Here are a couple mediocre-quality pictures from my ipad to illustrate the finished primed walls. If you want to see what it looked like before, this link will give you a good idea!
Friday, March 27, 2015
Priming: Done!
Last night I had a few hours without much responsibility since many household members were either sleeping or absent. I took advantage of the time, after a week of tending people with a nasssssty long lived stomach bug, to tape and prime the walls in the dining room. They look great! I have zero intention of leaving them white (we love color!) but it looks so great. I am still remembering how very dark and busy the old wallpaper was. I love this difference, and I'm so glad I did this!
Here are a couple mediocre-quality pictures from my ipad to illustrate the finished primed walls. If you want to see what it looked like before, this link will give you a good idea!
Here are a couple mediocre-quality pictures from my ipad to illustrate the finished primed walls. If you want to see what it looked like before, this link will give you a good idea!
Saturday, March 21, 2015
post-Spring-break update
Well, the dining room walls are still waiting for their primer. There are reasons though - of course.
Aidan has been felled by some kind of GI bug which is really quite sad. He has spent most of the past two days sleeping and/or crying in pain as his stomach bubbles. Say a prayer for him if you are inclined to do so! We are working on keeping him hydrated and I expect him to recover as usual, but it's pretty unpleasant in the midst of things. We had him sleep in our bed on a giant beanbag and checked on him every 2-3 hours throughout the night. I was up with him from about 3-5 AM when the stomach pain was bad. Sick kids - it's hard to watch.
As of right now, we thing Alex is also coming down with it. I am pretty sure they got this from a McD's playplace that we all went for a playdate with friends at. I guess one can't be too sure. Who knows where we got it. I'm not sure if Allen or I is also coming down with it - when there's a stomach bug in the house, every little twinge becomes more significant.
In more positive and non-illness-related news, I am down 10 lbs from when I started being super careful about food intake and exercise. I still have lots to go but I am happy to be down 10! It's unfortunate that I let that get out of control but I feel good about taking positive steps to fix things. Here's looking forward to the next 10!
Til later - if I'm not posting, just imagine that I'm reading people dinosaur books, sewing costumes for school plays, out on a hike, helping someone with homework or craving a chai tea. It's all applicable!
Aidan has been felled by some kind of GI bug which is really quite sad. He has spent most of the past two days sleeping and/or crying in pain as his stomach bubbles. Say a prayer for him if you are inclined to do so! We are working on keeping him hydrated and I expect him to recover as usual, but it's pretty unpleasant in the midst of things. We had him sleep in our bed on a giant beanbag and checked on him every 2-3 hours throughout the night. I was up with him from about 3-5 AM when the stomach pain was bad. Sick kids - it's hard to watch.
As of right now, we thing Alex is also coming down with it. I am pretty sure they got this from a McD's playplace that we all went for a playdate with friends at. I guess one can't be too sure. Who knows where we got it. I'm not sure if Allen or I is also coming down with it - when there's a stomach bug in the house, every little twinge becomes more significant.
In more positive and non-illness-related news, I am down 10 lbs from when I started being super careful about food intake and exercise. I still have lots to go but I am happy to be down 10! It's unfortunate that I let that get out of control but I feel good about taking positive steps to fix things. Here's looking forward to the next 10!
Til later - if I'm not posting, just imagine that I'm reading people dinosaur books, sewing costumes for school plays, out on a hike, helping someone with homework or craving a chai tea. It's all applicable!
Middle Fork trail, March 2015
Today was a beautiful Alaskan quasi-spring day with temps in the mid to high 30s. I took advantage of the weather and got out on a hike on Middle Fork trail. It is a really fun one with lots of variety, that tends to turn VERY muddy if there's rain in the summer (or meltoff in spring) so I thought I'd better get it right now, figuring it will be very wet pretty soon.
Both fun hikes I've really enjoyed!
Here is some of the boardwalk melting out of overflow, with ice bubbles.
More overflow to cross. We crossed several.
In the spring and summer this just translates into wet ground - but there is a spring pumping and freezing away all winter long, leading to this lovely ice formation.
More overflow
Yes, I was VERY happy to be out in the sun on such a great day! I am wearing mini-crampons on my feet which is how we crossed all the ice.
My friend and her dog after crossing one of the overflows.
The splitting of the trails - Middle Fork on the left, Williwaw Lakes trail headed to the right!
I love shapes in nature!
Flowing river near Prospect Heights end of the trail
Ice covered trail at Prospect Heights. What a great way to spend a couple hours on a Saturday morning!
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Spring Break update
Hello out there, people who know me in some way!
Spring Break is here and so are we. Happy at home and busy - things are eventful even when they aren't, around here.
I haven't gotten to really sleep in yet over this break (which began Friday with an inservice day) - for various reasons, I've gotten up at or before my usual waking time when I have to roust numerous children out of their beds and get them on their way out the door. I have been irresponsible today and decided to read and stay up late (and do some laundry, and tidy up the downstairs living room the way I really like it!). Maybe I'll get to sleep in tomorrow. I hope so.
Big developments? Here's a boring one for you - I removed the wallpaper in our dining room. Boring to read about but it makes me very happy! We are at the point of patching over holes - our main issue right now is sheetrock screws. Then that has to set, and I can prime, and choose a paint color! It would be great to at least get the primer going before break is up. See that, there, was me choosing a realistic goal! I didn't say 'get it done'. We have lived here for almost 4 years (this summer) and I can't believe it took me this long to remove the wallpaper. The truth is, I haven't had time to. I still don't have time to. I have the energy to shoehorn it into my already full day and we made it work. The main part for keeping family peace is having it all put back together and normal looking in time for dinner every night. Win!
As I am anticipating this break to fly by - I will be free in saying I'm really quite fatigued. Everyday life with the kids is good, things at school are at a friendly simmer (as opposed to a boiling over pot of starchy rice that is starting to smoke on the burner). But I'm so.dang.tired. of some things. I feel like I need, and may actually make, a flow chart or checklist for myself. So many things to mind, to remember, to practice, to reinforce. It's actually kind of daunting. I'm doing an OK job but it's easy to always see ways in which one can improve. Flowchart. But please, summer/end of school.... come quickly. (No, not wishing away the time. Just tired. And so many... details.)
I'm about to wrap up my day (well... it's Tuesday now... so I guess, quit starting it so early and look forward to greeting Tuesday again in many hours?) and I'm hoping for... healthy kiddos. Rosalie returned from a couple days at her grandparents house and popped a fever of 101.6 a few hours later. Poor girl. She fell asleep on the couch and I dosed her with an antipyretic before bed. I have been slowly getting over a cold from the past week. It was mild-ish... I've certainly had worse, and it seems to be slowly leaving me. Yay. There are things I'd like to do this week (if/when my car comes back from some maintenance and repairs it needed - there goes $2300) and illness doesn't really fit in with those plans. I suppose, I'll just accept right now that it may not happen and do the best with what I've got left to work with.
Til later. There are so many things I'd love to write about, but not so much time in which to write.
Spring Break is here and so are we. Happy at home and busy - things are eventful even when they aren't, around here.
I haven't gotten to really sleep in yet over this break (which began Friday with an inservice day) - for various reasons, I've gotten up at or before my usual waking time when I have to roust numerous children out of their beds and get them on their way out the door. I have been irresponsible today and decided to read and stay up late (and do some laundry, and tidy up the downstairs living room the way I really like it!). Maybe I'll get to sleep in tomorrow. I hope so.
Big developments? Here's a boring one for you - I removed the wallpaper in our dining room. Boring to read about but it makes me very happy! We are at the point of patching over holes - our main issue right now is sheetrock screws. Then that has to set, and I can prime, and choose a paint color! It would be great to at least get the primer going before break is up. See that, there, was me choosing a realistic goal! I didn't say 'get it done'. We have lived here for almost 4 years (this summer) and I can't believe it took me this long to remove the wallpaper. The truth is, I haven't had time to. I still don't have time to. I have the energy to shoehorn it into my already full day and we made it work. The main part for keeping family peace is having it all put back together and normal looking in time for dinner every night. Win!
As I am anticipating this break to fly by - I will be free in saying I'm really quite fatigued. Everyday life with the kids is good, things at school are at a friendly simmer (as opposed to a boiling over pot of starchy rice that is starting to smoke on the burner). But I'm so.dang.tired. of some things. I feel like I need, and may actually make, a flow chart or checklist for myself. So many things to mind, to remember, to practice, to reinforce. It's actually kind of daunting. I'm doing an OK job but it's easy to always see ways in which one can improve. Flowchart. But please, summer/end of school.... come quickly. (No, not wishing away the time. Just tired. And so many... details.)
I'm about to wrap up my day (well... it's Tuesday now... so I guess, quit starting it so early and look forward to greeting Tuesday again in many hours?) and I'm hoping for... healthy kiddos. Rosalie returned from a couple days at her grandparents house and popped a fever of 101.6 a few hours later. Poor girl. She fell asleep on the couch and I dosed her with an antipyretic before bed. I have been slowly getting over a cold from the past week. It was mild-ish... I've certainly had worse, and it seems to be slowly leaving me. Yay. There are things I'd like to do this week (if/when my car comes back from some maintenance and repairs it needed - there goes $2300) and illness doesn't really fit in with those plans. I suppose, I'll just accept right now that it may not happen and do the best with what I've got left to work with.
Til later. There are so many things I'd love to write about, but not so much time in which to write.
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