Liberty and her new soft and silky COZY (what we call special blankies here) from Grandma & Grandpa Wheeler.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Our Present Madness!
Liberty and her new soft and silky COZY (what we call special blankies here) from Grandma & Grandpa Wheeler.
More CHRISTmas Pics
Even Condi got a stocking full of big bones and doggie toys. She has now been with us for a whole year. We rescued her from a shelter/rescue the week of Christmas last year when she was 9 months old. She has grown a wee bit since then and is a special member of our home. She's just awesome with the baby and the kids.
Liberty Mobility on Christmas Eve
Whilst the other children were fast asleep with sugar plums dancing in their heads (or some such thing?), Little Liberty refused to go to sleep. This, of course, had much to do with the night's outing to look at Christmas lights and visit Mark's workmate, Pete. Liberty fell asleep on the ride and being as it was after 5pm I knew we'd have trouble getting her to sleep at night! So, she stayed up and was our little elf...eating bows off packages and pulling them down as quickly as we were putting them up under the tree. Fortunately, not long after these pictures were taken she too was fast asleep in her bed! We followed.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
A Special "Phone Guy" Report
Well, it’s Christmas time again and here’s the phoneguy report. We are all recovering from the latest crud so hopefully we will all be feeling great on the big morning. Last year Sissy was sick and she was pretty slow in the paper ripping and toy flinging. I am looking forward to the present chaos in a couple of days.
Kim’s received a camera for Christmas that is, I am sure, far smarter than any of us. I just figured out how to get the pics and movies (with sound!) off it. Pretty easy. It holds 1,100 pictures… Crazy. You will all enjoy the new camera since there will be lots of new kid pics and stuff to look at here.
Yesterday was our 6th anniversary. Wow. We decided a while back that there had been a house move each year in one form or another since we got married. Today, we love the new house and I personally have no great desire to move in the next 11 months… Maybe we will stay here for three or four Christmas mornings. Actually, depending on the job and the economy, it might a lot longer than that.
Anyways, back to the anniversary, we are doing better that I ever thought possible. Kim and I are working as a team, in sickness (lots lately) and health, richer or poorer (less seems to be more), and I firmly believe that we are here for the long haul. Kim is such an excellent wife and mother and I am learning this whole Papa thing on a day by day basis. The kids are happy and I am blessed to be here with them.
The job is doing well, the new company seems fine, and the work keeps rolling in. The saleslady made a big sale last week, the local library system, which will keep me busy for a couple of months. My coworker, Pete, is still battling with cancer so I am running the office alone with a little help from other offices. Since it’s the holidays things are slow but once January rolls in I will be getting the overtime needed to pay off Christmas…
I’ve been doing some reading on the origins of America and our Constitution. And the government today. Wow. An enlightening read is to read the Declaration and then compare the charges against King George to how we are treated today. Interesting. You can find all our founding documents at www.whitehouse.gov.
Speaking of politics, Dad will be arriving in January for a few weeks. During his visit I am taking a week off so we will all be making the rounds of the In-laws and outlaws. There will be snow and ocean and cousins and Grandparents and road whining… Joy and more joy! I am sure the oil companies will lower the price of gas just for us too. ;-)
We got a couple of loads of wood so we can use the fireplace in the dining room. It works great since it has a forced air unit that blows heat into the room. The kids worked very hard last night to help the old guy pile up the wood so it only took up part of the shed. They’re my Woodchucks!
Kim thinks we will have some snow in the next day or two but I have my doubts. She is such an optimist. I love that.
Well, to those of you in parts unknown, I wish you the very best Christmas day. This is way more than presents and trees, it’s the heart of the salvation provided to us by God Himself. Jesus is not the cute baby today, He’s the victorious one who purchased our salvation with His very blood. Try to think on that today as we go through this holiday. Merry Christmas!
Kim’s received a camera for Christmas that is, I am sure, far smarter than any of us. I just figured out how to get the pics and movies (with sound!) off it. Pretty easy. It holds 1,100 pictures… Crazy. You will all enjoy the new camera since there will be lots of new kid pics and stuff to look at here.
Yesterday was our 6th anniversary. Wow. We decided a while back that there had been a house move each year in one form or another since we got married. Today, we love the new house and I personally have no great desire to move in the next 11 months… Maybe we will stay here for three or four Christmas mornings. Actually, depending on the job and the economy, it might a lot longer than that.
Anyways, back to the anniversary, we are doing better that I ever thought possible. Kim and I are working as a team, in sickness (lots lately) and health, richer or poorer (less seems to be more), and I firmly believe that we are here for the long haul. Kim is such an excellent wife and mother and I am learning this whole Papa thing on a day by day basis. The kids are happy and I am blessed to be here with them.
The job is doing well, the new company seems fine, and the work keeps rolling in. The saleslady made a big sale last week, the local library system, which will keep me busy for a couple of months. My coworker, Pete, is still battling with cancer so I am running the office alone with a little help from other offices. Since it’s the holidays things are slow but once January rolls in I will be getting the overtime needed to pay off Christmas…
I’ve been doing some reading on the origins of America and our Constitution. And the government today. Wow. An enlightening read is to read the Declaration and then compare the charges against King George to how we are treated today. Interesting. You can find all our founding documents at www.whitehouse.gov.
Speaking of politics, Dad will be arriving in January for a few weeks. During his visit I am taking a week off so we will all be making the rounds of the In-laws and outlaws. There will be snow and ocean and cousins and Grandparents and road whining… Joy and more joy! I am sure the oil companies will lower the price of gas just for us too. ;-)
We got a couple of loads of wood so we can use the fireplace in the dining room. It works great since it has a forced air unit that blows heat into the room. The kids worked very hard last night to help the old guy pile up the wood so it only took up part of the shed. They’re my Woodchucks!
Kim thinks we will have some snow in the next day or two but I have my doubts. She is such an optimist. I love that.
Well, to those of you in parts unknown, I wish you the very best Christmas day. This is way more than presents and trees, it’s the heart of the salvation provided to us by God Himself. Jesus is not the cute baby today, He’s the victorious one who purchased our salvation with His very blood. Try to think on that today as we go through this holiday. Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 14, 2007
Better nighttime pictures would be nice!
Mark did an incredible job of lighting up the yard/house! These pics are blurry and DON'T even begin to show how cute it is. PLUS there's LOTS more lights in the backyard that aren't in these pictures but when you are driving by you get quite a nice eyeful of lights...
Oh, remind me to tell you the story of our colored lights. I'll try to do that this weekend. It's quite hilarious. I'm a white light person...Mark's a colored light person...BUT only red and green with the white! Ahhh...wait till you hear the story of miscommunication etc.
Oh, remind me to tell you the story of our colored lights. I'll try to do that this weekend. It's quite hilarious. I'm a white light person...Mark's a colored light person...BUT only red and green with the white! Ahhh...wait till you hear the story of miscommunication etc.
A WHOPPING HALF INCH
Yeah, that's about all the snow we've had so far. We are totally envious of all you with MORE than that. We are sick of hearing about everyone elses snow. If you have it...please don't mention it to us.
Sugar...da da da da da da
aha Honey Honey..da da da da da da
You were my CANDY GIRL...
YES, we made MORE because the first batch got mostly eaten before I had a chance to make up gift platters of goodies for friends and neighbors! This time it was a MOM project and I glazed some of them (yellow glaze for the stars, green for the trees, brown for the reindeer) and THEN frosted with icing on top of that. It worked out wonderfully and I think the results were good. Altogether I made Peanut Butter & Chocolate bars, two kinds of Fudge (with and without walnuts), Maple walnut fudge, the sugar cookies, Big THUMBPRINT COOKIES with kisses in the top (my fave), and...I think that's all. I am SO done with baking and done with sugar! I am on a no sugar and no bad fats diet again. I'm going to eat super healthy again for a while (hopefully forever, but I'm being realistic...there will be occasions!). I'm already feeling healthier. Anyhow, we made up lovely platters for both of our elderly neighbors on either side of us, one for Mark's workmate, Pete, one for my friend Michelle's family, our friends Nancy and Tommy, and I have a few more to deliver (granner, aunt adele). Mark and the kids delivered to the neighbors and I guess they were delighted. But then again, who wouldn't be delighted with such cute kids coming to their door??? Enough foody talk...on to more posts.
by the way...
a GREAT BIG HELLO to those who I KNOW are reading this:
My Grandma Maxine, Elizabeth (Mark's Mom), Grandpa Dave (Mark's Dad in the Czech Rep.), My Mommy (she loves it when I call her that!), and Everyone else who happens to be reading...THANKS for stopping in!!!
You were my CANDY GIRL...
YES, we made MORE because the first batch got mostly eaten before I had a chance to make up gift platters of goodies for friends and neighbors! This time it was a MOM project and I glazed some of them (yellow glaze for the stars, green for the trees, brown for the reindeer) and THEN frosted with icing on top of that. It worked out wonderfully and I think the results were good. Altogether I made Peanut Butter & Chocolate bars, two kinds of Fudge (with and without walnuts), Maple walnut fudge, the sugar cookies, Big THUMBPRINT COOKIES with kisses in the top (my fave), and...I think that's all. I am SO done with baking and done with sugar! I am on a no sugar and no bad fats diet again. I'm going to eat super healthy again for a while (hopefully forever, but I'm being realistic...there will be occasions!). I'm already feeling healthier. Anyhow, we made up lovely platters for both of our elderly neighbors on either side of us, one for Mark's workmate, Pete, one for my friend Michelle's family, our friends Nancy and Tommy, and I have a few more to deliver (granner, aunt adele). Mark and the kids delivered to the neighbors and I guess they were delighted. But then again, who wouldn't be delighted with such cute kids coming to their door??? Enough foody talk...on to more posts.
by the way...
a GREAT BIG HELLO to those who I KNOW are reading this:
My Grandma Maxine, Elizabeth (Mark's Mom), Grandpa Dave (Mark's Dad in the Czech Rep.), My Mommy (she loves it when I call her that!), and Everyone else who happens to be reading...THANKS for stopping in!!!
Liberty & Avi
Irresistible CUTENESS!
Oh...so for those who don't know I'll throw in tid bits of updates here and there...so it's going to be like a puzzle (only sometimes totally out of order and definitely missing some pieces...but you'll get an idea of the big picture).
We are all recovering from being sick. Another almost 3 weeks of illness in the Borgeson house. This makes for being sick SIX, count them, S-I-X, of the last 12 weeks!!! I know, it seems too ridiculous to be true, but alas, it IS! This time it was another coughing cold and Avi ended up the sickest this time. I did take them all in to see our doc, Ginger, who gave Avi antibiotics eventually when the homeopathic stuff just wasn't doing it for her. Then just when we were starting to feel human again I took the kids out to the Children's Museum here and met my friend Michelle and her son Erek. We had a BLAST and it was so good to talk to another human ADULT (besides my husband, mind you). Anyhow, I was feeling so good about this and everyone seemed well but that evening Az had a throwing up episode...in our bedroom, down the hall into the bathroom, out into the computer room; well, you get the idea. I was SURE we were now being invaded by the stomach bug BUT, turns out it was just a fluke. A random throwing up episode. THANK GOD! I had run out to get Gatorade and 7 UP. The kids are enjoying something other than water but really don't NEED to have their electrolytes replenished, thankfully. Anyhow, there is our little saga of yesterday and the last few weeks.
GingerBread Man
Azriel was really into this whole GingerBread House process. It was quite a serious ordeal...and lots of fun too. By the way...there's one picture of Az sitting on the table a few down from here where he sure does look gangly, huh?! All legs and arms! My cute kids.
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