it has been a while..

Seriously, it's been a while since I blogged.. Honestly, I check here often enough, think about things I want to write about, but if I am down here in front of the computer, I am usually holding the baby and typing one handed - - which, if you have not had the pleasure of doing in a while. is not fun..

a lot has happened..
1. big DD is now 6.. totally an emotional day for me.. I love her more today than the day she was born.. I love the big girl she is becoming and want to keep her my baby girl forever all in the same breathe... can I just have the best of both worlds... Kindergarten is slow going for her.. they are boring her a little, but that is good for her too... her friend birthday party is next weekend.. so I am in the middle of full blown house cleaning..
2. baby DD will be 3 months on tuesday.. she is laughing, giggling, and working on rolling over.. so stinkin' cute ... she is eating 5 ounces at time and is in size 2 diapers.. the gas drops in every bottle work wonders and the reflux meds help.. her 2 month photos are precious, if you want a link to them.. email me personally, DH is the over cautious type.. if I know you, you have probably already been sent a link.. so I don't need to bother you..
3. September 15 I celebrate 13 years of knowing my husband.. having met him online.. it's amazing to me that we have been married 7 1/2 years.. 8 in February.
4. we cleaned up the basement some this weekend.. 3 bags of trash and 4 boxes of empties. I was so excited to see DH getting rid of junk too..
5. to date, I have scrapbooked about 11 pages.. I have to complete 35 before I can order from oritental trading.. OHHH.. I just can not wait..
6. dh job is going well.. I am still struggling with the inconsistancies of him working so far from home.. it's a challenge, and i know that he does not mean to be a jerk.. .but sometimes.. I just have to wonder..
7. my scrapbooking has introduced me to a new group of women IN my local area.. we are planning to get together and scrap once a month.. it was nice to meet with new people and just have a girls night...
8. blogging, while I have been lax about it, I do think about it...
9. I am cooking up so many tasty new recipes.. and planning on even more for the near future.. I plan to make better use of my crock pot too..

A while back I posted that I would comment about 10 things I am grateful for on sundays.. I want to try & do that again.. being sunday, here goes..
I am grateful for:
1. my family -- all healthy and growing well
2. my hobby -- brought me to new people with new ideas
3. my friends -- it's good to know that they think of me and value my talents and still need me
4. my home -- while it seems to be a giant mess, it's mine.. and makes me feel good when I am there..
5. my husband's job -- while it stinks, he makes enough for me to stay home with my daughters and pay for the things we need... it stinks, but I am grateful..
6. my husband -- he really is an amazing person whom I might not always understand, I always love..
7. my sister - for helping me with my daugher's party next weekend
8. winkflash -- for having a great and easy program that allows me to upload and print my photos more often.
9. indian summer - we having it here in Rhode Island.. that one last glimpse at summer before fall sets in.. it's always a nice feeling.
10. a great sale at the children's place -- I managed to get the rest of the clothes and black shoes for my older daugher at a great price.. I so love good sales..

anyways, I am off to play and clean..
if I knew better I would be cleaning up the kitchen.. but I don't.. it's time to play..

:) Monique