So yesterday I get a call at work from daycare that they think Lyla has chickenpox and that I have to come in and get her. So I took her to the doctor and the doctor said he couldn't find anything to make him believe she had chickenpox so I got an excuse and she went back today. But here is what she was like after dinner last night, this does not look like a sick kid to me, but you be the judge!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Snowy Saturday
We had all kinds of plans for Saturday, but those changed whenever we woke up to this:
So we all bundled up and headed out to play!
The neighbors were out too, so Lyla had a partner in crime!
So we all bundled up and headed out to play!
The neighbors were out too, so Lyla had a partner in crime!
She seemed like she was having too much fun so we had to put her to work!
We ended the day with some chili that Lyla enjoyed very much! :)
Friday, January 20, 2012
Just a Little Bit of Snow
I had quite the adventure getting home last night! It was the first time that there was snow/bad roads when I left work since we moved and I was not loving the fact that I had to travel so far just to get home!!
The snow started really coming down at about 4:00, when I left work at 5:00 it was still coming down. I was on the phone with Em telling her that I had to clean the car off and she thought it was so funny because where she was there wasn't even a snowflake in the air!
So I left work and headed to get Lyla at daycare. The roads weren't good, but they were totally driveable. I wasn't panicked in the least. I just threw it in 4 wheel drive and was just going along my way. To get to Lyla's daycare, you have to turn off of the main road, which is flat, on to another road that has a pretty sharp bend and a VERY BIG HILL. So, I turn off of the flat road on to said bendy hilly road and almost immediately I am forced to stop.
From where I was stuck all I could see were two or three suvs ahead of me, and through their windows I can see flashing lights up where the bend in the road is. At first I thought maybe a utility pole had fallen down or something. Well the longer I sat there parents were parking on the side of the road and walking up the hill to get their kids. Other parents were turning around in the road and going to see if they could find an alternate route. I on the other hand was not wearing appropriate shoes for walking through a snowstorm, up an icy hill to then carry my one and a half year old back down, I also was not keen on driving on unfamiliar roads, lost, in the dark. So I just sat there, stuck.
After about 45 minutes, I was the first car in line (because everyone else had turned around). I found out from an old lady walking up and down the street that a car had slid backwards in to the bank and she called the cops to report it. While waiting for them to get there another car came down the hill and crashed in to them. So what we were dealing with were two wrecked cars, two tow trucks, a cop car, a line of cars with parents trying to get their kids at the top of the hill and a bunch of snow on the road and no way for the plow truck to get through! It was quite a mess.
Eventually I made it up the hill and in to get Lyla! I got her in the car and we creeped back down the hill and over to Gary's work to get him. By this point, my nerves were just totally fried. Gary got in to drive home. We went to get on the highway and there was an accident on our ramp. So we couldn't go that way. We had to take a different route, get on at a different exit and creep down the highway the rest of the way home!
Once I finally got home safe and sound, I did have to admit that the snow is very pretty when you aren't trying to drive in it! Here is what it looked like when I got home:
The snow started really coming down at about 4:00, when I left work at 5:00 it was still coming down. I was on the phone with Em telling her that I had to clean the car off and she thought it was so funny because where she was there wasn't even a snowflake in the air!
So I left work and headed to get Lyla at daycare. The roads weren't good, but they were totally driveable. I wasn't panicked in the least. I just threw it in 4 wheel drive and was just going along my way. To get to Lyla's daycare, you have to turn off of the main road, which is flat, on to another road that has a pretty sharp bend and a VERY BIG HILL. So, I turn off of the flat road on to said bendy hilly road and almost immediately I am forced to stop.
From where I was stuck all I could see were two or three suvs ahead of me, and through their windows I can see flashing lights up where the bend in the road is. At first I thought maybe a utility pole had fallen down or something. Well the longer I sat there parents were parking on the side of the road and walking up the hill to get their kids. Other parents were turning around in the road and going to see if they could find an alternate route. I on the other hand was not wearing appropriate shoes for walking through a snowstorm, up an icy hill to then carry my one and a half year old back down, I also was not keen on driving on unfamiliar roads, lost, in the dark. So I just sat there, stuck.
After about 45 minutes, I was the first car in line (because everyone else had turned around). I found out from an old lady walking up and down the street that a car had slid backwards in to the bank and she called the cops to report it. While waiting for them to get there another car came down the hill and crashed in to them. So what we were dealing with were two wrecked cars, two tow trucks, a cop car, a line of cars with parents trying to get their kids at the top of the hill and a bunch of snow on the road and no way for the plow truck to get through! It was quite a mess.
Eventually I made it up the hill and in to get Lyla! I got her in the car and we creeped back down the hill and over to Gary's work to get him. By this point, my nerves were just totally fried. Gary got in to drive home. We went to get on the highway and there was an accident on our ramp. So we couldn't go that way. We had to take a different route, get on at a different exit and creep down the highway the rest of the way home!
Once I finally got home safe and sound, I did have to admit that the snow is very pretty when you aren't trying to drive in it! Here is what it looked like when I got home:
Monday, January 16, 2012
Colbie Caillat
If you haven't ever listened to any of Colbie Caillat's music, I highly recommend it. She is by far one of my favorite artists! I downloaded her latest cd to my phone last week and I love it as much as her other two that I have. And what is really fun is that Lyla loves it too! We have been having dance parties in the kitchen in the mornings when we get ready! Baa even got in on the action today!
One of the songs on the new album is titled "Think Good Thoughts". Not to sound totally cheesy, but I found a lot of inspiration in this song! And I know a few of my very best friends are dealing with some things right now and I thought that maybe they could get something from it also. Here are the lyrics:
Think Good Thoughts
I'm just gonna say it
There's no use in delaying
I'm tired of the angry hanging out inside me
So I'll quiet down the devil
I'm gonna knock him with a shovel
And I'll bury all my trouble underneath the revel
When I'm alone in a dark, dark room I have to tell myself to
Think good thoughts, think good thoughts
Imagine what the world would be if we will, we just
Think good thoughts, stop the bad from feeding
Oh won't let the negativity turn me into my enemy
Promise to myself that I won't let it get the best of me
That's how I want to be
Na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
I'm not saying that it's easy
Especially when I'm moody
I might be cursing like a sailor
Til I remind myself I'm better
Cos words can be like weapons
Oh when you use them you will get them
Oh oh but I'm not gonna let them take away my heaven
And when I start feeling blue I remember to tell myself to
Whoa whoa whoa
Think good thoughts, think good thoughts
Imagine what the world would be if we will, we just
Think good thoughts, stop the bad from feeding
Oh won't let the negativity turn me into my enemy
Promise to myself that I won't let it get the best of me
That's how I want to be
I just think of rain on summer nights
Stars filling up the sky
Sun shining on my face
Making a secret wish
Finding my happiness
That always makes me hold my head up high
I wanna hold my head up high
Oh I wanna think good thoughts
Oh imagine what the world would be if we will, we just
(Think good thoughts)
Wouldn't that be something
Oh won't let the negativity turn me into my enemy
Promise to myself that I won't let it get the best of me
That's how I want to be
One of the songs on the new album is titled "Think Good Thoughts". Not to sound totally cheesy, but I found a lot of inspiration in this song! And I know a few of my very best friends are dealing with some things right now and I thought that maybe they could get something from it also. Here are the lyrics:
Think Good Thoughts
I'm just gonna say it
There's no use in delaying
I'm tired of the angry hanging out inside me
So I'll quiet down the devil
I'm gonna knock him with a shovel
And I'll bury all my trouble underneath the revel
When I'm alone in a dark, dark room I have to tell myself to
Think good thoughts, think good thoughts
Imagine what the world would be if we will, we just
Think good thoughts, stop the bad from feeding
Oh won't let the negativity turn me into my enemy
Promise to myself that I won't let it get the best of me
That's how I want to be
Na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
I'm not saying that it's easy
Especially when I'm moody
I might be cursing like a sailor
Til I remind myself I'm better
Cos words can be like weapons
Oh when you use them you will get them
Oh oh but I'm not gonna let them take away my heaven
And when I start feeling blue I remember to tell myself to
Whoa whoa whoa
Think good thoughts, think good thoughts
Imagine what the world would be if we will, we just
Think good thoughts, stop the bad from feeding
Oh won't let the negativity turn me into my enemy
Promise to myself that I won't let it get the best of me
That's how I want to be
I just think of rain on summer nights
Stars filling up the sky
Sun shining on my face
Making a secret wish
Finding my happiness
That always makes me hold my head up high
I wanna hold my head up high
Oh I wanna think good thoughts
Oh imagine what the world would be if we will, we just
(Think good thoughts)
Wouldn't that be something
Oh won't let the negativity turn me into my enemy
Promise to myself that I won't let it get the best of me
That's how I want to be
Little Drummer Girl
Lyla's Auntie Em and Uncle G got her a drum set for Christmas and I really think its her favorite gift that she got! Her and Daddy (and Abby) put on a little concert for me yesterday!
Sesame Street LIVE
My mom got Lyla tickets for us to take her to Sesame Street Live for Christmas and the show was this past Saturday morning. All three of us had a blast! I was a little nervous about how Lyla would do. I didn't know if she was too young to sit in a seat that long, but she did great! It was nap time when it was over so she fell asleep as soon as we got in the car.
And a fun side note, the Mayor of Pittsburgh was sitting in front of us with his two kids! It made me laugh!
And a fun side note, the Mayor of Pittsburgh was sitting in front of us with his two kids! It made me laugh!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
How's My Driving?
When Gary came to pick me up at lunch today, I was struck with a genius idea while we were stuck behind a really annoying driver. You know how some vehicles have the "How's My Driving" sticker on the back with the phone number for their office or boss or whoever? Well I think that it should be mandatory for every vehicle on the road to have one of these stickers, just like a license plate or inspection sticker. Just one more thing you have to have visible on your vehicle. And the phone number on the sticker should be the driver's cell phone number. And when you are stuck in traffic behind that terrible driver, you can just call them and tell them exactly how terrible their driving really is! Or you could tell them that their turn signal must be broken. Or that the speed limit is actually 35 and not 15! Oh the possibilities.....
I also just want to throw this picture in here of Lyla & I yesterday just because I think its the cutest picture taken of me and her in a really long time! :)
I also just want to throw this picture in here of Lyla & I yesterday just because I think its the cutest picture taken of me and her in a really long time! :)
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