Miles learned two very important life lessons the other day:
1. How to really blow his nose instead of sniffing, and
2. Why we don't put things in our nose.
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The offending piece of green bean |
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The repentant little cutie |
Life as a happy wife and mother of two who wishes she had the energy to bake... and is now learning to kick breast cancer's ass.
Miles learned two very important life lessons the other day:
1. How to really blow his nose instead of sniffing, and
2. Why we don't put things in our nose.
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The offending piece of green bean |
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The repentant little cutie |
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Gisele, talking about how she ate when she was a baby: "Remember there were those things with glass and they're smaller than a baby but bigger than your eye? And they're bigger than your nose, I think, but smaller than your mouth? Hey - why are you laughing?? I'm talking about baby food!"
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We took family photos the other day! Actual family photos that include all 4 of us in the picture at one time. I know! What a novel idea, huh? I'll upload some soon, and a couple of them are included on our Christmas card, also, so some of you may see them there. They're pretty darn cute. :)
In other news, we're in the midst of Christmas prep (shopping for the kids is done, other than stockings, and we're finished with almost everyone else, too! Though I've purchased... absolutely nothing for Jamie so far.), as well as car shopping for me. I've had my car for about 12 years, so car shopping is quite an experience. I'm looking at compact SUVs, and have driven 3 so far, with 1 more to go before making a decision. I'm definitely leaning toward a certain one, so we'll see if that holds after I've driven this last one. Hopefully, I'll have something new before Christmas! We'll see! My Alero is being held together by duck tape (literally, in two places) at this point, so it's time. When I get it, I'll take a photo of me hugging it and post it for all to see.
I hope you're all having a stress-free holiday season so far. I'll update with photos when I can!
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Jamie is getting over a bout of vertigo, and Gisèle is getting over strep throat. I'm trying to get over the common crud, and Miles has all the energy and orneryness of a normal 3 year old.
We're trying to start the process of buying me a new car (!), but have only been able to test drive 1 vehicle so far, due to our busy schedules and sick household. It feels like it'll never happen. In the meantime, I have some sort of radiator leak that we don't want to bother to pay to fix since we're trying to get rid of my car. I need to buy some more fluid so the thing doesn't overheat in the next few weeks.
My office Christmas party is in 2 days, and so far, I'll be wearing jeans and flip-flops. Time to fit in some shopping. I have today and tomorrow over lunch to do it, so no test-driving cars then.
Jamie and I have an overnight date planned for this Saturday (thanks to my five-year anniversary gift from work)! But that means that sometime before Saturday, we need to find time to clean the house so that our overnight babysitters aren't disgusted by the condition of the bathrooms & floors.
Last night was the first night I've had the energy to cook dinner in about two weeks.
I could go on, but venting isn't helping - I'm off to try to find some fabulous shoes for the Christmas party. Step 1 in trying to make things better. Wish me luck!
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Can you guess who decorated each pumpkin? (And the bonus 5th pumpkin - the ones Jamie and Gisèle did together at her class Halloween Celebration?) |
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Don't worry - we made him go potty before we left. |
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Day 5 was our final day in New York, and we still fit in all we could.
We headed down toward Greenwich Village to see what we could see. We wanted to stop at the Forbes Gallery to see the antique toy collection, and also decided to have lunch in Greenwich Village. After finding the Forbes Gallery, however, we found out they no longer had the toy collection, so that was a bust. We did walk through the Union Square Farmer's Market on the way down, though, and that was nice. We also enjoyed walking through Greenwich Village, and lunch was great!
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The Friends building |
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The Cosby stoop |
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The Spotted Pig, where we had lunch |
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The quirky decor in The Spotted Pig |
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Jamie's beer |
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The Spotted Pig |
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The Chrysler Building |
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The Fashion District |
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In the cab heading to the airport |
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Heading to the airport |
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The sweet sign welcoming us home |
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On Day 4, we didn't have tickets for a show, and decided we'd try instead to get standby tickets to see Jimmy Fallon.
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Leaving our hotel to get coffee and head to NBC Studios |
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Waiting in line for standby tickets to see Jimmy Fallon |
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NY subway |
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New World Trade Center being built |
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Waiting to board the ferry. Being in the tightly-packed crown makes you feel just a smidgen of what the immigrants must have felt so long ago. |
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New York, as seen from the Ellis Island ferry |
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The Statue of Liberty, as seen from the Ellis Island ferry |
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People disembarking at the Statue of Liberty |
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Jamie on the ferry |
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Ellis Island |
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Me on the ferry |
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Inside the reception hall at Ellis Island |
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Ellis Island |
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Before we left, champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries were delivered to our door, courtesy of my awesome boss and his wonderful wife! |
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Times Square, seen from our cab on the way to dinner |
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I forgot to take pictures of the amuse-bouche and the 1st course. This is the 2nd course. |
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3rd course |
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4th course |
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5th course |
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Coffee and sweets (6th course) |
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Forgot to take pictures of the 7th course, but here's part 1 of the 8th course! |
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Part 2 of the 8th course |
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part 3 of the 8th course |
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enjoying our dinner |
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9th, and final course |
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Better view of the chocolates & macarons |
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Should we count this as a 10th course? They sent us home with muffins for the next morning! |
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