Thankful Day 3

Yes, I'm a day behind. I meant to get on the computer last night to type up my blog but got a bit busy with a cute little boy.

I'm thankful for ringtones. I know silly, but it's fun to have them. It's nice to able to make special ring tones for special people. (even though my current phone won't let me do that). The other night I audio recorded Perrin laughing. He was laughing so hard that some of this laughs turned into squeals. I made it my ring tone. heehee!! Last night Hutch and I were watching TV and Perrin was in bed asleep. We heard him make some noises and they seemed to get louder. Hutch got up to go and check on him and he noticed that the sounds were louder in the dining room. It was my cell phone, not Perrin. Heehee!! Maybe it wasn't the best idea for a ringer but I am thankful that I can record him and use it as a ring tone.

Thankful Day 2

Today I am thankful for Lydia Taft. She was the first woman legally allowed to vote in colonial America.

Women's suffrage in the United States was achieved gradually, at state and local levels, during the 19th Century and early 20th Century, culminating in1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which provided: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the Unites States or by any state on account of sex." (info from wikipedia.com)

I'm so thankful for those strong and couragous women who put their lives at risk to make it legal for everyone to vote. I can go to my polling location today without any worries of harm and decide who I want to vote for by my own free will. With all of the sacrafices that were made to ensure I had this opportunity, how could I not thank them by going out and voting. If you haven't voted, please do. If you're not voting because you don't know who to vote for, it's not too late, all of the information is on the internet. ("The internet? They have it on computers now?" heehee!) If you're not voting because you don't want to, then I'm sorry you feel that way. Many lives were given so you would have this opportunity.

In honor of what Lydia Taft, Lucy Stone, Paulina Davis, Abby Foster and many more have done to ensure my rights, I thought I'd play this fun clip from Mary Poppins. You can sing-a-long if you'd like.

California 2010-Part 2

I have some pictures to add to this portion, but they are on my mom's computer...because she took the photos with her camera. So we'll come back to this time period again later.
Dooku and Batman on the Bugs Life train ride.An hour or so into our first day of Disneyland, Perrin is already napping. That is one thing that made me jealous. He could take a nap at any time.Batman and Dooku being silly and eating fruit snacks.
This is Perrin after his 2nd blow out. TMI. Perrin had a blowout every day of our vacation except for Sunday and the day we came home. One time it was on Grandpa during the Snow White ride. Sorry Dad! It just means Perrin likes you. heehee!Here is Hutch and Perrin in front of The Haunted Mansion. It is decorated as Nightmare Before Christmas. That made it more fun since Hutch and I both love that movie.My parents next to the carriage. Aren't they cute? :)

Thankful Month

I know I should do this during other months too but we have this perfectly nice month that helps remind me to do this.

Each day this month, I'm going to blog something I'm thankful for. Might be some short blogs, might be some long blogs. Who knows! But we all know how much it helps life to count our blessings so I'm going to make note of at least one a day.

I'm thankful for Dragon Diner restaurant. (you thought I was going to say my family - I've got a whole month I don't want to say the obvious ones first). Saturday night I was going to make these yummy open faced sandwiches but things didn't go together like planned (had them on Sunday instead). We ended up ordering delivery from Dragon Diner (it's Chinese food). When we called they said it would be about 40 minutes because they are busy with deliveries. We said no problem. 20 minutes later our door bell rings. We thought it was trick-or-treaters but it wasn't, it was our food. They are soooo fast even on busy evenings. We did give our delivery guy a good tip and some candy. Their food is really good and their service is awesome. I'm thankful for the family that started the business and is sharing their wonderful cooking talents with the rest of us. And I'm thankful that they are willing to spend a holiday making food for others.

California 2010-Part 1

We were able to go on a family vacation a week or so ago. And when I say "family" vacation it was my whole family (on my side). My parents, Becky, Chad, the kids, James, Lindsay and us. My sister Liz and my brother in law John blessed their adorable little boy in California (where they live) so the whole family decided to be there and make a vacation out of it. And since they live close to Disneyland, we went there too. I'll do my best to get pictures in order, but some might not be.

We rent a house a few minutes away from Disneyland. One of the best decisions we ever made. It was perfect for our family. It helped that it had a pool and hot tub. So much fun!

Here's the start:
Heading to the airport! Oma took us to the airport so we didn't have to leave a car. Perrin flew great! We gave him a bottle during take-off and fell asleep. He woke up just before landing and started to cry. The really nice flight attendant came over and tried massaging ears to help. We just gave him another bottle and he fell back asleep. A lady on the plane stopped us after the flight and told us we had the best behaved child on the plane. What a compliment!Morning of the first day at Disneyland. He's really excited! :) Or he's just laughing with Mommy. Grandma, Fancy Nancy (after falling down), Batman, Becky and Perrin watching Grandpa, Chad and Dooku ride on Grizzly Rapids. (Hutch was buying a hat). The ride broke down right before the first hill. They were given fast passes to use on any ride though. This is Perrin's first ride ever. It's the carousel at California Adventure. Batman was excited to ride the ride next to Perrin. Perrin seemed to like the ride.
Here's Fancy Nancy and Grandma on the carousel together.

More to come later.

Happy Birthday Dad!!!!

You may have thought I didn't see

Or that I hadn't heard,

Life lessons that you taught me,

But I got every word.

Perhaps you thought I missed it all,

And that we'd grow apart,

But Dad, I picked up everything,

It's written on my heart.

Without you, Dad, I wouldn't be

The woman I am today;

You built a strong foundation

No one can take away

I've grown up with your values,

And I'm very glad I did;

So here's to you, dear father,

From your forever grateful kid.

~Joanna Fuchs

Boots = Happiness

The past few days I've had fat, ugly days. Days when my self-esteem is really low. I've been stressed and busy and not feeling great about myself. I've been struggling with my weight and getting depressed about it. My adorable hubby has been doing his best to make me feel better and I know he loves me dearly but it doesn't always make me feel completely great. As many of you know, I have a love of shoes. Shoes never make you feel fat. (except the last month of my pregnancy because my feet were swollen but it was ok because I could wear flip-flops the whole time and my feet went back to normal having having Perrin). So today I'd like to introduce you to my new little friends. They put a huge smile on my face and I do feel better today!It's probably materialistic of me to have boots help my mood, but whatever works! Aren't they cute!!! And yes, my desk is cluttered but won't be soon.