http://www.eyeballgirl.com/ en Copyright 2010 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:49:06 -0700 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Williams-Sonoma. We currently have one, but were in desperate need of a second. We had guests over for dinner on Friday. Mike, Dawn, and their kids all came over for fajitas, rice, beans, chips, salsa, and cupcakes. The idea for the cupcakes came from Pleasant Home. To make my clovers, I printed an image of a clover about 12 times on a piece of paper. Then I placed wax paper over the paper and used the images as an outline to pipe the green white chocolate. Saturday was a lot of fun. We went to the rodeo festivities in our neighborhood. Alex even sat on a mechanical bull. The activities were free, but Alex is still a little small to do most of them. Next year I think I might give the mechanical bull a try. Alex on the mechanical bull. They even let him borrow a hat for the photo. Sunday we went over to Kevin's house for lunch. After lunch Gabe, Alex, and I decided to look for snow in the mountains. We know there are certain locations where you can definitely find snow (we can see it from our house on the mountain tops), but we decided to be more adventurous and look near Gabe's work. We didn't find any snow that was accessible for us. We ended up at Target and we bought a 1,000 piece puzzle to work on. On Monday I took Alex to a couple of playgroups. Here is our puzzle on Tuesday. We work on it for a little bit in the evenings. I got my allergy shots on Wednesday and then I picked Alex up from school early. We met Katie and Kimmy for lunch at a 50's style diner. Then we went to the mall to buy Alex some new shoes. While I was there, the sales associate told me that a sale would be starting tomorrow. The shoes would all be buy one pair, get one pair half off. So, I left empty handed with the hopes of returning Friday. I went ahead and had him fit for his shoes so I would know the style and size to buy when I returned. Shoes are expensive, so I will gladly take any sale I can get on them. Kimmy and Alex. Yesterday (Friday), Alex and I met Myra and Anya at the zoo. We had fun looking at all of the animals and Alex especially had fun climbing on and off of a rock in the children's play area. Before heading to the zoo we went to the mall and purchased Alex's shoes. I bought one pair for now and one pair for later. Both pair of shoes are cute on, but the "later" pair is extra cute. They look like little hiking shoes. I think we are going to relax today. I need to run some errands (including picking up a book at the library) and then hopefully just enjoy the weekend. Speaking of books, I finished Run for Your Life. It is part of the Michael Bennett series of books by James Patterson. He is a detective in New York City and it did not disappoint.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/03/i_really_need_to_catch.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/03/i_really_need_to_catch.html Alex Arizona Birthday Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:49:06 -0700 Happy Birthday Maren! Graphic courtesy of Pat's Web Graphics.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/03/happy_birthday_157.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/03/happy_birthday_157.html Birthday Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:30:31 -0700 The guys didn't really impress me last night on American Idol. I was really looking forward to the performances by Andrew Garcia and Michael Lynche. They weren't as stellar as I was expecting. If all else fails, I am going to start rooting for Aaron Kelly (I know an Aaron Kelly in real life). I am off to watch the eliminations.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/cabinets.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/cabinets.html Alex TV Shows Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:15:38 -0700 Happy Birthday Melissa! Graphic courtesy of Pat's Web Graphics.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/happy_birthday_156.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/happy_birthday_156.html Birthday Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:28:22 -0700 Happy Birthday Brandi! Graphic courtesy of Pat's Web Graphics.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/happy_birthday_155.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/happy_birthday_155.html Birthday Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:27:12 -0700 Alex relaxing. On Friday, Alex was feeling great and we went to the park. He loves to swing. Walking around the park. On Saturday, Dawn and I went to a Mom to Mom sale. I found Alex a few toys, but I still need to disinfect them. Gabe, Alex, and I went to a birthday party for Kimmie. Unfortunately, the weather was cold and it sprinkled a little bit so we only stayed for about 30 minutes and we left. After the party I went over to Debbie's house and Dawn, Debbie, and I scrapbooked. I now have May 2009 finished! I have started running back up again. I quit due to illness earlier in the month. I still have my goal of running in a race, but I guess I will run it alone. Dawn was going to run in the race with me, but she is moving to Indiana in March. I will miss her! I finished reading Julie and Julia. It is actually a funny and interesting book. I am looking forward to watching the movie. If you would like to see the blog that started it all click here. There is also a link at the top of the page to go to her current blog. Gabe and I are watching American Idol again this season. So far none of the girls are really doing it for me. I am looking forward to the guy's performances tonight.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/park.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/park.html Alex Book Holiday Movies TV Shows Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:53:47 -0700 Waiting to go back to surgery. Alex is back to the super happy baby he was before all of the ear infections started. He didn't scream when I laid him down to change his diaper. Instead, he played peek-a-boo with me. It has been months since this has happened. Relieving the pressure was a wonderful thing. He has been running around and playing. This is the happiest he has been since before November. We will see how tomorrow goes, but things are looking great.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/alex_is_back_from_surgery.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/alex_is_back_from_surgery.html Alex Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:42:13 -0700 Happy Birthday Barby! Graphic courtesy of Pat's Web Graphics.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/happy_birthday_154.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/happy_birthday_154.html Birthday Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:27:28 -0700 Alex's surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. I know it is a simple procedure, but please keep him in your thoughts and prayers, as well as the surgeon and the medical staff that will be assisting. http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/tomorrow.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/tomorrow.html Alex Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:51:51 -0700 I just thought I would throw in a random Alex picture. He loves to "use" my computer. We watched the opening ceremony for the Olympics on Friday night. In honor of the start of the Olympics, I made Olympic pizza. Basically, you make a rectangle shape pizza and put your topping on the pizza in the shape of the Olympic rings. Ours were all pepperoni because I didn't have the time to chop up the veggies, but next time I think I might use different veggies to represent the different colors of the Olympic rings. Next time might just be the closing ceremony. Alex also colored a couple of hearts for Valentine's day, a couple of Chinese New Year pages, and a curling coloring page. We were in Ireland for the last winter Olympics. Due to the time difference, some nights we would be up late watching T.V. The British channel always had curling on late at night. Those Brits love their curling. I haven't seen it on here this time, but I will be sure to watch it if it is broadcast. Last night I went on a sewing frenzy. I made Alex two hooded towels, a couple of sweater pillows, two eye chart pillows, and two Christmas Presents for my Grandmas. I ran out of stuffing by the time I made it to the eye chart pillows. I made two pillows out of one of Gabe's sweaters with a hole in it. Closeup. Today we celebrated Chinese New Year by having chicken chow mein for lunch. I was going to make chicken won ton soup, but the chow mein was just easier. We celebrated Valentine's Day tonight with steak, salad, green beans, and sweet potatoes. Apparently Alex really loves sweet potatoes. He ate all of mine and he had already had dinner. I am not a big sweet potato fan, but I guess I need to start making them more often. For dessert I made Congo Bars...yummy! I finished reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. It is a great read. It goes through the occupation, of the Channel Islands during WWII. I am off to watch some more Olympics.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/olympics.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/olympics.html Alex Book Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:01:26 -0700 Graphic courtesy of Pat's Web Graphics.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/happy_valentines_day_3.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/happy_valentines_day_3.html Holiday Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:43:28 -0700 Happy Birthday Bree! Graphic courtesy of Pat's Web Graphics.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/happy_birthday_153.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/happy_birthday_153.html Birthday Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:27:20 -0700 I am frustrated with my blog right now. It decided to delete all of the comments posted after January 19. Maybe Gabe can figure out how to bring them back. I will ask him later, as both he and Alex are taking a nap. I think I am going to read. Hopefully I will be able to write another entry tonight. http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/no_comments.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/no_comments.html Miscellaneous Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:45:56 -0700 Happy Birthday Jessica! Graphic courtesy of Pat's Web Graphics.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/happy_birthday_152.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/happy_birthday_152.html Birthday Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:25:39 -0700 I have started running again...sort of. 2. Lose 10 more pounds 3. Finish 2009 Scrapbook 4. Read Run For Your Life by James Patterson 5. Read Rites of Spring (Break) by Diana Peterfreund 6. ReadTap & Gown by Diana Peterfreund 7. Read The Lost City of Z by David Grann Done...and I can't say that I would recommend it. 8. Read Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell 9. Read The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost 10. Read Broken Music: A Memoir by Sting 11. Read Catch Me if You Can by Donna Kauffman 12. Read The $64 Tomato by William Alexander 13. Read Storm Front by Jim Butcher 14. Read I, Alex Cross by James Patterson Done...and excellent as usual. 15. Read Heat Wave by Richard Castle 16. Read That 20's Girl by Sophie Kinsella 17. Read Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson Done, but not your typical Alex Cross book. 18. Request Medical Records 19. Go through Credit Card Stuff 20. Read the Bible, chronologically, in one year. Here is the printable version. I am on schedule. 21. Complete the 365 Project. I am going to do it this year! I am staying fairly caught up. I am finished with January and working on February.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/new_years_resolution_update.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2010/02/new_years_resolution_update.html Resolution Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:05:24 -0700