The last two days have been lazy, pajama days for us. I have done some tidying up around the house and tried to keep up with the laundry, but didn't even shower until right before Matt came home. It has been nice to reserve the energy I will need beginning tomorrow.
We have been so busy every week and weekend since August, and the end is finally in sight! Dana gets married in 3 days, and then I can just sit back and begin making Christmas presents. I have all of the supplies, but I have been waiting to begin the projects until after the wedding. I want to focus on one thing at a time, and the wedding has been it.
We have been helping make the favors, and plan last minute details. We will be helping decorate and set things up. We have to practice with the little ones in the wedding to make sure they have a clue what they are supposed to do. And we have to spend TONS (and I mean TONS) of last minute money to have all of our attire just perfect.
Needless to say, I am ready for this to be over. I love my sister and I am excited for Friday...but I am tired and ready for it to be over. Tomorrow begins the crunch time....happy crunching.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Wedding Madness
A whole lot of time has passed since my last post on here. We have been extremely busy with wedding plans for Dana and company coming and going lots. I have just gotten lazy in posting. I'm hoping to go back to my previous commitment of posting daily or at least every other day. I enjoy having this journal of our lives and we have now missed 2 whole months of activities!
That being said, this is my link post that will help me get back on track. The countdown for Dana's wedding has begun and we will be very busy doing all of the last minute details. Hope I can stick with this blog!!
That being said, this is my link post that will help me get back on track. The countdown for Dana's wedding has begun and we will be very busy doing all of the last minute details. Hope I can stick with this blog!!
Friday, October 1, 2010
Daddy's Day Off
This morning was a nice relaxing morning with Matt home. He took the day off to go hunting, but it was raining so hard this morning, he decided to just stay in bed. We just lazed around while we waited for some friends to come over. We were making pizza and cider!
Mrs. Bunch, Audrey, Mrs. Lynch, Nolan and Alison came to join the festivities! Matt even put Mrs. Bunch and Mrs. Lynch to work. They washed and cut out the bad parts on the apples. After they were all clean and ready to go, Matt began the cider press. Each of the kids wanted to take a turn with the handle and they all realized how difficult it really was to press apples!
After all of the apples were "shredded", Matt pressed them down and out came the cider! We got about 2 gallons! Everyone enjoyed some pizza and a nice cup of fresh cider! It was so yummy!
We had some apple pieces left so Matt took them out back to the deer. The kids watched from the deck and loved seeing the deer up so close to our house. It was so much fun! I am so thankful for our home that allows us to have people over so much more often. What a fun way to spend Daddy's day off!
Mrs. Bunch, Audrey, Mrs. Lynch, Nolan and Alison came to join the festivities! Matt even put Mrs. Bunch and Mrs. Lynch to work. They washed and cut out the bad parts on the apples. After they were all clean and ready to go, Matt began the cider press. Each of the kids wanted to take a turn with the handle and they all realized how difficult it really was to press apples!
After all of the apples were "shredded", Matt pressed them down and out came the cider! We got about 2 gallons! Everyone enjoyed some pizza and a nice cup of fresh cider! It was so yummy!
We had some apple pieces left so Matt took them out back to the deer. The kids watched from the deck and loved seeing the deer up so close to our house. It was so much fun! I am so thankful for our home that allows us to have people over so much more often. What a fun way to spend Daddy's day off!
A Whole Month!
Wow it's been a whole month since I last posted! A lot has happened in the last month. We went to a wedding, had a surprise birthday party for my mom, had our Open House and had friends come visit! We also had a very sad time as 2 people we know/knew well have gone home to be with the Lord. It has been a busy month.
First I will say that Matt ran sound at a beautiful wedding held at our church. We enjoyed an afternoon alone
without the girls. The next day we had 40 plus people at our house to surprise my mom for her 50th Birthday. We all gathered in the front yard and yelled Surprise when she pulled in. She was surprised! Her brother and his family from NY came down, and her friend from MD came too! It was a great day!
Then we had some major unpacking and cleaning to do to get prepared for our Open House. We rearranged furniture and hung pictures like mad men. We put some wall decals up just the night before to make our house look more like a home. We had a great turn out and so many people blessed us with so many things to help make our house a home! It was a great time and a great blessing.
Last weekend we had our first guests stay at our house. Friends of ours from PA came to visit and didn't have to stay with Matt's parents this time. They stayed with us! It was so nice! They drove 130ish miles and it took 5hrs! They hit some pretty major traffic! Jimmy said they were never coming again after that drive! Then when they drove home...it took just as long. I hope they really will visit again!
Matt and Jimmy did some farm work on Saturday while Abby and I stayed home with the girls. We ran a quick errand in town, but got home quickly when we saw all the people here for the race in Dover. We just had a lazy couple of days.
Finally, Bob Burris, the President and CEO of Burris Logistics went home to be with the Lord. Matt, his brother Josh and his dad all work at Burris Logistics. Bob was a mentor to Matt's dad and a good friend to all three of them. It was a hard week, but a great comfort to know Bob is in Heaven! We attended his viewing and waited in line for an hour and a half with both girls! This man affected so many people! His Memorial Service the next day was such an uplifting and encouraging time. What an amazing man!
It has been a busy month here at the Krupka house...and is only going to get busier as we have a nephew on the way...due in December and my sister is getting married in December. Lots of baby and bridal showers as well as plans for the wedding. Hope it won't be another month before I post!
First I will say that Matt ran sound at a beautiful wedding held at our church. We enjoyed an afternoon alone
without the girls. The next day we had 40 plus people at our house to surprise my mom for her 50th Birthday. We all gathered in the front yard and yelled Surprise when she pulled in. She was surprised! Her brother and his family from NY came down, and her friend from MD came too! It was a great day!
Then we had some major unpacking and cleaning to do to get prepared for our Open House. We rearranged furniture and hung pictures like mad men. We put some wall decals up just the night before to make our house look more like a home. We had a great turn out and so many people blessed us with so many things to help make our house a home! It was a great time and a great blessing.
Last weekend we had our first guests stay at our house. Friends of ours from PA came to visit and didn't have to stay with Matt's parents this time. They stayed with us! It was so nice! They drove 130ish miles and it took 5hrs! They hit some pretty major traffic! Jimmy said they were never coming again after that drive! Then when they drove home...it took just as long. I hope they really will visit again!
Matt and Jimmy did some farm work on Saturday while Abby and I stayed home with the girls. We ran a quick errand in town, but got home quickly when we saw all the people here for the race in Dover. We just had a lazy couple of days.
Finally, Bob Burris, the President and CEO of Burris Logistics went home to be with the Lord. Matt, his brother Josh and his dad all work at Burris Logistics. Bob was a mentor to Matt's dad and a good friend to all three of them. It was a hard week, but a great comfort to know Bob is in Heaven! We attended his viewing and waited in line for an hour and a half with both girls! This man affected so many people! His Memorial Service the next day was such an uplifting and encouraging time. What an amazing man!
It has been a busy month here at the Krupka house...and is only going to get busier as we have a nephew on the way...due in December and my sister is getting married in December. Lots of baby and bridal showers as well as plans for the wedding. Hope it won't be another month before I post!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Play Date
Today we all got up at the same time! It was so nice to all be able to eat breakfast together and not Calli first, Mikayla 2nd and then Mommy. We had a nice early morning together before our friends came over. All Mikayla did was talk about how her friends were coming and she was so excited.
Around 10:30, Mrs. Lynch and her two kiddos arrived. Nolan and Alison were excited that Mikayla now has a new and bigger place to play! The kids had a blast together while I chatted with Mrs. Lynch. We haven't gotten together in quite a while so it was nice to catch up.
For lunch we had homemade pizza, salad and fresh fruit. It was so yummy! Nolan and Alison were too excited to play so they didn't eat much. Once they were finished, Mikayla decided eating wasn't so cool anymore and she was done too. Can't stop to eat when there is fun to be had!
After the Lynch's left, I put the girls down for a nap and plopped on the couch myself. It was a crazy whirlwind morning and I took a little snooze myself.
Tonight, after dinner, we loaded the girls up in the stroller and walked over to Mom Mom and Pop Pop Krupka's. We just missed seeing Pop Pop because he had to go load up some hay bales before it got dark. We grabbed a few things from our freezer in their barn and then Mom Mom and Mikayla drove them back on the 4 wheeler. Mikayla loves that thing!
We love living close to Mom Mom and Pop Pop Krupka and can't wait until Mom Mom Osborn lives close too! We are really enjoying living in our house and growing together as a family.
Around 10:30, Mrs. Lynch and her two kiddos arrived. Nolan and Alison were excited that Mikayla now has a new and bigger place to play! The kids had a blast together while I chatted with Mrs. Lynch. We haven't gotten together in quite a while so it was nice to catch up.
For lunch we had homemade pizza, salad and fresh fruit. It was so yummy! Nolan and Alison were too excited to play so they didn't eat much. Once they were finished, Mikayla decided eating wasn't so cool anymore and she was done too. Can't stop to eat when there is fun to be had!
After the Lynch's left, I put the girls down for a nap and plopped on the couch myself. It was a crazy whirlwind morning and I took a little snooze myself.
Tonight, after dinner, we loaded the girls up in the stroller and walked over to Mom Mom and Pop Pop Krupka's. We just missed seeing Pop Pop because he had to go load up some hay bales before it got dark. We grabbed a few things from our freezer in their barn and then Mom Mom and Mikayla drove them back on the 4 wheeler. Mikayla loves that thing!
We love living close to Mom Mom and Pop Pop Krupka and can't wait until Mom Mom Osborn lives close too! We are really enjoying living in our house and growing together as a family.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Home Time
Today we stayed home and did pretty much nothing. It was really nice after such a crazy day yesterday. Mikayla and Calli spent the morning playing together, then Calli went down perfectly for her morning nap! Mikayla played in her toy room until Calli woke up. Then we all ate lunch and the girls went down for afternoon nap time. Again, perfectly! I enjoyed my down time by reading a book and drinking coffee. I am so used to not being able to make noise during nap time that I still think I can't do any cleaning. I spent all morning cleaning and tidying things up so by nap time, I rewarded myself with a book!
I am so thankful that I have gotten into that habit. I have really been enjoying nap time in the new house. I have done a few household chores during naps these past few weeks, but for the most part I have down time with the girls. Mikayla loves to help me clean and tidy things up, so I put her energy to good use and show her how to clean. I love it! I know it won't last forever so I am taking advantage now.
Matt went back to the apartment tonight for some final odds and ends we haven't brought down yet. We are having friends over tomorrow so I have quite a few boxes to unpack before that happens so I had better get to work.
I am so thankful that I have gotten into that habit. I have really been enjoying nap time in the new house. I have done a few household chores during naps these past few weeks, but for the most part I have down time with the girls. Mikayla loves to help me clean and tidy things up, so I put her energy to good use and show her how to clean. I love it! I know it won't last forever so I am taking advantage now.
Matt went back to the apartment tonight for some final odds and ends we haven't brought down yet. We are having friends over tomorrow so I have quite a few boxes to unpack before that happens so I had better get to work.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Daddy Time
Well here I am at the end of the day, the day I said I would commit to post every day. So here I begin my commitment.
Today was a very full day here at the Krupka house. I had a doctor appointment this morning. I left Mikayla with Mom Mom Krupka, and she was absolutely thrilled! She had a blast playing and eating with Mom Mom. I came home and fed both girls lunch and then they went down for a nap. I caught up on bill paying and reading during this short down time today.
After I woke the girls up (I hate that they sleep long on days I have to be somewhere), I took Mikayla back to Mom Mom Krupka's so I could meet Matt at our attorney's office. We signed our settlement papers and we are officially poor! Yay we have waited so long to be homeowners...and now we are!
We came home and quickly ate dinner so I could pack back up and head to church for a meeting. I am helping with our children's church time program and we had preparations to make. This allowed for some daddy/daughter bonding time. It was great fun for them all (insert sarcastic laugh here). Mikayla had a potty accident on the new carpet and Calli didn't last as long as I thought she would between feedings. So daddy had to clean up a mess, bathe Mikayla, and occupy Calli until I got home. Needless to say, he was overwhelmed by the time I got home. I bit my tongue and didn't say "Welcome to my everyday"; I was just grateful that he stayed with the girls while I got some much needed work done at church.
Even though it was a rough night, daddy did get some cute pictures of Calli. I think he secretly loves having two daughters.
Today was a very full day here at the Krupka house. I had a doctor appointment this morning. I left Mikayla with Mom Mom Krupka, and she was absolutely thrilled! She had a blast playing and eating with Mom Mom. I came home and fed both girls lunch and then they went down for a nap. I caught up on bill paying and reading during this short down time today.
After I woke the girls up (I hate that they sleep long on days I have to be somewhere), I took Mikayla back to Mom Mom Krupka's so I could meet Matt at our attorney's office. We signed our settlement papers and we are officially poor! Yay we have waited so long to be homeowners...and now we are!
We came home and quickly ate dinner so I could pack back up and head to church for a meeting. I am helping with our children's church time program and we had preparations to make. This allowed for some daddy/daughter bonding time. It was great fun for them all (insert sarcastic laugh here). Mikayla had a potty accident on the new carpet and Calli didn't last as long as I thought she would between feedings. So daddy had to clean up a mess, bathe Mikayla, and occupy Calli until I got home. Needless to say, he was overwhelmed by the time I got home. I bit my tongue and didn't say "Welcome to my everyday"; I was just grateful that he stayed with the girls while I got some much needed work done at church.
Even though it was a rough night, daddy did get some cute pictures of Calli. I think he secretly loves having two daughters.
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