Tuesday, October 13, 2009

What I did tonight.

  • Got home from work, nursed the baby while putting off Katja who was begging very loudly for bubbies. Repeatedly.
  • Made supper while holding baby and putting off Katja who was still asking for bubbies - roasted a squash and made fresh cornbread muffins (used a mix - I'm not THAT good)
  • Grocery shopped while the girls were in the tub with Dan
  • Put Katja to bed
  • Put Anika to bed
  • Went for a run
  • Put Anika back to bed
  • Did a load of laundry
  • Washed dishes from supper
  • Made cream of leek sop for crockpot for tomorrow
  • Got the bread ready for tomorrow morning
  • Washed and chopped veggies for the veggie ray
  • Put veggies in snack containers for lunches tomorrow
  • Did another load of laundry
now I'm eating chips and I'm thinking I earned my knitting time right after this :)

Friday, October 9, 2009

Why is it....

....that although I take copious amounts of photos and upload them regularly so that my blog doesn't suck as hard as it otherwise would, and I always do this at the dining room table in my home.....


I can't find my camera cable. How is that even possible?

Dear me: really, really, you need to try to start getting it together. Really. You're a grownup now. You're 37. Stop losing stuff already.



You nitwit.



And I deleted the email with nadine's link to her wedding photos in it, so I can't show those either. Gah.

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Dear Neglected Blog


I love you, I really do. But this whole full time employment thing is really putting a damper on my recreational time, and my employer doesn't see the benefit in permitting employees to access Twitter or Facebook, so I haven't even tried Blogger.





Nadine and Nathan got married and we took advantage of their photographer, who took this beautiful shot of the little girls.



Things I'm doing...

- pre-washing and cutting veggies - Kristen, I store them in glass lidded containers. I find vegetables get really gross in ziplock bags, and I don't like my food sitting in plastic in any event. P.S. Sorry for rejecting your comment. I'm a spaz.

- NOT WORKING OUT which really sucks - I'm so tired in the mornings that I just can't get my ass out of bed and into the gym. Mostly because I'm staying up late doing the stuff I like.

- strangely, losing weight anyway. Getting out of the house for 35 hours a week is great for me - less boredom and less snacking. I'm down a couple of sizes and actually stepping up my calories a little bit because I don't want to get too skinny.

- organizing my house! Yay! We got new furniture for the living room and I looked around at the clutter and had a meltdown. Got rid of 3 massive garbage bags of clothing as well as a couple of boxes of garbage and a ton of recyclables. The girls' dresser has been emptied of outgrown clothes, inventoried and re-organized. All the yarn (mostly) is downstairs. In other developments, I'm now only allowed to knit one project at a time. Until I finish it. Yeah, we'll see how long that lasts because

- Yarn on the way!! Laines Magnifiques, cestari trim for my Mosaic Moon yarn that came in, and also some really cool Montreal Canadiens sock yarn for a surprise for Dan.

- God I need to start Christmas knitting.

- I ordered these for christmas gifts for the kids, along with tutus for Katja and Amelia. Christmas shopping for the little kids is complete, save for a even-up gift for Levi. Piece o' cake

- Got my knitting needles all organized. Then lost them. I am seriously worried they're in the autobin (dumpster). In which case I am out like $400 worth of needles. ARGH.

- next project is organizing my yarn. I can't wait - I love my yarn so much. I adore going through my stash. Although it is alarming how many hours I need in order to work it all up vs. how many hours I'm actually going to have to knit. I need a job where I can knit and work.

- pumping milk for Anika - she just turned 6 months old and is just tasting a few solids, but is not really ready (although she is sitting up quite nicely for 10-15 seconds at a time now. And has two teeth. They grow up so fast! Anyway, coming home at lunch won't be enough for her for a few more months when she's actually eating. Right now I have to make about 12 oz a day to keep up with her (we nurse at lunch too) - she's a pretty big eater. She eats a lot at night still too - (see paragraph on weight loss)

That's about it. I'm sure I'm missing a zillion things, but that's mostly it.

Hmm - random - meal plan this week - Mon roast beef (crockpot), Tues pork chops, applesauce, mashed potatoes and gravy (broccoli for veg), Wed shepherd's pie, Thurs pad thai (I think).