge jump from 4 to 5 but it IS to me!!!
Our ADVENT activities are going well. So far we've had:
*Put up lights in kids' room and downstairs.
*Buy the world's perfect Christmas tree.
*Decorate the world's perfect Christmas tree.
*Attend the Ward's Christmas program
I know it's not wowsa stuff but it works for our family. We've got some more interesting & "funner" things coming up.
Ta for now. My baby has decided his bedtime is midnight. Oy.
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