Archive for November, 2009

10 Reasons…

Here are 10 reasons why you should not leave your toddler alone with your Macbook, even for a moment…
1. Tab
2. Shift
3. Enter/return
4. Apple command
5. Function
6. Caps lock
7. W
8. Alt
9. H
10. Shift (the other one)
Said toddler, although incredibly adorable:
will pull the keys off your laptop with the dexterity and accuracy of a Certified Apple Technician…
If Anna [...]

Hanging on the Quilt Rack

Anna has discovered that our quilt rack, which is normally covered with blankets and afghans, is a great place to climb up and practice her parallel bars skills.  Amusingly, while she does this, she normally yells out “climbing!”, which is a nice little warning to me to stop whatever I’m doing and race over to [...]

Skateboarding Lesson

As some of you may or may not know, Mike was once a semi-pro skateboarder.  He doesn’t roll out the skateboard very much anymore, but recently while we were all playing in the driveway he got the board out to show Anna some of Daddy’s tricks.
Of course, upon seeing her father doing such a cool [...]

Anna’s Classes

Recently I signed Anna (and I) up for some classes at our local community center.  We’ve already had two good snow storms this year and without a park to go and play at, Anna and I are both going a little stir crazy.
On Wednesday mornings we have “Abrakadoodle” art class.  It’s 40 minutes long, which [...]

5 Years!

As of yesterday (Friday the 13th) Mike and I have officially been married for 5 years.  Five years and 1.5 kids! (Seriously, I’m halfway through my pregnancy now, so I’m counting the new kid as the .5.)
Celebrations were low key this year as Anna and I are both getting over a cold and we had [...]

Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival

Sunday (yesterday), I attended the Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival.  The Festival is an annual event that lasts for three days and is always in early November.  All of the films featured have either been produced or directed by women and most are documentaries.  The Festival has been going on for many years and I [...]

The Snowstorm and the Halloween Sheep

Last week, a few days before Halloween, we got our first real snowstorm of the season. It snowed for three days and piled up almost 3 feet of snow in our area. Fortunately, Mike was able to work from home and take breaks to go out and use the snow blower every few [...]