So, yeah, I have been down in the dumps lately. A little "home" sick, a little lonely, a little stressed.
Today was a good day though. I caught part of a Joyce Meyer show this morning. It was good-made me sing...made me feel better. After that I got to see some of my favorite In (out) Laws! :), storytime at the library, new friends for Alexis and I came over to play until 1. Trystan is napping and has been for an hour, Alexis is having tag time, I am doing laundry and cleaned the dishes some. Today is good. It is good b/c I chose for it to be good. God loves me, so I can have good days! Every day should be good. I just gotta keep this up. The nicer weather will make it easier since we can head out to the park or pool or somewhere fun whenever the weather is nice!
Just wanted to let everyone know I ma having a good/positive day!
I am watching Fireproof-Chris has been working late so we cannot see it together, but so far so good.
And a special thank you to a special lady-Mrs Jones...I am still singing Mr Jones in my head...you have made this move so much easier. I will be making your bff contract soon! :)
Lori Jean Jelly Bean!
2.18.2009
2.15.2009
Love is D-Vine!!
We went on a DATE!!!
Chris and I went to Granbury, TX to go on a Wine & Chocolate riverboat cruise. It was really fun. Sure, over half the people there were on SS, but it was still fun. There were 5 different wines that we tasted and 5 yummy chocolates! I did not know they had chocolate, cherry, or almond flavored wines! Then there were great tuffles that were made by a kind of local bakery. Oh yeah...the wines were all from a local winery with I think 4 locations here! We learned some neat things about wine and got to learn a lot. www.granburyriverboat.com
This was soo much fun!! www.dvinewineusa.com www.blacktiebakery.com
Then you ask...did the kids go with you?? No. We got a babysitter. It was the first time we have ever had someone we did not already know keeping the kids, but it went well. She was referred by a lady from the Weatherford MOPS group. The girl works at the church's children's day out and MOPS meetings and also babysits for many moms at the church. The kids were both happy when we got home and safe. That is all you can really ask for right!
This is the first Valentine's Day we have gone on a date other than just going out to eat...and it was awesome!!
This is what we needed! Chris has been working 7 days/wk right now and we have not had Any us time. We also think we found a babysitter which means more dates, and I can take the cake decorating class at the college!! :) Fun times to come! I will put up photos of various things sometime!
We love you all, the kids are good, we are good...we hope you all are good!
Chris and I went to Granbury, TX to go on a Wine & Chocolate riverboat cruise. It was really fun. Sure, over half the people there were on SS, but it was still fun. There were 5 different wines that we tasted and 5 yummy chocolates! I did not know they had chocolate, cherry, or almond flavored wines! Then there were great tuffles that were made by a kind of local bakery. Oh yeah...the wines were all from a local winery with I think 4 locations here! We learned some neat things about wine and got to learn a lot. www.granburyriverboat.com
This was soo much fun!! www.dvinewineusa.com www.blacktiebakery.com
Then you ask...did the kids go with you?? No. We got a babysitter. It was the first time we have ever had someone we did not already know keeping the kids, but it went well. She was referred by a lady from the Weatherford MOPS group. The girl works at the church's children's day out and MOPS meetings and also babysits for many moms at the church. The kids were both happy when we got home and safe. That is all you can really ask for right!
This is the first Valentine's Day we have gone on a date other than just going out to eat...and it was awesome!!
This is what we needed! Chris has been working 7 days/wk right now and we have not had Any us time. We also think we found a babysitter which means more dates, and I can take the cake decorating class at the college!! :) Fun times to come! I will put up photos of various things sometime!
We love you all, the kids are good, we are good...we hope you all are good!
2.03.2009
"Nu Uh" and "Yeah"
How to tell that your 9 month old understands the meaning of "nu uh" and "yeah":
While he is standing up and opening bathroom cabinets you tell him "nu uh", then he responds with "yeah" over and over and over again!
It has been very uneventful and yet eventful around here. Almost every one in the house has had some sort of cough, runny nose, stomach virus. For now *knock on wood* no one is sick though. It is unfortunate that we have been sick b/c it has hindered our ability to get more into the new church. Last Wednesday I had made up my mind-I was like "We are going! That is it! Chris can take care of himself if he gets home before we do." (I have not gone on Wed b/c Chris would get home to an empty house). After I made up my mind, I get a call and email from the church that they are closed b/c the ice storm! Ehh. New bible study and kids Awana tomorrow night here we come! So that is that...
My boy is growing too fast! He is learning how to share. If he is eating something (ex: his socks, plastic toys, cheerios that fell out of his mouth) then he will try to put some in your mouth too! He is working on walking. He holds on and walks around his play yard, he also tries to stand up without holding on a lot-usually falls, but that is ok! He got his 4 top teeth now so he has 6 teeth!!! He is talking more (mama, dada, yeah, uh oh) and he shakes his head "NO" if he does not want something-he always wants bananas or pancakes though! Cutest of all though-he LOVES music and dancing! If a song with a good beat come on he shakes his whole body or stands up (if he isn't in the car) and shakes his butt! It is adorable. Alexis and I often have little dance sessions with him and he just laughs and smiles soo much!
Alexis is reading 1-3 letter words!! We do flash cards during learning time. We are working on making friends not on TV. She has played with April's kiddos more and our new neighbor has 3 kids and we have had some playtimes with then. I really hope she gets close to someone! She is super intersted in cooking now! Wonder how that happened??!! ;) She has her own cookbook now and has picked out some recipes for the week!
I am getting a little less hairbrained these days! I started doing two week grocery shopping and making two weeks worth of meal plans to go with it! It really cuts down on the dinnertime stresses, the shopping stresses, and the desire to go out to eat! I am trying to learn how to bake also! I know!! Chris got me a stand mixer for Christmas and it does make a big difference when trying to mix up yummy baked goodies!
Chris is still the awesomest! We got to go out for my birthday (thanks April and Jason!) and that was a lot of fun! Being able to talk without kid interuptions was awesome! He is working hard and unfortunately is on 7 days a week 11 hrs a day with 2 additional hours of drive time! He gets pretty tired but we knew it would come with the job.
Good to be back folks! I will try to update more often!
The Lady of the Lopez Home!
While he is standing up and opening bathroom cabinets you tell him "nu uh", then he responds with "yeah" over and over and over again!
It has been very uneventful and yet eventful around here. Almost every one in the house has had some sort of cough, runny nose, stomach virus. For now *knock on wood* no one is sick though. It is unfortunate that we have been sick b/c it has hindered our ability to get more into the new church. Last Wednesday I had made up my mind-I was like "We are going! That is it! Chris can take care of himself if he gets home before we do." (I have not gone on Wed b/c Chris would get home to an empty house). After I made up my mind, I get a call and email from the church that they are closed b/c the ice storm! Ehh. New bible study and kids Awana tomorrow night here we come! So that is that...
My boy is growing too fast! He is learning how to share. If he is eating something (ex: his socks, plastic toys, cheerios that fell out of his mouth) then he will try to put some in your mouth too! He is working on walking. He holds on and walks around his play yard, he also tries to stand up without holding on a lot-usually falls, but that is ok! He got his 4 top teeth now so he has 6 teeth!!! He is talking more (mama, dada, yeah, uh oh) and he shakes his head "NO" if he does not want something-he always wants bananas or pancakes though! Cutest of all though-he LOVES music and dancing! If a song with a good beat come on he shakes his whole body or stands up (if he isn't in the car) and shakes his butt! It is adorable. Alexis and I often have little dance sessions with him and he just laughs and smiles soo much!
Alexis is reading 1-3 letter words!! We do flash cards during learning time. We are working on making friends not on TV. She has played with April's kiddos more and our new neighbor has 3 kids and we have had some playtimes with then. I really hope she gets close to someone! She is super intersted in cooking now! Wonder how that happened??!! ;) She has her own cookbook now and has picked out some recipes for the week!
I am getting a little less hairbrained these days! I started doing two week grocery shopping and making two weeks worth of meal plans to go with it! It really cuts down on the dinnertime stresses, the shopping stresses, and the desire to go out to eat! I am trying to learn how to bake also! I know!! Chris got me a stand mixer for Christmas and it does make a big difference when trying to mix up yummy baked goodies!
Chris is still the awesomest! We got to go out for my birthday (thanks April and Jason!) and that was a lot of fun! Being able to talk without kid interuptions was awesome! He is working hard and unfortunately is on 7 days a week 11 hrs a day with 2 additional hours of drive time! He gets pretty tired but we knew it would come with the job.
Good to be back folks! I will try to update more often!
The Lady of the Lopez Home!
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