NY Parent Visit

Dad and Mom in Times Square

JD and I at Chicago

My parents arrived last night. It has been since August since we have seen them. It has been nice to have them here . . . so far!

Today we went to NYC to see Chicago on Broadway. Jan from The Office was Roxie Hart. I just kept thinking in my head. . . Jan is right there. Anyway, the show was good.

We also hit our traditional NYC Pizza place. . . John's Pizzeria on 44 st! Yummy! They have great garlic bread with cheese, though they are not Fat Sticks with Cheese.

Tomorrow, my Mom and I are going shopping. Tomorrow night we are going to dinner with the Donegans. Saturday we are going to take the kids to the city. I'm not sure what we are going to do yet. It is suppose to be COLD! Then they leave on Sunday to go meet Greg in Florida.

HUGE Online Clearance Sale

New Discounted Items on MyCTMH Sites
A host of new discounted items will be available soon on My CTMH website—from stamp sets to favorite paper packets to accessories, we have a little of something for everyone at a phenomenal 40% off retail pricing! These items will be available beginning Monday, January 26, at 8:00 am (MT).

Best Selection

If any of you remember the last time CTMH released discontinued and discounted items on our websites, there was a frenzy right at 8am and many of the great products were gone within the hour. So, if you are interested in seeing what is available at these great prices, I suggest visiting my website right at 8am on Monday morning so you don't miss out.


Sign up before
Here is another tip to make your online shopping experience a little easier. With the site upgrade last month, we can now store your account information for you. (No need to re-enter your contact info each time you shop. Plus you will be able to look up all of the items you have previously ordered.) Because you need to set up your account the first time you shop, I suggest going to my site before Monday and setting up an account so that it is all ready for you when you hop on at 8am Monday morning. (This way you won't waste any valuable time setting up your account on Monday.)

Bookmark
Another note about my website—if you have the site bookmarked on your computer, you will need to delete it, type in “lesliesyme.myctmh.com” and then re-bookmark the site again. For some reason the old links and bookmarks don't work anymore.

Click here to go directly to the online shopping section of my website.

Happy Shopping!

what are you?

I am PAPER. I thought this quiz was funny - What kind of scrapbook supply are you?

http://www.quizilla.com/quizzes/645550/what-scrapbooking-item-are-you

Let me know what you are.

Still . . .SICK

I thought we were better . . .again. We went to Joy School, then stayed for the inauguration. Megan had made egg-salad sandwiches, but my kids would not eat them. We had some time to kill before picking JD up, so we drove to a McDonalds with a Playplace and got some chicken nuggets. Miah wouldn't eat anything and put her head down on the table. I thought she had fallen asleep because she had been up late and I had to get her up early. Anyway, I call JD and tell him that she is tired and acting weird. Sure enough, I look up and she is throwing up. I cleaned her up as good as I could and we left. I went and picked up JD an hour early from work and we came home. She threw up 3 more times in the car.

This sucks! I'm ready for winter to be over and everyone to feel better! It has been going on almost two weeks!

Random Facts

I thought this might be fun.

The colored items, I've accomplished.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo - not in public though!
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch - does scrapbook count?
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - as far up as they let you now!
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon - no but running around the block feels like one! hehehe
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset - both
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied?
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater - once and it was raining!
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Before and Now

Isaac being sick. His hair looks awesome since he has been laying around on it for 3 days. i did bath him on Tuesday after he threw up all over himself and me.

Isaac with his Christmas Cars Outfit

So we are all still sick. Here is a picture from last week. Isaac is sporting his new Cars/Mcqueen outfit. He saw it in the store when we got our pictures taken and wouldn't let go of it. I finally talked him into saying goodbye to him. I had to go back and get it. The McQueen on the jacket lights up when it is touched. He loves it and I could hardly get it off him.
He was not feeling well and has hardly let me put him down for 3 days now. I finally got him to go see his Dad and they looked cute cuddling, so I went to get some pictures and this is one that I got.

Sick Day

JD took a sick day today. None of us have been feeling well all weekend. I really haven't been feeling great for a week or so. I also feel really out of it. Sorry that I have not posted much, we just haven't been doing much.

I'm looking forward to my parents visit at the end of the month.

Thankful

Thankful- 1: conscious of benefit received 2: expressive of thanks 3: well pleased; glad

One of the blogs that I follow ( http://aliedwards.typepad.com) talked about one word representing your year. This year I am choosing the word THANKFUL. I'm choosing this because I feel like the past year I have just been wishing for more and have not been appreciative for what I have. I don't want to spend my time wishing for JD to get a teaching job, wishing to move home, wishing I did more. I still want those things to happen and will try to help them to happen, but I want to try and concentrate on the things that I do have and want to be appreciative of them.

So first off I want to thank you, my friends and family, for being there for me. These last three and a half years have been tough, but I am grateful that you have stuck by me. I'm thankful for the lessons that I have learned and the ones still to come.

Not Much Going On

We went to the mall on Friday and let the kids ride on a couple of rides. I thought these pictures of Isaac turned out really cute.
We really haven't been doing much. We have been trying to work on applications and portfolios. We enjoyed our time with JD. He went back to work today. We've been missing him!
I have been loving playing with my new canon camera! I really love it. It was my surprise on Christmas morning. JD let me open it first and had it charged and ready for me to use. Our old Kodak has been dying for a while now and I was just trying to nurse it along. A new computer and a new camera in the last six months has sure made me happier! We love having the DVD on our computer now. It has been fun being able to watch movies instantly on Netflix.

Happy New Year

Things did not turn out how we had expected them yesterday. Martha decided she needed to work until 5, so we could not leave until then. It was FREEZING! With the wind chills it was almost zero! It never really gets that cold here. Last, it was just one of those blah days for me.
With all of those things to consider, we did not go to Times Square last night. We talked to some of the youth that went last year and they got there to wait at 6 and still could not see anything. They were going this year at 3. I didn't want to stand around for 6-9 hours in the FRIGID COLD and still not be able to see anything.
We decided to go to dinner and a movie. By the time dinner was over, we just decided to go home and be with the kids.
I have been feeling blah lately. I'm not sure why. I think part of it is that I am missing our family and friends and the holiday traditions. Anyway, I need to get myself out this little Funk! (hehe)
Anyway, here is to a Healthy and Happy New Year!