Love and life 2008

2008 has been interesting. I've had some up's and down but mostly up's.

I have enjoyed being a single mom but was lucky enough to find love ...true love , this year.
I wasn't looking and didn't expect it but was happy to have found it.
It amazes me how someone who has never been around kids can openly accept one in their life and take on the role of being a parent with relative ease (he calls her a 'bonus'). Sure there are going to be up's and down's and trial and error with way's of handling things but that is just life in general. You are never prepared to be parent and every day there is something new, whether it is a challege or something amazing. I have never been so happy and can't imagine things getting any better than they already are.
Happy New Year Everyone, hope 2009 treats you all well.

Portland makes history

For the first time in 40  years Portland has had a record snow fall. We have snow on top of ice on top of snow ect. I have been at home with Molly because her daycare is closed and my sister was working and my parents flight didn't make it in on Sunday due to weather. 

Jim has been at work since 7:30am and isn't coming home til 7:30pm. The fact that the department of transportation is saying "STAY OFF THE ROADS!" and certain roads are closed doesn't make me happy that he has to drive home from Tualatin tonight.

Molly and I took a couple adventure walks today. The first one with the dog and she loves the snow. The second one to get some of the kids energy out.

Here are some pics....

It's going to be a roller coaster..

So we haven't exactly been sticking to the diet lately, haven't been HORRIBLE but haven't been great.
Somehow I managed to lose the one pound I gained over Thanksgiving so I am at my pre-holiday weight....not for long. My parents arrive from Boston on Sunday and it will be all down hill from there.
I love holiday cookie baking with Molly and usually end up eating most of what we bake (who can resist a frosting covered sugar cookie? NOT ME) So I will do my best to not over eat and will start fresh in 2009.
Have a great Christmas/holiday and a Happy New Year!

Couldn't have asked for a better weekend.....

The beginning of the weekend was a little rough, Molly's dance recital was Saturday morning then we had to go get the house ready for the tree. The minute we stepped out of the car at the tree farm it vastly improved.

This was our first Christmas together picking out a tree, we went to a tree farm and cut one down. I haven't done that since Molly was little (well, 2, she still is little). THE best part was Santa. I don't think I have ever seen such a smile on Molly's face.

Today, Sunday. I has been snowing since about 8:30am and is supposed to continue until about 7pm tonight. My niece Lilah came over and we all went to Laurelhurst park and went sledding. It has been a perfect day.

What do you say?

So we were Christmas shopping on Saturday and driving back from Clackamas. Molly is talking about babies in the back and 'would she get to hold it' when she was 10 if I were to have a baby(not happening anytime soon so she will probabaly BE 10 before she'd get to hold 'it' anyway) Then out of no-where she said "By the way mommy....how are babies made?" my answer "I am not prepared to answer that at this time, I'll get back to you".
I was not expecting that nor was I prepared to answer it.
On a different note, my weight stayed the same, if you want to see a chart look below.

Thanksgiving 2008

One holiday down, one to go. I always forget how much I love Thanksgiving until the food is right in front of me. This year we had Turkey, Ham, a butternut squash dish(with bacon and leeks in it I make it every year), 24 hour salad(my family tradition), potatoes, and the rest of the normal Thanks giving feast food.

We had a mini Christmas there since we will not see Jim's mom during the hoidays. Christmas this year is with my family. In all we had a good time, went to Crater Lake (I have lived in Oregon for 20 years and have never been there so that was exciting for me)
The BEST part of this whole thing? I only gained 1 pound!!!!!!