Like Night and Day

What a difference a day makes! Gerard was his usual happy self today, and I was much happier. I don't have much new to report, but I thought I'd share some pictures of our happy day!







Oh, and for those of you who think it's cold where YOU live, check this out:


What is this? Alaska???

Bedtime! Halleluiah!

Phew. What a day. It must've been something in the water. Or maybe it's the snow and cold and being cooped up. Regardless, EVERYONE was nutso today. I worked preschool today, and all the kids were strangely wound up. Yes, including our angel, Gerard. And he was still wound up after school.

In what way was he wound up, you ask? Let's see...

• He pooped (in the potty, as usual these days) and then threw a marker in there. He thought it was very funny when Mommy had to fish the marker out.


• He got unusually hysterical when I told him he couldn't have another snack (because he already had one at preschool). What a terrible mother I am.


• He wouldn't put his mittens on correctly. He insisted that his thumb would get lonely in "that part" all by itself.


• He kept taking my cooking utensils off the counter and using them as drumsticks. Not usually a problem, except that I was actually cooking with them at the moment. Nothing like druming with spoons covered in red curry sauce.

I'm sure there are more, I'm just too tired to think about them!

I think he was just as excited for the day to end as Gerard and I were. Here are some happy bedtime pictures:

He was pretty tired. I think he fell asleep a minute after I left his room. Let's hope he gets a good night sleep and tomorrow is better!

Oh, and to answer some questions about the blog:

1. NO, I have not deleted older posts/pictures/videos. The first page of the blog will only show the most current posts. To access the older ones, either click on "OLDER POSTS" at the very bottom of this page, or click on the specific post titles on the sidebar on the right under "Blog Archives".


2. YES, you can leave comments. There is a spot at the end of each post where you can click on "COMMENTS". YES, everyone will be able to see your comments.


3. YES, you can see larger versions of the pictures. All you have to do is click on the picture.

Hope that answers everything. I also hope everyone had a more peaceful day than I did! Goodnight!

Another Monday

Around 5am this morning, I thought I heard Gerard talking. I figured he was just dreaming and talking in his sleep, so I didn't go check. Well, later this morning when I woke up and walked past his room, I could see that his light was on! He must've woken up, turned on his light, and played in his bed (there were books and toys in there). I guess he fell back to sleep and slept until nearly 9! I don't know how long he was awake for, but he's been pretty cranky today. He's playing on his computer right now, so he's content, but I think it's going to be a long afternoon!

While he's occupied, I thought I'd upload a couple more pages I did.
tan solid paper, slightly recolored, by Michelle Coleman
tan patterned paper by Michelle Coleman
tied ribbons, recolored, by Michelle Coleman
pin by Nancie Rowe Janitz
tag by me
fonts are Century Gothic and Berlin Sans FB

background paper, recolored, by Nancie Rowe Janitz
snowflake by Hollie aka Pixchick (no longer available?)
fonts are Gill Sans Ultra Bold, Gill Sans MT, and Pea Amy*Rica Script

So, did you see this news story from about a week ago? Those of you with little kids will want to hear this!
CLICK HERE FOR ABC NEWS VIDEO and then let me know what you think!

Enjoy the afternoon. I'm off to pound some chicken breasts for dinner (chicken marsala, in case you're interested!)

Baby It's Cold Outside

Brrrr. It's cold outside, but that didn't stop Gerard and Gerard from bundling up and having a ball. I took TONS of pictures, and narrowed it down to the 13 or so that I liked the best.













Nothing like warming up with some hot cocoa after playing in the snow, huh? (And for the record, all 3 of us had some, even though I was nice and toasty inside most of the time. Hey, it's allowed.)

Anyway, I'm so excited for Valentine's Day! Not because Gerard and I really celebrate it with anything special, but because of what I made for little Gerard's preschool class! Check these out! Aren't they cute???



They say "Happy Valentine's Day Love Gerard" on the back. Here's what it looks like before it's wrapped around the Hershey's miniature candybar:
credits:
red background paper by Jen Wilson
pink hearts on "LOVE" wrapper by Heather Ann Designs
sheer white ribbon on "URSweet" wrapper by Melany Violette
heart buckle on "URSweet" wrapper by Atomic Cupcake
hearts, recolored, on "Cutie Pie" wrapper by Gina Cabrera
stapled ribbons, recolored, on "Luv U" wrapper by Shabby Princess (no longer available?)
heart tag and ribbon on "Kiss Me" wrapper by Gina Cabrera (no longer available?)
pinned felt heart on "Be Mine" wrapper by Patti Knox
font is Boulder
I hope you're all staying warm today, and enjoy the rest of the weekend!

TGIF

It's Friday! Nothing new to report here. Went to the gym and played at home a little. It's WAAAAY too cold to go outside. I think it's a high of 20 today, with a wind chill around 10, and we are supposed to get freezing rain later (although it's beautifully sunny out there now).

G is coming home tonight, and Gerard wanted to tell him this:


Gerard is happily playing Thomas the Train on his computer right now, so I thought I'd share some more layouts. The first one is for Gerard's album, and the last 2 are for Morgan's. (I was politely informed by Debbie that I had better be sure to scrapbook Morgan's stuff as much as Gerard's because the second child is often neglected. Hmm. Somehow I think Debbie turned out ok {even though there are more "moving pictures" of me as a kid.})
white background paper by Gina Cabrera
inked edges overlay by Shabby Princess
hand stamped alpha by Michelle Coleman
hearts cut out of paper by Shabby Princess
ribbon by Shabby Princess
font is Cheryl


pink background and recolored striped paper by Angela Barton, now designing at Sweet Shoppe Designs (paper pack no longer available?)
ribbon, recolored, by Anita Stergiou
tag by Michelle Coleman
flowers by Katie Pertiet
fonts are Century Gothic and Pea Amy*Rica Script


cardboard background by Gina Cabrera
stitching border by Shabby Princess
flowers by Katie Pertiet
arrows, recolored, by Gina Cabrera
painted brush strokes by Michelle Coleman
heart by Heather Ann Designs
post-it note by ME (scanned in and recolored)
font is Pea Amy*Rica Script

Ah, The Beauty of Digital {and other more important things}

I had my 28-week OB appointment today. Same stuff as usual -- all is going well. Plus I had to do my glucose test to check for gestational diabetes. All is well there too. Even the overly sweet orange drink didn't taste that bad to me this time! And from now on, my OB appointments are every 2 weeks, instead of every month. Getting closer!

Gerard had a good day at school, too. As usual, he did "nothing" the whole time there. Oh, except tell Mrs. Hoard that he has a very big mouth. No argument there!

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Ah, the beauty of digital scrapbooking! I wanted to do a layout using some pictures from yesterday, and after I finished it, I wasn't that pleased with it. So, without ANY waste (other than my time, maybe) I created a new layout. No wasted pictures. No wasted paper. No wasted embellishments. No wasted glue or tape. And once I decide which one to keep, there won't even be any wasted space on my computer since I'll delete one!

Please help me decide which layout to use:

background paper I made using Nancie Rowe Janitz paper as an overlay on top to give it texture
messy stitches, recolored, by Katie Pertiet
"model" title using pine action by Atomic Cupcake
font is Cheryl


background paper I made using Nancie Rowe Janitz paper as an overlay on top to give it texture
swirls by Nancie Rowe Janitz
tag, recolored, by Gina Cabrera
clip by Shabby Princess
"model" title using stamped alpha action by Atomic Cupcake
fonts are Cheryl and Arial

Easy Peasy

Can I get me one of these, please?


Actually, I can't complain. G has been gone since Sunday and won't be back until Friday night, and even though I think Gerard is bored with me, he's such an easy kid! Today we went to the gym and then came home and had lunch, and then he played so nicely by himself in the playroom. We were going to play outside, but it's pretty frigid out there today, and only supposed to get colder these next couple of days. Brrrrr.

After dinner tonight he took his bath, we played Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders, read some books (including his new favorite, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, for the 800th time in 3 days) and then he went to sleep with no trouble. Easy peasy. (By the way, according to Gerard, "Chutes means the same as slides. Except it's Spanish." In case you were wondering.)

Anyway, today Gerard was wearing his new sweater that Aunt Debbie made him and he let me take some pictures of him. Here they are:





Good night!