Monthly archive for ‘ December, 2008 ’

it’s the end of the year as we know it….

31st December 2008 | 2 Comments

wednesday   i could write a lot here. but instead, i’ll just say HAPPY NEW YEAR to you…. my loyal and faithful readers. you are my friends. my family. my co-workers. my acquaintances. my neighbors. thank you for sharing in my thoughts. my struggles. my life. i love having my blog. and i love knowing [...]


two month well baby

30th December 2008 | 2 Comments

tuesday   so sam turned two months old the day before Christmas (so 6 days ago). as a reminder, earlier this month (on the 9th) she weighed 9 pounds 1 ounce. at his 2-month check up, davey weighed 9 pounds 1 ounce and was 21.5 inches long.  today, this little girl weighed in at 10 [...]


pure glee

29th December 2008 | 2 Comments

Monday   this is his face of pure glee: we love to build towers with his new duplo blocks (thanks, grandpa & grandma – we’ve got HOURS of entertainment happening with that set)!   when i look at this picture, i swear i can hear him laughing (well, giggling)… and it’s the sweetest sound in [...]


almost over

27th December 2008 | 2 Comments

saturday -  so our long holiday week is almost over. we’ve had a LOT of snow and i’ve loved every minute of it even though i didn’t get out to play in it (or even to shovel it). my boys got out there, though:    davey LOVED being outside in the snow and no matter [...]


merry christmas 2008

25th December 2008 | 0 Comments

from our home to yours, we wish you a very merry christmas!!   always, dave, tamara, davey & samantha     p.s. i forgot to tell you that yesterday sam turned 2 months old!


the eve

24th December 2008 | 5 Comments

wednesday   merry christmas eve to you! we have lots of fresh powder (fluffy snow) on the ground and it’s beautiful. so beautiful… especially because i don’t have to drive in it (though dave is thinking he’ll have to go get his family for tonight’s festivities)!   we’ll have appetizers & dinner (chili made by [...]


time to breathe

23rd December 2008 | 1 Comment

tuesday   the kids both napped well (and at the same time) yesterday, so i was able to wrap all but 3 Christmas presents. whew. and sam was a bit better behaved last night (sunday night she was pretty difficult) so i (finally) folded our laundry (though i just remembered that there’s another load in [...]


the season continues…

21st December 2008 | 1 Comment

sunday   church is cancelled today. i feel bad for dad with all the work he put into the cantada (sp?) and it’s not even happening today. i’m sure they’ll do it next sunday, but still… all the work he did this past week? sigh. but on the bright side – i got to sleep [...]


snow much fun

19th December 2008 | 3 Comments

FRIDAY  here’s what it looked like on wednesday when i drove from the grocery store back to dad & mom’s house to get the kids: i was driving the subaru b/c dave was getting the oil changed in the pathfinder. since then, davey’s car seat hasn’t made it back into the pathfinder. it’s kinda funny, [...]


let it snow…

17th December 2008 | 2 Comments

it’s snowing! looks like the snow storm we were supposed to get last night is actually arriving now. the kids and i ventured out this morning to mail some Christmas packages (last minute, i know). we have the subaru today so dave can get an oil change in the pathfinder. thankfully, dave put the snow [...]