the end of a day...

eating his popsicle... which he threw up in the car!! but, he loved it while he was eating it!!!

sad little iv...

what i did while he napped today! (actually, everyone napped, nora watched "polar express", and i did this! (i just have to add a ruffle for the bottom and staplegun it in in certain parts!) i love it!!

snuggling with coco...

his dinner (actually his whole day) consisted of organic poptarts and ice cream. i guess when you have surgery, it's okay, right?

he seems to be doing well. took a good nap when we got home, but was still pretty lethargic. he's been walking around all night saying, "it hurts". i just want to say... "no kidding!" anyway, he's doing well, and went right to bed tonight. we'll see!! my sweet little champ!

nora was quite concerned about him. when i tried to give him his motrin tonight, she was talking to him. she told me "i am talking to him right now about not walking into the street". when i, earlier, mentioned that he was napping, she asked, "to make him feel all better?".

such a blessing to have stef here today! and the sweet notes and texts. and prayers, most of all! thanks all!

And.... done!!!

waiting for Surgery... just took him back...

surgery...

oh yeah... forgot to mention that my baby has surgery tomorrow. minor surgery, but to any mother, surgery isn't minor. coco is here to be with nora. SO WONDERFUL! but, it's at 9:30- so, pray for him and for his mommy... i rocked him before bed tonight, just loving him and loving holding him. and being so thankful that it's a minor surgery.

new addition...

my beautiful, handmade, personally designed adirondack chairs. thanks jhh. they look WONDERFUL on my front porch (especially since my wicker bench is on the third floor!!)

coco is here to visit... although jamey has taken to calling her "cho cho" (think cho- long o)

they LOVE her!!

nora was ready to go to the park today. she even got my keys and tried to unlock the door for me. such a princess! she's so wonderfully mature (which as previously mentioned, comes with it's challenges, too!)

sweet boy eating his "num". (advent calendar candy) he had to have his pic taken, too.

swinging. can't decide if we are happy or miserable. happy because we are at the park. sad because we no longer want to be wearing our princess sparkly high healed shoes, even though we refused to take them off when we were getting ready. also because we are cold and refusing to wear our jacket. and swinging too high... (ps, after a fight, jacket refusal, subsequent playing, she BEGGED for her jacket! mommy DOES know best!!)

sweet baby boy!! too bundled up!

cho cho and jamey!!

me and my sissy! we are having a blast!!

princess...

me and my girl. the only one of my kids that would pose with me!

we made an sbucks stop. WEIRD. i remember being there during my ois summer with laura cus, who had taken a train in to see me, sitting in my whites, with some friends chatting it up. so weird. took my daughter and son there today.

my newest addition. a shadow box from mom's house, mounted with the velcro strip things, holding my thread! how awesome is that. only problem... the gutermann thread big guy only fits in that one hole. so, no more super big threads for me!! but, i love it... and i don't have to dig for colors!!! whooo-hoo!!

now we are just hanging out, watching the "game" on tv. david even gave in and is watching "he who must not be named", and an nba game!! (remember the "i won't watch nba for the next five years".... but it's okay... interesting to watch!)

nora asked for her ears to be pierced yesterday. i told her to ask daddy. she told me "he will say no. you just say "yes", mommy". so true. so true. so, she asked daddy. he said "no".

dress up!!

umm... dress up on a rainy, wednesday afternoon.

and in case you were wondering, that is me in my wedding dress! i found it while going through some boxes today!!! sweet... nora was quite impressed. although, she told me that she wants to come the next time i marry daddy.

a revision...

so, we added our wicker loveseat to the play room. it's so much nicer to sit there than the folding chair or on the floor! what a lovely idea! hubby wasn't as excited about carrying the decaying wicker chair up two flights of stairs. but, i think he is also happy with the end result!! btw... i made those polka dot cushions!!