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Project Life week 6

Another week complete.  As this project progresses, I realize that I am taking more time to pay attention to the small moments that occur every day. Like on sunday morning when the girls made their beds.  I always peek in their rooms in the morning to see what damage occurred overnight--annie sometimes gets up early and leaves a string of stuffies and toys that she plays with--As I looked in this morning, I realized that the girls have been making their beds every day for the past few weeks now.  And, while Gracie's stuffy collection on her bed stays the same, Annie's changes every day.  Side note: Annie's also taken to stuffing her toe-toe blankie behind her stack of pillows because she thinks she can't fold very well.  It's quite hilarious.

Gracie was proud of the # of laps she swam during swim team and has decided to write them down every week so she can track her progress.

Annie was concerned that the man she marries won't want the same things she wants in life. did I mention she's 7?

Hey, I like a girl that thinks ahead.  

I swam my farthest this week, so I celebrated with a big ginger molasses cookie from a local new-ish bakery.  We don't go there because of Gracie's gluten intolerance, so it was a definite indulgence. and it was so, so worth it. 

Friday night, Eric and I got another date night courtesy of De Lille and Mark Ryan wine release parties AND we were able to get last minute reservations at Barking Frog.  Simply Divine.

We finally applied for passports for the girls, you know so we can go to canada.  

And there was LOTS of valentine crafting.  Lots and lots.  So much so that I am seriously crafted out.

Well, at least until tomorrow when I start on Easter crafts. 

this here is my favorite card.  We heard this song on Kids Place Live last sunday on our way to church. As it played I realized we were all singing along.  It is a really, really lovely song.  If you go to the Always Saturday website and download it a portion of the proceeds to to benefit a camp for children with cancer. You can get it here. 

That's it. Our week in review. You can find more Project life layouts here.

PL Week 5

I wasn't really into this week's PL.  Does that happen sometimes? The first four weeks were so exciting and week 5 was just kind of normal.  Not too much to report.  Please excuse my blurry i phone photos.  I'm really just too lazy to get out the big camera, take a picture and upload.  Pffft.

And seriously, thank goodness for the Momento App.  Waiting a few extra days to put my pages together...well, let's just say I need to check my notes quite a bit. 

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Project Life Week 4

I had fun with PL this week.  Didn't take as many pictures, but got some good quotes that I actually remembered to write down using the Momento App.  LOVE IT!

One of the highlights this week was skiing on saturday.  The weather was terrible, so Eric and I went to the "midway" (halfway down the mountain) and had a beer together.  It was the best 45 minutes we've had to catch up in a LONG time!

fitness friday

Last week was a total BUST.  I worked out at home on monday.  Tuesday, I ran too hard on my foot and reinjured it.  PFFFFT. I was so disappointed in myself.  With the snow, all the gym classes were cancelled.  I was kind of cranky about it.  

I tried to get back into it this week, but it was hard.  I feel like it takes so long to build muscle and get your heart in shape, but it takes nanoseconds for it to all come undone.  

Saturday-nothing

Sunday-nothing

Monday- 10 mile bike 

Tuesday- Swim 1600 yards, 20 minutes upper body weights

Wednesday- 14 mile bike

Thursday- 1750 swim, 5 mile bike

Friday-14 mile bike, 20 minutes weights, 60 minute hot yoga-I'll admit, I'm tired after that.  I had some extra downtime so I went for it. 

Thursday I got a foot massage.  I'm not sure I liked it, BUT my feet feel pretty decent today.  

And because I was feeling so sluggish and crappy last sunday (kind of like the snowman on the left with the pink scarf-sidenote: I made those snowmen with Gracie's class on tuesday.  I went in today and helped them wrap and bag them up to take home. They were so proud of their work!)

I signed up for my first sprint tri in June. There's no turning back now!

 

Project Life Week 3

We had a fantastic week 3.  No school all week for snow, snow, snow! I loved having the girls home to play with and they were so good all week.  Eric worked from home the last three days of the week, not wanting to deal with the commute. On friday, we flew to spokane for Sausage Fest.  Eric had a great time making sausage and the girls and I had a wonderful time with Kay C and her girls.  LOVE them!  Our girls played so great together.  Barbies, crafting cards, in the snow and a fun, made up dress up game!

Now we're just trying to get back into the routine!

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hilarious

Annie started a little art class today.  It's after school for the next few mondays.  When she brought the paper home a couple of weeks ago, she was SO excited about it. She wants to be an author/illustrator so she HAD to take the class. 

When it was over, she came skipping out of class, all smiles. The assignment was to draw Skipper (as reported by Annie) , you know from the Penguins of Madagascar.  If you know our family, we LOVE the penguins.  If you don't think they're funny, then you have no sense of humor. 

This was her drawing.

"I drew him with the coconuts and hula skirt because I thought it would go with the background."

"Did you get this idea from the instructor?"

"no"

"Did anyone else draw skipper like this?"

"no"

HIlarious.

What I love right now

1. badges.  Can't get enough of them.

2.  wine

3. snow days

I'm never going back to work

4. Eric working from home.  

5. Jen(one of my BFF's) , her new I phone and free texting with her now.

6. My girls, playing with their friends, ALL. DAY. LONG.

7. Annie and her need to make snow angels at the most random times.

8. Quote of the day. Annie "I'm SO HAPPY mama."

9. The anticipation of getting to see my other BFF in a couple of days

10. That Gracie is still so sad school continues to be cancelled. She missed so many days last week, she can't wait to return.

11.  When I told the girls that they couldn't play in the snow today until they had practiced piano and read a chapter, Gracie read two and Annie read 3.

follow through

Every night, when I get in to bed, the first thing I do is put my feet on Eric's legs. My feet are always freezing.  Even more so now that I wear my indoor flip flops all the time.  No more socked feet for me with my foot issues. 

I'll be honest, it's not a habit he loves...but he endures. 

A couple of nights ago, I hopped into bed and put my feet on his legs.

"WHAT IS UP?!"  He asks questioningly.

"HUH?" 

"Your FEET. They're so SOFT."

"OH. It's my new year's resolution...keeping my heels soft.  I just filed AND moisturized."  

So anyway, I'm making good on a resolution.  Nothing a belt sander and extra strength moisturizer can't help.  

I'll leave you with this.

and then this

She spent roughly 50% of her day doing this.  I think she peed 10 times last night.

first outing

We headed east on friday with the intention of skiing saturday and sunday.  Mission accomplished...sort of.

I took Gracie back to the Dr on friday morning and he thought she sounded better (based on what I don't know cause her never saw her the first time). He did say that she couldn't ski on saturday, but might be able to on sunday if she was feeling a little better. 

After two trips to the local ski shop in wenatchee, Eric and Annie got to ski on saturday while Gracie and I had some quality time in the lodge.  

Annie had a fantastic 2 hour lesson with Nicole on the rope tow.  She pretty much clung to her every time they came down the bunny hill, but the goal was strictly for Annie to have fun.

Our home away from home.

Annie, pre ski fuel up.  

Gracie and I colored for a bit then I taught her how to play a version of solitare and it passed the time rather quickly.

After we picked up Daddy and Annie from the lessons center, we went here again.

I think when they see up coming through the door, they're like "get the register ready!!!!" Since we started skiing, we haven't gone in there a single time and not dropped a dime...like the time last year when we left their ski coats at home, so we had to go buy them new ones on our way to the mountain.

Then we had a lovely dinner with Gracie and Eric's ski instructor, Joe, and his wife.

Sunday, the girls had lessons that started at 10.  We're used to afternoon lessons, so it was a bit of a challenge for us to roll out of bed...but we made it.

I'm glad we went in the morning because we got to see this. It was cold though, in the teens and I think a bit colder here at the top.

 

I finally got to ski on these.  And I loved them so, so much. And HELLO do you see that cute quilt-y pattern.  And the colors?!?!? LOVE

Gracie took one run on the lift and was really, really nervous.  yeah, that's just my kids.  we've all learned to live with it.  They're VERY cautious.  Both of them. So Joe took her to the rope tow and she got all comfortable with making turns again.  Annie made several trips down the rope tow hill all on her own and NOT clinging to her instructor.  progress.  It's all progress.

And now I'm off to the gym...my  home gym.  Which is really just a fancy term for an old treadmill and a work out dvd.  The snow is coming down and I don't feel like driving in it.  It's not really my specialty. 

misunderstanding

We had just left the mountain on sunday when out of the corner of my eye I saw Annie lean over to Gracie. I heard her ask in a soft voice, "I've been meaning to ask you this since last year, but can you tell me what it was like to fall off the chair lift?"

Oh boy.  

Annie has been adamant about not going on the chair lift EVER. EVER. EVER. 

A: She's nervous about the "big hill"

B: I guess she thought she might fall off the chair lift

On Gracie's first time on the chair lift last year, she waited too long to hop off so the instructor grabbed her coat and pulled her off.  Not being experienced at all, she fell as she hit the snow.  Apparently, Annie misinterpreted this to mean that she fell many, many feet from the chair lift. Uh, no.

Hopefully, we've ruled out point B as a problem and maybe she's one step closer to making it to the chair lift. 

I have my doubts.