So, my "mommy-group" that I have been involved with for over a year (online...) switched formats... and for SOME cyber-reason unknown to me... I can't post a message, carry on a conversation, keep my journal (it helps me vent out the day...)... I'm SO bummed.
Usually when Tim works these looooooong weekends, I waste time 'chatting' with my cyber-peeps.
I can't do that this weekend.
NOT that I DON'T have anything else to do around this house (like nap)... Not like I don't have any REAL friends to call & chat with...
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL! (and dad)!!
My Darling Hannah turned TWO years old on Monday.
My Fabulous Father turned Two Plus Sixty on Monday!
Here is a little tribute to the birthday girl:
September 15, 2006:
And she hasn't stopped since....
Welcome to my world Baby Girl!
Let's go home, now.
Here are my Birthday-Celebrators over the years:
2006.
Sorry Hayley - you have to share now.
2007.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
2008
No, papa... Rocket is MY present...
(Hannah says, "Thanks dad. You didn't listen to mom today when she said 'Grab the dress I bought for Hannah's Birthday...' Instead, you pulled out an 18-month sized shirt for my 3T tummy... I know it is cute and precious, but wouldn't I have looked cuter in that blue dress?")
(crud. Now I have tears in my eyes & want another baby.)
My Fabulous Father turned Two Plus Sixty on Monday!
Here is a little tribute to the birthday girl:
September 15, 2006:
And she hasn't stopped since....
Welcome to my world Baby Girl!
Let's go home, now.
Here are my Birthday-Celebrators over the years:
2006.
Sorry Hayley - you have to share now.
2007.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
2008
No, papa... Rocket is MY present...
(Hannah says, "Thanks dad. You didn't listen to mom today when she said 'Grab the dress I bought for Hannah's Birthday...' Instead, you pulled out an 18-month sized shirt for my 3T tummy... I know it is cute and precious, but wouldn't I have looked cuter in that blue dress?")
(crud. Now I have tears in my eyes & want another baby.)
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Hannah's Dancing to the New Kids!
I love that my little girl is learning to love the NKOTB at an early age.
NOW:
BACK THEN:
REEEEEEALY Back then:
*They Still make my heart flutter*
I taped their performance on the "TODAY" show last week... (because some of us are now adults & have to be at work at 8:30).
ANYWAY, since she is WIIIIIIDE awake at 12:26am...I put the tape in... She is marching & twirling & just STARING at them dancing. Then she giggles & says "oooo yayayaya"
I still love me some new-kids! October 21, I am being treated & escorted to the NKOTB concert at the XCel Center by my darling friend, Becky.
Will it be strange if I pull out my NKOTB shirts from 1990? (yes, ha ha, I WILL have to sew them all together to cover vital parts of my body that have... um.... shall we just say "grown"... since 7th grade).
Actually - the ultimate horror of it all is... I think my mom "lost" all the NKOTB shirts over the years... Like... I probably told her to get rid of them, but I like to think that they were purposely disposed of by my evil mother (whom I love with all my heart). ACTUALLY - now that I think about how much my mom L-O-V-E-D the NKOTB... (she brought me to 4 concerts & allowed me to 'wallpaper' my room & ceiling with their posters...)... I BET SHE HAS THEM & WEARS THEM UNDER HER SCRUBS AT WORK!!!!!!!!!!! I'm SO raiding her closet.
I DID find my huge 3' x 3' cloth banner... maybe I'll make a skirt. (well, the FRONT of a skirt) LOL!!!!
NOW:
BACK THEN:
REEEEEEALY Back then:
*They Still make my heart flutter*
I taped their performance on the "TODAY" show last week... (because some of us are now adults & have to be at work at 8:30).
ANYWAY, since she is WIIIIIIDE awake at 12:26am...I put the tape in... She is marching & twirling & just STARING at them dancing. Then she giggles & says "oooo yayayaya"
I still love me some new-kids! October 21, I am being treated & escorted to the NKOTB concert at the XCel Center by my darling friend, Becky.
Will it be strange if I pull out my NKOTB shirts from 1990? (yes, ha ha, I WILL have to sew them all together to cover vital parts of my body that have... um.... shall we just say "grown"... since 7th grade).
Actually - the ultimate horror of it all is... I think my mom "lost" all the NKOTB shirts over the years... Like... I probably told her to get rid of them, but I like to think that they were purposely disposed of by my evil mother (whom I love with all my heart). ACTUALLY - now that I think about how much my mom L-O-V-E-D the NKOTB... (she brought me to 4 concerts & allowed me to 'wallpaper' my room & ceiling with their posters...)... I BET SHE HAS THEM & WEARS THEM UNDER HER SCRUBS AT WORK!!!!!!!!!!! I'm SO raiding her closet.
I DID find my huge 3' x 3' cloth banner... maybe I'll make a skirt. (well, the FRONT of a skirt) LOL!!!!
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
10 Things...
Ten Things that Make Me Happy:
10. Having 2 empty sinks in the kitchen!
9. Having an empty dishwasher!!
8. The New Beverly Hills 90210 Show! (I'm still 14, thanks for asking.)
7. The fact that the RNC is in St. Paul. GO St. PAUL!
6. THE START OF THE NFL SEASON!!!!! GO VIKES!
5. Knowing that in 6 weeks - I'M GOING TO SEE THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK!!!!!!! (Told you I'm still 14!)
4. The temperature right now is 61 degrees & I have the windows open & LOVE IT!
3. How freaky all these dumb protesters are... Really?! What are you attempting to prove?
2. How cute my little Hannah was tonight: She tried to crawl up on the couch with me, but couldn't & then ran out of the living room, went to the bathroom, got the stool, brought it to the couch, climbed up. *I WIN MOMMY! Now give me some popcorn.*
1. How precious Hayley is. "In two days, my eyes will be stronger & I won't need to wear the glasses we bought at WalMart last summer." (actual quote.)
Wait... Tied for #1:
#1 part Two: TIMMY made #s 10 & 9 happen for me today!!!
#1 part Three: The fact that Jay Leno said: If Sarah Palin becomes the VP, she might actually be the first Beauty Queen to achieve her life dream of World Peace!!! HeeHeee. Must Watch Miss Congeniality this week...
TEN THINGS THAT MAKE ME SAD:
10. The fact that I didn't get to have Mini-Donuts at the state fair, because I said "Tim, let's not spend money on anything we can get anytime"... Now, answer this... WHEN were you able to walk into SuperAmerica & get a dozen Tiny Tim Mini Donuts?!?!?
9. The fact that right after I said to Tim: Please, don't loose my "McCain08" button that I bought for Auntie Lois... he lost my McCain08 Button that I bought for Auntie Lois. (Sorry Lalo). THEN, when I asked him about it... he said "What button?" ARGH! Men.
8. My Hair. Seriously. I need a hair cut. BUT I had this crazy idea that I want to donate my cut hair to Locks of Love. But they need a minimum of 7 inches below the ponytail... which means I need to grow at least 4 more inches... which will take FOREVER.
7. That the RNC is in St. Paul! Can we PLEASE talk about something else on the news?!? Do we need Live reports every 30 seconds???
6. One of my residents from work passed away yesterday. I'm sad because my boss thinks things happen in "3"s, so she's naming the next 2 to go! (well, to her defense, there is one resident that was told he wouldn't live through the weekend... & he did.)
5. Hayley doesn't leave her glasses on. I don't know if they work. She says she can't see through them.
4. Hmmmm. I'm a pretty happy person. This list is hard for me!
3. The fact that John McCain meant to choose ME to be his running mate, but forgot my last name. (Come on... HOW MUCH FUN would this country have if I was 2nd in command?!?!)
2. Al Franken commercials. Especially the one that is SO SHOCKING that Norm Coleman would go fishing in ALASKA!!! OMG! My dad goes fishing in CANADA every-year. That's a whole different COUNTRY!! (Mr. Franken... you're stretching a little far to make your opponent look bad...)
1. Our Swimming Pool closed yesterday for the season. & I only went swimming 3 or 4 times this summer!!!
Next Time I'm doing a "5-Sad-Things" list, because it will be easier!
10. Having 2 empty sinks in the kitchen!
9. Having an empty dishwasher!!
8. The New Beverly Hills 90210 Show! (I'm still 14, thanks for asking.)
7. The fact that the RNC is in St. Paul. GO St. PAUL!
6. THE START OF THE NFL SEASON!!!!! GO VIKES!
5. Knowing that in 6 weeks - I'M GOING TO SEE THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK!!!!!!! (Told you I'm still 14!)
4. The temperature right now is 61 degrees & I have the windows open & LOVE IT!
3. How freaky all these dumb protesters are... Really?! What are you attempting to prove?
2. How cute my little Hannah was tonight: She tried to crawl up on the couch with me, but couldn't & then ran out of the living room, went to the bathroom, got the stool, brought it to the couch, climbed up. *I WIN MOMMY! Now give me some popcorn.*
1. How precious Hayley is. "In two days, my eyes will be stronger & I won't need to wear the glasses we bought at WalMart last summer." (actual quote.)
Wait... Tied for #1:
#1 part Two: TIMMY made #s 10 & 9 happen for me today!!!
#1 part Three: The fact that Jay Leno said: If Sarah Palin becomes the VP, she might actually be the first Beauty Queen to achieve her life dream of World Peace!!! HeeHeee. Must Watch Miss Congeniality this week...
TEN THINGS THAT MAKE ME SAD:
10. The fact that I didn't get to have Mini-Donuts at the state fair, because I said "Tim, let's not spend money on anything we can get anytime"... Now, answer this... WHEN were you able to walk into SuperAmerica & get a dozen Tiny Tim Mini Donuts?!?!?
9. The fact that right after I said to Tim: Please, don't loose my "McCain08" button that I bought for Auntie Lois... he lost my McCain08 Button that I bought for Auntie Lois. (Sorry Lalo). THEN, when I asked him about it... he said "What button?" ARGH! Men.
8. My Hair. Seriously. I need a hair cut. BUT I had this crazy idea that I want to donate my cut hair to Locks of Love. But they need a minimum of 7 inches below the ponytail... which means I need to grow at least 4 more inches... which will take FOREVER.
7. That the RNC is in St. Paul! Can we PLEASE talk about something else on the news?!? Do we need Live reports every 30 seconds???
6. One of my residents from work passed away yesterday. I'm sad because my boss thinks things happen in "3"s, so she's naming the next 2 to go! (well, to her defense, there is one resident that was told he wouldn't live through the weekend... & he did.)
5. Hayley doesn't leave her glasses on. I don't know if they work. She says she can't see through them.
4. Hmmmm. I'm a pretty happy person. This list is hard for me!
3. The fact that John McCain meant to choose ME to be his running mate, but forgot my last name. (Come on... HOW MUCH FUN would this country have if I was 2nd in command?!?!)
2. Al Franken commercials. Especially the one that is SO SHOCKING that Norm Coleman would go fishing in ALASKA!!! OMG! My dad goes fishing in CANADA every-year. That's a whole different COUNTRY!! (Mr. Franken... you're stretching a little far to make your opponent look bad...)
1. Our Swimming Pool closed yesterday for the season. & I only went swimming 3 or 4 times this summer!!!
Next Time I'm doing a "5-Sad-Things" list, because it will be easier!
Friday, August 22, 2008
August... The end of Summer.
So, it has been TWO Months almost, since I blogged.
My Dear Cousin Carrie has managed to squeeze in approximately 65 blogs since then.
I can't compete.
The only new news is this...
HAYLEY ANNE HARRIGER needs glasses. I've come to terms with this. It was hard at first... but I realized she's still Hayley... and Uhm... last time I looked in the mirror... I was wearing glasses, too.
Here is a shot of Hayley wearing her new glasses: :P
Seriously - they come in sometime this weekend & they are pink!
Since I'm here... here are some other pictures from August & July:
SUPER FLYING HAYLEY!
C-O-N-C-E-N-T-R-A-T-E!
The 2020 Olympics are fast approaching & I think we're training for the tallest Olympic Gold Medalist EVER!!
You all know Tim & his quest for useless knowledge... of course he Googled "Tallest Olympic Gymnast" & discovered that the girl considered THE TALLEST was all of 5-feet, 4-inches!
No wonder when I was in Kindergarten, the gymnastics teacher at the YMCA told my mom that "Maybe gymnastics isn't the best place for Sara."
WHY NOT!?!? Just because I was already 150# & 5-foot tall?!?!
Anyway, we enrolled Hayley in a "tumbling tots" gymnastics class during July & August.
She LOVED going to "nymnistikas" every Wednesday! This past Wednesday was the final class.
We're looking into either Soccer or more gymnastics for the September/October schedule. It is something I think is fun for Hayley - getting out, being a big girl, getting away from Hannah for 45 minutes... & Hannah loves it too, because she gets to play with Rosie!
(Rosie is one of the Albus girls that I babysat when I was in High School & College.)
Rosie loves it too, because she gets paid! :)
(& Payback is the best... "Hey Rosie.. we're here & Hannah needs a clean diaper. See you in an hour!")
Tim & I celebrated nine...
NINE! 9! Nueve! Neun! Neuf!!!
YEARS of marriage on August 14.
Tim started a tradition of buying me one rose for every year... and now I told him it is better to buy a dozen & take out the "extras"... He was buying the $4 stems. That was fine years 1 - 4! LOL
I met TWO of my "Cyber-Mommy" friends!!!
Jill is from Chicago. She was in MN on business in August.
Her son Jack is Hannah's age. I "met" Jill through BabyCenter.com's "Birth-Club"...
(I can't wait until she is forced to return to Minneapolis!!!)
I also met another "Cyber-mommy" friend in July!
Eliza lives in Michigan (Ann Arbor). Her Daughter is Jessalyn. They came to MN for their summer vacation at the Mall of America. They attempted to go down-town Minneapolis to check out the Hard Rock Cafe.
Let's just say they got a GREAT tour of the downtown area, but never found Block E or the Hard Rock Cafe! Or wait... did the find it & couldn't find parking? or did they turn right & end up in St. Paul? I can't remember. Anyway. I told them driving downtown Minneapolis isnt' for MPLS rookies.
I think I met the tallest & least-tall "cyber-friend" this summer. Jill tops off just under 5-feet tall & Eliza is on the 6-foot side of the fence.
(I'm pretty sure Eliza's 6 feet tall... I do have one friend at least AS tall if not taller than Eliza, Val is 6'Something. I look forward to meeting her one day, too! Maybe I could meet Eliza & Val at the same time & officially be "The Short One" for the first time EVER!!!)
Strawberries, Corn & Slides, OH MY!
Seriously... the slowest slide ever. She was actually stopped & just sitting there in this picture.
Like... GREASE THAT BABY UP!!
Picking Strawberries on the 4th of July
The black dot on Hannah's left arm.... A GIANT MOSQUITO! No kidding.
A bit of foreshadowing?
On July 4, I woke up to this standing over me. She grabbed my glasses & was goofing off... Of course my camera is sitting on my night-stand.
(and for the record... those are MY glasses, not hers.)
My Dear Cousin Carrie has managed to squeeze in approximately 65 blogs since then.
I can't compete.
The only new news is this...
HAYLEY ANNE HARRIGER needs glasses. I've come to terms with this. It was hard at first... but I realized she's still Hayley... and Uhm... last time I looked in the mirror... I was wearing glasses, too.
Here is a shot of Hayley wearing her new glasses: :P
Seriously - they come in sometime this weekend & they are pink!
Since I'm here... here are some other pictures from August & July:
SUPER FLYING HAYLEY!
C-O-N-C-E-N-T-R-A-T-E!
The 2020 Olympics are fast approaching & I think we're training for the tallest Olympic Gold Medalist EVER!!
You all know Tim & his quest for useless knowledge... of course he Googled "Tallest Olympic Gymnast" & discovered that the girl considered THE TALLEST was all of 5-feet, 4-inches!
No wonder when I was in Kindergarten, the gymnastics teacher at the YMCA told my mom that "Maybe gymnastics isn't the best place for Sara."
WHY NOT!?!? Just because I was already 150# & 5-foot tall?!?!
Anyway, we enrolled Hayley in a "tumbling tots" gymnastics class during July & August.
She LOVED going to "nymnistikas" every Wednesday! This past Wednesday was the final class.
We're looking into either Soccer or more gymnastics for the September/October schedule. It is something I think is fun for Hayley - getting out, being a big girl, getting away from Hannah for 45 minutes... & Hannah loves it too, because she gets to play with Rosie!
(Rosie is one of the Albus girls that I babysat when I was in High School & College.)
Rosie loves it too, because she gets paid! :)
(& Payback is the best... "Hey Rosie.. we're here & Hannah needs a clean diaper. See you in an hour!")
Tim & I celebrated nine...
NINE! 9! Nueve! Neun! Neuf!!!
YEARS of marriage on August 14.
Tim started a tradition of buying me one rose for every year... and now I told him it is better to buy a dozen & take out the "extras"... He was buying the $4 stems. That was fine years 1 - 4! LOL
I met TWO of my "Cyber-Mommy" friends!!!
Jill is from Chicago. She was in MN on business in August.
Her son Jack is Hannah's age. I "met" Jill through BabyCenter.com's "Birth-Club"...
(I can't wait until she is forced to return to Minneapolis!!!)
I also met another "Cyber-mommy" friend in July!
Eliza lives in Michigan (Ann Arbor). Her Daughter is Jessalyn. They came to MN for their summer vacation at the Mall of America. They attempted to go down-town Minneapolis to check out the Hard Rock Cafe.
Let's just say they got a GREAT tour of the downtown area, but never found Block E or the Hard Rock Cafe! Or wait... did the find it & couldn't find parking? or did they turn right & end up in St. Paul? I can't remember. Anyway. I told them driving downtown Minneapolis isnt' for MPLS rookies.
I think I met the tallest & least-tall "cyber-friend" this summer. Jill tops off just under 5-feet tall & Eliza is on the 6-foot side of the fence.
(I'm pretty sure Eliza's 6 feet tall... I do have one friend at least AS tall if not taller than Eliza, Val is 6'Something. I look forward to meeting her one day, too! Maybe I could meet Eliza & Val at the same time & officially be "The Short One" for the first time EVER!!!)
Strawberries, Corn & Slides, OH MY!
Seriously... the slowest slide ever. She was actually stopped & just sitting there in this picture.
Like... GREASE THAT BABY UP!!
Picking Strawberries on the 4th of July
The black dot on Hannah's left arm.... A GIANT MOSQUITO! No kidding.
A bit of foreshadowing?
On July 4, I woke up to this standing over me. She grabbed my glasses & was goofing off... Of course my camera is sitting on my night-stand.
(and for the record... those are MY glasses, not hers.)
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