It has come to my attention that in my earlier post of that sweet baby girl Avery, that I mentioned the "girls" at work named me "Craft-Afty". This was in error....my girl, Jess, whom I love to hate and hate to love, has made me see the error of my ways. It is her and ONLY her who came up with such a creative and fitting nickname for MOI! I publicly and cyber-ly apologize to my girl Jessica. Thank you for giving me my name which everyone loves and uses. I {heart} you.....not....but yes, I do. :) Hopefully you are happy with my giving you credit where credit is due.
BTW - this is ONLY at the request of this crazy woman that I write this addendum. :)
Friday, October 26, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Hot Air Ballooning....
It is so often that when a hot air balloon is floating through the blue sky one of my kids will say. "hey, look mom, a balloon.." Hot air balloons just seem magical, don't they? So when a friend invited me to take the boys on a quick up and down ride (or two, or three) in a balloon for free, I couldn't really pass up the opportunity!
The kids loved every minute of it, but Aidan Milo really enjoyed it the most and sneaked in a few extras rides!
We stuck around til the end of the rides and the boys got to help bring the balloon down and put it away! They were so happy and excited to help! Here they are basically playing tug-o-war with the balloon....the balloon won, but who is really keeping score anyway?! :o)
~And of course, a BIG Thank you to Dusty (and Josh) for the invite and the rides in your hot air balloon!~
We stuck around til the end of the rides and the boys got to help bring the balloon down and put it away! They were so happy and excited to help! Here they are basically playing tug-o-war with the balloon....the balloon won, but who is really keeping score anyway?! :o)
AVERYawesomeCARLSON!
This is Jess and Jojo....and one very awesome Carlson....little Miss Avery....
Jessica is my co worker. We have a love-hate relationship that no one really understands....except for...well....nope, no one, not even Jess and I understand this relationship, but at least we have a cool handshake sign thingy we do when we see each other. I digress....this post is about her baby girl, Avery!! When Jessica told me she was preggers, I immediately went looking for a baby shower gift that would knock her socks off because that's what you do when you love to hate someone....show them how much better you are at gift giving than they are (I {heart} you Jess)! After much thought, I came up with the idea of an Alice in Wonderland theme. Why? Uhhh....because that is Jessica's FAVORITE movie!! Duh! However, an Alice in Wonderland story book just wasn't enough for my Jess and her baby girl. Back to the drawing board I went and the fabulous "Crafty-Afty" (a name my co-workers dubbed me) decided to put her Mad Hatter sewing skillz to work and sewed up this sweet little dress! :o)
I packaged it up with a some ruffle-butt tights, black shoes and a black hair bow, and lets not forget the story book....and Presto! Jessica ended up with her very own Alice, errr...I mean, Avery in Wonderland!!
Isn't she an Absolute Doll?!?! I love her to pieces, but for some reason her mama won't let me babysit her..go figure?
Jess, I love to hate you and hate to love you! {<3 #, =, 11, peace out} and walk away.
I packaged it up with a some ruffle-butt tights, black shoes and a black hair bow, and lets not forget the story book....and Presto! Jessica ended up with her very own Alice, errr...I mean, Avery in Wonderland!!
Jess, I love to hate you and hate to love you! {<3 #, =, 11, peace out} and walk away.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
All About Aidan Milo.....
My little Aidan Milo...he IS the MOST kindest, SWEETEST, Loving boy EVER!!! He recently just turned 7 years old. He is growing up right before my eyes and I can't believe it! His birthday was celebrated for a week (Jam packed with a ton of fun!) He celebrated with me, then over at his dads, then at my parents, and then back to me to spoil him some more. :o)
For his birthday he wanted frozen yogurt, he wanted to go see Madagascar 3, and he wanted a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and sprinkles (the kid LOVES his sprinkles!)...he was King for the day, and he was over the moon about it! One thing about my Aidan Milo.... it doesn't matter how big, how small, how thoughtful or insignificant something might be...he gets ecstatic about everything! He loves it all.
Presents time!!! (please ignore the horrible videography...oh, and the extremely weird, crazy lady singing....)
The Diamondbacks game was awesome (even if we did end up losing to his stepmothers team ;). We had a BLAST! The seats were AMAZING!
The boys even made it on the big screen doing their best "Gangnam Style" dance! Unfortunately, I don't have any pics or footage of it...it happened way to fast :(
The day definitely wore the kiddos out, always a good sign that they had just as much fun as I did :o)
Happy Birthday Aidan Milo! You make my days brighter with your adorable (sometimes goofy) sparkling smile. I love you so much!
To read about his special day over at his dads house, you can read it here (his stepmother Emily does a much better job than myself at keeping a fabulous blog!): http://fullclousehouse.blogspot.com/2012/09/aidans-7th-birthday.html
For his birthday he wanted frozen yogurt, he wanted to go see Madagascar 3, and he wanted a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and sprinkles (the kid LOVES his sprinkles!)...he was King for the day, and he was over the moon about it! One thing about my Aidan Milo.... it doesn't matter how big, how small, how thoughtful or insignificant something might be...he gets ecstatic about everything! He loves it all.
Presents time!!! (please ignore the horrible videography...oh, and the extremely weird, crazy lady singing....)
The Diamondbacks game was awesome (even if we did end up losing to his stepmothers team ;). We had a BLAST! The seats were AMAZING!
The boys even made it on the big screen doing their best "Gangnam Style" dance! Unfortunately, I don't have any pics or footage of it...it happened way to fast :(
The day definitely wore the kiddos out, always a good sign that they had just as much fun as I did :o)
To read about his special day over at his dads house, you can read it here (his stepmother Emily does a much better job than myself at keeping a fabulous blog!): http://fullclousehouse.blogspot.com/2012/09/aidans-7th-birthday.html
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Where has the time gone???
Wow! It's been well over a year since my last post and I make absolutely NO EXCUSES!!! (Besides....I am pretty sure NO ONE reads this thing, but it makes a great journal, right???) There has been a lot that has happened, a lot that I should have blogged and probably quite a bit that I shouldn't, so really....there is just no need for an update of happenings of the past....lets just start with the most current activities (and crossing my fingers I can stay a little more up to date with this whole blog thing). I think I will make them as separate posts as I am much better at writing 'short stories' rather than 'novels' anyways. TTFN....
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Wanna try it?
Ammonia inhalant.....you know what that is for, right? For those who may not, its that little white paper tube people break in front of ones nose if they have passed out and are having a hard time coming to. Now that you know what I am talking about, have you ever had it done to you? What about voluntarily?
Well, the other day at work, our Doctor decided to run through the crash cart and all the drugs we had on hand and what purpose they are for. We have a box of the ammonia inhalants. He asked if anyone wanted to try it and me...always being curious....said, "I do! I wanna try it!" Since I am still the 'new' girl, I was pretty much the only one who hadn't done it already. My co-worker Katie (one of the peppiest girls I know) jumped for joy as she went to the box to retrieve an inhalant to break in front of my nose.
1, 2, 3 - Snap! I took a whiff and it smelled like what i thought...ammonia but then Katie, with a mischievous look and giggle, shoved it right up there in the nostril, and POW! the full effect kicked in! Holy Mo Fo! It was frickin' strong! It woke me straight up, my eyes started to water and I felt like I burned my nose hairs! I jumped back and was holding my nose and laughing with everyone else who was laughing at me. I was the entertainment for the day. There is never a dull day there. We have good times. :o)
1, 2, 3 - Snap! I took a whiff and it smelled like what i thought...ammonia but then Katie, with a mischievous look and giggle, shoved it right up there in the nostril, and POW! the full effect kicked in! Holy Mo Fo! It was frickin' strong! It woke me straight up, my eyes started to water and I felt like I burned my nose hairs! I jumped back and was holding my nose and laughing with everyone else who was laughing at me. I was the entertainment for the day. There is never a dull day there. We have good times. :o)
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Friendship
What is a friendship? How is it obtained or maintained? A friend can be defined so many ways....an acquaintance, a member of a group, a companion, someone who provides a listening ear or crying shoulder. A friendship can be long lasting or short lived. We have a few close friends, a few distant friends, a few true friends, social friends, online friends, and a few friends with alterior motives. But we all have friends! (And if you think you don't....join Facebook!)
Why the sudden not-so-deep thought, Afton? I don't know....I guess in the last few months I have been learning a lot, asking questions, paying more attention, looking places, trying new things. I guess I just feel like reflecting on it. I have met a lot of people over the last few months. Really good people. Really good friends (or at least I think so). Lots of colorful, full of life people with all kinds of personalities. People who are accepting, and bring you right into their crazy, fun little group. Co-workers, or people I used to work with. People I sing with. People I dance with. School friends and/or extended family I have reconnected with. People who are willing to listen, or wanting to talk. Or even just acquaintances that you only see on a rare occassional moment, but you know there is a sub-level of friendship you connected at. Seriously...it happens! I saw a gal who used to be a regular patient at my dads office, and although she didn't recognize me at first because it had been at least 6 years, when I told her my name she jumped for joy and gave me the biggest hug ever and we chatted. Now the conversation only lasted about 10 minutes, but that was a strong sub-level connection that I will always remember and therefore be a type of friend in my mind. I think if you have an open line of communication, just about anyone can be your friend. How you maintain it or view that person, past the initial contact, is completely in your hands.
So often I think and so often I see how wonderful other people/ friends are to me, I wonder, how I am in return. What kind of friend am I? I am not perfect by any means. And I know there are some who probably feel I am a lousy friend. But to any of you who think that, please reconsider? If its any comfort, I am always thinking about ya! ;o) Honestly though, if someone called me when I was half asleep in bed, and just needed to talk...I would pull myself outta bed, get dressed, meet you and I would listen. If someone just needed company and didn't want a single word spoken, I can sit in a comfortable silence (really, I can, I have done it). I would meet you for a Happy hour so you can unleash your woes. I would bring you soup when your sick, or get giggly, goofy and happy for any wonderful news and take you out for a celebration of you. I think I am a fairly decent friend, but I also know there is room for improvement.
Friendships can be tricky. Some people abuse the friendship, the one-sided kind of friendships. Ones who might have an alterior motive. Some who unknowingly start a friendship thinking one way and leave thinking another. There are boundaries and limitations that sometimes get crossed. How should friends handle those friends, those situations? Million dollar question, right? I guess, just be who you are? Argue with them? Ignore them? Cry and get over it? Let the friendship fall by the wayside? Everybody is different. There is no right or wrong answer. It is sad to lose a friend, its not the choice I would want to make. So naturally, if someone came to me with a perplexing situation, my unsolicited advice would be, try to make it work or come to understanding. And don't forget the apology! ;o)
Perhaps most of this is nonsense and ridiculous babble.....but.....for some reason I felt the need to write it down.
Why the sudden not-so-deep thought, Afton? I don't know....I guess in the last few months I have been learning a lot, asking questions, paying more attention, looking places, trying new things. I guess I just feel like reflecting on it. I have met a lot of people over the last few months. Really good people. Really good friends (or at least I think so). Lots of colorful, full of life people with all kinds of personalities. People who are accepting, and bring you right into their crazy, fun little group. Co-workers, or people I used to work with. People I sing with. People I dance with. School friends and/or extended family I have reconnected with. People who are willing to listen, or wanting to talk. Or even just acquaintances that you only see on a rare occassional moment, but you know there is a sub-level of friendship you connected at. Seriously...it happens! I saw a gal who used to be a regular patient at my dads office, and although she didn't recognize me at first because it had been at least 6 years, when I told her my name she jumped for joy and gave me the biggest hug ever and we chatted. Now the conversation only lasted about 10 minutes, but that was a strong sub-level connection that I will always remember and therefore be a type of friend in my mind. I think if you have an open line of communication, just about anyone can be your friend. How you maintain it or view that person, past the initial contact, is completely in your hands.
So often I think and so often I see how wonderful other people/ friends are to me, I wonder, how I am in return. What kind of friend am I? I am not perfect by any means. And I know there are some who probably feel I am a lousy friend. But to any of you who think that, please reconsider? If its any comfort, I am always thinking about ya! ;o) Honestly though, if someone called me when I was half asleep in bed, and just needed to talk...I would pull myself outta bed, get dressed, meet you and I would listen. If someone just needed company and didn't want a single word spoken, I can sit in a comfortable silence (really, I can, I have done it). I would meet you for a Happy hour so you can unleash your woes. I would bring you soup when your sick, or get giggly, goofy and happy for any wonderful news and take you out for a celebration of you. I think I am a fairly decent friend, but I also know there is room for improvement.
Friendships can be tricky. Some people abuse the friendship, the one-sided kind of friendships. Ones who might have an alterior motive. Some who unknowingly start a friendship thinking one way and leave thinking another. There are boundaries and limitations that sometimes get crossed. How should friends handle those friends, those situations? Million dollar question, right? I guess, just be who you are? Argue with them? Ignore them? Cry and get over it? Let the friendship fall by the wayside? Everybody is different. There is no right or wrong answer. It is sad to lose a friend, its not the choice I would want to make. So naturally, if someone came to me with a perplexing situation, my unsolicited advice would be, try to make it work or come to understanding. And don't forget the apology! ;o)
Perhaps most of this is nonsense and ridiculous babble.....but.....for some reason I felt the need to write it down.
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