I did not used to be one much into sports of any kind. But, lately that has changed. My siblings and I have been playing volleyball and frisbee usually twice a week and lovin' every minute of it. I prefer volleyball to frisbee in some ways, but frisbee requires more energy and thus, I get more of a workout. So, it's better for me. At least, that's what I keep telling myself. :-) For the last few weeks, we've been playing volleyball for an hour or two, then frisbee for about an hour and then back to volleyball for awhile.
I have many bruises right now, and the worst one is not even from volleyball! I tried to catch a water bottle from my brother, but I didn't do it right, so I have a nice bruise on my arm. I tell myself that it's to blame for not being able to serve the ball very well yesterday. And, then I should have taken my watch off while playing to avoid the nice little bruise I have on my left wrist. *rolls eyes*
Instead of the usual volleyball on Tuesday, I planted little trees along with 23 other teens and young adults for the Fish and Game Department out by a lake. We planted the trees in record time, so we were able to pick up trash and clean the tumbleweed off the fencelines for quite awhile before it started to rain, so we packed up and headed out. By the time we reached the parking lot, the drizzle had subsided, so I played Slap-Jack with my sister and a friend on the sidewalk. This friends' brother informed her that "we couldn't play cards in a parking lot!" Why ever not?! I've done stranger things. :-D
Today, I took to hard work and slaved away on painting the kitchen cupboards. The project had been dragged out much too long already. So, with my older sisters' help, we completed the project. I was very happy to be done with the whole thing, as I'd already sacrificed one sweatshirt to this project. And, it was my heavy-weight sweatshirt perfect for walks in the winter. *sheds a few tears*
Alrighty, I could probably keep writing for a long time, but I need to go start sewing now. :-)
~am
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Pink balloons...
Pink confetti... pink blankets...pink sleepers....pink...pink...pink.
I have a niece!!!!!!!!
She was born at 5:40am on March 3rd, 2009 where her parents are calling home right now. She was 7 lbs, 7 ozs and 20" long. She is small, darling and oh-so-precious. She is sleeping in my arms so that her parents can get some sleep, so I am typing this one handed.
Our family is blessed indeed!
~am
I have a niece!!!!!!!!
She was born at 5:40am on March 3rd, 2009 where her parents are calling home right now. She was 7 lbs, 7 ozs and 20" long. She is small, darling and oh-so-precious. She is sleeping in my arms so that her parents can get some sleep, so I am typing this one handed.
Our family is blessed indeed!
~am
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
I guess I spoke er... wrote too soon.
Yep, that cold that I didn't want to get?
I've got it now.
But, today I tackled re-arranging the girls room and I'm mucho happyo with the direction that it is going. If I could just get all my sewing projects and inspiration under control, our room would be much better.
In other news, I accidently deleted about 13,000 pictures and files yesterday while I was organizing and moving them. *gulp* I was in the deepest depths of despair for the rest of the day and after a few tries to recover them this morning that weren't successful, I gave up hope of ever seeing all the family pictures for the last three years again. All our vacations, holidays, road trips, two brothers' weddings, a few receptions, first meeting our nephew, and our family visiting us were... GONE. It all capital letters, yes.
This afternoon while I was busy in the girls room, my father came in and said that he'd found my entire file and could restore the whole thing!!!! He'd taken quite a bit of time working on "my problem" even though he is leaving on a business trip tomorrow.
So, I have ALL of my files again and I doubt you could begin to imagine the joy that I am feeling! :-)
All the organizing from yesterday is out the window, but having the pictures back is worth any duplicates that I might have to deal with! :-D
~am
I've got it now.
But, today I tackled re-arranging the girls room and I'm mucho happyo with the direction that it is going. If I could just get all my sewing projects and inspiration under control, our room would be much better.
In other news, I accidently deleted about 13,000 pictures and files yesterday while I was organizing and moving them. *gulp* I was in the deepest depths of despair for the rest of the day and after a few tries to recover them this morning that weren't successful, I gave up hope of ever seeing all the family pictures for the last three years again. All our vacations, holidays, road trips, two brothers' weddings, a few receptions, first meeting our nephew, and our family visiting us were... GONE. It all capital letters, yes.
This afternoon while I was busy in the girls room, my father came in and said that he'd found my entire file and could restore the whole thing!!!! He'd taken quite a bit of time working on "my problem" even though he is leaving on a business trip tomorrow.
So, I have ALL of my files again and I doubt you could begin to imagine the joy that I am feeling! :-)
All the organizing from yesterday is out the window, but having the pictures back is worth any duplicates that I might have to deal with! :-D
~am
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Long overdue update
We had rain a few days ago!
We haven’t had rain for quite awhile, so it was very nice to hear it pattering on the roof. The rain turned to snow and left a few new inches. We haven’t had snow for a long time either, so it was fresh looking and bright!
So far, I have escaped the cold/flu that is going through my family; I continue to hold my breath and hope for the best. There are a few others that have not had it, and considering that it started two weeks ago, I think I have a fairly good chance of not getting it. :-)
My siblings and I have been playing Ultimate Frisbee with a local group of homeschoolers in town. We started going to be able to practice dancing beforehand, but between sickness and the ball, we haven’t been going as much as we’d like; once a week seems to be a good balance of errands and play.
I haven’t done very much sewing in the last two months as I was trying to complete all my hand projects. The two major projects were crocheted afghans (one that I just started in November and the other has been two years in the making). After completing them, I needed to sew again. So, just the other day, I completed two projects. And, have great plans for more sewing this month.
There are many more things in life right now, like: re-arranging our room, a business trip for my dad, two of my sisters are house-sitting, my nephew is six months old today, the arrival of another nephew or niece here shortly, painting the kitchen and Spring Cleaning, and some very good friends visiting in a little over a week.
Until next time...
~am
We haven’t had rain for quite awhile, so it was very nice to hear it pattering on the roof. The rain turned to snow and left a few new inches. We haven’t had snow for a long time either, so it was fresh looking and bright!
So far, I have escaped the cold/flu that is going through my family; I continue to hold my breath and hope for the best. There are a few others that have not had it, and considering that it started two weeks ago, I think I have a fairly good chance of not getting it. :-)
My siblings and I have been playing Ultimate Frisbee with a local group of homeschoolers in town. We started going to be able to practice dancing beforehand, but between sickness and the ball, we haven’t been going as much as we’d like; once a week seems to be a good balance of errands and play.
I haven’t done very much sewing in the last two months as I was trying to complete all my hand projects. The two major projects were crocheted afghans (one that I just started in November and the other has been two years in the making). After completing them, I needed to sew again. So, just the other day, I completed two projects. And, have great plans for more sewing this month.
There are many more things in life right now, like: re-arranging our room, a business trip for my dad, two of my sisters are house-sitting, my nephew is six months old today, the arrival of another nephew or niece here shortly, painting the kitchen and Spring Cleaning, and some very good friends visiting in a little over a week.
Until next time...
~am
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Ice skating
Seven of my siblings and I went ice-skating last night with some friends. There were probably twice as many people there as last time (public skating session), which just meant skating around more people.
I experienced my first crash while ice-skating. 'Twasn't as painful as I'd anticipated, but I have a habit of always being perfectly still while I think about if I'm hurt or not when I crash which worries my siblings unnecessarily. I probably wouldn't have crashed at all, but I started a tag game between most of my siblings, so I was a little more daring in my escape attempts which resulted in two crashes, actually. But, that tag game was fun! Definitely on the list to do next time, too.
We also attempted the Posties Jig (a contra dance) on ice and if I do say so myself, we were highly successful. :-) The first time, we did it with four imaginary people and just eliminated the "turn with your posts" part and then at the very end of the skating session, we did it again with four people who have never danced it before. That was very successful too! We also danced/skated The Soldiers Joy and took two videos.
All in all, I think the evening was rated very fun and we want to go skating again asap. :-D
~am
I experienced my first crash while ice-skating. 'Twasn't as painful as I'd anticipated, but I have a habit of always being perfectly still while I think about if I'm hurt or not when I crash which worries my siblings unnecessarily. I probably wouldn't have crashed at all, but I started a tag game between most of my siblings, so I was a little more daring in my escape attempts which resulted in two crashes, actually. But, that tag game was fun! Definitely on the list to do next time, too.
We also attempted the Posties Jig (a contra dance) on ice and if I do say so myself, we were highly successful. :-) The first time, we did it with four imaginary people and just eliminated the "turn with your posts" part and then at the very end of the skating session, we did it again with four people who have never danced it before. That was very successful too! We also danced/skated The Soldiers Joy and took two videos.
All in all, I think the evening was rated very fun and we want to go skating again asap. :-D
~am
Thursday, January 1, 2009
The DidWhat yearly survey!
(from my sister-in-law)
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Flew all by myself
Took a safety class
Toured the US Capitol with my four sisters and friends
Attended my first ball
Turned 21 (and a few fun things that went along with that)
Installed tire chains on a vehicle
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I did not make any resolutions, so I didn’t have any to break.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth or get pregnant?
Yes, both of my sister-in-law’s.
4. Did anyone close to you get married?
My older brother.
6. Travel?
Three road trips, one whole month spent with my grandmother and eight delightful days visiting friends.
7. Did you move anywhere?
Nope.
8. What was the best month?
March. September. October. And. December. Yep, all of thems was good.
9. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
More steadfastness of purpose.
10. What date(s) from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 29th: my brother's wedding. September 1st: my nephew arrived. October 25th: my first ball.
11. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Learning several dances in three days.
12. What was your biggest failure?
Nothing comes to mind.
13. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes, I have a recollection of a cold or two, and a strange terrible illness in October.
14. What was the best thing you bought?
Who writes these things anyway?
15. Whose behavior merited celebration?
I’d have to say the family my sisters and I stayed with. They were the *perfect* hosts!
16. Whose behavior made you appalled and/or depressed?
I’m not a tattler.
17. Where did most of your money go?
Taxes.
18. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My brother’s wedding, visiting back East and attending the ball.
19. What song will always remind you of 2008?
2008 was a great year… I haven’t written it yet, but I will. :-)
20. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier by far.
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner
iii. richer or poorer? Much richer, but wealth is not measured in dollars.
21. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Outdoor activities.
22. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Spending money.
23. How will you be spending New Year's Eve/Day?
At precisely midnight, I was sound asleep. I don’t believe in staying awake to welcome the New Year.
24. What was an unexpected surprise?
I have come to expect the unexpected and was therefore not surprised by any big things.
25. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Nope.
26. What was the best concert you've been to this year?
I didn’t go to one.
27. What was your favorite TV program?
I discovered Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime; Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. It’s hilarious!
28. Do you dislike anyone now that you didn't dislike this time last year?
Not really.
29. What was the best book you read?
I can’t even remember half of the books I read!
30. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Nada.
31. What did you want and get?
Another sister-in-law, a nephew, lots of fabric, a ball gown, etc, etc, etc.
32. What did you want and not get?
A nicer camera. A laptop.
33. What was your favorite film of this year?
Either the Bourne Movies or The Abduction Club.
34. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 21 and just stayed home to do the usual.
35. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I can’t think of anything off the top of my head.
36. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Pretty good; I’m getting there.
37. What kept you sane?
Who said anything did?!! ;-)
38. What political issue stirred you the most?
I did not pay much attention to politics this year. I’m still on a sabbatical.
40. Who was the best new person you met?
I met a million new people this year, but I couldn’t name one as *the best*.
41. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Telling someone they are a complete jerk wouldn’t get anyone anywhere (not new, but still very good).
42. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
It’s that song that I haven’t written yet. :-D
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Flew all by myself
Took a safety class
Toured the US Capitol with my four sisters and friends
Attended my first ball
Turned 21 (and a few fun things that went along with that)
Installed tire chains on a vehicle
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I did not make any resolutions, so I didn’t have any to break.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth or get pregnant?
Yes, both of my sister-in-law’s.
4. Did anyone close to you get married?
My older brother.
6. Travel?
Three road trips, one whole month spent with my grandmother and eight delightful days visiting friends.
7. Did you move anywhere?
Nope.
8. What was the best month?
March. September. October. And. December. Yep, all of thems was good.
9. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
More steadfastness of purpose.
10. What date(s) from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 29th: my brother's wedding. September 1st: my nephew arrived. October 25th: my first ball.
11. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Learning several dances in three days.
12. What was your biggest failure?
Nothing comes to mind.
13. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes, I have a recollection of a cold or two, and a strange terrible illness in October.
14. What was the best thing you bought?
Who writes these things anyway?
15. Whose behavior merited celebration?
I’d have to say the family my sisters and I stayed with. They were the *perfect* hosts!
16. Whose behavior made you appalled and/or depressed?
I’m not a tattler.
17. Where did most of your money go?
Taxes.
18. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My brother’s wedding, visiting back East and attending the ball.
19. What song will always remind you of 2008?
2008 was a great year… I haven’t written it yet, but I will. :-)
20. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier by far.
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner
iii. richer or poorer? Much richer, but wealth is not measured in dollars.
21. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Outdoor activities.
22. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Spending money.
23. How will you be spending New Year's Eve/Day?
At precisely midnight, I was sound asleep. I don’t believe in staying awake to welcome the New Year.
24. What was an unexpected surprise?
I have come to expect the unexpected and was therefore not surprised by any big things.
25. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Nope.
26. What was the best concert you've been to this year?
I didn’t go to one.
27. What was your favorite TV program?
I discovered Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime; Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. It’s hilarious!
28. Do you dislike anyone now that you didn't dislike this time last year?
Not really.
29. What was the best book you read?
I can’t even remember half of the books I read!
30. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Nada.
31. What did you want and get?
Another sister-in-law, a nephew, lots of fabric, a ball gown, etc, etc, etc.
32. What did you want and not get?
A nicer camera. A laptop.
33. What was your favorite film of this year?
Either the Bourne Movies or The Abduction Club.
34. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 21 and just stayed home to do the usual.
35. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I can’t think of anything off the top of my head.
36. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Pretty good; I’m getting there.
37. What kept you sane?
Who said anything did?!! ;-)
38. What political issue stirred you the most?
I did not pay much attention to politics this year. I’m still on a sabbatical.
40. Who was the best new person you met?
I met a million new people this year, but I couldn’t name one as *the best*.
41. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Telling someone they are a complete jerk wouldn’t get anyone anywhere (not new, but still very good).
42. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
It’s that song that I haven’t written yet. :-D
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Out with the old and in with the new
I'm the chairwoman of the "let's-take-the-Christmas-decor-down-the-day-after-Christmas" campaign. Well, sort of... I usually wait until the 27th or 28th to start campaigning. :-) I really don't seem to be able to stand it being up too long; I'm thrilled to return back to normal again after each holiday season. Hopefully, someone will feel so inspired today to bring all the totes down from the shed and we can start tearing the house down. Er... the decorations, rather.
I am sincerely sad to see 2008 going away. It was a year like none other (aren't they all?). I did things that I never thought I'd do, went places I never had a clue I'd visit, and learned some dances like I've always wanted to. I was gone from home for a total of three months! I always wanted to travel more, but this year quite surpasses them all! :-)
I can only think of one definite event that will take place in 2009; the arrival of another nephew or perhaps, it might be a niece this time. If this spring is anything like the last, a new life will brighten the dreary snow filled days long after his/her arrival.
Bring on 2009!!!
~am
I am sincerely sad to see 2008 going away. It was a year like none other (aren't they all?). I did things that I never thought I'd do, went places I never had a clue I'd visit, and learned some dances like I've always wanted to. I was gone from home for a total of three months! I always wanted to travel more, but this year quite surpasses them all! :-)
I can only think of one definite event that will take place in 2009; the arrival of another nephew or perhaps, it might be a niece this time. If this spring is anything like the last, a new life will brighten the dreary snow filled days long after his/her arrival.
Bring on 2009!!!
~am
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