That weeknd list...

I didn't get everything that was on my to-do list done for the weekend, but I don't feel guilty about it because
a) there's a snow day today so I can get some things done, and I hope to do some things that aren't on there.
b) I read this post on Life as Mom on Saturday. Seemed a lot like what I was doing with my weekend to-do list. I chalked up not getting everything done to have too big of eyes and that I need to save some stuff for later.
c) I spent it with my family making memories.

Ian and I curled up on the couch Saturday and watched Peter Pan. I have not seen it since I was a wee tot and I do not remember it being as dark, the women being as catty, or Peter being as mean as it was watching it now as an adult. Ian enjoyed it, though he sat with the blanket on his lap, ready to pull it up and cover his eyes whenever he felt scared.

Saturday night we went out to my favorite restaurant, Lazlo's, for supper. Thank goodness we don't live near there because the smell alone would make me want to go there every night to eat (they have a hickory grill and the smell, mmmm). Ian's kid's meal comes with a scoop of ice cream. When our waitress asked if he still had room, he pointed to his back and said, "There's still room right here."

Sunday we went to church and got groceries. I'd like to say we were stocking up for the snow, but we really didn't know it was coming at that time.

And I did do a few things that weren't on the list, but I thought were productive anyway. I made the invites for Ian's birthday party (how can my baby boy be turning FOUR in 13 days?!?!), and prepared/froze one of the meals for our freezer exchange.

Weekend To-Do List

Yep, yet again I need to post a To-Do list on here. So blogosphere, keep me on track!

Saturday (green must do, blue if I have time):

- Find recipes for freezer exchange next week.

• Chicken Rice Casserole
• Chicken Bacon Ranch Macaroni and Cheese
• Taco Cornbread Bake
  

- Go grocery shopping
- Do 4 loads of laundry
- Finish figuring out pictures for last year's album
- Finish cutting out the rest of the blocks for the blue quilt
- Clean the house (I detest this!) kitchen and bathroom left to go...

Sunday:

- Review IEPs for work
- Make our dessert for the week I made our favorite granola bars
- Figure out scrapbook layouts for Annaliese's album
- Upload pictures and place order from Shutterfly
- Piece blue quilt
- Write Thank Yous


It's just after 9:00 am on Saturday. I would hope I can cross off a lot of these in the next 12 hours!

Perfect Weather

Yesterday was the perfect weather for snowman building. It was almost 50 degrees here in Omaha when I picked Ian up after work, so we came straight home to build our first snowman of the season. And because of the weather, we only had to wear sweatshirts with our snow pants and boots. Well, and he had to borrow some of Annaliese's gloves. His got soaked playing outside at preschool.


I know the colors in the photo are off (the white is TOO white) but I love Ian's expression in the picture.







We came inside after Darrin and Annaliese got home. Annaliese decided to go exploring and she was halfway up the stairs before any of noticed. By the time I grabbed the camera, she was at the top. She crawls super fast now, is pulling herself up on the furniture, and cruising along.

Tonight After Work

I got home late tonight because of a meeting at work, but luckily Darrin took some cute pictures of Annaliese while I was gone, and I caught he and Ian in action before bed.

Today was a voting day in Omaha, one in which we had to vote whether or not our mayor should be recalled. Annaliese went with Darrin to help him vote.


And she's just a cutie!


Since the Packers are SUPER BOWL BOUND, we've been training Ian to play for them. His stance is pretty good, but we've got to work on tackling lower.



From tackling pillows to pillow fights. I was laughing at one point and at others grimacing; Ian was taking some good hits but getting right back up and coming after Darrin.

Sew-In Results

I got about two solid, uninterrupted hours of sewing last night, which is a rarity for me (usually either the kids interrupt me, or I get frustrated and find something else to do) . I was able to assemble all of the block A blocks for my next quilt. I've wanted to do a monochromatic quilt for awhile, and I was so glad to get started. Now to keep the mojo going and get the rest of the blocks cut and assembled. It's supposed to start snowing here in a few hours; there's no better weather for quilting than that!

Friday Night Sew-In

I have a tendency to waste my time on things that are, um, pointless. Probably because I lack self-control. So I'm going to join the virtual Friday Night Sew-In tonight for the first time. A bit of motivation to help keep me on track.

For my sister

My sister left this message for me on my Facebook wall today: you need to write a blog so I know what's going on with your family and can see pictures!!!

In looking at my blog, it has been quite a time since I last posted. We've been busy being a family, in the every day sense, and so nothing that special (read: Blog worthy) happened. It's the every day things I want to remember, though, so I suppose that is what I should blog.

Annaliese LOVES food. She's eating mostly finger foods now, and quite often eats the same thing we do. She has 8 teeth, the last three coming in at the same time, but you never would have known in her temperament. I swear she's the happiest baby ever. Except for when she doesn't get her food...




We had our first substantial snow on Sunday the 9th. It started snowing around 9:00 am and didn't stop until Monday night. With a total of about 8 inches, school was canceled for me on Monday and Tuesday. That also meant that the grass that was showing before this snow was now covered and we could haul out our sleds. Ian quickly found, though, that you couldn't go very far before your lap was covered in snow. Because of that, he didn't sled very much, instead opting to stomp around in the snow and haul Annaliese's sled. Annaliese went sledding for the first time ever, and while she cried in the beginning, it was because Daddy had put her down, and she is a Daddy's girl through and through.







At home, Ian has loved playing with his Christmas presents, especially his rescue squad, Buzz, and easel. While I was making supper one night, Ian called out, "Look, it's an mmmmmmm for Mommy!" I think my heart just about burst.



He has also pretended that Annaliese is Jessie from the Toy Story movies and he is Bullseye.


This past weekend I had the ladies over to quilt. We also exchanged Christmas ornaments since we were never able to get together in December. I made papermache ornaments that I painted. Definitely out of my comfort zone, but I liked how they turned out in the end. I'll have to snap a picture of what the other ladies made. I didn't get any pictures of us hard at work (me cutting out lots of fabric), but I did get one of the boys. We could hear calls of, "Way to go, Ian! You got him!" only to go downstairs and discover they had removed the batteries from his controller.



And, because my sister asked for pictures tonight on facebook, here are two more: Ian showing the "snowman" he made at preschool and Annaliese showing her tongue.