So this was sort of a glorious accident. I was trying to dye my hair blonde, however it turned out to be orange…. not cute. So Jason picked me up a box of dark brown to cover it up, however THAT turned BLACK!
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Happy New Year
Well we had a very relaxing day. We were just too tired to watch movies last night,so we’ve decided to watch them today. They were all very very good! Jason is currently playing in a poker tournament in an attempt to win $200!
I have to work tomorrow, helping to put on a 5K. I’m really excited for the food. We’re going to have apple donuts,and hot apple cider! Yum!!!!
Merry Christmas
What a very Merry Christmas. It was so fun to see Kirra get so excited opening presents! She got so much nice stuff that I don’t even have enough room in my blog to list it all! Thanks to everyone!
Jason is now laid off for the winter, so he is going to be a stay at home dad with Kirra, and I’m going to be taking the bus to work to save on mileage on my car. I even got a bus pass, and it works out really slick. I get to read on the bus, just listen to music, or even take a little nap!
Next week I have to work Tuesday & Wednesday, and then I’m off again until January 4th. Jason is planning to be in a huge poker tourney for New Years Eve,but will still be home in time for midnight, so I’ll have to think of something earlier on! Maybe I’ll see if the neighbor wants to come over for a bit and watch a chick flick with Kirra and I. I do have to work on 1/1, so I won’t want to stay up too late regardless.
Christmas… just two weeks away!!!!
WOW, this year just FLEW by! We had an enjoyable weekend! The best part was that we got lots of snow which I’m pretty happy about, although sadly we still didn’t get enough to groom the trails for xc skiing! This week should be pretty fun. We have the moms night out Christmas Dinner at Chille’s on Thursday,and me and dad’s birthday party next Saturday.
Kirra is absolutely adorable lately. She loves to cuddle on the couch,and watch movies. She is a total girlie girl. She loves playing with her babies,and little people doll house. She LOVES the doll house. What else? We’re kind of just potty exploring at this point. It will be a process, and we have no expectations.
Jason is working hard on getting the basement wiped up for our holiday party in a few weeks. He poured a concrete bar top (look up concrete counter tops sometime) and finished the sheetrock. He’s mudding and taping at the moment. I hope we get it done enough for paint for the party,but we’ll see.
This is my last full week of work before Christmas, then I have off the 23rd,24th, 25th, 28th, 31st and the 1st. Then its 2010. What are we going to say? ten. one-zero, oh ten?
Happy December
Well a Happy December from us to you! We have been for the most part the same, so that is good! Kirra is talking up a storm lately and is about 85% comprehendible! We er…Santa has already bought her presents, and the has accidently seen part of one already but most of it was in the bag :-).
Kirra is all signed up for swimming lessons to begin in January, and mom is really excited about this. It should be fun, and hopefully she will become even more comfortable in the water.
Kirra loves playing in the snow,but we haven’t really gotten enough snow to really really play in. Santa came to our house last Thursday on a fire truck, and the firemen/elves, passed out candy canes… so that was pretty exciting.
Enjoy.
Week in Review
This has been a wild week as well!
Monday:
Monday not much was going on. Just hung out. Went to bed early, it was nice.
Tuesday:
Had my PT job meeting. Found out I didn’t have to go to the 5K if I didn’t want to, which was kind of nice to have the day off! It was also my last day at TCM for the rest of the week. I go back on Monday the 30th though.
Wednesday:
Kirra and I met up with a friend from church and went to Adventure Park, indoor park. It was nice to wear Kirra out. Later on we went to the Fairview clinic in Hugo and got Kirra’s H1n1 vaccine. It was easy as pie. She didn’t even flinch!
Thursday:
Woke up and went to the gas station for some paper to review the ads… and came home to hang out. Went to Jay’s. Jason’s uncles house for some pre-party entertainment. It was nice to see everyone. Then we went to my brothers house for dinner. It was set up in the garage and everything was super yummy! Came home and I was in bed by 11pm.
Friday: Woke up at 4:15am and was at Kohls by 4:30am. The line to check out was so ridiculous that I left and went to Target instead. I got there at 4:45am and waited in a line that wrapped all the way around the outside of the store. But once they opened the doors it went really fast! I got everything I needed, and the checkout lanes were all open so I only had to wait behind 3 people. Not bad AT ALL!!! I was home by 6am. Jason couldn’t belive it. I told him it was too crazy out there. I slept until 9:30am. Then Jason wanted to go shopping at Northtown which wasn’t too crazy at all…. and once we got home we layed Kirra (and me) down for naps. I woke up and went to Betsy’s Creative Memories open house. There was a lot that looked nice! Her husband is a Ramsey County Dispatcher, and he had gotten 5 calls at the Toys R Us in Maplewood overnight!!!!
Saturday:
Tomorrow I am hanging out with my old neighbor growing up and her daughter Keira (pronounced the same as Kirra). We’re also going to Adventure Park! 🙂 Then I am going to come home and clean and take some more naps!!!
Sunday:
Sunday is Church and relaxation day!
Week in Review
Well this past week has been absolutely amazing. I’ve had something going on every day this week! Here is our.. week in review…
Monday:
Monday was Kirra’s 2 year well baby check up. Again I really can’t believe she is two already! Where has the time even gone? She was 33 inches tall, and weighed 26lbs. So she’s getting bigger little by little! No shots this time, however we have to visit the Fairview clinic next Wednesday to get her the h1n1 vaccine, because she is in the high risk category.
Tuesday:
Tuesday was my part time job “information sharing” meeting. As always its super fun. We might be moving offices next month, and the location is even closer to my home, so thats exciting. Right now i’m working on updates on our website, and re-vamping our grand prix series.
Wednesday:
Jason and I brought Kirra over his parent’s to be watched, while Jason and I went to the Hinder Concert. The venue was at The Rock, which was standing room only which I wasn’t real nuts about since I had heels on. The opening bands I thought were better than Hinder… Faction, and The Veer Union. We didnt get home until nearly 1am, so Kirra (nor I actually) were real keen on waking up on Thursday morning so early!
Thursday:
Got to go over to Betsy’s to watch Grey’s Anatomy & Private Practice. She made fresh out of the oven cookies, and milk, so that was ridiculously yummy!
Friday:
Card Club. As always this was fun!
Saturday:
I got a lot done today. Kirra and I went to Al’s Vacuum in Bloomington so I could get a vacuum attachment that didn’t come with my vacuum. Its specifically for hardwood/bare floors. And it works like a gem! Then we stopped by Rosedale mall to see our friend Lois who works at Lucy, and let me tell you…I pretty much want everything in that store! THen Kirra and I went to Stride Rite to get her feet fitted for shoes. she is a 4 wide (she was wearing a 3…oops). So I put two shoes on hold, and will go pick one of the pair up tomorrow. Later tonight I went to the Trace Atkins & Martina McBride concert at the Xcel Energy center. It was a GREAT concert. Probably the best one i’ve ever been to. It was great!!! That’s my kind of music!
Tomorrow Jason and I are going to Twilight – New Moon. Super excited…..
Fun Party
Well we had Kirra’s birthday party yesterday and it was a blast! We ordered Pizza and had an elmo cake from Target! (YUM). Kirra got lots of nice gifts, She got a remote control car a gift certificate to Stride Rite, a baby stroller, some clothes, little people set, her very first bible, an adorable puppy that you can program online to say your childs name, so now it sings her songs and talks to her using her name. Its so cute. And she absolutely LOVES it. She dropped it out of her crib tonight and started crying hysterically! Books, slippers, and Elmo doll & an Elmo DVD. I’ve noticed even in the past week she has grown so much developmentally and talks a LOT now. She can say so much. She is singing and talking to her puppy and elmo right now!
She has her two year check up at the doctor tomorrow, so I am excited to get her stats, and what not. Hopefully no shots, but I have a feeling she’ll be getting her flu shots.
Wednesday Jason and I are going to a Hinder Concert, and on Saturday we’re going on a date to see New Moon!
Then next week is Thanksgiving week! Yippee!
Happy Birthday Sweet K Bee
I can’t even believe my sweet sweet daughter is already two. We bought her cupcakes to bring to daycare this morning, and she and her friends enjoyed them very much!!! After daycare Jason and I brought her to Target to play with toys, and buy some too! We bought her a very fun slide, and some color tub crayons for the bathtub! We got some LeAnn Chins for diner and K absolutely LOVED it.
Re-Coup
Well the marathon is now over, and its been over a week since i’ve posted. The marathon went well, and we had absolutely perfect weather! For spectators, and volunteers it may have been just a tad chilly, but it was actually PERFECT for the runners! I’m not going to complain either way.
Last Tuesday Jason won concert tickets on 93x to see Creed. It was a great concert. Like a Storm, and Staind opened for them, which were a bit heavier rock than I liked, but Creed was super great. They also had pyrotechnics there too, and you could feel the heat of the flames on stage from way back where we were sitting!
This weekend we just layed low! Yesterday we woke up to snow, so I bundled Kirra up in her snow suit, and I put mine on as well, and we went out and played in the snow. She really liked it, and wouldn’t eat the snow, but maybe that is a good thing! I got some great pictures of her on our SLR camera, but that’s film so you will have to wait!
I got my nails done, and then went for an hour long massage at Massage Envy. Gosh it wasn’t enough time! It was great though. Today I served at church in the kids area, and Kirra had a blast! Kirra is supposed to be taking a nap right now, but she is putting up quite the protest, i’m blogging until I fall asleep and Jason is watching the Vikings game. Anything could happen tonight, but mostly I need to get caught up with Desperate Housewives. If Kirra goes to bed soon, and wakes up at a decent enough hour, maybe we can go to Adventure Park and play!
Next weekend i’m working my PT job, for Run for the Apples. My absolute favorite race ever! I hope we get nice weather. Tomorrow is supposed to snow 2-4 inches. Jason doesn’t like the snow because it could impeed his ability to work in the winter which in that case I wouldn’t like either…. but I like the snow. Its pretty, and its magical….
Little Blessed Life 