tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80869336333711244862024-03-12T20:54:03.865-07:00Adventures of the Family GLife in the fast lane with a toddler in tow...The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.comBlogger254125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-90315842005943561502012-01-12T22:18:00.000-08:002012-01-13T10:22:01.461-08:00Yearly UpdateOh, hi. I bet you thought I was over this whole 'blog' thing, right? I mean it has been 8 months since my last post. I am hard to get rid of, so for now an occasional update will have to suffice.
To recap what has happened in the last 8 months, well it's been busy and honestly things are looking up compared to this time last year.
We moved (yes, again) but this time we purchased our first The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-29012293772790930832011-05-09T22:18:00.000-07:002011-05-09T22:23:36.901-07:00To Be 3"Is my Birthday next?
"Is my Birthday today?"
"Are my friends coming now?"
We were asked these 3 questions every morning for nearly two month before Lily's 3rd Birthday.
She would whisper to willing checkers at the supermarket about her princess birthday party. She would share about her impending party plans with the child card helpers at our little church. She would inform new friends on the The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-61307405800956697892011-03-26T10:12:00.000-07:002011-03-26T10:12:39.916-07:00No Way!Life is precious. Lil reminds us of that every day. We are still so grateful for what we have even when our 'precious little princess' acts like this.....
The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-11980173467389910162011-01-26T19:48:00.000-08:002011-01-26T19:48:26.719-08:00Christmas in... January?Yeah, I know that I am about a month too late. But everyone loves a little Christmas cheer, right?
We had the pleasure of spending some time up in Victoria with Ben's family this past Christmas. Ben and Lil braved the weather and drove the thousand miles (each way) along with the Booth cousins all the way to Canada. A little bit crazy with a 2 year old? Probably. But we will chalk it up to The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-18610873048800538562010-12-20T13:07:00.000-08:002010-12-20T13:07:04.502-08:00Christmas CookiesA couple quick pictures of the cousins baking cookies with grandma.
Lily 2 1/2. Anders 4. Mattias 22mths.The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-70389610249354595632010-12-16T13:54:00.000-08:002010-12-16T13:54:47.818-08:00December UpdateI have been devoting my creative energy to my new blog http://www.bartblogger.wordpress.com/ lately and neglecting this little space of the Internet. So here I am flaunting pictures of Lil and her Chripsmas (that's how we say Christmas in 2-year-old) fun!
So excited to put up the tree!
With Daddy at the Danville Tree Lighting. She just found out that Santa was going to be there.&The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-68829230210480017572010-12-06T13:35:00.000-08:002010-12-06T13:35:42.063-08:00Check ItNew blog people https://bartblogger.wordpress.com/
The family blog will always be a staple. This is just an additional little creative outlet.The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-30182314733497467462010-11-23T22:25:00.000-08:002010-11-23T22:25:44.050-08:00Deep BreathAlmost down the home stretch. After 2 weeks of pure chaos, I am on the precipice of a much anticipated 4 day weekend. Weekend. It could be just about the sweetest word ever whispered upon the lips of a weary worker.
You know what? God is good. He is faithful to me. He has totally provided for our family. The transition from working at home into a typical workplace has The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-22709144705772340382010-11-13T23:36:00.000-08:002010-11-13T23:36:05.316-08:00Our Cottage Near the CityWe are here. The disarray of our new house makes me want to hyperventilate but I am too tired to do anything about it. A couple of life lessons learned in this move:
1. Stop accumulating misc.crap. It's seriously lame moving boxes of junk from one place to the next.
2. 2-year-olds adjust way quicker to their surroundings than their elders. They are ready to run around the house naked&The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-11235673378760006402010-11-05T09:11:00.000-07:002010-11-05T09:11:14.858-07:00One Week!We got it! We got the house that we were hoping for in the town of Lafayette. It's quirky but it's cool.
The house was built in the 1940's, so it has a lot of the original features-but it also has an awesome remodeled kitchen. The best part about the place is it's walking distance to everything-including public transportation that will take me to work.
Because we live by the seat of our The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-41950450156591623792010-11-04T08:44:00.000-07:002010-11-04T14:16:02.741-07:00All We Do is Move!So the Title pretty much sums up the last few days. We have been furiously looking for a new home. Between nutty landlords, tiny spaces and indecision this process has proved to be taxing. Craig and his list have become my best friend.
Because by nature I tend to be high energy (and maybe a tiny bit intense), I am losing sleep over the big hunt. I wake up in the early hours of dawn eyes wide The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-53472127208076955992010-11-02T19:05:00.000-07:002010-11-02T19:05:53.993-07:00Making it CountI am sad to say that I voted for the first time.... ever. I know, don't give me your lectures about the importance of contributing to the electoral system. Cut me a little slack, I have been in Canada for 10 years and those guys didn't allow me to vote.
So with a little pressure from my highly political husband (I guess that's why he is going into law), I dragged my sorry butt over to the votingThe G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-90966324400081089082010-11-01T13:49:00.000-07:002010-11-01T23:05:45.423-07:00Secret LanguageLil has gotten pretty decent with her 'words,' but she still finds the word 'coloring' a little tricky. Check it out....
The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-18615522005200059052010-11-01T10:30:00.000-07:002010-11-01T10:30:12.969-07:00Fall RecapHere is a big fat re-cap of all of the fun we had in October! Daily Princess Costumes, Multiple Pumpkin Patches, Cousins from Canada. Does it get better than that?
The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-92100494609057042852010-10-30T15:16:00.000-07:002010-10-30T15:17:46.060-07:00Live, Love, TrustI am back! After a brief October hiatus, I am ready to share my thoughts, kid pics and bizarre tidbits of info.
The other day I had a close friend email me and ask 'so, you have not updated the blog for a long time? What's actually going on?' Ahh... this sweet friend knows me so well. There has actually been a lot going on in our lives during the month of October and quite frankly I do notThe G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-48076546799156796962010-10-03T19:18:00.000-07:002010-10-03T19:18:51.140-07:00RoyaltyThis is what our days look like. Princess Lily has full reign over our domain.The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-60512269121527632232010-09-30T14:54:00.000-07:002010-09-30T14:54:52.952-07:00AlohaMy mind is still back on the lush, tropical beaches of Kauai, but my body is sitting here at my kitchen table.
I guess that's what a good vacation is supposed to do? Rest and relax your mind so that you still feel like you are on island time. We even did an impromptu family swim today at lunchtime to keep the Aloha spirit going back at home.
Here is a brief rundown on how the week went:
- The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-21723543407136704422010-09-14T09:06:00.000-07:002010-09-30T15:03:32.738-07:00In a Barbie WorldSometimes my life feels like a bizarre scene out of a Malibu Barbie dream sequence.
This morning I dragged my lazy butt out of bed and joined a flock of women for a spin class. If you have never tried spin, you basically toil on a bike for about 45 mins without the climax of actually arriving at a destination.
The female citizens of my fine town are big fans of this self-torture. When I The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-77347129058583200892010-09-09T19:17:00.000-07:002010-09-09T22:10:48.182-07:00Kicking Back
I think that I have already said too much this week, so I will just leave you with a couple of cute kids kickin' back. Lil likes to take it easy when her friend Griffin comes to play.
Gratitude Project Cont.
61. Warm fall weather.
62. A two year who tells me my bracelet is 'cute.'
63. Netflix.
64. Dill Pickles.
65. Anti-Bacterial soap from Bath & Body Works.
66. Stevia (I will dedicate a whole The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-50933010976937439662010-09-08T13:02:00.000-07:002010-09-12T18:43:43.736-07:00The Rant Part 2I must have honed in on some type of self-discovery current that is zinging through the Bay Area.
Just this morning at a mothers group that I attend, the speaker's topic was centered around figuring out how to be the best version of you, in order to be the best parent that you can be. Bingo.
The speaker took it a step further and said that if the best version of you means hiring a babysitter The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-29687170015044904782010-09-07T15:12:00.000-07:002010-09-07T16:09:15.863-07:00RantThis may offend some of you, but it's simply my opinion.
It irritates me when a woman's entire identity is wrapped up in being a mother.
Now hear me out... I am not knocking motherhood by any means. I absolutely believe that being a mother
(or a father) is a selfless and rewarding undertaking. Caring for Lil has been (for the most part) a huge blessing.. but that is not all of 'who' I am.
It The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-87169387267871515752010-09-03T08:42:00.000-07:002010-09-03T08:42:04.253-07:00Tropical PrepAfter dropping off Lil at my parent's for a few hours, I was greeted to an entire Hawaiian photo shoot featuring my child. She's really working the different angles with her hula moves. We are going to be taking off in a few weeks to the enchanted island of Kaui. You might be asking yourself, how the heck can you afford Hawaii while being a student and self-employed? Don't worry we are not maxingThe G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-85268494191515795432010-09-02T17:19:00.000-07:002010-09-03T08:43:57.044-07:00Silence to the SnorerAnd the Snorer saga continues... after nearly 9 months of griping, blogging and yelling out curses into the night, I broke down and emailed my landlord. Because my landlord is considerate and amazing, she is sending a team over to my house to install soundboard in our bedroom.
Do you hear that? That's right, it's the sounds of sweet silence.
I shall rest easy knowing that I will no longer need The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-81307198474124646102010-09-01T10:05:00.000-07:002010-09-01T10:05:43.288-07:00PrincessLily recently decided that she is a 'princess.' On certain mornings she will wake up and tell me that she wants to be princess for that particular day. Being a princess usually involves wearing a dress, adorning her feet with her Disney princess slippers and carrying around her magic wand. The funny thing is that the only real exposure that she has had to the whole concept of being a princess is The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086933633371124486.post-51655786525454836382010-08-31T09:54:00.000-07:002010-08-31T13:55:49.416-07:00GratitudeIt's uplifting to keep things in perspective. While doing some blog creeping I noticed a few fellow bloggers doing a Gratitude Project. I have decided to join in for the next month- until September 30th to list all of the things that I am thankful for.
1. A patient & kind husband.
2. A daughter I adore.
3. A sunny rental home at a killer price.
3. Coming home to find the dishwasher already The G Famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280191043352807571noreply@blogger.com2