I can't let the game and the need to go to bed keep me from posting today. I've got approx 34 mins right now so we'll see what happens.
Beth cooked homemade lasagna tonight and it was awesome! Bradley and Amber joined us for supper and the game. This was Beth's first time cooking lasagna and she did a wonderful job. I'm looking forward to eating more for lunch tomorrow.
We got our furniture in today. It looks awesome!!!! I'm proud we got it. We've needed a recliner that actually works for ever and finally we have one. One thing we really like about the sofa and over sized chair is the depth of them. They have a large sitting area that leave most people's feet dangling off the ground. LOVE IT!
The Hog's game was great. Watched every minute of it. They played good and showed that they could make a come back without giving up. I'm interested to see what all excuses will be thrown out there by the fans for Arkansas. We are notorious for blaming individuals or refs or other things that have no weight on the game. We play as a team and lost as a team, coaches and players are all part of that team effort and no individual is to blame. End of my rant lol.
Huck man has been super fussy and fighting sleep in the evenings and early night time hours. We've been working on getting him into a better schedule but he is being difficult. We started him on a little bit of rice cereal tonight just to see if that would help him sleep. Beth has been with him all day and he has been awake and happy all day but has become more and more fussy and cranky as the evening progresses. Like I said in the previous blog.....its a learning process! :-)
Looks that that is all for now!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Back in Action
Day 3 of the New Year; Day 3 of our new blog!!! So far so good.....
I'm finding it hard to focus when it comes to my blogging. It seems to be more difficult to narrow down my thoughts when it comes to what I hear in my head and what ends up being typed on the page. I tend to ramble more about my own thoughts and want to almost rant rather than update and talk about the daily lives of "The Waddell Family" as the title of the blog suggests. I may resolve to just starting a separate blog for myself where I can share some of my on thoughts, videos, and ramblings. LOL
Today was my first day back to work after taking 2 1/2 weeks off for the Christmas Holiday and New Years. I wasn't able to take much time after Huck was born due to the way I had my "clients" scheduled at work. I was only able to take the week of Thanksgiving off to be with Beth and Huck. So this time off has been a blessing for me and Beth. I was able to help out with the daily chores and give Beth a break and some much needed personal time. We both were able to watch Huck grow and be a part of his daily life together.
Getting back to work today was not easy. Not only was it hard to go back, I went back knowing I was going to meet 100+ emails and tones of paperwork soon as I arrived. I spent most the day trying to catch up and get on top of the tasks ahead of me. I got a lot accomplished today but still have enough work to keep me busy the remainder of the week.
Beth as been a trooper the entire time she was pregnant and the past 8 weeks post-pregnancy. We made a habit out of walking during the pregnancy since she wasn't able to run or workout. We walked as many people around town could attest to miles and miles each day the weather permitted. Recently her doctor gave her the OK to get back into working out and running again. She has been easing herself back into a routine of running and working out and that is impressive to see and watch her determination to return to a high level of fitness.
We are constantly in a state of learning and everything we do these days is a learning experience. With Huck man ruling most everything we do, we have gained so much respect for not only families but for single mothers and fathers. Getting in a routine and a non-chaotic schedule is work. Nothing is easy but nothing is so hard that you can't accomplish the task or complete the necessary daily goals. We are becoming good at the things that we are new to and we are more efficient at being parents.
Tomorrow is a much anticipated day in our household. We have wanted new living room furniture for some time now. We don't truly need it but we've always wanted it. We are getting a new couch, love seat/over sized chair, and a recliner. We've been trying out new ideas on the arrangement of our furniture and have found a new look that we hope will work with out new stuff. One of these days I'm going to add some picture and videos into the posts but today isn't the day. Maybe tomorrow when we get the new stuff. Who knows.
I'm finding it hard to focus when it comes to my blogging. It seems to be more difficult to narrow down my thoughts when it comes to what I hear in my head and what ends up being typed on the page. I tend to ramble more about my own thoughts and want to almost rant rather than update and talk about the daily lives of "The Waddell Family" as the title of the blog suggests. I may resolve to just starting a separate blog for myself where I can share some of my on thoughts, videos, and ramblings. LOL
Today was my first day back to work after taking 2 1/2 weeks off for the Christmas Holiday and New Years. I wasn't able to take much time after Huck was born due to the way I had my "clients" scheduled at work. I was only able to take the week of Thanksgiving off to be with Beth and Huck. So this time off has been a blessing for me and Beth. I was able to help out with the daily chores and give Beth a break and some much needed personal time. We both were able to watch Huck grow and be a part of his daily life together.
Getting back to work today was not easy. Not only was it hard to go back, I went back knowing I was going to meet 100+ emails and tones of paperwork soon as I arrived. I spent most the day trying to catch up and get on top of the tasks ahead of me. I got a lot accomplished today but still have enough work to keep me busy the remainder of the week.
Beth as been a trooper the entire time she was pregnant and the past 8 weeks post-pregnancy. We made a habit out of walking during the pregnancy since she wasn't able to run or workout. We walked as many people around town could attest to miles and miles each day the weather permitted. Recently her doctor gave her the OK to get back into working out and running again. She has been easing herself back into a routine of running and working out and that is impressive to see and watch her determination to return to a high level of fitness.
We are constantly in a state of learning and everything we do these days is a learning experience. With Huck man ruling most everything we do, we have gained so much respect for not only families but for single mothers and fathers. Getting in a routine and a non-chaotic schedule is work. Nothing is easy but nothing is so hard that you can't accomplish the task or complete the necessary daily goals. We are becoming good at the things that we are new to and we are more efficient at being parents.
Tomorrow is a much anticipated day in our household. We have wanted new living room furniture for some time now. We don't truly need it but we've always wanted it. We are getting a new couch, love seat/over sized chair, and a recliner. We've been trying out new ideas on the arrangement of our furniture and have found a new look that we hope will work with out new stuff. One of these days I'm going to add some picture and videos into the posts but today isn't the day. Maybe tomorrow when we get the new stuff. Who knows.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Lots of things to accomplish
Each January the New Year begins with tons and tons of different marketing tools to get people to buy into resolutions. This is the first year I've not made any resolutions for myself for the following reasons:
1. I make too many for myself.
2. I never finish them be it lack of motivation or just forgetting most of them come Feb.
3. I've learn that I should resolve to do/complete something that I probably should do anyways!
4. I think they are becoming cliche and it's easy to make them and not follow through.
There are probably more reasons but those should suffice.
The reason I bring this up is because I have a lot of tasks ahead of me over this winter. Our fence, since day one, has been a thorn in our side. One thing we wanted was a nice wood privacy fence after e bought our house. We saved and saved and did our research on the best options and pricing. We decided on building the fence ourselves and also to buy pre-made panels rather than building it board by board. With all the enthusiasm in the world and a positive attitude I embarked on building my first privacy fence. All was going well until a storm came though and knocked part of my fence down. Luckily this was early in the process and the entire fence wasn't up so it was an easy fix. We finished the fence with minor bumps along the way but nothing major.
Recently over the end of Fall and beginning of Winter our fence has taken a beating. High winds have torn through our fence on 2 different occasions. First time we lost 2 panels off the fence but repairing the problem easy. This past storm did a lot more damage.We had 3 panels come loose and 2 post break at the base. Not such an easy fix.
I'm writing this as I also search for solutions and different quick fix options for our fence. We wanted our fence mainly because of Jax and wanting to have the option of keeping him outside. Our yard isn't the most fence-friendly yard we've come to discover. Our yard falls off into a ditch and isn't level at all. We hauled in 2 loads of dirt soon after moving in to help this problem but didn't do enough. The same week we got the fence Jax proof so that he couldn't get out the storm blew it down.
This is a long way to say that one of the things I hope to accomplish in the near future is to completely fix the fence and make it so that Jax can be an outside dog. With the new addition of Bab Huck to the family, I hate to say, Jax has become a step-son. Beth and I both would hate to admit that but he has. Our awareness of the cleanliness of our house is always on our mind. Once little Huck man starts crawling around, we can't have the floor riddled in hair. We have just purchased new furniture that is scheduled to arrive Tuesday. Our current furniture is the last bit of Hodge-podge stuff we have in our house. We've slowly managed to get stuff of our own and gotten rid of the hand-me-down furniture. So it is my hope that I can fix the fence, get Jax moved outside, and continue to complete the tasks ahead of me in this new year!
1. I make too many for myself.
2. I never finish them be it lack of motivation or just forgetting most of them come Feb.
3. I've learn that I should resolve to do/complete something that I probably should do anyways!
4. I think they are becoming cliche and it's easy to make them and not follow through.
There are probably more reasons but those should suffice.
The reason I bring this up is because I have a lot of tasks ahead of me over this winter. Our fence, since day one, has been a thorn in our side. One thing we wanted was a nice wood privacy fence after e bought our house. We saved and saved and did our research on the best options and pricing. We decided on building the fence ourselves and also to buy pre-made panels rather than building it board by board. With all the enthusiasm in the world and a positive attitude I embarked on building my first privacy fence. All was going well until a storm came though and knocked part of my fence down. Luckily this was early in the process and the entire fence wasn't up so it was an easy fix. We finished the fence with minor bumps along the way but nothing major.
Recently over the end of Fall and beginning of Winter our fence has taken a beating. High winds have torn through our fence on 2 different occasions. First time we lost 2 panels off the fence but repairing the problem easy. This past storm did a lot more damage.We had 3 panels come loose and 2 post break at the base. Not such an easy fix.
I'm writing this as I also search for solutions and different quick fix options for our fence. We wanted our fence mainly because of Jax and wanting to have the option of keeping him outside. Our yard isn't the most fence-friendly yard we've come to discover. Our yard falls off into a ditch and isn't level at all. We hauled in 2 loads of dirt soon after moving in to help this problem but didn't do enough. The same week we got the fence Jax proof so that he couldn't get out the storm blew it down.
This is a long way to say that one of the things I hope to accomplish in the near future is to completely fix the fence and make it so that Jax can be an outside dog. With the new addition of Bab Huck to the family, I hate to say, Jax has become a step-son. Beth and I both would hate to admit that but he has. Our awareness of the cleanliness of our house is always on our mind. Once little Huck man starts crawling around, we can't have the floor riddled in hair. We have just purchased new furniture that is scheduled to arrive Tuesday. Our current furniture is the last bit of Hodge-podge stuff we have in our house. We've slowly managed to get stuff of our own and gotten rid of the hand-me-down furniture. So it is my hope that I can fix the fence, get Jax moved outside, and continue to complete the tasks ahead of me in this new year!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
2011: A New Year
A New Year begins and so does this Blog. For a long time We have wanted to start a blog so that we could share more of ourselves and the way we live our lives. Facebook wasn't enough and doesn't capture the reality of how we truely live our lives. We are a new parents and have a great start on life. We hope that over time we can touch each one of you reading this in some way. We look forward to sharing ourselves with you and hope you enjoy learning about us along the way!
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