Things that Lil'D can say that start with the LETTER c:
- Cat
- Car
- Circle
- Cake
- Cookie
- Cheese
- Corn
My favorite words that start with the LETTER c:
- christ
- christian
- childhood
- clarinet
- comfort
- compromise
- congratulations
- cross
- california
- challenge
- christmas
- coffee
Blogs I read that start with the LETTER c:
Colors that start with the LETTER c:
- camouflage
- canary yellow
- champagne
- celadon
- chartreuse
- cobalt
- copper
- coral
- cornflower blue
- cream
Foods that start with the LETTER c:
- Cabbage
- Cherry
- Celery
- Carrot
- Cucumber
- Chocolate
- Cinnamon
- Corn
- Cotton candy
- Cranberries
- Creme Brulee
Celebrity names that start with the LETTER c:
- cameron diaz
- calista flockhart
- carrie fisher
- carrie underwood
- catherine zeta jones
Movies that start with the LETTER c:
- Castaway
- Chicago
- Charlie's Angels
- Chronicles of Narnia
- Cinderella
- Coyote Ugly
Cities that start with the LETTER c:
♥ Elliemae
April 3, 2008
C Letter...
April 2, 2008
B letter...
Things that Lil'D can say that starts with the LETTER b:
- bus
- baby
- beans
- ball
- bing
- book
- bye-bye
My favorite words that start with the LETTER b:
- blog
- bath
- beauty
- birth
- baby
- balance
- bible
- birthday
- brilliant
- bakery
- bargain
- blessing
Blogs I read that start with the LETTER b:
Colors that start with the LETTER b:
- black
- beige
- brown
- blue
- blush
- bone
- brick red
- bronze
- burnt umber
- burnt sienna
Foods that start with the LETTER b:
- blackberry
- blueberry
- banana
- bread
- brocolli
Celebrity names that start with the LETTER b:
- B rad Pitt
- B ritney Spears
- B en Affleck
- B ill Cosby
- B rad Paisley
- B rooke Shields
Movies that start with the LETTER b:
- Batman
- Beaches
- Behind Enemy Lines
- Big Trouble in Little China
Cities that start with the LETTER b:
♥ Elliemae
April 1, 2008
A letter...
April Fool's Day
Things that Lil'D can say that start with the LETTER a:
- A ll done
- A lright
- A ll gone
- A irplane
My favorite words that start with the LETTER a:
- ain't
- air conditioning
- amazon.com
- american
- artist
- awesome
- amazing
- accountablility
- adore
- alligator
- angel
Blogs I read that start with the LETTER a:
Colors that start with the LETTER a:
- A zure
- A labaster
- A lmond
- A mber
- A methyst
- A qua
- A quamarine
- A sh
- A ubergine
Foods that start with the LETTER a:
- A pple
- A nchovies
- A pricots
- A rtichokes
- A sparagas
Celebrity names that starts with the LETTER a:
- A rnold Schwarzenegger
- A ngelina Jolie
- A dam Sandler
Movies that starts with the LETTER a:
- A nnie
- A Knights Tale
- A merican Pie
- A ustin Powers
Cities that starts with the LETTER a:
♥ Elliemae
March 31, 2008
NaBloPoMo...
I am going to try something new! NaBloPoMo stands for National Blog Posting Month. You blog everyday for a month on the theme that they suggest and it encourages you to make a habit of blogging everyday and you have a chance to win a $20 gift certificate at the end of the month.
The theme for April is LETTERS and I can interpret that into whatever I want! So here's to a wonderful month of letters!
♥ Elliemae
Weekend Recap...
Where did the weekend go? It really went by too fast!
Friday
afternoon, when I got home from work, I helped Jeremy finish up the backyard. One of his tenants moved out and left a ton of astro-turf. We put it in our backyard and it looks great. It looks like golf course grass! We picked up Lil'D and played on the new turf. Lil'D had fun. Jeremy left for his soccer at 6:45. Lil'D went to bed at 7:30 and I decided I was going to clean the entire house!! This is what I got done:
- organized all my clothes in the closet
- cleaned up my entire bedroom
- washed and dryed the bath rugs
- washed and dryed all white clothes
- washed all dark clothes
- bleached all the kitchen counters
- cleaned the dining room table with glass cleaner
- unloaded the dishwasher, reloaded and ran it
- picked up all of Lil'Ds toys
I finally sat down at 10:30pm. I was tired! Jeremy got home at about 10:45 from his soccer game. They had made the playoffs and lost.
Saturday
we had planned on finishing up the turf in the backyard, but Jeremy's brother needed help with replacing his water heater. Jeremy, Jeremy's brother and Jeremy's dad worked on that water heater all day. Things kept happening and they needed more supplies, they finally finished at 6pm. Jeremy was exhausted and had lost his voice. He had caught a cold. Lil'D and I walked to Jamba Juice with Auntie E and the kids (Andy, Z, & Nate). The kids wore Lil'D out. They bought everyone pizza for lunch. They also bought dinner. We had Pat & Oscar's...yummy. Jeremy and I did absolutely nothing on Saturday night. I had taken a nap when Lil'D did so I wasn't tired and stayed up till 1am. That is all we did all day.Sunday we slept in. Lil'd let me sleep until about 7:50am. Lil'D and I had breakfast, cleaned up his room, watched The Doodlebops and the Mickey Mouse Club, finished all the laundry that need washing, drying and then folded it all. Jeremy finally got up at about 10:45am. He took us to Soup Plantation for lunch. It was yummy. Lil'D had lots of salad with ranch. He still doesn't like bread. He wouldn't try the soup yet either. He was hesitant to try the ice cream. I got him a little in a mini cone. I took the top off and gave the cone to him and he was stickin his finger in it. Then he decided he liked it and ate the whole thing. Then he wanted bites of Jeremy's. He couldn't get enough of that! After lunch we went to the grocery store. Lil'D rode in the cart with a car attached and seemed to get bored with it this time. He was ready to get out when we were done. After the grocery store we went home, put all the groceries away and it was time to put Lil'D down for a nap. J and I did nothing...totally relaxed! Lil'D woke up at 4:15. We went to Jeremy's parents house for my family birthday party. Jeremy's mom made a strawberry cake for me. It was yummy! By the way, Lil'D loves cake! He entertained everyone with his tiger growl and his jumping off of the piano bench. He would jump to his feet and then fall forward onto his stomach and laugh and look at everybody. He had everyone's attention. He also answered a very important question this weekend:
Mommy: What is your favorite color?
Lil'D: RED!He doesn't know his colors yet, but he knew, very insistently, that RED was his favorite color. When we got home from the birthday party Jeremy and Lil'D chased each other throughout the house. They were both worn out. Lil'D got his bath and went to bed without a peep. Jeremy and I had the lights out at 9pm, we were tired and wanted to get a good night sleep before the week started.
Until tomorrow
♥ Elliemae
March 28, 2008
March 27, 2008
Thursday Thirteen ~ second edition...
13 Things I see everyday...
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March 26, 2008
March 25, 2008
Blow out...
God is so watching over me. I took Lil'D to daycare and drove to work. As I was driving around looking for a parking space, my tire blew out. I am so glad that it didn't happen on the freeway! One of the guys at work changed my tire and put on my spare for me. I have 48,000 miles on these tires. I think I need four new ones.
At work I am working on MustardStone plans. I am labeling and dimensioning all the plumbing rough and finish valves. I am don't know plumbing that well, but I do my best. I really rely on the installers to help me out with this. The plumbing fixtures were ordered in 2005. (not by me) These fixtures were all delivered to the client's airplane hanger. It all finally got delivered to Montana last year. Because of the time span and how many times it has been moved, there are pieces missing. I will be working on this puzzle for a while.
I just had our big client call me personally to thank me for something I had done for him yesterday. This client has a condo by the beach-2 blocks from our office, a huge cabin in Wyoming, a huge condo in the works in Montana-MustardStone, a hacienda in Cabo San Lucas, a huge condo in the works in Cabo and now he is buying a home here in Southern California in a certain affluent area. "Senior Designer" had me call a particular school district to ask them all sorts of questions for the clients 2 boys in 1st grade and 3rd grade. They are currently living in the Cabo hacienda and want to get the kids back in school in the US. I emailed him all the info. I kind of did this with a bad attitude yesterday because that is not a part of my job description and why isn't the mother doing this. I did it because I didn't want to portray myself as a brat or too good to do certain tasks. The phone call made me feel really appreciated, especially that it was from the client himself and not from "Senior Designer."
That's my day so far. I get off at 3pm today. Here are my plans so far:
-Until tomorrow.
March 24, 2008
Have you had your coffee this morning...
I have and I've got so much energy. This is really a strange thing for me, especially on a Monday. First, want to give you my weekend recap:
Friday
we picked up Lil'D at 3:30pm and headed north to Carlsbad. Auntie E and her family had been camping there all week for Spring Break. Today was a perfect day to go. It was the warmest day so far this week. I got some great shots of Lil'D and the sunset:
Saturday
Lil'd let us sleep til 8am!! Wa-hoo. We went by to see Grandma & Grandpa Ham. We needed to borrow the weed eater. We got lunch, got home and Lil'D napped! Jeremy & I cleaned up the backyard. We had tons of weeds. Next weekend we are goint to be putting turf in our backyard. One of Jeremy's tenents left behind this great turf and Jeremy has to rip it out and get rid of it, so we will be putting it in our backyard! It's going to be wonderful for Lil'D! I can't wait to show you when it is complete!
We went to Saturday Easter service. We knew that Sunday services would just be packed so why deal with that with Lil'D. Service was really nice. Grandma Ham worked in the nursery, so Lil'D got to spend some good grandma time with her. After service we went to Blockbuster and rented some movies. After Lil'D went to bed we watched Enchanted. It was a great movie!! I absolutely loved it.Sunday
we went to the grocery store. It was weird to go on Easter Sunday, but what can you do...Sunday is our grocery day. We got one of those carts with the car on it and Lil'D was entertained the whole time. He really liked it alot. I was really hot. 85 degrees hot. Now, I don't mean to complain because I know that there are alot of people that would love to see this kind of weather. I sweat really easily, so I was kind of miserable. We don't have air conditioning. Once I got the fans situated and sat on the couch with my magazine, I was very happy.We went to Grandma & Grandpa Ham's for Easter dinner. The whole family was there:
- J's big brother B, his wife and their 4 kids.
- J's middle brother R, his wife (Auntie E) and their 3 kids.
- J's little sister
- J's Mom & Dad (Grandma & Grandpa Ham)
- J, me and Lil'D
That makes 17. It was a nice dinner. We also celebrated Nate's 10th birthday. Nate is Auntie E's youngest son. His real birthday was on the 3rd of March. Next weekend they will be celebrating my birthday. That means a strawberry cake will be baked! Yum! After dinner Lil'D entertained everyone. He was so much fun to watch. I haven't uploaded those photos to Flickr yet. He was also showing everyone where his belly button was. Too cute!
March 23, 2008
March 22, 2008
The saddest day...
Melissa at PinkPaper Peppermints wrote an incredible post and I really wanted to share it with you!
"I woke up this morning and the first thing I thought was,
"This must have been the saddest day in history."
The second day.
The day that Peter and John, Mary Magdalene and Mary the Mother of Jesus,
woke up and remembered what happened.
That Jesus was dead.
dead.
I just started crying. I don't know why I've never thought about *this* day
before. The second day.
You know, I've often thought how amazing it must've been to be one of Jesus'
disciples.
Imagine, getting to walk next to Him,
Hear His laugh.
Give Him a hug.
Ask Him questions.
And then this morning I realized that they also had to go through this day. The
in-between day. The not knowing day...
...the heartache of thinking that the Man they believed was not only the future
King, but God Himself...had been crucified and was laying in a dark, cold tomb.
...fighting the gut-wrenching fear and doubt...
I'm so glad this is just one day in history.
I'm so glad that Jesus didn't stay dead.
That death couldn't keep Him.
That He arose victorious over death, hell and the grave.
I love the relationship that I have with Him now. Even though I didn't get to hold
His hand and walk down the beach with Him while He talked about the love of
God for me....
I get to do that everyday now. Every. day.
I get to experience a *relationship* with GOD.
Because of what He did.
Taking my guilt and shame and washing it away with the blood of His Son.
Redeeming and restoring my relationship with Himself in only the way He could
do it.
He did that for you too.
He wants to know you. To laugh with you and listen to your heart and share His
with you.
You can have that if you want it.
Just ask Him.
Not that there won't be "second days" in your life anymore.
We still have those. The days in-between that we don't know what's going to
happen and we're afraid.
BUT
when you have that relationship with Him you can call out to Him on the "second
days" in your life
and He's there
with comfort
and peace
and grace.
It is an amazing experience to meet God and walk with Him daily.
I hope and pray that every single person that reads this experiences it.
"Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are
those who have not seen and yet have believed."-John 20:29
"For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." -Romans 3:23
"...the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ
our Lord." -Romans 6:23
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness." -1 John 1:9
"For Christ also has suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might
bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:" -1
Peter 3:18
"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if anyone hears my voice, and opens the
door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me." -Revelation
3:20"I hope that this had the same effect on you as it has had on me!
Until tomorrow
March 20, 2008
Thirteen Thursday ~ first edition...
13 Things about me in years...
- I have been blogging for 3 years on August 26.
- I have been married for 10 years on June 6.
- I have lived in San Diego, California for 12 years in August.
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Until tomorrow!
March 19, 2008
Shut the front door...
I just found this blog today and there was so much about food I am starving right now. I liked it so much I added it to my Google Reader. You have got to go to Cooking...by the seat of my Pants! He has a brand new, shiny iPod touch. OOooooo, AAaaaaaa! I want one! I really want one. Have I told you I want one?
Head on over there and you could try to win it too...I guess I will share. Have fun!!
Let's have a tea party...
I'm always up for tea!!! Mommies United is having a tea party and invited us to join the fun!
Tea Selections:
Cake:
A lovely GIANT cupcake. A Wilton Giant Cupcake cake pan was used!
And a scrumptious Red Velvet cake recipe from Martha Stewart:Ingredients:
Unsalted butter, softened, for pans
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for dusting
2 1/2 cups cake flour, not self-rising
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups canola oil
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons red food coloring
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons white vinegar
(the above makes 5 cups of batter)Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter pans; line with parchment paper. Butter lining; dust with cocoa, tapping out excess. Set aside. Whisk together flour, salt, and cocoa in a medium bowl; set aside.
- Mix sugar and oil on medium speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk until combined. Add eggs one at a time; mix well after each addition. Mix in food coloring and vanilla. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the buttermilk and beginning and ending with flour, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
- Stir together baking soda and vinegar in a small bowl. Add baking-soda mixture to batter, and mix on medium speed 10 seconds. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake until a cake tester inserted into centers comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely in pans on wire racks.
I really want some cake now!! This post has made me hungry!
Enjoy!
March 18, 2008
It's Party time AGAIN...
There are so many fun things going on in Bloggyville. I came across this new site a couple of weeks ago and they are having a Mega Launch Party!!
If you are visiting for the first time...Welcome! My name is Elliemae. Well not really, that is my blogville name. I have a 21 month old adorable little boy. That would be Lil'D. I have been married to my most awesome husband, best friend and soulmate for 10 years! He goes by J or Jeremy. I can't seem to keep him anonymous. It is just a habit to type his whole name. I am a full time working Mommy who loves to blog, read, and crochet. I am cursed with a creative brain that I wish I had more time for. I always have too many projects going and not enough finished. I have been a kitchen designer for 13 years. And...since I pretty much have to work, I am so blessed to REALLY LOVE MY JOB.
I love visiting Mommy Blogs! It is such an indulgence for me. Since my time is so rare on to the things I like to do in my spare time is visit these blogs. Sharing ideas, parenting tips, telling funny stories, reaching out for support and just sharing our day with each other is just what I need when I am winding down! I found some really fun places to visit through all these blog parties. I hope to get some new friends!!
Of course, what would a party be without prizes. Here are the top four prizes I have my eye on:
- Alli's Originals $35 gift certificate
- ImagiPLAY wooden puzzle
- Topless undershirt from Blush! These are really cool! They just don't make shirts long enough these days!
- A blue minky dot lovey from Alex Casey Baby
There are so many prizes to choose from! Please head on over to Mommies United and join in all the fun! It's going on for 2 weeks!!
-Until tomorrow
March 17, 2008
Boo on Mondays...
How is everyone on this beautiful Monday morning? It is a clear, crisp and perfect day here is southern California. Mondays are so hard to get through sometimes!! We had a really fun weekend!Friday
after work I got my haircut and went shopping for a birthday present. Lil'D was invited to Lil'Rs 1st birthday party on Saturday. I found a fun Melissa & Doug wooden puzzle and a Thomas the Train book. I picked up Lil'D and finally walked in the door at about 5pm. Lil'D asked for yogurt and waffles. Why not? It was just Lil'D and I. My best friend, Chica, came over at about 5:30. We talked and played with Lil'D for a bit then went to Target. I had to get a gift bag. We scoped the toy isles with Lil'D and checked out all the Easter stuff. We found the cutest Easter baskets. It was so hard to resist all that Easter stuff. I only ended up buying bunny ears from the dollar area. I did good! Chica went home at 7:15. I gave Lil'D a bath and we watched our nighttime shows. Lil'D was out like a light. I stayed up til 12:30am. It was nice "me" time. I watched my tv shows, caught up on all my blog readings and read a little Chronicles of Narnia. I had survived the evening :)Saturday
morning Lil'D woke up at around 7:30. I took a shower, fixed my hair and got completely ready before getting him up. We had apple strawberry oatmeal and yogurt. This kid LOVES yogurt! I cleaned up everything from breakfast, packed a bag and headed out for a little Lil'D and Mommy time! We went to Toys R Us. Once we got to the cars and trucks that have push buttons on them and make noise. Lil'D was in heaven. We looked at monster trucks, ambulances, firetrucks and motorcycles. We pushed every button, pulled every lever and touched everything that would move. I managed to avoid the whole bicycle, tricycle, "anything that you could ride on" isle. I found an abacus for $9.99. Lil'D is so into counting right now. Lil'D left the store with no problem. We headed over to IKEA. I went straight to the kid section upstairs. He went down the slide about 50 times. He was laughing and giggling the whole time. There were two mean kids. One put his hand on Lil'Ds face and was pushing him back. I intervened. Another one stood in the way and wouldn't move. His mama made him move. There were also these really fun pod like chairs that would spin, a see-saw and a rockin' horse. Lil'D tested all these as well. He wore that slide out. He was still going while all the other kids had left. It was a very popular area. It was finally time for us to go and Lil'D wasn't happy about it. Once we got into the elevator he was ok. I got him lunch, got him home and then put him down for his nap by 12. That slide wore him out pretty good. I made a card for the birthday boy, got myself dressed and ready, and got Lil'D up at 2pm. I got him dressed and out the door. We got to the party at 2:25. Here is my little cowboy:
Lil'D was a little unsure of this. After about 20 seconds he was "all done." I'm so glad I got this picture before he got off.
Here's my little sheriff! Look at that cute little smirk on his face. He is such a ham when I have the camera!We finally got a bandanna on him. If only I could have gotten him with the hat, the badge and the bandanna! You know how toddlers are, can't keep them still or everything on. We had a great time at Lil'Rs party. Lil'D and I headed home and played the evening away. Lil'D went to bed without any fuss. I wore him out with all the toys and horses! J finally got home at 11:30pm. J and his friend Merchant had gone over to Arizona to watch the Padres spring training. He won the trip on the radio! They sent them on a bus, put them up in a hotel and paid for a couple of dinners. A little mini vacation for him.
Sunday
morning we all had a hard time getting up. Lil'D didn't even wake up until about 8. We went to Wal-Mart. Good 'ol Wal-Mart. The Easter bunny was there. Lil'D said hi. He said hi to everyone in Wal-mart. We ate lunch together and then went home and played with Lil'D. He was playing a lot by himself. He is really into pushing cars and trucks around. It's really nice that he can entertain himself. I put him down for a nap at 1:30. I had a little me time and was reading my new Real Simple magazine. I fell asleep for 2 hours. I must have been really tired because I do not like naps at all! I managed to get my grocery list done and my menu set for next week. We got Lil'D up and set out to Blockbuster and the grocery store. Lil'D got to ride in the carts with the car attached to them. He absolutely loved it and was entertained the entire grocery trip. We got Pick Up Stix for dinner. We used a coupon!! We are so into coupons right now!! We ate dinner, gave Lil'D a bath and then it was bedtime. Lil'D didn't get to bed till 8. J and I vegged out in front of the tv. We watched Awake with Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen. I liked it a lot. I am not a Hayden Christensen fan. But this was a good character for him. He was definitely not worthy enough to play Anakin Skywalker! Anyway...we went to bed at 10pm. I'm not happy about that. I really wanted to get to bed by 9pm. I need sleep!Monday
just got here too soon. Everyone is on Spring Break around here. The traffic was really light this morning. I was still running a half hour behind. I got up this morning at 5:50am. I HAVE GOT TO GET UP AT 5:30 tomorrow morning!!!! I've got to stop being late!!! Luckily, everyone at work arrives at 8:30am. I am the only one that gets there at 7:30, so no one really notices. My timesheet and my paycheck notices though. Senior Designer was preparing to go to Montana today. I had to get together some billing for him and print out all the plans he needed. He was meeting the client at the airport to fly out on his private jet. The client's private jet, that is. I gave Senior Designer invoices for $56,000. That is all for design time. We have five different projects going for this client and we are just billing him for our design time right now. MustardStone cabinets are about to be ordered. We are in the revision stage. Today is my long day. I can leave at 5pm. Off to get more work done....~Until tomorrow
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