Thursday, September 27, 2007So, I thought I'd quickly check out some blogs before I put Kami down for bed tonight. I guess I got too wrapped up in what I was reading that I didn't even notice Kami at my feet playing with my blue ink pad! What a stinker!
While I'm on here blogging, I'm excited to announce Kami learned yet another new word! "Dedo"="Thank You!" I'm so happy my baby's finally learning some manners! ;^)
Wednesday, September 26, 2007How awesome is this! http://www.bsmarkham.com/mission/Africa/Aug%2005/aba.html
There is a sister in our Branch here in Korea who joined the church not quite a year ago, who is from Cameroon. She lives over here on a work visa and sends money back to her 4 children and her parents. So, this was particularly touching. To think what these saints went through to get to the temple, and yet, when it was all said and done...they headed home with their heads up high and a certain glow about them. They came home eternal families.
Anyway, I thought I'd share. Enjoy!
Friday, September 21, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Bath and story time! What fun! Kami gives the best kissies!
...this is what she would wear. A Dora the Explorer dress that I actually bought off of ebay (it's handmade...I LOVE finding stuff like this!) for next summer and pink tennis shoes. Doesn't she look fab?
Kami is obsessed with Dora and this is why. Here's he bubble machine that Kami's Auntie sent to her for her birthday. Dora has her own special place in the bathroom near the bathtub. We fill her bubbles with bubble bath and the bubbles float into the bathtub. A little bit of different take on the bubble bath there for you.
Thursday, September 06, 2007Yep. That's me. I'm a blogger slacker! Life this week went from kind of slow pace to full speed ahead. As you've probably already noticed, I've added a new section to my sidebar called UMUC. Because I come to my blog so often, I figured it would be easier for me to add a link there. Anyway, that is the school I'm taking classes from and hope to finally earn my degree. With the exception of this semester, I figure that if I take two classes per semester, I will be able to finish my degree before I leave Korea (yes, Mindy...that means I will finally get that math class you've been after me for years to take!). So. That's my goal. UMUC has a fantastic Distance Education program that I am working with. Hence the reason I am only taking one class this semester. I figured I'd better try it out to see if it's do-able and if I like it. After week one, I'd say, so far so good.
Osan OSC (aka, Osan Officer's Spouses Club, for those who don't know the jargon) has also started up and I've volunteered to take the position of Historian. We had our first meeting yesterday and that was the first time I'd really gotten to meet some of the other spouses around base with the exception of church. Being off base, you're really kind of isolated from what's happening on base and meeting people. I was telling Drew the other day, I know I could've made at least 10 friends here in the apartment complex so far....if I only spoke their language. But, anyway, I'm excited for the OSC year to start and be able to meet some people hopefully with some of my same interests.
It's been raining quite a bit this last week. If you've been checking the blog, you would have noticed that in the weather status. I was kind of laughing because it was reporting "light rain". I dunno about that. But, maybe comparatively speaking, it was light to what they usually get here. The crazy thing was that it was non-stop rain. I guess I'm not used to that. It's been a long time since Seattle.
Oh, and for those interested, Drew and I were extended callings in our branch this last week. We're both extreamly excited to be serving in our new respective callings. Drew is working as the Branch Clerk, and I'll be serving as the 2nd Counselor in the YW's Presidency. I'm totally excited about this!
Okay. For all those photo people that come on the blog, here are some from this past week. My photo challange for this past week as been a week in the life. It's been really good for me, because that means I have picked up my camera at least once during the day. So, here's some pictures of Kami this past week.
TUESDAY: Got Yogurt? Kami somehow managed to poke a hole in the top of a yogurt container and began "drinking" the yogurt. I was about to freak out and take it away, when I thought, "Hmm. What a smart girl. She figured out a way to get something she wanted. Cool by me."
WEDNESDAY: It was really rainy today, so I thought we'd do some baking. I had a bunch of banana's that were about to turn ugly. So...Kami and I made them into muffins from Drew's work! So much fun! I hope to have many more times where I get to cook with my daughter. Of course since it was sunch a rainy day, we also took wagon rides around the apartment.
THURSDAY: After fighting with Kami to stay seated in her high chair and eat her dinner, it occured to Drew and I that she may not want to be in a high chair anymore. Maybe she wanted to join us at the big table. So, we invested $10 in a booster chair. She does much better now.
FRIDAY: The rain finally stopped and it was a beautiful morning, so we decided to take a walk on the trails in the back of our apartments. WOW! Serious off-roading going on here! Some of those trails are nothing but dirt paths and hills. FANTASTIC. Hiking, here I come! There is also a lady back there with a make-shift resturant in the middle of these paths. She's got a tent set up, ramen noodles, drinks, etc. She also has some tables and chairs set up. It made me smile.
Thursday, August 30, 2007Okay. So, I was watching Oprah yesterday she had on Dr. Oz, who went into this women's kitchen and cleaned out her kitchen of all the junk food she had. It made me think about all the unnatural food we eat and with Dr. Oz's guidelines, I went through my kitchen and starting looking at what I had. If your kitchen is anything like mine, it's more than you think. He suggest staying away from any food that has any of these in the first 4 ingredients labled on your cans/boxes/bags/etc:
Anyway, it was really interesting. In other news, it's been a while since I've done a Kami update. So, I'll try to remember the new stuff she's doing.
Hmm. That's all I can think of right now. Not too much going on here. It was actually a really cool day today so we went out to the park and brought the bubbles down with us. We were the main attraction in the park!
Sunday, August 26, 2007Okay, so I thought I'd have a little fun with Kami's lunch today! I kid you not, this only took the amount of time it takes to heat up a frozen fish stick in the oven (approx. 20 minutes)! AND Kamden ate ever last bite of it! I actually got the idea from a book I've got, only they used homemade chicken sausage. Here's what I did if anybody's interested:
Heat frozen fish sticks (I used Gorton's Tenders Origional Batter), put in the over according to directions. Meanwhile, dice up potatoes and place in boiling water until tender (you could also use the store bought mashed potatoes), strain water and mash potatoes, season and add whole milk until you get your desired consistancy. While the potatoes are boiling, microwave a handful of frozen peas. Arrange as pictured. I also used Chow Mein Noodles for the antenna's and smile. SO STINKIN' EASY!
These pictures are taken right behind out apartment complex, and of course is not uncommon to see here in Korea. This country has a beauty that takes my breath away.
I still haven't forgotten my photo challanges! There's just a little slow coming! Here's a couple that I took this week of shoes!
This is a new pair of Kami's shoes I thought were just too cute!
For those interested in how they move things in and out of these high-rises, here you go! Let's just hope nothing falls from the platform that all the stuff is on!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007Oh, my! It's been a long, long time since I posted any scapbook pages on the blog! Believe me, it's not been because I haven't done any pages! I think I've done quite well at finding time! ;^) That being said, some of these pages are not quite done yet. Some are missing journaling....some are missing a title. The Easter page was origionally supposed to be a single page, but, I'm just not feeling it. I think it needs another page. And there's just too many cute Easter pictures from our photo shoot that I want to put in Kami's book. And, some pages, as you can tell by the first page are long overdue! Kami was only a couple day old when this picture was taken! Most of these pages have been inspired by pages in Scrapbook Magazines...with my own little added twist. The way I figure it, that's what those magazines are there for, right? I don't have the luxury anymore of taking the time to come up with an "origional" design anymore. I've been having a hard time with this, so I have to keep telling myself that there is a time and a season for every part of our lives. My main focus right now is raising a beautiful daughter, being a patient and understanding wife and maintain my own sence of me. When I think of it that way, I don't feel so bad not being able to sit down and lay out which embellishment goes where and should this picture go here or there. It's so nice to be able to flip open a magazine and say...that looks good...and go to work! 20 years from now, will it really matter anyway where you got your ideas from? I don't think so. What matters is that you've recorded such a precious memory in your lives. Okay! I'm done! Enjoy the pages! And feel free to copy...whatever! ;^)
