Guess he really liked his Christmas gift from Grandma & Grandpa.
What a silly boy.... :-)
Thursday, December 20, 2007
More photo shoot pics!
So we decided to try once again to get some family shots for a possible Christmas card. These came out well, and since they didn't have an annoying watermark running through our faces, we could actually see what the pictures looked like, and were able to order a few. Here're some highlights.
Finally! House pics!
I finally got around to neatening up enough to take pictures of the house. I tried to put them up in a 'tour' fashion. Hope it makes sense. This is the upstairs, as from the top of the steps, and down the hall. The last two pics are of "the man cave" a.k.a. "Jeremy's Domain Where No Woman Dare Go." Well, here ya go!
The 3rd Bedroom (a.k.a. Playroom/guest room)
The 3rd Bedroom (a.k.a. Playroom/guest room)
The 2nd Bedroom (a.k.a. "The Glorified Closet")
The Hall/Guest Bathroom (exciting, huh?)
The Nursery!!! Isn't it fun?? I painted it all by myself!
More Nursery shots--see? Jeremiah likes it (though he's supposed to be napping right now....)
The "Master Suite" (sans master bath... didn't feel like getting it 'photo-worthy')
The Master, yet again.
THE MAN CAVE! (You can kinda see the 'tv'... At least, the edge of it [on the right])
Ready, set, GAME ON!! (wet bar and fridge included.)
Now that I've got 'em....
The Main Level
The Entryway/Front Door 
The Powder Room
The view from the hall, the "Breakfast Nook"
The "Family Room," complete with Christmas Tree, of course.
The view from the family room.
The Kitchen
The Dining Room
From the dining room, we enter the living room.
View from the living room.
The "I don't know what to do with this space" room, a.k.a. The Living Room again.
The Entryway, once again.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Good for him!
Dad sells son's 90-dollar video game online for more than 9000 (after catching him smoking pot.)
Ha ha... the link says, "canadainternetdrugchristmasoffbeat".
Ha ha... the link says, "canadainternetdrugchristmasoffbeat".
Christmas Photos
Last Sunday, we took Jeremiah to get some Christmas shots done. Some of them came out okay, some of them not-so-much. I'm disappointed with the Steeler shots, pesonally... I don't think they're the most flattering, at least of me, but I digress...
Here's the link, if you wish to view (and if you're feeling saucy, you can even order a few!) The password to view the album is "Jeremiah29".
We were going to order some, but the turnaround to getting these proofs was over a week, and there's no way they'll be ready in time for me to send along with my parents to Portugal for my Grandmother. Oh well. Maybe we'll take him to picture people, and I can use my coupon for a free sheet and 20% off. We'll see!
Enjoy!
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Happy Birthday, Uncle James!
My "middle" brother, James, turns 19 today. Crazy. That means he can now legally drink in Canada (unless you're in Quebec, Alberta or Manitoba--they've been schloshed for a year now!) Not that James would do so, even if he could... He's a good boy.
And it's not like he'll see this, since he doesn't have internet access up there in school (he goes to UTI right outside of Philly.) But it's the thought that counts.
Happy Birthday, James!
I couldn't find a recent pic of him, but these are pretty close. It'll have to do. :-)
And it's not like he'll see this, since he doesn't have internet access up there in school (he goes to UTI right outside of Philly.) But it's the thought that counts.
Happy Birthday, James!
I couldn't find a recent pic of him, but these are pretty close. It'll have to do. :-)
Note: This is Heath Ledger as the Joker in the new Batman:The Dark Knight movie.... not actually James. lol :-)
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Guess we'll let blogger handle the videos from now on....
Seems to be more reliable, at least....
Darn you, Google Video!! You made my night quite frustrating!!! GRUMBLE!!!
Darn you, Google Video!! You made my night quite frustrating!!! GRUMBLE!!!
Real Quick...
Been trying to get some videos on here for a while, but Google is being stupid--half my videos didn't upload, though it thinks they did! Grr...
So for now, here's a schmorgasboard of vids from Us Wilcox Types:
Update: Okay, so apparently they're not working now... I give up on Google Vid... time to try something new.
So for now, here's a schmorgasboard of vids from Us Wilcox Types:
Update: Okay, so apparently they're not working now... I give up on Google Vid... time to try something new.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly....
The Good:
We had a very nice weekend, for the first time in a long time. Usually our weekends consist of long to-do lists with not much getting done, which leaves one frustrated and annoyed. Well, after last weekend (our party), there wasn't much we needed to do around here, so we got to chill.
Jeremy needed to get his glasses fixed, so we packed up the family and headed out to Clarendon (where we used to live). Jeremy got his glasses fixed, and as we walked back to the van, we passed by Cheesecake Factory. After much arm twisting, we stopped for lunch. And what a nice time we had! They were really great--brought Jeremiah a plate of bread and banana slices just for him (which he loved!) He spent the rest of his time flirting with all the waitresses, and was a good boy, for the most part.
After lunch, Jeremiah fell asleep in the van, so we ran a couple of errands and then drove out to Bull Run Park to look at the Christmas lights. Well, turns out the "Festival of Lights" can be yours for the low low price of $20.... No. That's alright. We found a shortcut, where you can drive through the last part of it for free, and that was more than enough for Jeremiah.
Then it was bedtime! And that was it! What a nice day.
The Bad:
So the Steelers played the Patriots Sunday... and lost.... badly... 34-13??? I mean, c'mon, there was NO reason for Brady to still be in the game when they were up by 3 touchdowns with two minutes left! Sheesh. Whatever. This is going to make Christmas Eve at my Uncles (my family's from New England, after all) very annoying.... He's gonna be blah-blah-blahing all night about it! Booo.... Oh, look at the time, we gotta get Jeremiah to bed, g'night! :-)
The Ugly:
I woke up yesterday with a nasty stomach bug. It was nooooo fun! Thankfully, I was able to convince Jeremy to come home and take care of Jeremiah so I could rest. I'm feeling much better today, as a result. And now Jeremy knows what I do all day, but not because he did it! Jeremiah didn't get out of his pajamas once, there were piles of dishes all over the kitchen, there's laundry in the washing machine from Sunday that will probably need to be re-washed, there were crumbs all over the floor from Jeremiah, etc, etc, etc.... I guess I do a lot more than I thought I did. :-)
Sunday we got pictures done of us as a family (haven't seen them yet, but hopefully I look alright--Jeremy and Jeremiah, of course, looked very handsome, so they may have to carry the picture.) I'm hoping to get them soon, so we can figure out what we want to order. We're not doing gifts or Christmas cards outside of our family this year (no extra money--figured the party was gift enough, right?? :-) But if we've got a good pose, then we may print a couple of those out for everyone. We'll see. At the very least, we'll have something here on the blog.
And that's all. Time to go get ready for some more Christmas shopping! Missed a day because of yesterday, after all.
We had a very nice weekend, for the first time in a long time. Usually our weekends consist of long to-do lists with not much getting done, which leaves one frustrated and annoyed. Well, after last weekend (our party), there wasn't much we needed to do around here, so we got to chill.
Jeremy needed to get his glasses fixed, so we packed up the family and headed out to Clarendon (where we used to live). Jeremy got his glasses fixed, and as we walked back to the van, we passed by Cheesecake Factory. After much arm twisting, we stopped for lunch. And what a nice time we had! They were really great--brought Jeremiah a plate of bread and banana slices just for him (which he loved!) He spent the rest of his time flirting with all the waitresses, and was a good boy, for the most part.
After lunch, Jeremiah fell asleep in the van, so we ran a couple of errands and then drove out to Bull Run Park to look at the Christmas lights. Well, turns out the "Festival of Lights" can be yours for the low low price of $20.... No. That's alright. We found a shortcut, where you can drive through the last part of it for free, and that was more than enough for Jeremiah.
Then it was bedtime! And that was it! What a nice day.
The Bad:
So the Steelers played the Patriots Sunday... and lost.... badly... 34-13??? I mean, c'mon, there was NO reason for Brady to still be in the game when they were up by 3 touchdowns with two minutes left! Sheesh. Whatever. This is going to make Christmas Eve at my Uncles (my family's from New England, after all) very annoying.... He's gonna be blah-blah-blahing all night about it! Booo.... Oh, look at the time, we gotta get Jeremiah to bed, g'night! :-)
The Ugly:
I woke up yesterday with a nasty stomach bug. It was nooooo fun! Thankfully, I was able to convince Jeremy to come home and take care of Jeremiah so I could rest. I'm feeling much better today, as a result. And now Jeremy knows what I do all day, but not because he did it! Jeremiah didn't get out of his pajamas once, there were piles of dishes all over the kitchen, there's laundry in the washing machine from Sunday that will probably need to be re-washed, there were crumbs all over the floor from Jeremiah, etc, etc, etc.... I guess I do a lot more than I thought I did. :-)
Sunday we got pictures done of us as a family (haven't seen them yet, but hopefully I look alright--Jeremy and Jeremiah, of course, looked very handsome, so they may have to carry the picture.) I'm hoping to get them soon, so we can figure out what we want to order. We're not doing gifts or Christmas cards outside of our family this year (no extra money--figured the party was gift enough, right?? :-) But if we've got a good pose, then we may print a couple of those out for everyone. We'll see. At the very least, we'll have something here on the blog.
And that's all. Time to go get ready for some more Christmas shopping! Missed a day because of yesterday, after all.
Friday, December 07, 2007
Jeremiah-isms...
~Jeremiah has learned what a "big stretch" is. When he wakes up, whether from a nap or bedtime, as soon as you put him on the changing table, he'll reach his arms up and stiffen his whole body for a really good stretch, a.k.a. big stretch. When he's acting up during a diaper change, we just say, "BIG STRETCH!" and usually he'll do it, at least long enough for us to strap his diaper on...
~Trying to put socks and shoes on a toddler isn't always easy, but lately Jeremiah's been pretty helpful--if he see me pull out some socks, he'll lift his right foot up, so I can put them on him. However, he only does it with his right foot. Apparently, his left foot doesn't require a sock, but his right requires two... Unfortunately, shoes are a whooooooole other story.
~Everyone, repeat after me: "Shoes are for feet, hats are for heads. Shoes are for feet, hats are for heads." Now, can someone help me explain this to Jeremiah (who keeps trying to take off his hat and replace it with a shoe....)
~Everything is amusing, if you can play peek-a-boo with it... Hands, napkins, plates, glasses, counters, corners, doors, chairs, etc, etc... And boy does he laugh.
~When I was a little girl, little enough to still drink bottles before bed, I would twist my hair around my finger and stroke it while I drank (never stopped playing with my hair, though I did give up the bottle eventually...) Oddly enough, Jeremiah's hair has gotten long enough where he, too, can twist and stroke his hair whilst drinking. It's so cute!
~He's mastered the "taking out" side of "in and out". He has yet to figure out how to put things back "in". Like all the water bottles left over from the party--they're all on the floor, at least until Mommy puts them back in the tubs. And then Jeremiah takes them all out again. Wash, rinse, repeat.
~Apparently, spoons are meant to be on the floor--fingers are all that's needed to eat! And after a drink, you must throw your cup on the floor as well. Don't worry, Mommy will pick it up when you're thirsty again....
~Speaking of eating, Jeremiah's decided he doesn't like to do it much anymore. Unless it's a cookie--excuse me,--"cracker". At least, they're cookies disguised as crackers, but I digress... Babycenter says it's a phase babies go through. Hopefully so--he goes off formula in a month now, and unless he starts eating his foods again, well, it just won't make Mommy happy.
~If there are no buttons to press that makes it light up, a cell phone must be thrown on the floor. And if there are buttons to press that make it light up, press those buttons, and then throw the phone on the floor. Finally, whine and fake-cry until Mommy picks it back up for you, then repeat.
~Oh yeah, he recently figured out that sticking his fingers deep into his mouth will cause whatever food is in there (whether he likes it or not) to come out--along with whatever he ate before that. (Ewww, gross... But he does it almost everytime he eats now... Very annoying...)
~Mommy's hair is there for pulling... and that's all.
~Daddy's glasses are for breaking.... and that's all.
~Opening and closing empty cabinets (or cabinets with bowls/plates/toilet paper/etc...) is okay, but opening and closing cabinets that contain chemicals is more fun. I don't understand why they're locked now....
~And finally, the best thing to do with the mail, whether bills or magazines, is to rip them up. Christmas is gonna be fun. :-)
~Trying to put socks and shoes on a toddler isn't always easy, but lately Jeremiah's been pretty helpful--if he see me pull out some socks, he'll lift his right foot up, so I can put them on him. However, he only does it with his right foot. Apparently, his left foot doesn't require a sock, but his right requires two... Unfortunately, shoes are a whooooooole other story.
~Everyone, repeat after me: "Shoes are for feet, hats are for heads. Shoes are for feet, hats are for heads." Now, can someone help me explain this to Jeremiah (who keeps trying to take off his hat and replace it with a shoe....)
~Everything is amusing, if you can play peek-a-boo with it... Hands, napkins, plates, glasses, counters, corners, doors, chairs, etc, etc... And boy does he laugh.
~When I was a little girl, little enough to still drink bottles before bed, I would twist my hair around my finger and stroke it while I drank (never stopped playing with my hair, though I did give up the bottle eventually...) Oddly enough, Jeremiah's hair has gotten long enough where he, too, can twist and stroke his hair whilst drinking. It's so cute!
~He's mastered the "taking out" side of "in and out". He has yet to figure out how to put things back "in". Like all the water bottles left over from the party--they're all on the floor, at least until Mommy puts them back in the tubs. And then Jeremiah takes them all out again. Wash, rinse, repeat.
~Apparently, spoons are meant to be on the floor--fingers are all that's needed to eat! And after a drink, you must throw your cup on the floor as well. Don't worry, Mommy will pick it up when you're thirsty again....
~Speaking of eating, Jeremiah's decided he doesn't like to do it much anymore. Unless it's a cookie--excuse me,--"cracker". At least, they're cookies disguised as crackers, but I digress... Babycenter says it's a phase babies go through. Hopefully so--he goes off formula in a month now, and unless he starts eating his foods again, well, it just won't make Mommy happy.
~If there are no buttons to press that makes it light up, a cell phone must be thrown on the floor. And if there are buttons to press that make it light up, press those buttons, and then throw the phone on the floor. Finally, whine and fake-cry until Mommy picks it back up for you, then repeat.
~Oh yeah, he recently figured out that sticking his fingers deep into his mouth will cause whatever food is in there (whether he likes it or not) to come out--along with whatever he ate before that. (Ewww, gross... But he does it almost everytime he eats now... Very annoying...)
~Mommy's hair is there for pulling... and that's all.
~Daddy's glasses are for breaking.... and that's all.
~Opening and closing empty cabinets (or cabinets with bowls/plates/toilet paper/etc...) is okay, but opening and closing cabinets that contain chemicals is more fun. I don't understand why they're locked now....
~And finally, the best thing to do with the mail, whether bills or magazines, is to rip them up. Christmas is gonna be fun. :-)
Happy 11 months, Jeremiah!
We're having a big boy lunch at Glory Days right now, and he keeps trying to eat the crayons...
Oh, and I've learned that he's afraid of balloons... at least the green one a nice lady at Wal-Mart was kind enough to give him.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Let's try it this way.
Google doesn't want to authenticate my videos.... I don't know what it means by that, but it won't let me upload them until it does. So the heck with them, we'll try using blogger instead.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Cleaning out the camera, part 3.
Our First Snow, here in NoVA! While it's snowed since he's been born, this is the first time Jeremiah's had a chance to play in it. Look at all that snow! Three-four inches, at least!
That's a lot for around here.
Video coming soon...
That's a lot for around here.
Video coming soon...
Word to the wise...
When you're Christmas shopping this holiday season, and you get in on a Slickdeal, don't post in that thread that you bought it... ESPECIALLY when the person you're shopping for also shops on Slickdeals....
Yeah....
Sigh....
Post-placenta brain, strikes again!
Yeah....
Sigh....
Post-placenta brain, strikes again!
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
The Second Bi-Annual Season's First Christmas Party!
Finally have a chance to write down all the craziness that was our Christmas party, as Jeremiah is here with me in the van, taking a nap. Well, actually, he just woke up, so I may continue this from inside the house, but here we go!
Saturday night, we had our Christmas party, and boy what a crazy time! Total, we had 37 people attend, 11 of which were kids! We were supposed to start at 4:30, but that was delayed by a few minutes (because of our guests--everyone decided to be fashionably late, which was just fine with me! Those that were on time were such a great help in getting things all set up, so thank you to them!!) My parents had come over early to help with last minute things, and it's a good thing they did! About an hour before the party, Jeremy discovered that the keg he had bought was FLAT! So he had to take it back to Total Wine, which left me down a person to help. Luckily, Grandma and Grandpa were more than willing to help finish cooking and decorating.
Food wise, I went a little nuts, like I usually do, though everything on the menu was made in advance and needed little time to prepare on the day-of. For savory items, I made Scallion & Egg Pancakes (tasted like the scallion pancakes from the chinese restaurants--the egg was barely noticeable, which was what we were going for. After all, it was only to be a vessel to keep the scallions in place.), Chicken Quesadillas, Crudities with Hummus, Cheese & Crackers, Chickety-China the Chinese Chicken Wings, and my Mom made Stromboli. Mmmm.... Desserts, we had Magic Cookies (7-layer bars), "Fire-starter Bars" (Orange & Nut Bars), Peppermint Mocha Brownie Balls, double chocolate brownies, lime coconut snowballs, and my Mom made cranberry bars. I had spent all day worrying that we would run out of food, and at the end of the party, everyone was stuffed, and there was PLENTY left! We'll be eating scallion pancakes and quesadillas for a while.... Thankfully, we were able to give some desserts away, and Jeremy took a bunch to work, but there's still a lot left... I froze some, so we'll have those throughout the holiday season.
Here're a few highlights:
~We set up the spare room upstairs with all of Jeremiah's toys, and a couple of mattresses--by 5p.m., all the kids were up there, running back and forth on the mattresses as if they were a moon bounce! It was quite a sight to see!
~One of our guests came in, said, "Hi, Jess, how are you, thanks for inviting me, I just locked my keys in my car. Hopefully someone here has AAA." lol I thought he was kidding at first, but then he walked up with his cell phone an a AAA card, and asked if I would help give the guy directions.... Guess he was serious. :-) This same guest later went on to win a consolation prize for having his gift stolen the most during the Yankee Swap, and then proceeded to leave both his gift and prize here at the house. :-) We gave it back to him so if he was leaving it on purpose, HA HA! :-)
~We had a few gift cards going around the swap--two of them iTunes, one for $15 and one for $25. I think those two got stolen almost every turn--someone would steal the $25, and then that person would steal the $15, and then the next person would steal the $25 from the first person, and so on and so forth. Pretty funny stuff. I think most people left with something they were happy with, so that worked out well!
~Of course, video game madness ensued after the party was over. Jeremy was challenged to a Guitar Hero showdown, and while he played to the crowd pretty well, I think he missed the mark on scoring higher than his opponent. Stephin then stepped in for the GH pwn-age.
And that was that in a nut shell. Thanks to everyone who came, and extra thanks to those of you who brought us a bottle of wine, cookies, or other gifts! They're very much appreciated, and meant a lot, so thank you! And hopefully, we'll see you all at next year's Semi-bi-annual Seasons First Christmas Party--or whatever it'll be called. :-)
Saturday night, we had our Christmas party, and boy what a crazy time! Total, we had 37 people attend, 11 of which were kids! We were supposed to start at 4:30, but that was delayed by a few minutes (because of our guests--everyone decided to be fashionably late, which was just fine with me! Those that were on time were such a great help in getting things all set up, so thank you to them!!) My parents had come over early to help with last minute things, and it's a good thing they did! About an hour before the party, Jeremy discovered that the keg he had bought was FLAT! So he had to take it back to Total Wine, which left me down a person to help. Luckily, Grandma and Grandpa were more than willing to help finish cooking and decorating.
Food wise, I went a little nuts, like I usually do, though everything on the menu was made in advance and needed little time to prepare on the day-of. For savory items, I made Scallion & Egg Pancakes (tasted like the scallion pancakes from the chinese restaurants--the egg was barely noticeable, which was what we were going for. After all, it was only to be a vessel to keep the scallions in place.), Chicken Quesadillas, Crudities with Hummus, Cheese & Crackers, Chickety-China the Chinese Chicken Wings, and my Mom made Stromboli. Mmmm.... Desserts, we had Magic Cookies (7-layer bars), "Fire-starter Bars" (Orange & Nut Bars), Peppermint Mocha Brownie Balls, double chocolate brownies, lime coconut snowballs, and my Mom made cranberry bars. I had spent all day worrying that we would run out of food, and at the end of the party, everyone was stuffed, and there was PLENTY left! We'll be eating scallion pancakes and quesadillas for a while.... Thankfully, we were able to give some desserts away, and Jeremy took a bunch to work, but there's still a lot left... I froze some, so we'll have those throughout the holiday season.
Here're a few highlights:
~We set up the spare room upstairs with all of Jeremiah's toys, and a couple of mattresses--by 5p.m., all the kids were up there, running back and forth on the mattresses as if they were a moon bounce! It was quite a sight to see!
~One of our guests came in, said, "Hi, Jess, how are you, thanks for inviting me, I just locked my keys in my car. Hopefully someone here has AAA." lol I thought he was kidding at first, but then he walked up with his cell phone an a AAA card, and asked if I would help give the guy directions.... Guess he was serious. :-) This same guest later went on to win a consolation prize for having his gift stolen the most during the Yankee Swap, and then proceeded to leave both his gift and prize here at the house. :-) We gave it back to him so if he was leaving it on purpose, HA HA! :-)
~We had a few gift cards going around the swap--two of them iTunes, one for $15 and one for $25. I think those two got stolen almost every turn--someone would steal the $25, and then that person would steal the $15, and then the next person would steal the $25 from the first person, and so on and so forth. Pretty funny stuff. I think most people left with something they were happy with, so that worked out well!
~Of course, video game madness ensued after the party was over. Jeremy was challenged to a Guitar Hero showdown, and while he played to the crowd pretty well, I think he missed the mark on scoring higher than his opponent. Stephin then stepped in for the GH pwn-age.
And that was that in a nut shell. Thanks to everyone who came, and extra thanks to those of you who brought us a bottle of wine, cookies, or other gifts! They're very much appreciated, and meant a lot, so thank you! And hopefully, we'll see you all at next year's Semi-bi-annual Seasons First Christmas Party--or whatever it'll be called. :-)
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