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day 86

2010-03-28T13:53:00.005-04:00

We're in Florida visiting friends and family. Last night we met our old group of friends for some good times. It was a lot like 99-03 buuuut we're all 'old' now. Haha

Justin trying to make out with Daniel (haha. oh, justin)

Daniel gets revenge with a swift punch to the…

Friends again!

Group shot!!

Day ?

2010-03-27T10:38:00.003-04:00

So, again, I've totally failed. Heh. Right now we're on vacation in Florida, though, and for the next couple of weeks I will have help with the kids. So here I am, trying again. I'm thinking next year I should go for the 52 project. Or maybe a 12 project. HAH.

All of my kids had birthdays! The oldest, Myra, turned 5 3/24. The twins, Chase and Aria, turned 2 3/25. It's like Christmas in March.

Days ??!!!

2010-02-16T08:42:00.009-05:00

All right. I don't really know what days I've missed or not missed. So, I'm going to post some pictures I've taken in the last few weeks and then try to get back on track from there. We've all been sick and are still working on recovery so that's as good as I can do!

Just your typical "out-the-bedroom-window" shot. I thought perhaps this pretty sky was a sign of spring. I was wrong.

This is a terrible picture, haha. She just kept moving closer and closer. But, ouch! Look at her chapped skin. Apparently she stayed outside too long at preschool.

Myra again. Much more flattering picture this time.

We bought an LG steam washer. I almost got something much cheaper but in the end we got this because it is certified to help asthma sufferers. Our littlest has sleep apnea and asthma, a scary combination, so we felt it was worth it. The extra $$$ it cost was considered my Valentines day gift and I am quite all right with that!! I freakin' love this thing. It doesn't "match" the electrolux steam dryer we just got but again, I'm all right with that.

We found out that Chase might have Celiac disease. At 23 months he is only 22 pounds. He is always fussy and he experiences a lot of tummy pain. He loves his dogs though.

Aria is not feeling well and has had enough!

And, finally, here is Chase 'helping' us make cookies.

Hopefully this is the last catch up post I have to make!

days 28, 29 and 31

2010-01-31T14:22:00.003-05:00

Day 31
Tried to get some pictures of Aria today. I wasn't happy with any of them. Oh well, tomorrow is a new day. I can't wait to be able to go back outside for pictures. It's been 20ish or below for the last few days. Yuck!

Day 30-
No day 30, but if there was it would be a picture of the babies new TODDLER BEDS!! Man, they are growing up.

Day 29-
OHHH, she DOES love him after all.

Day 28-
This is my room-o-shame. I'm hoping posting it here will force me to actually get it cleaned up. When we moved into our house in August we were really careful not to clutter the upstairs but the basement… yeah. This is supposed to be sewing room. And one day soon, it will be. (I hope)

days 23, 26 and 27

2010-01-27T16:18:00.003-05:00

day 27
My little Aria Mae. Supposed to be helping me clean up but instead she pushed the coffee table over to my dresser so she could reach in and grab some candy.

day 26-
We went to the Mystic Aquarium. I'm a sucker for the fries at the cafe and we haven't been since the fall so we decided why not.

Pouting because she wasn't allowed to have the drumstick ice cream thing she tried to sneak to the table.

Chase. This is a little boy that cries most of his life. Mostly just when he is awake. All day. However, he loves animals and he loves to go to the aquarium. I wish we could just move in!

day 23-
Myra got a little blusher thing that was filled with glitter. Glitter, glitter everywhere. And when I say everywhere, I mean every surface of my house. Yay.

day 21

2010-01-21T14:10:00.003-05:00

Here is our dog Ramsay. When we bought our house we made sure to find something with a giant yard, in part for our giant dog. However! He manages to get out of the fence every day. So, until we can figure something out in the spring, he has lost his right to freedom. After chasing him every freakin' day for months, picking him up from town hall, our poor neighbors having to bring him home constantly, I finally got him a lead. He is not impressed but I am. I feel victorious. Haha.

day twenty

2010-01-20T12:05:00.001-05:00

yeeeah. I'm terrible at 365. The sun came out today. Just for a few minutes, but it definitely there.

day fourteen

2010-01-14T22:24:00.002-05:00

Some days are just that way.

Camera phone pic!

day thirteen

2010-01-13T23:27:00.006-05:00

All right, I'm just going to come clean. I'm an appliance junkie. I cannot be stopped. My intentions are good, I swear. Anytime we need new appliances, I start out looking at low-mid range items. I'll find something that is, say, $400. I'll think, 'well, what a great deal! It does abc and is only $400!" Next thing you know, I'm innocently browsing in the $500-600 range. "WOW! This does abc AND xyz!! Unbelievable!!" And I mean, really, when you're already spending $400 you may as well spend the extra $200 to make sure you get the best appliance possible. After all, we will have it FOREVER, right?! That is what I tell myself anyway. Unfortunately, by the time I'm done, I've usually set my heart on a machine that does abc, def, tuv, wxyz. It's a real problem. (luckily it only seems to apply to appliances!!) So when our dryer finally gave out this week, I started agonizing over dryers. I originally wanted Samsung since that's what we have in our kitchen and we've been extremely happy. (I mean, of course we're happy! It's top of the line Samsung. See above.) After a lot of browsing, though, I kind of became obsessed with Electrolux and then LG.

This was no easy task. We drove an hour each way for it. We were so late getting home that Jon only had time to throw it into the living room. WHAT!! Wait a whole day to use it?? I think not. Somehow I managed to move our old dryer (I had to take it apart to fit it through the door) and then I moved the new one down a flight of stairs. It weighs 140 pounds and I weigh 90 pounds. It almost crushed me but in the end I was victorious. Like I said, I'm an appliance junkie. Of course I kind of wish I went with the wild cherry lg but I know if I had bought that one I'd be wishing I bought the Electrolux. There is just no winning with me.

day eleven and day twelve

2010-01-12T23:15:00.003-05:00

Wow, I'm terrible at keeping up with this. Ah, well. One post, two days.

At the end of a long, hard day, I like to treat myself to glass full of crushed ice and diet coke.

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Jon got our floors all installed. Yay! Love them.

day eight

2010-01-09T12:27:00.002-05:00

Ah, a day late. Oh well. This is my little sister, Marta. She is leaving for a four month long trip to Spain today. I know she'll have an excellent time. I went to Japan as an exchange student and it was the best thing, ever. Still, I'm a little concerned about a 'Taken' scenario. I love my little sister and I don't want to have to fight Spain.

Day seven

2010-01-07T21:23:00.005-05:00

Today is a multiple picture day.

We needed to find a new (used) car so my dad ended up taking us to meet with Rose, the lady he has purchased his last two cars from. It was about an hour and 15 minutes away but after the Midas incident, the peace of mind is worth it. Can I just tell you that I freaking love my dad? We're seven days into the new year and he's already rescued us like 32 times. He is the best.

He is also the person you want with you if you're buying a car. He's not afraid to truly check it out.

Shortly after that, Rose just had the service department put it up on a lift for him. He found one problem which they said they'd fix. Everything else checked out.

The babies did really well, all things considered. My dad's skin is really quite red. Sometimes I edit it, but I mean, that is just my dad. He spends a lot of time hiking and bike riding and other outdoorsy things. So as crazy as it may drive some photographers, oh well! Haha. He likes to joke around that he always looked forward to the day when he could be so easily digitally enhanced.

They agreed to fix the part and they knocked $2,000 off of the price. Success!!

day six

2010-01-06T23:44:00.004-05:00

This was the only peaceful moment of my day. But I'm okay with that.

$900 later and Midas decided to free our van (and floors!) And such is life.

day five

2010-01-05T22:15:00.005-05:00

You know your car repair has gone terribly wrong when you find yourself calling your dad crying who in turn has to call his lawyer. Today Midas called us about an hour before our van was supposed to be ready. They said, 'your van is in pieces and if you ever want to see it again you must pay us an additional $250, oh yeah, your floors are in the back so we're holding those hostage also. Just for fun." Okay, this isn't an exact quote, but yeah, they pretty much pulled a fast one. After advice from the lawyer we ended up just agreeing to it. We could have said, "nevermind, we'll pay you $550 for the work already done and then go pay the dealership another $500 to do it, plus towing fees to get it there" but I mean, really? Yeah. I could have gone to pretty much any other place in the phone book and not been screwed over but that's okay. Lesson learned.

The mechanic completely offended me by saying, 'maybe your dad or husband could replace your brake pads. They're dead.' uhh, yeah. I realize I'm a girl and all but let's not make any assumptions. My husband knows nothing about cars and I used to work on them for a living. But that's cool. You've already jacked my money, you may as well insult me, too.

From 7:30- 9:30 I danced the night away with my kids. We had a blast. It was just what I needed. We turned off all the lights so the neighbors couldn't see us and we were as loud and crazy as we wanted to be!

Day Four

2010-01-04T22:30:00.005-05:00

Our day started out with a long drive to Cranston, RI to pick up laminate floors for our family room. It's so hard to keep up with carpet when you have two dogs and three kids!

On the way home, our van started making a funny noise, like a belt needed to be replaced. I took it to Midas as soon as I dropped everyone else off at home. Our repair, which we thought would be about $100, quickly turned into $630. OUCH!! My dad had to come and get me and the van ended up staying there overnight. With our new floors still packed in the back. Oops. I think I earned this hot bath. (iphone picture!)

And just to make sure this 365 project knows who is boss, here is a picture from yesterday. This is me, giving in to my dogs advances only to be rejected. Why yes, I am wearing sweat pants under my jeans. That's the style now.

AND — in case anyone is losing sleep over it, my husband GOT RID OF THE TREE TODAY!! Huge mess made in the process but that's quite all right.

Day 3

2010-01-03T20:25:00.002-05:00

Snow, snow, snow. I almost went with a self portrait today but decided on this instead. I'm pretty sure this is better than me making kissy faces at my dog anyway. haha.

Day two

2010-01-02T19:03:00.006-05:00

All right. I'm not really that happy with the picture I have for day two. But all I did all day was clean and catch up on laundry. So, there really wasn't anything great to take a picture of. This picture is brought to you by my dogs, who killed the Christmas tree by drinking all the water out of it constantly, and my husband, who refuses to take it out to the curb!

Day One

2010-01-01T20:29:00.005-05:00

Meet Murphy. He is about 250 years old. This will be his last New Year's day, I just know it. I've been saying that for 3 or 4 years but this year I know it has to be true. It's not that I want him to die; he was my childhood dog. I just feel bad for him. He runs into the wall and paces in circles for hours trying to figure out where he is going. He is also deaf and blind. But his tail still wags and so on he goes.

365

2009-12-31T11:16:00.003-05:00

I am probably just weird but I really like pictures just of peoples shoes/legs.