It's a silly situation really. We are slow about blogging because:
1. Our laptop is hooked up to our TV because the screen is broken on the laptop. Yes, we are still using THAT laptop.
2. So because said laptop is hooked up to the TV, I don't use it much at all anymore.
3. Too busy playing golf with MIchael, or soccer, or running around town, or hungry hippos or chutes and ladders, or puzzles, or workbooks, or getting examed by "Dr. Besancon."
4. During my naptime break, I'm too busy watching HGTV instead of on the internet like before.
5. And because of #1, I can't multi task and watch HGTV while blogging.
6. I can chk my mail/etc on the iphone...so I don't NEED to get on the laptop as much.
But one day, we'll get back to it. The 2nd Saturday in February, we went to Home Depot and they had a Kids Workshop! Michael and Brian built a little garage for his cars and it was adorable. It was completely free and usually the 1st Saturday of every month from 9am-12pm. We had some cute pictures and will post soon. We'll see.
Love,
P
Monday, February 22, 2010
Sunday, February 07, 2010
"Snomageddon" and such
Let's do a little catching up before discussing the "Snomageddon" which hit the East coast this weekend. (It was so cool).
On Saturday, January 23, we took off to visit Winterthur, the original home of the Du Pont family. They were having a free admission day so despite the windy 30 degree weather, we were going out there BY GOLLY. Especially because it was free. Especially because we wanted to do something "normal" instead of house hunting or buying cars or all the stupid grown up things we've been up to.
They had a very neat little children's play area...very imaginative. A bit spooky, but Brian got a cool picture of Michael playing around it:
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And they had this funny mushroom garden that Michael loved walking around on:
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They had this HUGE nest which looked big enough for a pteradactyl and lots of other awesome things. I would love to do a photoshoot out there one day when the sun isn't directly overhead and the trees aren't casting shade everywhere.
We had a great time and then drove 30 minutes out of the way to get some Chipotle for Brian in West Chester, PA. It was WORTH EVERY MINUTE.
On January 31st, we got our 1st snow here. Michael was not about to wait until morning to play in the snow. So at 9:00pm, he grabbed his shovel and went to work:
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Only 3 or 4 inches that night!
This Friday night - Saturday afternoon, we got a full out winter storm. "Snomageddon" as Obama was calling it. I don't know about that in DE, but I hear it was a bear in D.C.!
Michael has the most adorable smile. And to those who think my son just SMILES for the camera without hesitation, THINK again. You should have seen him squirming and yelling. But then I told him to watch Mommy eat up the snow, and I got this face up there.
Michael playing in a huge pile of snow:
Birds gettin' out of town:
And I LOVE these berries:
Gonna do some room in my house (not sure which) with these berries, dark brown, light blue (maybe very light turqouise) and this gorgeous deepish red. Kind of like my blog design, but more like the colors at this bridal shower:
As you can see, got a lot of decorating ideas in my head right now. We put a very low ball offer on a house today and am wondering if they'll send us back to our apartment rental. :)
Love,
On Saturday, January 23, we took off to visit Winterthur, the original home of the Du Pont family. They were having a free admission day so despite the windy 30 degree weather, we were going out there BY GOLLY. Especially because it was free. Especially because we wanted to do something "normal" instead of house hunting or buying cars or all the stupid grown up things we've been up to.
They had a very neat little children's play area...very imaginative. A bit spooky, but Brian got a cool picture of Michael playing around it:
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And they had this funny mushroom garden that Michael loved walking around on:They had this HUGE nest which looked big enough for a pteradactyl and lots of other awesome things. I would love to do a photoshoot out there one day when the sun isn't directly overhead and the trees aren't casting shade everywhere.We had a great time and then drove 30 minutes out of the way to get some Chipotle for Brian in West Chester, PA. It was WORTH EVERY MINUTE.
On January 31st, we got our 1st snow here. Michael was not about to wait until morning to play in the snow. So at 9:00pm, he grabbed his shovel and went to work:
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Only 3 or 4 inches that night!This Friday night - Saturday afternoon, we got a full out winter storm. "Snomageddon" as Obama was calling it. I don't know about that in DE, but I hear it was a bear in D.C.!
Friday night, we went out about 7pm and started shovelling our driveway. SUPER fun with the snow all around. Good thing we have experience playing in snow in a good snow storm (See Feb. 2009 - Switzerland posts)! AND good thing we have our Aigle ski wear. We LOVE that stuff. Our Aigle ski wear keeps us so warm, we are usually sweating outside in 24 degree weather.
Then Saturday, we were housebound until 4pm. When it stopped snowing all over, we stepped outside for another playday!
Brian and Michael are SO SO CUTE in this picture:
Then Saturday, we were housebound until 4pm. When it stopped snowing all over, we stepped outside for another playday!
Brian and Michael are SO SO CUTE in this picture:
Michael has the most adorable smile. And to those who think my son just SMILES for the camera without hesitation, THINK again. You should have seen him squirming and yelling. But then I told him to watch Mommy eat up the snow, and I got this face up there.Michael playing in a huge pile of snow:
Birds gettin' out of town:
And I LOVE these berries:
Gonna do some room in my house (not sure which) with these berries, dark brown, light blue (maybe very light turqouise) and this gorgeous deepish red. Kind of like my blog design, but more like the colors at this bridal shower:As you can see, got a lot of decorating ideas in my head right now. We put a very low ball offer on a house today and am wondering if they'll send us back to our apartment rental. :)
Love,
P
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
SEA SHIPMENT DAY!
We got our sea shipment from France today and it is great! SO FAR, nothing broken. But I haven't yet found my Le Creuset pot so I am getting a tad worried....
I was staring at the 'breakfast room' in my apartment and thinking, "I wonder if our dining room table from France is going to fit in here. It was pretty big."
Today, they delivered the table and set it up in my breakfast room and the table is TINY. Talk about frame of reference! I forget how much bigger everything in America is! And we were worried our stuff wouldn't fit in our apartment here. DUH...of course our 700 sq ft of stuff from France is going to fit in our 1300 sq ft apartment from America. DOUBLE DUH.
What was hilarious is the movers showed up in a 53 foot 18 wheeler truck. Brian and I looked at each other and said, "I hope that's not full." So they swing open the door and to our comical relief, the truck wasn't even half full. I think we took up about 20 ft of that 53 ft truck. I hope that never changes, but I'm sure it will.
I told you I have "Ahh..I miss France moments." Here's one of them, thumbing through the Restoration Hardware catalog:
It IS just a bathroom vanity. And it is a bit rustic for me...BUT...see the hardware in the middle of the cabinet doors? That is exactly like the way the French window doors are out to our balcony in Paris. Ahhh...I miss my Paris life. Here's a closeup of the handle:
Naturally, I have to have this. Going to put it in the powder room of my proposed new home. Going to ignore that the single sink vanity is well over $1000. Going to REALLY ignore that!
Also going to peruse ebay for sales on an Antique map of Paris that has Avenue des Gobelins on it.
Enough fluff for the day! John and Kelli were headed to the hospital at 5:45am this morning. Kelli now has her epidural and is headed to labor and delivery. Absolutely cannot wait to see Quinn, our new nephew. What a blessing a new baby is in our family!!
Love,
P
I was staring at the 'breakfast room' in my apartment and thinking, "I wonder if our dining room table from France is going to fit in here. It was pretty big."
Today, they delivered the table and set it up in my breakfast room and the table is TINY. Talk about frame of reference! I forget how much bigger everything in America is! And we were worried our stuff wouldn't fit in our apartment here. DUH...of course our 700 sq ft of stuff from France is going to fit in our 1300 sq ft apartment from America. DOUBLE DUH.
What was hilarious is the movers showed up in a 53 foot 18 wheeler truck. Brian and I looked at each other and said, "I hope that's not full." So they swing open the door and to our comical relief, the truck wasn't even half full. I think we took up about 20 ft of that 53 ft truck. I hope that never changes, but I'm sure it will.
I told you I have "Ahh..I miss France moments." Here's one of them, thumbing through the Restoration Hardware catalog:
It IS just a bathroom vanity. And it is a bit rustic for me...BUT...see the hardware in the middle of the cabinet doors? That is exactly like the way the French window doors are out to our balcony in Paris. Ahhh...I miss my Paris life. Here's a closeup of the handle:
Naturally, I have to have this. Going to put it in the powder room of my proposed new home. Going to ignore that the single sink vanity is well over $1000. Going to REALLY ignore that!Also going to peruse ebay for sales on an Antique map of Paris that has Avenue des Gobelins on it.
Enough fluff for the day! John and Kelli were headed to the hospital at 5:45am this morning. Kelli now has her epidural and is headed to labor and delivery. Absolutely cannot wait to see Quinn, our new nephew. What a blessing a new baby is in our family!!
Love,
P
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