Saturday, January 29, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
What's New?
Yes, I'm aware I took a blogging break in Jan :) I'd love to say life was hectic, but really it was just nice taking a break from blogging. Partly because of first trimester tiredness and partly out of laziness. Winter has been killing us and making it hard to get stuff done or be motivated. We've been stuck inside most days, but the weather is starting to get nicer and hopefully that will come to an end soon! Jackson doesn't like to be stuck inside and neither do we along with him!
Life is starting to get back to busy. Jackson and I are starting a parent/child preschool next week which should be interesting. We start Jackson's 3rd year of swim lessons next week too! We're starting them with a private company at an indoor pool, since I won't be able to do swim lessons with him this summer. His swim lessons through the city last summer said he could come back this summer with the 3 year old class (where parents don't have to get in with their kids!) so I'm hoping the indoor lessons this spring will get him prepared for that. Other than that, Jackson's been a pretty good 2 year old. He has his bad days but can be an angel when he wants to. He doesn't quite understand that library story time is a time when you sit down, not stand in front of the the lady with the book so that nobody else can see. We haven't quite mastered that yet. Right now his favorite thing is to 'help' in the kitchen, which usually means mixing the salad and picking out and eating all of his favorite parts.
Donnie's been working hard around the house. On his days off he's been able to go crabbing, duck hunting, and we all went to the Sportsman Expo last week. Yes, I'd say another boy will fit in well with our family :) We're just trying to get all the fun in and lots of stuff done before fire season hits! We've all been at the playground or the lake feeding the geese on nice days too.
And, if I haven't mentioned on here, we're building a "guest" house in the backyard and that is finally starting to happen. We talked with our contractor today, had our septic guy make a site plan last week, and hopefully we'll get the plans drawn next week. The contractor said once the permits are approved, the job shouldn't take more than 2-3 months. Yipee! I was hoping we'd have this done by the end of 2011, but maybe we'll have it done by summer!
Life is starting to get back to busy. Jackson and I are starting a parent/child preschool next week which should be interesting. We start Jackson's 3rd year of swim lessons next week too! We're starting them with a private company at an indoor pool, since I won't be able to do swim lessons with him this summer. His swim lessons through the city last summer said he could come back this summer with the 3 year old class (where parents don't have to get in with their kids!) so I'm hoping the indoor lessons this spring will get him prepared for that. Other than that, Jackson's been a pretty good 2 year old. He has his bad days but can be an angel when he wants to. He doesn't quite understand that library story time is a time when you sit down, not stand in front of the the lady with the book so that nobody else can see. We haven't quite mastered that yet. Right now his favorite thing is to 'help' in the kitchen, which usually means mixing the salad and picking out and eating all of his favorite parts.
Donnie's been working hard around the house. On his days off he's been able to go crabbing, duck hunting, and we all went to the Sportsman Expo last week. Yes, I'd say another boy will fit in well with our family :) We're just trying to get all the fun in and lots of stuff done before fire season hits! We've all been at the playground or the lake feeding the geese on nice days too.
And, if I haven't mentioned on here, we're building a "guest" house in the backyard and that is finally starting to happen. We talked with our contractor today, had our septic guy make a site plan last week, and hopefully we'll get the plans drawn next week. The contractor said once the permits are approved, the job shouldn't take more than 2-3 months. Yipee! I was hoping we'd have this done by the end of 2011, but maybe we'll have it done by summer!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Having another boy.
Here are all of the great things about having another boy!
~We'll never have leftovers.
~Donnie will never have to clean his shotguns when boys come over.
~Hand-me-downs won't look so bad.
~Vacations & camping just got way easier.
~Donnie gets to bring home 3 times the crab & duck and have 4 extra poles in the water when fishing.
~At our pool parties, the boys will be jumping off the rocks & waterfall instead of worrying how they look in their swimsuits.
~I have an excuse to buy Jackson really nice clothes (since they'll work double duty).
~No growing up to be teenage daughters.
~No whining (or less at least).
~Lots of yard work helpers.
~They fix stuff (at least one of them has got to be tech savvy).
~I will be the only one asking for new clothes, and nobody will ask to borrow my clothes, makeup, shoes, and products.
~They're quick to forgive.
~No makeup and cosmetics added to the expense, and nobody will demand trips to the mall.
~On road trips we won't need as many rest areas for bathroom breaks.
~Wedgies
~Who doesn't like a milk coming out of your nose contest at breakfast?
~They'll always be someone around to kill spiders.
~Toys? Who needs toys? They can play with rocks and sticks.
~I don't think having brothers can be beat.
~I get to stay the queen!
~We'll never have leftovers.
~Donnie will never have to clean his shotguns when boys come over.
~Hand-me-downs won't look so bad.
~Vacations & camping just got way easier.
~Donnie gets to bring home 3 times the crab & duck and have 4 extra poles in the water when fishing.
~At our pool parties, the boys will be jumping off the rocks & waterfall instead of worrying how they look in their swimsuits.
~I have an excuse to buy Jackson really nice clothes (since they'll work double duty).
~No growing up to be teenage daughters.
~No whining (or less at least).
~Lots of yard work helpers.
~They fix stuff (at least one of them has got to be tech savvy).
~I will be the only one asking for new clothes, and nobody will ask to borrow my clothes, makeup, shoes, and products.
~They're quick to forgive.
~No makeup and cosmetics added to the expense, and nobody will demand trips to the mall.
~On road trips we won't need as many rest areas for bathroom breaks.
~Wedgies
~Who doesn't like a milk coming out of your nose contest at breakfast?
~They'll always be someone around to kill spiders.
~Toys? Who needs toys? They can play with rocks and sticks.
~I don't think having brothers can be beat.
~I get to stay the queen!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Polar Bear Swim
There is a yearly tradition in our new town to do the Polar Bear Swim every New Years Day. In-sane! Not only is it in the dead of winter (today my car said it was 38 degrees) but it's in the town "pool", One Mile, which is not really a pool. "The pool was constructed in the late 1920s and provides a unique swimming experience because its concrete decks, walls, and bottom are built to contain Big Chico Creek as it flows through the park." Meaning, the creek flows directly from the surrounding mountains from snow melt. Freezing!
So of course we had to check it out. To our surprise, the streets were packed and there were way more participants than you ever would have thought. And people of all ages, high schoolers, old, young, all of them.
Just a small section of the swimmers lined up for the swim.
Trying to see over the crowd,
But this year, turns out the water level wasn't even high enough for a swim. Everyone was able to walk across. Everyone still seemed soaked after finishing.
As crazy as it sounds, Janet, always up for a bribe and to not miss a fun opportunity, has tempted Donnie and me to participate next year. She even added babysitting to the deal. We're thinking about it. :)
So of course we had to check it out. To our surprise, the streets were packed and there were way more participants than you ever would have thought. And people of all ages, high schoolers, old, young, all of them.
Just a small section of the swimmers lined up for the swim.
Trying to see over the crowd,
But this year, turns out the water level wasn't even high enough for a swim. Everyone was able to walk across. Everyone still seemed soaked after finishing.
As crazy as it sounds, Janet, always up for a bribe and to not miss a fun opportunity, has tempted Donnie and me to participate next year. She even added babysitting to the deal. We're thinking about it. :)
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