Holiday fun!

L's had a cough at night for awhile now.....I think it's just allergies....but she does the cutest thing.....she's learned to hold her arm up while coughing because I've held her arm up before while she's coughed.....she cracks me up!

We celebrated Christmas with the extended fam in Yaktown over the weekend. Was lots of fun! It was so good to see people we haven't seen in sooooo long. It's just too hard to get over there most of the time, so it was really nice to get to spend some holiday time with our families.

We went to an Ugly Sweater Xmas party at a friend's house on the 12th.....it was so fun! We bought some pretty hideous sweaters from the 2nd hand store down the street and donned them for the party. We even got the host to take our picture:



I sent the photo out with the cards I made this year! LOL I love how "classy" the pic is! =P

I also finished all of the goodies that I planned on making for gifts for our immediate families for this year....I handmade soap (hubby says it looks professional!), I made dog treats--since our families are dog lovin, and I made biscotti....we also gave out a pound of SBux coffee to each fam....I'm so proud of myself for getting it all done and on time, with almost no stress because I planned ahead-----thank you FLYLADY!!!!!

Halloween pics finally!

Updating!

Alright.....it's only been forever (think of how the kid in The Sandlot says it!) since I've posted something!

Here's a little catch-up:

Thanksgiving was great! Food was good, family was good.....and thanks to the Flylady system, we were able to help a friend in need of a place to stay for a couple of nights during that week.

Hubby and I have had another dentist appointment since then....we've got horrible teeth....I guess that's what happens when you don't go to the dentist for several years in a row! Ugh.....we still have more work to be done before the end of the year.

Speaking of teeth--L has gotten 3 of her four pre-molars....still working on the last one, and she's been such a turd! And super slobbery. Poor baby, I hope it comes in soon for her!

I've made all my xmas cards already! They're even addressed....but I'm hoping to get family portraits done in time to send pictures with them. One of my friends came over to work on some, too.....it was really fun.

I've also made the non-food item that will be gifts for our family, and it turned out great! Hubby says it looks professional. =)

Today L got a haircut at a local children's hair salon....they do such an awesome job there....and they are so great with the kids. She sat in the pink Jeep chair and they even have little tv's that L watched. She was really behaved and wasn't scared until the very end (when the hairdresser blow dried her hair-hehe). There was a little boy in the salon--probably 2 or 3 years old that was screaming the whole time he was getting a hair cut! I felt so bad for his mommy, she looked so stressed and embarrassed......but you can't control how your kids are going to react to things!

L has been dancing so much lately......she loves to dance to most types of music and even dances to the little tune on a computer game I play sometimes.....it's super cute. She also claps whenever there is any sort of applause on tv, it's so hilarious!

She's also been expressing interest in using the potty.....we've gotten her a little potty seat that goes on top of the toilet. She even goes sometimes when I put her on it, and claps a whole bunch! She even claps if she's in the bathroom while I'm going. It's so fun to be a parent!

Time?

Oh Blog.......how I wish I had time for you in my busy day!

Maybe tomorrow?

I'm FLYing!

Another day....another flybaby step down! I'm totally loving the flylady system, my house looks amazing, and I'm not even done with all the cleaning and decluttering. I've been doing the "crisis cleaning," in the last couple of days and it has really made a huge difference! I know how to clean, but this system is helping me keep the house clean. Here's a big shout out to www.flylady.net and all the wonderful people who run the site!

Thanksgiving is fast approaching.....I think it has to be one of my favorite holidays of the whole year! I love that we get to spend it with family and talk about what we're thankful for. I've been slowly working on the menu. We're going to be doing our brined turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes (some with butter, some w/o) with gf, dairy free gravy, gf cornbread stuffing (also dairy free), gf rolls, glutenated rolls, roasted green beans with olive oil and salt and pepper, 3 pies: 1 gf, dairy free pumpkin pie, 1 traditional pumpkin pie, and 1 traditional apple pie. I've also bought some wine and sparkling cider. Hubby also has some homemade hard cider and some sour wine that he made from the grapes growing on the vines in my parents' yard. I still need one or two more side dishes but I don't know what else to add to the list....any ideas?

We are having my mom, dad, and youngest sis over this year! I'm excited to share a mostly gluten free meal with them....my poor mom, she has no idea what gluten is. I've tried explaining it to her and she seems to understand but then just the other day asks me if hubby can eat turkey! How silly! (haha....there's a word I never, ever used before becoming a mom!)

For Xmas gifts in the past, we've always made goodies for our families. But with hubby's and my diet restrictions, I've decided to go a slightly different route. Instead of doing all different kinds of goodies (fudge, cupcakes, cookies, truffles, etc), I'm going to make only 3 things.....and 1 of them isn't even food! I'm excited to get started on making the gifts. I'm also going to finally get back to making cards this year, too. I didn't do it last year because L was only 2 1/2 months old, and I wasn't ready to take on the task and make the goodies. But this year I'm going to do both!

Clean it up!

Anyone heard of FLYlady.net? I'm going to start it today! I'm getting excited for it....I already took "before" pics of my house.....which I won't show to anyone until I have some "after" shots as well!

L is getting sooooo big! She has 2 more teeth.....and she's quite the hell-yun these days.....she likes to get into the dog water and turn the tv off, and finds throwing things into the garbage (toys and such) fascinating. =P

Halloween & Soy

Halloween was fun this year....we took L to the mall with some friends...it was cool to see all the other kiddos in costumes! Then we went to the gov.'s mansion and got a pic with the governor! L will totally appreciate that when she's older.

L was a lady bug this year, hubby didn't dress up (booo!)....and I was a gypsy! Pics to come!

The rainy season is full fledged now....today it poured all day long....it's still pouring now...we're supposed to get a full inch of rain between today and tomorrow. The poor dog doesn't even want to go outside to pee! She steps out onto the porch, looks at the wetness, and turns around to come right back in. I have SAD, so the rain's starting to get to me.....thank god I have a job! Helps me to get out of the house and do something. I'm sure hubby is getting completely soaked tonight, he works outside for the majority of his shift.

L's been doing some climbing lately....she thinks it's fun to climb on top of the coffee table and stand up on it! Scares the crap outta me....she's been biting a lot more lately, too. I think it probably has a lot to do with her teething....she's working on getting a canine and 4 (yes I said 4!) molars! These two things (biting and climbing where she shouldn't) have led to several time outs in the last few days. She also tells me "don't" or "stop" or shakes her head no at me when I tell her not to do something....she's turning into a real diva! Haha.

Something that annoys me: soy is in everything! I can't digest beans or soy very well...let's just say I don't spend enough time in the bathroom as I should when I eat them. =/ I finally have started to pay attention to labels......and ya know what?!?! Soy is in EVERYTHING! I made chocolate chip cookies the other night and there is soy in chocolate chips! (I ate them anyway!) Now I am beginning to see the frustration that hubby goes through with food.

Okay off to bed for me!

Oh and I think I'm a hoarder. Ugh.