Changes Coming

Matt got accepted at Syracuse University for his Ph.D. He wanted to go to Cornell, but didn't get accepted. He hasn't heard from his other top picks: U Mass and U Michigan. So,.... we are going back to Syracuse, NY. That's fine with me! And my parents are really happy about it. Now I have to get a teaching job and find a place to live!

Easter Eggs

I drew a set of clues for Clayton to search for eggs on Easter morning.


Clayton used crayons to decorate and I attempted some stickers as resist. We tried some rubber bands, too. The dye was koolaid mix.

Home

I participated in a little survey a former student proposed to aid her with her college senior thesis. It was about what reminds you of HOME. Here was my response.

Goofy things my dad did (and does), snow sledding up the road, running every day down the dirt road and beyond, playing badminton (trying to play without a partner, too), cross country skiing on our property, our malamutes who lived and howled outdoors, mowing the lawn, mom's garden, our dirt basement, insane annoying ...neighbors, family picnics, our tiny house with no room to get away from anyone, mom's cooking, making dinner starting at a young age because mom worked the 3-11 shift, getting up in the middle of the night to stoke the wood stove, bats in the house and mom freaking out, dad chopping wood, shoveling, great tunes on the turntable...

What would your response be?

Happy 2nd Birthday, Clayton!

I do not want to look into the camera.


One flag in my cupcake is not enough.


Nope, I don't like this hat after all.


My new running shoes! Woo hoo!




I made the banner with recycled fabric and some Thomas the Tank Engine fabric I bought.


I made the cupcakes from scratch, but I didn't have heavy cream, so the frosting didn't whip up.

Toddler Decor

We finally took down our Christmas tree last week. Clayton was sad about it and went around hanging some ornaments on cabinet knobs and the hooks on his play kitchen. Okay.

The Audience Boo'd Me

Clay got boo'd on Wii Rock Band. Not really. He just hates to pose for pictures.

Trapped

Well, I'm stuck in the house today because I don't have the carseat. Matt was supposed to get it out of his car yesterday and forgot again, today. So, we are having the saurbraten leftovers tonight instead of tomorrow. He's out of luck for his salad lunch tomorrow. I finally finished Alexandra's present, but will wait to post pictures when she gets it in the mail. That's the other thing, I couldn't mail out her package today, either. Well, I just finished making her some CDs anyways, so I probably wouldn't have gotten the package out, unless Matt comes home early from work. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
I just made a small healthy smoothy with some peach puree I froze a few months ago some frozen grapes, yogurt, and some flax seed meal. Maybe it will offset the m & m's I ate earlier. I'm going to workout with the Wii later on and I was surprised that I am actually already at an appropriate weight, ect. But, I need to get more firm. My hypermobile patellas are a concern, so I want to do strengthening exercises for my knees which involves work on the quads. My shoulder is messed up, too, so I want to work on those, as well.