So, it is four days 'til Christmas and I am home with a headache, hormones and stress will do it every time. I have tried sleeping it off, but my mind won't shut down long enough, so here I am blogging.
The kids are home for two weeks, I have Christmas Eve, Day and New Year's Day off. My Mom will be here today, very excited about that we have all been missing her, Kaitlyn still doesn't know she is coming.
It has been a very busy few weeks, I have not even made all of the presents I had intended, but that is ok I have decided. Christmas is about spending time with our families and remembering the reason for the season.
My girls unfortunately/fortunately have the same holiday craziness as I did growing up. We will celebrate as a family on Christmas Eve as always. Kaitlyn will get picked up by her Dad on Christmas morning she will stay with her Dad and Grandpa and Grandma Powell for most of the second week of the break. I will take Jess out to her Dad's on Christmas Day they will then go to her Grandpa Merrill's and then to her Grandma Pat's the day after Christmas.
My girls have a big mess in the house today, they are baking cookies for gift trays and beading bobby pins and listening to Christmas music. I LOVE it when they get along. It is probably a good thing they won't be home alone together for the whole two week break.
Anyway I am getting tired again probably should try to lay down for awhile to get rid of this headache so I don't become a crazy yelling lady because my house is trashed.
We WILL have a Merry Christmas!!!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Fifteen
So Jess is 15 now, kinda crazy!! I just remember bringing her home from the hospital and then she was this cute little redhead with the beautiful blue eyes and amazing smile that could light up a room, and now she is 15 with the same fantastic features.
We took 1 cousin and two friends to Anchorage to see New Moon on Friday. We met up later with 2 more cousins at the hotel, it was a lot of fun, I have to say. The girls only stayed up until about 1am and were up again at 8 for the continental breakfast and a little swimming before we did a little shopping at Value Village and Sears and took everyone home.
I really want to be the fun house where all the kids come to hang out, I still have rules mind you, but I really enjoy Jess' friends and the cousins. She has a good head on her shoulders and so do the people she hangs out with, I like that.
Kait was at her Dad's this weekend, so no worries about her lack of sleep. she was very sad that she had to miss Jess' "party", at six she just doesn't understand yet why she can't do everything her sister does.
We took 1 cousin and two friends to Anchorage to see New Moon on Friday. We met up later with 2 more cousins at the hotel, it was a lot of fun, I have to say. The girls only stayed up until about 1am and were up again at 8 for the continental breakfast and a little swimming before we did a little shopping at Value Village and Sears and took everyone home.
I really want to be the fun house where all the kids come to hang out, I still have rules mind you, but I really enjoy Jess' friends and the cousins. She has a good head on her shoulders and so do the people she hangs out with, I like that.
Kait was at her Dad's this weekend, so no worries about her lack of sleep. she was very sad that she had to miss Jess' "party", at six she just doesn't understand yet why she can't do everything her sister does.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Family
I was checking out cousin blogs the other day and came across Ben Whitehead's blog, he has some photos from their Grandma Ruth's funeral. Aunt Celeste is just as beautiful as I remember her, in the picture she is wearing a red jacket and it is very striking. She is holding a little blonde girl in the photo that could be Polly, I am not sure who's child she is, but it struck me that I have been missing and reminiscing about my childhood spent with many cousins. I always had so much fun when all the cousins lived here in Alaska and I would see everyone at the Holidays.
I thought my older cousins were the coolest, Dolly, Sherri, Valissa and Tyler, then they all moved away and it was just us and the "Other" Oborn's. Tammy and I were now the oldest and then they moved away and my Dad moved away. We didn't have the huge family gatherings any more, by that time I was too cool for family anyway (so I thought). I really miss the just hanging out and visiting. I find myself actually getting emotional about it. I think the last time I saw most of the cousins was in San Louis Obispo at the Players.
I miss my Brothers and Sisters, my baby sister will be 30 in January, hard to beleive. I have one brother, Todd Kevin, his wife Angie, Neice baby Lily and Nephew Dylan here in Alaska. Mom and Jerry call Alaska home they are helping take care of Jerry's Mom and Dad right now. Grandma just had hip replacement surgery and Grandpa has Parkinson's. "My Other Brother" Todd Edward and his wife Jen in Nebraska (who are the proud new guardians of Jen's 13 year old cousin HaiLee). Sister Desiree' is in California. Sister Tonia and Nephew Mihailo in Seattle. Baby Sister Theresa in Oregon. Brothers Zack, Brian and Baby Brother Brandon in Lake Stevens with Dad and Arlene
I treasure the calls from my Sisters, I love to hear what they are up to, and try talking them into moving back to Alaska every chance I get.
After Grandpa and Grandma Endresen passed away last year, we were all together at the house in Seward. All Dad's kids were there for the weekend and even though it was a good bye I was a happy time for us, it was the first time in ten years we had all been together. I love my family so much and yet don't know most of them very well and it makes me sad.
Jessica is now one of the "Older" second cousins, she loves hanging out with Tammy and
Tressa's girls. Kaitlyn really misses Becky's Gabby, she was in our Daisy Girl Scout Troop.
Anyway, I just love reading everyone's blogs and checking out Facebook to see what everyone is up to. Don't worry, I won't fall into a slump about times gone by. I am glad that my girls have family to have fun with. I am not really sure how our parents made the time to have all of those gatherings anyway.
I thought my older cousins were the coolest, Dolly, Sherri, Valissa and Tyler, then they all moved away and it was just us and the "Other" Oborn's. Tammy and I were now the oldest and then they moved away and my Dad moved away. We didn't have the huge family gatherings any more, by that time I was too cool for family anyway (so I thought). I really miss the just hanging out and visiting. I find myself actually getting emotional about it. I think the last time I saw most of the cousins was in San Louis Obispo at the Players.
I miss my Brothers and Sisters, my baby sister will be 30 in January, hard to beleive. I have one brother, Todd Kevin, his wife Angie, Neice baby Lily and Nephew Dylan here in Alaska. Mom and Jerry call Alaska home they are helping take care of Jerry's Mom and Dad right now. Grandma just had hip replacement surgery and Grandpa has Parkinson's. "My Other Brother" Todd Edward and his wife Jen in Nebraska (who are the proud new guardians of Jen's 13 year old cousin HaiLee). Sister Desiree' is in California. Sister Tonia and Nephew Mihailo in Seattle. Baby Sister Theresa in Oregon. Brothers Zack, Brian and Baby Brother Brandon in Lake Stevens with Dad and Arlene
I treasure the calls from my Sisters, I love to hear what they are up to, and try talking them into moving back to Alaska every chance I get.
After Grandpa and Grandma Endresen passed away last year, we were all together at the house in Seward. All Dad's kids were there for the weekend and even though it was a good bye I was a happy time for us, it was the first time in ten years we had all been together. I love my family so much and yet don't know most of them very well and it makes me sad.
Jessica is now one of the "Older" second cousins, she loves hanging out with Tammy and
Tressa's girls. Kaitlyn really misses Becky's Gabby, she was in our Daisy Girl Scout Troop.
Anyway, I just love reading everyone's blogs and checking out Facebook to see what everyone is up to. Don't worry, I won't fall into a slump about times gone by. I am glad that my girls have family to have fun with. I am not really sure how our parents made the time to have all of those gatherings anyway.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Not So Bad
So, I have really been spending a lot of time on this "40" thing. I am not sure why, maybe I thought I was supposed to have some epiphany and now have all the "right" answers to my questions. Not happening, I have been thinking for a while now that I really do not feel like I should be turning 40, I mean that is kind of getting up there and aren't you supposed to have your, um, stuff together by this time in life?
I started a little too early on some things, we won't go into those, a little later on others, like having my first child at age 25 and my second at age 34. I do own my own home, of that I am very proud. I own a car and a minivan, they serve us well, the latter as a camper in the summer and a Girl Scout shuffler in the winter.
For the most part I am happy being single, I do not need to ask anyone when I want to spend money, on the other hand I do not have someone to hang out with.
I find that I am more comfortable with myself, I am still learning about me, of course but things that used to irritate the heck out of me don't even matter anymore.
SEIZE THE DAY AND HUG YOUR KIDS, live life to its fullest and know that your children are getting older every day too.
I am rambling on and on and on. My point is.... Turning 40 is no big deal!!!!
I started a little too early on some things, we won't go into those, a little later on others, like having my first child at age 25 and my second at age 34. I do own my own home, of that I am very proud. I own a car and a minivan, they serve us well, the latter as a camper in the summer and a Girl Scout shuffler in the winter.
For the most part I am happy being single, I do not need to ask anyone when I want to spend money, on the other hand I do not have someone to hang out with.
I find that I am more comfortable with myself, I am still learning about me, of course but things that used to irritate the heck out of me don't even matter anymore.
SEIZE THE DAY AND HUG YOUR KIDS, live life to its fullest and know that your children are getting older every day too.
I am rambling on and on and on. My point is.... Turning 40 is no big deal!!!!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Today I would have loved to stay home and sew, that is what I really like to do, it is my relaxation. Last weekend I made Kaitlyn a dress and a fleece swing coat, I am happy with them.
I have a quilt in the works for Jessica that has flip flop blocks in it, I am also working on a quilted picnic blanket for Todd and Angie's wedding. I have so many projects, and my time to work on them just seems to ebb and flow. Oh, well you know what they say, "Time flies when you're having fun." So true, so true. I guess we can't have it all, if if were able to sell my projects, I probably would start to dislike sewing(heaven forbid).
Kaitlyn is having a Princess birthday party, she has invited a few Princes too. Should be fun, we found a Kiss the Frog game, it is like pin the tail on the donkey except you pin the kiss on the frog.
Jess went to town (Anchorage) to do some school shopping with her Grandma, Aunt and Cousin Autumn. There are days when I look at her and see what a beautiful young woman she is becoming. Those are the days when she is not around other people and thinking she has to be cool.
I have a quilt in the works for Jessica that has flip flop blocks in it, I am also working on a quilted picnic blanket for Todd and Angie's wedding. I have so many projects, and my time to work on them just seems to ebb and flow. Oh, well you know what they say, "Time flies when you're having fun." So true, so true. I guess we can't have it all, if if were able to sell my projects, I probably would start to dislike sewing(heaven forbid).
Kaitlyn is having a Princess birthday party, she has invited a few Princes too. Should be fun, we found a Kiss the Frog game, it is like pin the tail on the donkey except you pin the kiss on the frog.
Jess went to town (Anchorage) to do some school shopping with her Grandma, Aunt and Cousin Autumn. There are days when I look at her and see what a beautiful young woman she is becoming. Those are the days when she is not around other people and thinking she has to be cool.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
It has been six months now since I started this blog. Funny how time escapes when you are busy with life. I registered the girls for school last Monday, it starts August 17th. Kaitlyn will be in first grade and Jess starts high school, unbeleivable! I am still debating on whether or not I can make the time for a couple of classes this semester, I really want to, I also really want to continue making my bags and be the leader of Kait's Daisy girl scout troop and co-leader of Jess' Cadet girl scout troop. How do people have time to do it all?
I find that we are so much more calm and loving as a family if we are not spread so thin. I love spending weekends with the girls in our PJ's doing craft projects. We have done that in a very long time I am afraid. As I write this I am rethinking my school decision, I really want to enjoy the time I have with the girls.
This summer has been a bit of a challenge at times. Kaitlyn has been at her Dad's for a week at a time every other week, this has been a huge adjustment for both of us, I cannot wait until school starts so we can get back on a routine. Jess' has been gone most of the summer, babysitting, camping, hanging out with friends and family. We have been on a couple of camping trips together; we have had such great weather.
I am rambling on but typing is so much easier than writing my thoughts down.
I find that we are so much more calm and loving as a family if we are not spread so thin. I love spending weekends with the girls in our PJ's doing craft projects. We have done that in a very long time I am afraid. As I write this I am rethinking my school decision, I really want to enjoy the time I have with the girls.
This summer has been a bit of a challenge at times. Kaitlyn has been at her Dad's for a week at a time every other week, this has been a huge adjustment for both of us, I cannot wait until school starts so we can get back on a routine. Jess' has been gone most of the summer, babysitting, camping, hanging out with friends and family. We have been on a couple of camping trips together; we have had such great weather.
I am rambling on but typing is so much easier than writing my thoughts down.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
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