2/26/10

So I got some pictures of my favorite "baby" of all time. My sweet Emily. Long-time blog friends will remember her from my Preschool teaching days in pics with Zach, who happened to think she was the most superest baby girl in the world and requested I have a baby just like her! Anyway, I'm not going to re-post recent pics of her on this because there are a lot of crazy people in the world and she's not my own child, therefore I am not making decisions about someone else's child. I will probably post them on FB or myspace at some point only because I KNOW everyone I've "friended" and my pages are private. Suffice it to say she is BEAUTIFUL. Still has the perfect little face! Long hair now. She's all grown up and in school and very smart!

On that note, hard to believe my sweet Bailey-boo is 10! And Samantha Dawn will 11 in July!

On another note, what the heck is wrong with some babies these days? There are quite a few that are over a year old and still not walking or talking. All of mine were walking by 10 months, as did I according to my baby book. My girls were potty trained by a year and a half. Zach was 2 before we started the process but he was easier than the girls as I recall. Anyway, Jessy and I were talking about it the other day. We just personally have seen lots of parents lugging around toddlers who SHOULD be toddling!

Christmas lights

Whats wrong with Christmas lights in February? A lot of people leave them up year round. We will be the first ones on the block to have them up next Christmas.

I will take care of the lights this weekend. I have been meaning to for 3 weeks and everytime I went to, it snowed! I love the weather here! I'm excited about the spring, Jennifer loves the summer and going to the beach. She gets so excited on nice days, it makes me happy! Man, I love her! She is perfect!

February 25, 2010

I think I am going to take my husband plant shopping this weekend. I want two more hanging ones and some kind of indoor herb garden. I hope he and Zach can tackle the front porch and lawn at some point. (Christmas lights and wreath). The next ten days look mostly mild and rainy. Mid-forties to low fifties. Typical spring like weather. It would be nice to have at least one unseasonably WARM day this next month. Nothing like a top-down day in March!

2/24/10

I feel like crap! I have a sore throat, a headache and fever. On top of that I am having my period, so I am crampy and sore and tired. Not really grouchy. Just not feeling like I'm on top of my game.

I can't wait till this day is over.

I love her!

I just wanted to tell everyone that I love Mrs Jennifer Stone! I got home from work to a beautifully clean and well smelling home. Then she tried a new recipe and it turned out perfect like her. She does so much for me and I love her for it! I just wanted everyone to know how wonderful she is, if you already didn't know. I LOVE Mrs Jennifer Stone!

2/22/10

I started off today on a grouchy foot. After spending about 2 solid hours cleaning and de-cluttering I am starting to feel a little better. I appreciate the help that Mitch, Hayley and Zach give me around here, don't get me wrong, it's just little things they either just don't see or pretend not to. Such as: dust, cobwebs, the filth on top f the fridge, dust under the couches and chairs, tabletop clutter, cupboards that could be wiped down, etc.

I figure if I can get the living room, kitchen and bath in order, than this next weekend we can maybe work together to get the bedrooms done.

I also think I may forgo my expensive boots I wanted for Valentine's and get the new coffee and end tables Mitch and I looked at last fall.

Anyhow, floors are swept, mopped and vacuumed. Counters and tables cleaned and sanatized. House dusted. The top of the fridge cleaned. Stove degreased and scrubbed. Appliances washed and/or dusted. Candles are burning. Hopefully Mitch, Hayley and Zach come home to a fresh smelling home.

2/20/10

According to my up-to-the-minute weather satellite app on my smartphone, it is currentle warmer in Narragansett than Washington,DC. Caught up on some of my shows that I miss during the week. Zach is finally coming home. My stomach is making funny noises.

I LOVE Rhode Island!

...and NYC too, but am sooooooo glad to be home here in the wonderful, beautiful Ocean State! I will gladly live without palm trees to be surrounded by pretty, young, busy, young people. I love our ocean and our beach. I love that our bodies of water are BLUE! Everything down south is a nasty brown, except for the ocean. We have beautiful birds on our lawn all year. Only a few go further south than us. Absolutely NO buzzards that's for sure! I love that we get snow a few times every couple of years with some years in Narragansett getting none. I love that our town has a beer. I don't drink it but is cool! I love our beautiful fresh good tasting aquifer that is under our town that offers the best water to drink EVER! I love that Adam Sandler's character in Coneheads says Narragansett Rhode Island. I love that Rhode Islanders vacation in their own state! I love traveling and visiting other areas but love knowing that this is the place I pick. I don't have to stay because I was born here, or because I have a ton of family here, or because of work or price (we're the 4th most expensive state to live in in the US). I am here because this is where I feel most at home.

February 9, 2009

We're expecting big snow tonight and all through tomorrow and into tomorrow evening. Kind of exciting since we don't get a lot of it around here. We will spend the day shoveling and packing for Florida. We're leaving Thursday night. Can't wait to take lots of pics. I will have to get back in the habit of posting pics on my blog. Hard to believe I've been doing this thing since 2004. CRAZY to me that I've kept up with something for so long. I'm going to print it into book form and give it to the grandkids for future Jennerations!

The Droid

Ok, I would like to start by saying I had no Idea was I was getting into with this phone. My wonderful wife told me I had to get this phone because it was the latest and greatest thing ever and then she could shut everyone up that bragged about theirs because I had one. Well, now I own the DROID, let the fun begin!

First of all, it is called a "smart phone," right there I am in unchartered waters, smart and I are not synonymous! I have faired pretty well in week one figuring this amazing little piece of technology out. It only comes with a quick start guide, which is just enough information to get you in real trouble, but not enough to get you out. The first scare, How do I answer an incoming call? Luckily it was Zach calling and after his fourth attempt (he is persistent) I figured out you slid the green button over to answer the call not repeatedly push that same button. Second scare, OMG where are all my contacts! I went to place a phone call and all of my contacts were gone. The quick start guide does not address this (big surprise), The magical DROID manages its contacts through your gmail account which I had recently setup to be mobile! Well this means that I have to organize (another word that I am not synonymous with) my contacts in gmail into groups and stuff. Once I sorted this out and got my contacts back I found a button that allowed me to stop my gmail account from "syncing" my contacts. Interesting word choice "syncing", I have a "syncing" suspicion this will not be the only challenge I face.

Moving on, I will say that today I started to rule the world with my DROID! Yes that's right I have hooked up this wonderful contraption to my sexy wife's mac and with a few minor adjustments, We have the internet! She gives me zero credit for my technological wizardry, but she is happy in the bedroom so I don't care. I would rather her be happy with the latter than my budding nerdom! She is waiting for the secret service to come crashing into our house and take her computer because I unknowingly have tapped into some secure network. I'll keep you posted on that.

I would like to finish with a little love for my wife. If you didn't know this already, she is the most beautiful, wonderful, intelligent, sexy, loving, caring person in the whole world. I can't wait to go to Florida with her in Four Days.

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