Just some winter-something-something- thingy-dingy's!

What?

Yeah, I have no idea what that means either. Fact is....I didn't have a title so I came up with something creative.

Just wanted to post some random pictures and happenings in the lives of the G's.

I finally got a picture of Isaac with his "santa" gift. I cant say that he ever really rides it but he does drag it around sometimes (and I thought he was REALLY going to like it).

This is a picture of the "project" I did for Rob this Christmas. A flashback to the glory days. Ahhhh....the glory days. (Okay so it's not a very good picture but you get the idea).



Talk about a Winter Wonderland. This picture was taken from our front porch. Our neighbor sets corn and bird feed out three or four times a day and we get to watch all of the ducks and Canadian geese eat it up. It's pretty funny. The ducks scare very easily. They fly off at the slightest sound. The geese just stare at you,totally unmoved by your efforts....even when you honk and swerve at them. Here you can see the ducks flying away as I opened the door.

Rob is feeling pretty accomplished. Look at what a good job he has done keeping his family from being snowed in. This picture was taken before we left for Utah. When we got home 9 days later we had to shovel another 18 inches off our driveway before we could even get the car into the garage.

Other random news:

Rob is still looking for a job. He had a language assessment test with the IRS today and has 7 other job applications pending. He is also applying for another 6-7 today when he gets home. We have faith that the Lord will take care of us and are mindful of his time frame. We are just hoping the Lord wants us to find something before the end of February. Otherwise we will be moving in with Mom and Dad G. A GRAND ADVENTURE FOR ALL!

Well, I have some fun news (NO.......I NOT THAT KIND OF NEWS......SERIOUSLY PEOPLE!) I get to teach STEP aerobics. YEAY! I LOVE STEP AEROBICS.

I start this week and am SUPER excited. My very own class (that no one can take from me......except my boss, I guess). Wish me luck. Also, MY GOLDS GYM finally got a Power Pump class (1 hour of weight lifting) three times a week. I know this may seem trivial to some of you but I have been waiting for this for a long time. I went this morning and can barely move. I LOVE IT! I can certify in it as well come March. It will only cost me....... choke..... cough....... $399. For that, we will have to wait and see....until then, I will just thoroughly enjoy going to someone else's class.

Cael "funnies"

Cael is definitely our comic.

He has such a sense of humor (when he's not screaming at someone) and says some really funny things.

11/3/08
I was putting Cael down for a nap. He crawled into be and pulled up his blankets.

Cael: "I love my bed."

Me: "You love you bed?"

Cael (with a smile of absolute contentedness): "Yeah."

Then rubbing pillowcase, "Mommy, feel it." (as if I would fall in love with it too if only I touched it)

1/1/09
Gabe came in and woke me up at about 6:30AM this morning telling me that Cael had thrown up on his blanket. I went out into my mom's living room to investigate (we were on vacation). Sure enough, he had.

Me: "Oh, Cael. Did you throw up?"

Cael (very casually): "Yeah, I went eugh, eugh, eugh and then in all came out."
(now, I have no idea how you would begin to spell out retching noises but use your imagination)

I just had to giggle.

Me (smelling something other than throw up): "Oh, are you poopy to?"

Cael (very matter of factly): "YES."

Me: "Okay. Well let's change you. I'll go get a diaper."

Cael (over his shoulder...again, very casaully): "And wipes"

Now, this conversation may not seem very significant or even funny to some of you (other than the retching noise bit) but it amazes me that he can be so casual about throwing up.

In fact, if he hadn't inherited my red hair (and come out of my womb) I would wonder if he was my kid at all.

What a way to welcome in 2009!

Beware ye weak stomached people!

I can't believe it is 2009!

We certainly did our best to bring it in with style.

Vomitting children, husband sick (although he bypassed the vomit) and me......well, I wasn't so lucky.



5 years and 6 days marks the date of last time I threw up.

It was 2 nights after Christmas.

Before that, it had been over 18 years.

Can you believe that!

Anyone who knows me well knows that I have a real fear of throwing up. I mean, a crippiling fear of it.

5 years ago I had to have Rob there to baby sit me, rub my back, clean the sink out (because I refused to vomit in the toilet even after he cleaned it), and even say a prayer that I would let my body relax enough to let it do what it needed to do.

He then called my parents and announced to everyone that my "vomit-less" streak was over and I had lived through it. Cheers were heard around the world.

I handled myself much better this time.

I did it all on my lonesome.

Just like a big girl.

I even cleaned up after myself.

Progress............Progress is good.



Here's to another 18 years........and may it not come sooner! :)

I'm gonna' do it....

I don't normally make new years resolutions.

I can't stand the thought of making a goal and not accomplishing it......so, I just dont try.

This year I have decided that is no way to live.

Life is about making goals and TRYING our darndest to achieve them....

if we are unsuccessful, we simple re-evaluate and move forward.



I haven't decided what my resolutions will be. I just know that they are going to be goo.

I can feel it in my bones.

CHRISTMAS 2008

Christmas Eve

Christmas morning

My little superheroes (my crowning achievement.....yeah, I made those...I know, I am SO SUPER crafty)


Gabe got the Spiderman tent he was hoping for. Although......funny........I haven't gotten a picture of him with it yet (you can see it in the background in the next picture). He was the only one who REALLY knew what was going on. He kept saying, "Where's another one I can open." Obviously there were too many presents for him to handle......next year we will let Santa bring his present and leave it at that. :)

Cael got a castle from Santa. It's perfect for him. He loves little things that he can hoard. He likes to line things up or stick them in his pockets. All of the kids are REALLY enjoying this one. Way to go Santa.

Isaac got a little plastic rocking "horse" in the shape of a dog. I don't have a picture of him on it yet. He wasn't really interested in the presents. He just wanted the food/candy. As you can see..........

He spilled some of his cereal. He is searching for it here. When he found a piece he would bend down and lick it up off of the carpet. It was hilarious!

I even joined in the fun.

Truthfully....it was total and utter chaos.

Cael was sick....although he looks pretty happy in most of the pictures ( because we had not given him ibprophen or eggnog yet.....not a good combo....especially when exiting the body).

The house was a total disaster and I was as cranky as ever.

Once we got over those few bumps in the happy road......things improved.

By the end of the day, Cael was feeling much better, the house had been somewhat restored to order, and I had mellowed out.

The day actually ended quite nicely.

Rob's parents and brother came over for a ham dinner. We got to enjoy their company AND good food.

I love FAMILY. There is nothing more important.

Tomorrow (Saturday) we are on our way to Utah to visit with MORE family. We are so excited. (Thank you! Thank you! for the plane tickets......1 1/2 hours of flying sure beats 14+ hours of driving......through snow storms!).