Just a few thoughts from a mom... perhaps you can relate.
I just got my white jacket dry cleaned so that I don’t look like a bum when I’m out and about, however I left the house this morning with spilled milk on my shirt and hard-boiled-egg-yolk-handprints all over my pants at knee-level.
I bought a frame at IKEA that has 2 sides so I could put a picture of Lucy on one side and a photo of me and Adam on the other. It’s sat on my desk for 2 weeks—empty.
Lucy’s clothes came out of the dryer smelling like fish but I dressed her in them anyways so then I sprayed her with Febreze.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Photos...
I am SO sorry that my last post was SO long ago.Well... We bought a house. Yep, we are the proud owners of a 2 bedroom, 1 bath in Susanville! Here are the listing photos:
Ugly, right? Yep, well, much has changed... and the changes will keep coming. The house is now purple... Trust me, it was an accident. But once we have better weather (it's been snowing off and on for a couple months), we'll have it repainted a gray color like wet cement. The trim will be white and come summer we'll put on a new Black roof. Oh, and we'll have the feng-shui red front door.
We've since had the bathroom remodeled with tile and a pedestal sink (yet to be installed). We put a hearth and wood stove in the living room. The room you see with a fireplace is currently our "office" and where all the boxes that have yet to be unpacked are kept. That is our big project for this weekend--finish the interior! I'll post more photos of the interior next week after we've got it all straightened up this weekend.
As for Lucy (she's the star of this show, right?) She's walking and "talking." Here's a video of her walking.
For more photos please visit http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2035459&id=30900776&l=089b3bd150
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Lefebvre Update
SO! Long time, no post...
The Lefebvres are doing quite well here in Susanville. We celebrated a very nice Christmas with both of our families and rolled in the New Year like a couple of old folks: "Do we have to stay up? I guess we should..." Last year we were in the hospital and slept through New Years, and we were bummed that we "missed it." But we have a 1 year old now and have magically turned into old farts.
We are still in escrow on our house here in Susanville. We're hoping to close by the 28th but the appraiser called for the paint to be done before we close and with the cold weather, we're hoping and praying that it can be done in 15 days.
We've met some new friends in town which is what I had really been hoping and praying for. (Lots of hoping and praying goin' on here!) They're a Christian family with 2 kids and we got together with them last night for dinner and really hit it off!
Today I had an ultrasound on my abdomen to see if I have gall stones. The tech said everything looked clear, but that just means there will probably be other tests to follow to find out why I've been having such stomach issues. Diet elimination has been the only thing to help so far, but that has really limited what I can eat. Rather than giving you an example of what DOES upset things, I'll give you the list of things that DOES NOT: bread, pickles, pretzels, cooked vegetables. That's it. Pretty boring, huh? Well... hopefully we can figure it out and it's not an allergy or something.
This weekend we're going to try out a new church in town. I'll let you know how that goes. Adam and I both have Monday off, so we're going to stay in and rent movies to watch on our NEW 46" plasma TV !!! Our Christmas gift to each other was the commitment to save up for a TV and last weekend, we reach our goal and made a special trip to Costco to buy it! Our last TV was a BEAST and weighed close to 100 lb. The new plasma is so light and hardly takes up any room in my little apartment living room. It'll take up even less of the room in our NEW HOUSE (granted we close :).
My only resolution this year is to be more organzied and to pick up better after myself (it may sound like 2 resolutions, but it's really just one). And if you were to look at my kitchen table, you may say I've already blew it. But I'm exempt from holding to my resolution until we move (I've decided). Why try and be organized in a space that I don't like and in a house that is too small for us. But we have started to put seasonally used items in a storage unit, which has helped me feel like I'm on the right path. Haha, I just realized in our NEW HOUSE we'll have about 400 extra square feet for our stuff, which is the same size as my & Adam's first apartment. Ha!
Ok, enough for now. Thanks for reading and when there's something new to share, I'll let you know!! xoxox (It's like a journal entry)!
The Lefebvres are doing quite well here in Susanville. We celebrated a very nice Christmas with both of our families and rolled in the New Year like a couple of old folks: "Do we have to stay up? I guess we should..." Last year we were in the hospital and slept through New Years, and we were bummed that we "missed it." But we have a 1 year old now and have magically turned into old farts.
We are still in escrow on our house here in Susanville. We're hoping to close by the 28th but the appraiser called for the paint to be done before we close and with the cold weather, we're hoping and praying that it can be done in 15 days.
We've met some new friends in town which is what I had really been hoping and praying for. (Lots of hoping and praying goin' on here!) They're a Christian family with 2 kids and we got together with them last night for dinner and really hit it off!
Today I had an ultrasound on my abdomen to see if I have gall stones. The tech said everything looked clear, but that just means there will probably be other tests to follow to find out why I've been having such stomach issues. Diet elimination has been the only thing to help so far, but that has really limited what I can eat. Rather than giving you an example of what DOES upset things, I'll give you the list of things that DOES NOT: bread, pickles, pretzels, cooked vegetables. That's it. Pretty boring, huh? Well... hopefully we can figure it out and it's not an allergy or something.
This weekend we're going to try out a new church in town. I'll let you know how that goes. Adam and I both have Monday off, so we're going to stay in and rent movies to watch on our NEW 46" plasma TV !!! Our Christmas gift to each other was the commitment to save up for a TV and last weekend, we reach our goal and made a special trip to Costco to buy it! Our last TV was a BEAST and weighed close to 100 lb. The new plasma is so light and hardly takes up any room in my little apartment living room. It'll take up even less of the room in our NEW HOUSE (granted we close :).
My only resolution this year is to be more organzied and to pick up better after myself (it may sound like 2 resolutions, but it's really just one). And if you were to look at my kitchen table, you may say I've already blew it. But I'm exempt from holding to my resolution until we move (I've decided). Why try and be organized in a space that I don't like and in a house that is too small for us. But we have started to put seasonally used items in a storage unit, which has helped me feel like I'm on the right path. Haha, I just realized in our NEW HOUSE we'll have about 400 extra square feet for our stuff, which is the same size as my & Adam's first apartment. Ha!
Ok, enough for now. Thanks for reading and when there's something new to share, I'll let you know!! xoxox (It's like a journal entry)!
Lucy's first Birthday
This was the highlight of Lucy's first birthday party; she was so joyful... that and the fact that over 48 people attended! We felt so blessed to be surrounded by our friends and family from the Paradise Area (and some from MUCH further away) even though we haven't lived there in 5 years!
On her actual birthday we took her out to TCBY and let her have her own frozen yougurt cup.
This last year has been the most joyful for Adam and myself. We love Lucy so much and she is the perfect addition to our lives.
At her one year appointment she weighed in at just 17.5 lbs, and 28.5"! She's still a petite little thing, but she sure takes up a lot of room in our house. :)
I'm looking forward to another year with Lucy. I can't wait to see her walk and start to formulate sentences and all the other things that happen before 2.... She's my joy!
Lucy's first Christmas
Lucy and her new Nintendog from Great Grandma Lue.
Lucy loving her new dolly from Grandma Marian in her cute "My First Christmas" PJs
Lucy chowing on a candy cane.
Bear in his new bed in front of the furnace. LOVING it!
Lucy's first Christmas Tree
Lucy being silly on the floor of mommy's work on Christmas Eve.
Playing catch-up with Thanksgiving...
Thanksgiving at my parents was fabulous and came and went. Lucy, who loves baby food sweet potatoes, did not like the real thing, even with marshmallows!
Lucy and her pretty auntie Cady.
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