Archive for the ‘Thanksgiving’ Category

• What’s Goin’ On

  Date: 2010.05.05 | Category: Babywearing, Coney, Friends, Halloween, Product Recalls, Thanksgiving | Response: 5

  UPDATE: Bunky has thrush and a respiratory virus.  I also have thrush from nursing him.  We’re both on antibiotics now.  Hopefully, he’ll be feeling better soon.  Prayer are, as always, appreciated.

  It seems like every month or two, I become very busy and have a hard time keeping up with this whole blogging thing.  I schedule a bunch of posts on a day when I have some free time, but I rarely write about our lives.

  Our lives have been busy.

  Right now, I am typing on my *new to me* laptop: a refurbished Acer Aspire One.  You may remember my darling hubby bought me one about a year and a half ago.  Unfortuantely, Punky knocked it to the ground and shattered it.  My hubby tried to fix it, but could not (that’s when you know that something is really broken). Since then, I’ve had several different computers that my hubby has given to me, but I’ve always missed having a laptop.  Then, just last week, my hubby found this netbook on sale for $219!  Now I have a cute, little laptop, which I am still getting used to, but love.

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  I’m beginning to worry that Bunky has a cold again.

  I know he is slowly cutting a tooth, but he seems much fussier than normal (and he is pretty fussy on a daily basis).  He has also been coughing and pulling at his ears.

  Bunky can now clap.  He says “dada”, “mama”, a version of his brother’s name, and he has said both “yea” and “bye” once.  He is finally sleeping better through the night, but he does still wake up.  He doesn’t eat much food yet, but is beginning to enjoy apples, bananas and little bits of table food.  He is very strong-willed and spits food out and refuses the spoon if he does not like something.

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  Spunky has started doing a lot of imaginative play.

  She will take two toys and have them talk to one another. Usually the conversation goes something like this: “I love you!” “I love you!” I caught her doing that with two large airplanes the other day.

  Spunky has also started drawing people.  She does a great job!

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  Punky has been saying a lot of really creative things recently.

  Here is how he described the workings of a CD player:

  Inside this thing, there are little people.  Out come their voices.  If you break this and open it up, you’ll see the people.  Five blue people.  There are some houses.  Two houses they can live in and two beds that they can sleep in.  One other house has steps so people can go down and they have one bed for two people.  They don’t actually eat because the store is locked and the road is closed, too.  If it opens up, they can go there and eat. And there’s a playground in there.  And that’s the truth.

  I asked him how he knew all of that, and he said, “I got that question all the way up to my head.”

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  My hubby and I have been doing a low GL (glycemic load) diet for the past two and a half weeks.  At our two week weigh-in, I had lost six pounds and my hubby has lost 5 1/2.

  We cannot eat anything processed or anything with sugars and carbs.  We eat a lot of veggies, fruits, dairy, meat and poultry.  Protein is really important.

  If you are looking to lose some weight, I think it is a great, healthy, balanced way to do just that.  Send me an email or leave a comment if you are interested in knowing more.

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  My hubby, Bunky and I were going to take an impromtu trip to Europe (with his job) while the big kids stayed with my parents, but that trip has been postponed until after the World Cup.  Hopefully, we’ll still be able to go.  We were going to travel through Italy, Switzerland, Frace and then up to London.  With the timing, we would have been able to see the Shroud of Turin, which won’t be on display again until 2025, so my hubby is disappointed that we aren’t leaving next week.

  Hopefully we’ll be able to go mid-summer.

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  The big kids are WILD today, so I think it is time for them to run outside until lunch.  Bunky is finally happy and content for the first time today.  Now I am going to stop typing and finish the laundry (ick!).

  Have a great day!

• Thanksgiving Through Punky’s Eyes

  Date: 2009.12.17 | Category: Punky, Thanksgiving | Response: 7

  While we were waiting for the main course, I allowed Punky to wander the house with my camera.

  Here is the day from his perspective:

  

  

  

  

• Thanksgiving & The Week That Followed

  Date: 2009.12.15 | Category: Aunt Lu, Bunky, Family, Food, Grammy, Holidays, Hubby, Papa, Punky, Spunky, Thanksgiving, mama | Response: 6

  We started off the trip with the Baptism of this beautiful little girl:
  
  My cousin Paul and his wife Michelle’s daughter

  We all enjoyed a wonderful dinner afterwards, where Punky was able to play with his buddy, my cousin Bobby.  They even had coloring books for the kids.
  What a great idea!

  

  Then we visited my hubby’s sister’s home!  Her husband made us an incredible dinner.  While the adults caught up, the kids ran around like crazy little monkeys.  Thanks for letting the kids trash your house! They had so much fun.
  

  

  Thanksgiving Day!

  My Mom prepared an amazing meal for us.

  

  

  The kids love their Aunt Lu!
  

  We were able to spend an extra day visiting my Aunt Chris and Uncle Bob.  The kids adore them.  Later that day, Spunky got hurt and wanted “Uncle Bog” to kiss her “boo-boo.”
  

  My parents found this fun place for the kids to go to.  It has lots of old fashioned candies and ice cream.  But the best part was the train track.  It was intense!  It was designed so that you could push buttons and watch different things happen on or near the tracks.  Punky also enjoyed the Thomas train table.  I was able to find some fun Christmas gifts here as well… shhh!  Don’t tell!

  

  We also visited Nonna at the Nursing Home several times.
  I love this photo!
  I have a great story to share, but I am going to save that for another post.

  

  And of course, the kids spent lots of time with Grammy and Papa.