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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Mud Run

Some photos from my race over the weekend. The woman I ran with is Wolf Cookie--we hiked the trail with her.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

The Bathroom: Phase 1

No, not peeing, dear family, remodeling!

Stu and I loved the tile bathrooms in Oz so much that we’re working on redoing our bathrooms! Or, bathroom, rather. The master bath will soon be covered in tile. So far we’ve had to hacksaw some bolts, but we’re getting there. The vinyl is up, the floor is now swept. I’ve got to take the door off and get that little white ring and the toilet’s wax ring up today and then we’ll be ready to lay the backerboard down!

On another note, we think the little man may be teething, this time some molars, which are apparently very painful. He’s very clingy this morning, wouldn’t let me put him down for over an hour, and then finally he just conked out. It took a bit to weasel out from under him, but I did and this is what remains:

I promise, this week I will post Oz updates and photos!

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Monday, July 07, 2008

Google Anyone?

It’s 12:26 am and I am currently googling “How to get your 1-year old back on a normal sleep routine after traveling to Australia for two weeks.” I’m finding nothing that will help RIGHT NOW but stuff that will help OVER A FEW DAYS. Until then........pray for patience, please!

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Monday, June 16, 2008

The Boy is One!

Sorry for the three updates I’ve just posted like crazy. Anyway, the boy is one and I can’t believe it. Everyone said it would happen fast, but man, during the sleepless nights and the long days, I never thought this year would end. Now instead of a little lump who sits on the couch and just follows you with his eyes, we have a toddler--yes he toddles! He’s now taking up to ten steps at a time. Very slow and very shaky, but steps nonetheless!

Anyway, I guess we’re in for a real treat now when he runs around on his feet instead of crawling.

He loves to look at you when you say no, smile, and then turn right around and do whatever you told him not to.

I’ll make a more detailed entry soon, but lots of things to do and miles to go before I sleep!

Birthday photos:

Oh, look, the cardboard my pressie came in. This is so much more fun than the actual present…

Huh, this football would fit nicely on top of my pressie…

Wow, this box is so much cooler than the pressie that came in it…

And a cupcake montage…

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Family Photos

Here’s an updated photo of the three of us.

Here’s a photo of my sis, her hubby, and JJ.

Here’s my dad and AK. Notice the shirt!! Go Socceroos!

And some of me and the boy and then Grammy and Dub with the two boys!

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Dinner Theater

Hello all, here are some photos I’m trying to get posted before we head down to Oz in JUST A FEW DAYS!!!

Our Dinner Theater this year was The Wizard of Oz You can see a few photos of the cafeteria where people ate, and then a few of the set and kids.

The kids got me that T-shirt that I’m wearing. It says “Don’t Make Me Get My Flying Monkeys!” I guess they think I’m a witch.....

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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Countdown

12 days and counting...can’t wait to see you guys! This is the look I’m going to give Alexander if he acts up on the plane!

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Monday, May 12, 2008

mothers day weekend

Just two photos, but we don’t get many of all three of us!

Hope everyone had a great day!

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Saturday, May 03, 2008

Strawberry Festival

Today we went to the Strawberry Festival in Roanoke. We met up with the Wolf Cookies and picked up an injured Beavis, who we hiked with in ‘04, to bring him here to recoup a bit. Had a great time, at $6 strawberry shortcakes and had an...interesting...meal at TGI Fridays, a place I used to love which now serves MSG in everything, including their oreo chocolate cake. You can guess who is getting an angry letter from me!

Anyway, here are some photos:

And, a rarely-seen photo of mommy with Alexander! Yay!

The Strawberry Festival is a fundraiser every year for the Community School, they get about 20,000-30,000 people a year to the festival. The strawberries are huge but the crowds are, too!

They have live bands, and this guy loved the Wiggle-like band for the kids. He was seriously rocking out.

Wolf Cookie, Dances with Wolf Cookie, Denton, and Lorali (who was born July 31, 2007, just a month and a half after Alexander) came along to visit!

Beavis is dealing with some serious injuries right now that are keeping him off the Trail. Poor Beavis :( But the pain meds are nice, right???

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Vegimite!

The boy had his first sample of Vegimite today. I’m not sure if I’m spelling that correctly or not, so I apologize for my murder of an Aussie staple, but I try to not even look at the jar for fear of throwing up. On the other hand, the boy apparently seems to be Australian, at least in part--because the Vegimite was a success!