Chugga Chugga Woo Woo

The Kiddo's daycare provider (a wonderful woman that we consider a dear friend) gave him a train set as a Christmas present. He's been doing nothing else since we got home today. He's in heaven.




Kiddo's Jar = full (which means his mom's is as well)

Diggin the New Digs

All moved! Whew! What a weekend! I got sick on top of it, but still was able to get the new place together enough for when the Kiddo came home from the Christmas weekend spent with his dad.He was so excited to see that he had his own room with all his toys in it.
He had presents from many friends and family members waiting for him to open and he wasted no time. There aren't pictures of all of them, but thank you, thank you, thank you to ALL of our dear loved ones who thought about him/us this holiday.
The evening was spent with his toys, followed by watching movies together before bed.
Quality bonding time if you ask me!

One part of our bedtime routine is where we "talk". He sits on my stomach and we talk about his day and often sing songs together as he tries to prolong bedtime. Last night we sang a few songs that I learned back at Girls Camp 15 years ago (excuse my voice, the cold isn't gone).

If you're out there...

Stranger knocks twice.

Honski opens door.

Stranger: Is Honski here?

Honski: Yes, I'm Honski.

Stranger holds out a giant Christmas card and gift.

Stranger: I'm doing this for a friend. They love you a whole lot.

Honski: Uh, wow, thank you.

Stranger turns and leaves.

I never knew Santa's Elves loved me, but just in case they read my blog (hope so since I don't know how else to get in touch with them)....

Filled my jar with happiness, love, humility, peace of mind, and thanks. Really, thank you so very much for making me feel loved!

My Home

These are the hills I played on as a child...

And every once in a while...

when I'm weathering a snow storm...

I need a little reminder that something else exists.

Ahh yes, I remember.

Filled it!

The Girl and The Fig

The girl = my adorable sister in law

(and 13 of her closest family members...)

The fig = lacing every dish we ordered at a GREAT restaurant called....

The Girl and The Fig

SO delicious, wonderful atmosphere (minus the Kiddo's squirming/minor complaints), and the best company I could ask for!

The Kiddo and his cousin are really starting to love each other instead of ONLY fighting over toy trains. However, I MUST say that I think his cousin is happier to share his toys than the Kiddo is. Thanks Kiddo's Cousin (and his Mommy who made the whole dinner possible)!

We all returned home that night with happy, fig-filled jars.

Santa by Air

Pineapple Skillz

There I sat - happily chopping up pineapple at my parents house when my sister said, "This summer, I saw street merchants cleaning pineapple in a really cool spiral pattern." Sounded like a challenge to me!

Awww yeah!

Filled it!

(my tummy)

Funny Faces

My best friend was playing with the settings on her webcam and turned out some hilarious pictures. The Kiddo and I tried it and it kept us entertained for the better part of an hour.

Filled!

Now we are so happy, we do the dance of JOY!

I got a job! After almost 3 months of unemployment, and some RATHER stressful moments, I'm back in the game! This time in an accounting department with a construction company. I'm loving it so far. Now on to finding a new place to live before January 1st! Anybody got a basement they're looking to rent out?

Do you guys remember Perfect Strangers? Cousin Lary and Balki from Mypos? When the Dance of Joy came to mind, I HAD to look on Youtube to see if they had a vid. Ohhhh man I'm usually not this corny, especially about stupid old sitcoms, but it was a fun trip down memory lane.

And then to make things worse, I HAD to watch the opening credits and then had the theme song stuck in my head for the rest of the day. I seem to have a knack for remembering every word to songs I haven't heard in years. Not sure if that's a blessing, but it still filled my jar!

Embarrassed to admit that Mark Linn-Baker or Bronson Pinchot contributed to it, but the jar is full!

Love list...

A few things I love:

Car windows down on a warm summer night

A perfect volleyball serve

Dashboard drumming

The silence of snowfall

Unspoken understandings

Talking till dawn with an awesome friend

Over sized soft hoodies

When being brave pays off

Cream soda and honey turkey deli sandwiches

Star gazing

Doing something no one believes I would

Strawberry red toes

37" inseam WOMEN'S jeans

Songs that make me cry

A checked off to do list

Oldschool Mechwarrior, Commander Keene and Wolfenstein games

Sandra Bullock's movie wardrobes

Thanksgiving dinner (minus the yams)

Waking up without an alarm

Christmas lights (especially on Temple Square)

THIS GIGGLE RIGHT HERE!!!

(Excuse the drool...)

FILLED!

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Gobble Gobble

At ONE of our Thanksgiving dinners with dear friends (yes, we were definitely feeling the love), the Kiddo and I were asked/expected to wear the Turkey Hat while we said what we were thankful for.

Jar = STUFFED!

All Aboard!

I decided to take the Kiddo for his first ride on Trax. I made the mistake of telling him where we were going BEFORE I put him down for his nap, but assured him that as soon as he woke up, we'd go. He popped up wide awake after just 45 min saying, "Wake up! Trains! Woo woo! All aboard."

We parked on the north side of Temple Square and walked (he ran) to the closest station.

A transit officer approached us and I started to reach for our tickets to show him. But rather than looking at me, his attention was directed at the Kiddo, handing him a sticker.

He filled my jar, and based on the reactions to his enthusiasm from our fellow passengers, I think he filled a few more today as well.