Circus on Sodor - Thomas the Train

We have officially taken Andy to his first play production and as we guessed, he LOVED it! He was literally on the edge of his seat partially due to his size and partially due to the fact he was taking in the entire play. We had pretty good seats with no view obstructions, which is nice when you have little ones. After the play was over, he wanted to watch it again... the difference between live plays and DVDs.
After we were done with watching the play and eating junk food, we played by the fountain at the Seattle Center. It was a cold day, but it didn't stop kids from actually playing in the water. Andy had to settle for running around the fountain with Steve while I took pictures.THEN after we were done with the fountain, we headed to IKEA where Andy got a whole hour in the ball pit with kids his age and Steve and I walked around. I was conceptualizing refurnishing our loft while Steve humored me by saying, "Yep, ah-huh, that sounds great..." I still walked away with my latest organizational storage unit thingy. :)

Alas the end of the work week!

OMG! It's been one of those weeks. I worked like 60 hours, my house in shambles, I don't remember the last time I had a decent dinner, and I believe my kids grew at least a half inch since I saw them LAST weekend! Seriously! I'm so exhausted. There is nothing more that I would love to do than to sleep in tomorrow and do absolutely nothing. But my weekend is booked. We are taking Andy to see a Thomas the Train production tomorrow (which I'm so excited for him to see because I know he will LOVE it!), then there the "house in shambles" I'll need to clean, and to top it off I will need to work this weekend so I'm not slammed come Monday. Every little thing that I didn't get to during the 12-14 hrs I spent at work each day all week will need to be done by Sunday.

I hope everyone else had a much better week!

Huh??

So, just yesterday I blogged about rain and the different types of rain, etc, etc... Well, I wasn't prepared for the SNOW that is coming down right this very second. I mean I knew it was cold, but I didn't realize it was snow cold. Apparently, we have a low pressure from the north and mixed with all that rain I was gabbing about, we got snow. While I would love to sit here and get excited I believe our "snow advisory" is effective through 4am. So, well before I go to work it'll be all over an done with leaving us with either ice or slush. I'm not sure what we are expecting tonight and I've learned my lesson from banking on the weather sites/guys/or any forecast. We been there, as the night progressed the temps warmed up and we got nothing but rain.

Crazy weather!!!

Continuous rain

Well, it started to rain on Sunday and it really hasn't stopped. We have all varieties of rain from misting to down pours but it's all rain. Saturday was a beautiful day and we had close friends of the family watch the kids while Steve, myself, my mom, and Ben (kid's grandpa) went north for a little shopping therapy (well, that was for me) and dinner, plus some casino time. Steve has been hoarding his lucky $100 for the Craps table, and well, his lucky $100 is no longer lucky. We had a good time hanging out having adult time. We got home late around midnight and I was very glad to sleep in on Sunday.
Steve and Jake went paintballing on Sunday and Andy and I gardened... well, until the rain started in. I was able to get a considerable amount of weeding done and while I was doing so, I got inspired for our summer backyard projects. We have all the basics in for backyard enjoyment, but this year, I would like to kick it up a notch and actually add some visual interest (i.e. plants, yard definition, etc). So, as I sit here writing this looking out to the backyard from the office, the wheels in my head are turning, and mother nature is slapping us with thunderous rain. I love Washington!
Anyhoo... really looking forward to this weekend because we are taking Andy to see his ALL TIME FAVORITE train, Thomas in a theater production at the Key Arena in Seattle. I'm so excited to take him! We took Jake to two live productions when he was Andy's age (Blue's Clues and Dora) and nothing beats the experience of a live production. Steve and I love a great musical on stage and hope that one day the boys will have the appreciate for theater as much as we do.

Just as I suspected...

The blogging is slowing down as there doesn't seem to be much to write about. I officially started Weight Watchers again last Saturday. That was a huge milestone because that was something that I have been wanting to do over the holidays. Steve also finally got my treadmill together over the weekend. So, I no longer have an excuse not to eat right or exercise. Aside from battling weight, I've finally attempted to learn VBA... a much needed skill in my job. Thank God I have Steve. Like it or not, he has to field all my questions. It's going to be slow going as I have to be able to apply these concepts to something tangible for me. So, we talk in lots of examples. It's a good thing. Next thing will be SQL, then I'll be working on my leadership skills for my position. It's been a while since I set "acedemic" goals for myself. Speaking of acedmeics... Steve and I have been researching the potential of going back to school. The Bachelor I've always wanted and the Master that Steve wants. We'll keep you posted.

Jake is currently working on getting his Orange belt. Going through the motions of getting his tips that lead up to the next belt test. He's also doing pretty awesome in his guitar lessons. As if that wasn't enough, he was just awarded Acedemic Achievement in Math this quarter. Can you say, "Proud Mom??". :)

Andy, well, is coming into his own. He's overly observational and part sponge. He's so funny and comes up with the wittiest things to say. He contantly has Steve and I fits of laughter over what he says. I would love to write them all, but that would be one long blog. My latest and greatest is him helping me clean house over the weekend while wearing his Iron Man costume. He said he needed the extra power to get through all the cleaning. Amen to that!! A little extra power can always help get through the pains of house cleaning. When that failed him, he has his tractor beams to blast those items in our way... I'm not so hip to what tractor beams are actually for, but they are there if we need to tap into them.

Fast Forward?

Ever feel like you are living life in fast forward? Days are flying, the weekend's here before you realize Monday actually ended, the first month of the new year is practically over?? That is our life in a nut shell. I think we had a weekend. I'm pretty sure that is what those last two days were. Hard to tell when Monday came and went so quickly, I'm already making plans for the upcoming weekend, and actually our entire February is now booked every weekend. It's just craziness. About the only thing good of the days rushing by is the fact that eventually it's going to warm up around here. We were blasted with some cold air and a dusting of snow over the weekend. I'm about done with having numb toes. I'm ready for the warmth and spending time on the deck having BBQs again. Something to look forward to. :)

Just kicking around

So far, January is another ho-hum type of month for us. Everyone back into their normal routines that we took a brief vacation from in December. Work is busier than ever... funny how that never seems to quite end. New year, new goals.
Jake started guitar lessons and is loving them. He's learned a few chords and it's only been his 2nd lesson and he's strumming like a pro. I can't wait to see how far he gets at the end of 8 weeks.
Well, after all the snow, then all the rain that caused some pretty bad floods in our area, we are expecting sunshine the rest of the week and thru the weekend. Mother nature is giving us a nice little break. Jake and Steve have big plans to get out there this weekend and break in those new paintball guns they got for Christmas. While they are out, Andy and I will probably go on a bike ride this weekend.
Nothing out of the ordinary around here, just your typical everyday type of things.