tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32678962603623008002024-03-13T15:22:28.294-04:00A Little Piece of HeavenI am wife to a wonderful man and SAHM to two great kids. Here I share our daily lives. I tell tales of life in Diaperville, show pictures of the ones I love, and occasionally rant about what I come across in life.
Stick around, this should be fun.Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-32651015611651102652010-10-01T14:57:00.004-04:002010-10-06T07:12:36.176-04:00Settling inWe are a month into school. You might say we are settled. I think we are getting to a point where we can say we kind of like having two kids in school. It's still a little quiet on the home front when both of them are gone. It's different but I like it. And, when Mark is in school but Anna is home, we get to see our big girl as we never have before. She is so different when she isn't living in Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-33233552846783950612010-09-01T13:48:00.008-04:002010-09-02T06:45:01.035-04:00Freaking outDoes anyone still visit here? Just wondering.Life has been so crazy these last months. School, vacation, summer, kids, swimming lessons, baseball; the list is never ending. But it all comes to a screeching halt next week when school starts up again. And let me just tell you the level of freak out I am in. I am freaking out. How can I be sending kid to Kindergarten? It just isn't possible. He's Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-76518530803864476672010-02-23T07:26:00.006-05:002010-02-23T09:03:04.537-05:00Who are you and what have you done with my baby?Oh, HI! Let's see if I can still make this thing work. Here we go. I got it figured out. Recently I have had a chance to hold a few babies. Yes, people have entrusted ol' butter fingers with their precious offspring. I don't know what they were thinking either.Anyway, that led me to the conclusion that my baby isn't a baby anymore. I'm sure other people noticed long ago. But it has taken me untilEllynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-58239419103059084062010-01-22T07:21:00.005-05:002010-01-22T07:53:15.140-05:00DaydreamerImagine for a moment with me that while Mark was snoozing away in his bed, during nap time, something bad happened to his window shade. Now imagine, during the same nap time, there was a great bumping and thumping heard by the parents on the first floor. Think elephants, lions, tigers, bears and maybe whales. Got that? Good. Now imagine upon entering Mark's room at the conclusion of nap time MarkEllynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-26139010343507233612010-01-10T20:35:00.005-05:002010-01-11T07:31:14.883-05:00LOOK! I found summer.I was taking a little walk in the snow. It was just peeking up waiting for me to find it.So you didn't believe that. What was it? The part about it peeking up through the snow or the part about me walking in the snow. Right. Right. Equally unbelievable. Fine. I bought summer at the grocery store. I couldn't take it anymore. All this white. I needed some color. Something. Anything to bring a Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-3475624323535464822010-01-03T07:46:00.002-05:002010-01-03T07:48:52.034-05:00The reason Daisy thinks we got themAll those months of neglect early on are finally starting to pay off. Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-62508285802555233682009-12-29T08:22:00.005-05:002009-12-29T11:19:53.846-05:00My new favorite songShe was trying to get better presents. It worked.Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-84486607656952343522009-12-20T07:32:00.005-05:002009-12-20T07:45:45.375-05:00We caught oneJust a couple of comments. 1) Mark is helping. That branch he's holding is very heavy. I'm not sure Jason could do it with out him.2) Anna is helping too. She's walking. She wieghs 15 lbs more with all that stuff on.3) You can't tell in the this picture but it was brutally cold. We spent the rest of the day with our lips pressed up against the side of hot cocao mugs to get the frost off of them. Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-84020231068005601562009-12-03T07:11:00.005-05:002009-12-03T07:29:02.069-05:00A day in the kitchenIn my tiny pool of available time, I am managing to squeeze in a very small amount to baking. It is that time of year after all. I have a new little helper. I've always had help in the kitchen. And I still have my big boy helper sometimes. But now I have a cute little helper whose smile lights up my kitchen. See what I mean. She asks a million and one questions. I understand about half of them. Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-54507498241385335992009-11-17T15:33:00.005-05:002009-11-17T15:39:11.085-05:00The day water stopped leaking all over the floorSince when is my life so boring that I am beside myself with joy over the delivery of a new washing machine. Really. But I am. It's coming sometime today. And I just can't wait. Of course the fact that our old one died last week with only about half the laundry done, and we are all sitting around in our underwear for lack of anything to wear, could have have something to do with it. Maybe. It's Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-16390844271568718742009-11-16T07:00:00.000-05:002009-11-16T07:13:31.338-05:00I know they grow up quickBut this just seems ridiculous. Rocking chairs!! At least they managed to maintain their silly even in old age.Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-82123968113220089392009-11-11T07:34:00.009-05:002009-11-12T06:40:28.940-05:00Digging for goldAnna has always had a bit of a fasination with her nose. It was the first body part she learned to idenitfy on her own. It was the first one she said. It's just a cool little thing. Since the begininng of school we have had a long string of colds. We just barely get well from one, and we are knocked flat again. I lost count somewhere around 5. 5 colds in two months. Let's just say I am sick of Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-11448380656381489622009-10-26T07:20:00.007-04:002009-12-29T11:20:46.103-05:00Football seasonHave I ever mentioned Jason's passion. The man loves loves loves football. Seriously, obsession. He knows the Packers stats from the 1985 team. If he put as much brain capacity into science as he does into football he would have come up with a cure for cancer by now.So imagine, if you will, standing in the delivery room. Now imagine him jumping for joy when he sees a baby boy pop out. OK, so Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-35560560804842474172009-10-19T07:19:00.005-04:002009-10-19T10:23:09.084-04:00The first hair cutI have waited a long time for this day. Anna was determined to never grow hair. Then, when she did grow hair, she had a raging mullet. I've been waiting to cut it because once she finally got a little hair I didn't want to scare it away be cutting it. But this could wait no longer. It was getting very straggly looking. And no matter what I did with it, it still had mullet characteristics. Ever Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-60702209841340745752009-10-14T07:24:00.008-04:002009-10-14T14:30:46.723-04:00Hooky on the first dayBecause I am an A+ student, I didn't have a whole lot to do on my first day. I posted my first assignment on Monday. I am not a teacher's pet, so don't even think it. That left my day pretty open yesterday. We decided to go look at fall leaves and visit a local cider mill. Yesterday will forever live in my memory as a really fun family day. We took the very scenic route to the cider mill. We Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-22719556944512876022009-10-12T20:59:00.006-04:002009-10-13T07:58:40.566-04:00Back to school daysI feel like I am back in ninth grade. I'm having those first day of school jitters. I hope I don't get lost on the way to homeroom.Will the others kids laugh at my high water pants. I grew three inches since we bought them two weeks ago. It was a most inconvient growth spurt. It would be the worst if I tripped over my shoes when I walk in the door. I hope no one notices my grey hair. Did anyone Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-84455443965315172932009-10-12T07:28:00.004-04:002009-10-12T07:48:05.540-04:00A love of FallAfter living down south for so many years I have really come to appreciate this time of year. They have some fall color down there, but nothing like this. It's one of the benefits of having a real winter. The leaves put on one last hu-ra before they die. And let me tell you, this year has been really something. The leaves are so bright it almost hurts your eyes. But the leaves aren't the only Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-13670834480839861062009-10-09T07:18:00.007-04:002009-10-09T07:52:05.445-04:00You don't need a pool to make pool toys funSo a weeks ago Jason came back from the store with a present for the kids. He does this a lot. He goes out in to the world and finds little treasures for them. They always delight in his findings. But honestly, this time, I thought it was a dud. He brings out these "wacky noodles." I did point out to him we don't have a pool. He assured me it doesn't matter.The kids humored him for a few minutes.Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-44138048659112572462009-10-08T07:00:00.001-04:002009-10-08T15:27:18.090-04:00Took the leapSo last week I told you I was going to take the leap. This week I tell you I took the leap. I am a college student. Did you read that right? I AM a college student!! I start on Tuesday. It all happened very fast. I have been working like crazy to get everything done before the start of class. It's been a pretty hectic week. But it's all done now. I have my books. And am ready to go.Now, let me Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-38954799033194117212009-10-01T06:59:00.001-04:002009-10-01T07:36:24.197-04:00Taking the leapWhen I graduated high school I knew I wasn't ready for college. I needed a break. So I joined the Air Force. It was one of the better decisions of my life. I got the break I needed. And I got an opportunity to see and do things I never would have been able to do otherwise. I also made some wonderful life long friends. Oh yeah, and I got a pretty great hubby out of the deal too. So all in all the Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-80564586217962767302009-09-30T07:02:00.002-04:002009-09-30T08:12:42.854-04:00He's gonna be a rockstarHe said a few weeks ago he wanted to be a rocker for Halloween. I think he has rocker potential for when he grows up too. That would be a mighty nice way to support his old decrepit parents.Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-91562432669860286442009-09-28T07:08:00.007-04:002009-09-28T11:19:18.802-04:00Parenting-A lost artWe don't go out much. It was one of those things we gave up when we became a single income family. We go to a sit down restaurant maybe once every couple of months. It's a treat. Our kids know it's a treat. Mark and Anna behave really well in restaurants. When our kids were smaller and didn't understand how to behave we more than once had to asked for to go boxes as soon as our meal arrived. We Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-90519361012836302222009-09-24T13:55:00.010-04:002009-09-25T09:26:35.295-04:00He can chew gum and walk at the same timeI try to make being the big brother fun. Lets face it. Being the oldest is a drag sometimes. He gets time outs for things his sister gets away with because she doesn't understand. She gets thrown up in the air and tossed around much more than he does. She's a peanut and he is huge. His responsibilities are bigger. His jobs are harder. He is charged with not hitting back even if his sister hits Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-81241824298231730622009-09-23T07:36:00.005-04:002009-09-23T07:53:54.203-04:00A change in the airThe nights are getting longer and the days shorter. Everyone seems to be in a frantic rush to get those last few things done before winter. Work on the flower beds has gone into over drive. The search for winter hats, coats, mittens, snow pants and boots has begun. The stores now stock ice scrapers instead of bikinis. My thoughts are turning to indoor cooking. From Mac and cheese to homemade Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267896260362300800.post-91454383283197782392009-09-20T21:19:00.006-04:002009-09-22T09:35:12.367-04:00SicknessWe are sick. Once again sickness descended upon our house. I should have known it was coming. After all, Mark did start school. That place is crawling with germs. Before you even open the door to that place you can see them ooze out through the cracks. It's disgusting. I should have known Mark would catch a cold before the end of the first stinking week. He would then take his filthy nasty gross Ellynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907807448468020160noreply@blogger.com2