FALL Projects

Here is my Fall Project List. Many of these will likely make the winter, spring or fall of 2007 list. Oh well. Surely we'll get some of these things done.

1. Landscape - plant bulbs, prepare beds, plant tree?,place rocks
2. Paint exterior trim
3. Fix fence (damage from our microburst back in MARCH ;(
4. Paint master bedroom and bathroom
5. Re-caulk bathrooms and kitchen (builders did a horrible job!)
6. Garage - clean, organize, recycle - a BIG job - very neglected area
7. Finish piano and bring inside (light sanding and staining)
8. Try out my new (used one from my mom) sewing machine - actually making something would be nice - I'd like to learn how to do some quilting
9. Wash windows
10. Scrapbook
11. Organize closets, drawers (make give-away pile)

That's it for now. I'll be happy just to get half of the list accomplished. The never-ending to-do lists.

Top Ten

Top Ten things on my mind today:

1.) too bad Project Runway was a re-run tonight
2.) reading my scriptures daily is a good thing
3.) how many people also sometimes type: "eee" or "qqq" instead of "www"?
4.) can the dental hygienist and dentist see right up my nose?
5.) was a little surprised when I found a snake in one of my perennials to be planted
6.) how much tv is too much tv for a toddler?
7.) I have too many Fall projects to accomplish
8.) thank goodness for the 2nd trimester!
9.) family is #1
10.) can you ever be totally organized?

Apple Picking

Chris scoping out the available apples
Ava and I in our cart.
Kevin and Gaia in their cart trying to make Kate happy. She later fell asleep.
Ava grinning for the camera.
Ava picking up wormy treefalls.
Gaia filling her bucket. She even climbed a few trees to get the best apples. (Later we realized we probably should've grabbed an apple picker device from the counter.)

(Late post) A few weeks ago we went to the Fieldstone apple orchard. Chris and Ava and I went as well as Kevin, Gaia and family and my mom. We had a good time. The best part for me is driving around in golf carts around the orchard instead of having to walk and drag your bucket-o-apples. Most of the apples were small but we found a nice patch of my favorite, Jonagold, which were large, beautiful and perfect for eating right away. The rest of my apples were either made into pies or are still in my fridge slowly being eaten. My mom is already ready to go back again to get more! I don't know what I'd do with more apples.

Ava also had a good time at the orchard. She quickly figured out what we were doing, hopped out of the cart and starting picking up apples - from the ground. There were a few close calls where a mooshy, wormy apple almost touched her lips. YUCK! She must have seen us all tasting the apples, a task recommended by the owners.

Project Runway Thoughts

Chris and I have been tuning in to watch Project Runway so I thought I would just share my thoughts. I am sooooooooooo ready for Jeffrey to get the boot. He is evil, or at least not a very nice person. Even though Vincent is not my favorite, I agreed with his comment last night that, "it's getty a little too ugly" for his taste.

I would reallllllllllly like for Michael to win. I think he is the best, most consistent, thoughtful designer. He's also a nice guy. Go Michael!

Other thoughts: Laura is emotional but I thought she did deserve to win one last night, Euly(sp?) -she's good but is making the same thing it seems - getting bored. Michael should win I say again.

These are just my blabs for now. I'm also getting REALLY excited for The Office season to begin. If you haven't watched it you should - it is HI larious!

Scarlet Fever

It might be hard to tell from the pictures because of lighting - but last week my daughter was covered with red spots! She had had a fever and cold symptoms so I was keeping an eye on her and giving her tylenol. I changed her shirt after her nap and discovered the rash. I got her into the doctor an hour later and they discovered that she had Scarlet Fever. It sounds terrible and can be terrible if not treated. Scarlet Fever is caused by strep and it's pretty rare in toddlers. Anyway, after 24 hours of antibiotics she was no longer contagious and was doing better. The pictures were taken on the second day so the rash was already looking a little better.

It was a little scary but the doctor was glad I got her in right away. She also had a majorly sore throat, described as "red and pussy". Poor girl.

I also got a sore throat and am taking my antibiotics too. We're doing much better now.

(By the way - Ava is wearing Kirkland brand diapers from Costco (Costco store brand). We've been using them since she was in size 3 diapers and really like them. They look almost exactly like Huggies. Just thought I'd mention that in case someone was looking for a good deal on diapers).

This makes me so sad

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/05/irwin.death/index.html

I'm so sad about Steve Irwin's death! While we weren't huge fans we had seen his show a few times. One year for Halloween, Chris went as the crocodile hunter and I went as his wife, Terri. It's just sad. He was a good guy and an advocate for animal rights, even the ugly ones.

TMNT: Turtle Power

Michelangelo (Gaia), Raphael (Kelly), Leonardo (William) and Donatello (Heidi)

My family got together this weekend and my nephew, William, wanted to do a play. He REALLY like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles so we obliged to do a play with them. Everyone had a part from Grandma & Grandpa playing the bad guys who kidnapped the little babies to the little babies played by the baby grandkids. We enjoyed the play but it got pretty late by the time we were done. My sister, Kelly, even did the ninja turtle make-up using her stage make-up from her thespian days. William had a blast but would sometimes get so involved in saving the babies and beating the bad guys that he would forget that you were just supposed to "pretend" to beat up and stab the bad guys. Thank goodness for plastic swords.

Raphael and Leonardo

William was taking his poses very seriously - it was pretty funny. He did a great job as Leonardo. We had a good time doing the video but unfortunately the recording didn't turn out so hot so it's kind of jumbled. Maybe we have to reinact it one day...