Why Noah is so much fun...

New Years Resolutions

1. Blogging. because I said I would keep up with this blog (which I haven't) and also because I have too many Noah stories I'm afraid I will forget if I don't write them down somewhere.

2. Loosing the rest of my baby weight. I don't think this one needs an explanation. If you disagree, you can just come and look at all my old clothes that are sitting in my closet giving me dirty looks every day. I'm ready to be friends again with all the pairs of jeans sitting in my dresser.

3. Finishing a book... any book. Well, maybe not ANY book. Just one that doesn't have cardboard pages, or pictures on every page. I have so many books next to my bed that I start and only get halfway through becasue I get excited about another book. Then I do the same with the new book where I only get halfway through... and the viscous cycle starts again.

4. Getting back into reading my one year Bible, and being diligent to read it EVERY day. I have started this, and I love it. I look forward to it everyday. After Noah wakes up from his afternoon nap, I bring him into the master bedroom and we lay on the bed as I read it out loud. It may sound weird to you, but people say that it's never to early to read to your baby. And, I feel like I remember what I read better if I read it aloud. Noah has been interrupting me alot by talking over me. But I'm sure what he has to say is VERY important and that it can't wait, I'm also sure that he wouldn't understand a lesson on manners just yet... so we can cover that later. Besides... have you seen my little dude? Any interruption from him is more like a party than a nuisance.

5. Being more domestic. I want to use my bread maker more often than I do, try new recipes, and get better at sewing.

These are big goals... but I'm ready for a challenge! Bring it on 2010.

To whom it may concern...

EVICTION NOTICE
Date: October 5
To: Noah William Petersen

To the above tenant in possession of below described premises:

MY BELLY

Louisville, KY

I am issuing this 36 hour notice for EVICTION. You will have 4 days in which you can either gather your belongings and promptly vacate the premises, or wait until the final minute. After which, you will be physically removed from the property.

You are being evicted due to breech of contract and destruction of property. Expansions only to the FRONT of the house, within reasonable limits, were discussed. Not only have these limits been exceeded, but additions to the back of the house were also made!

Remodeling and gutting of the home was never approved, nor was changing the initial layout and base structure. And due to property damage, there are now leaks in both the upper AND lower levels of the home. On top of which, the landlord has received numerous complaints about nightly disturbances.

4 days from this point in time if you have not complied with this notice you will be immediately and forcefully removed at my discretion.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Love,
The Management (Mommy and Daddy)

P.s. Thanks Aunt Joanne for this cute encouragement... maybe it will entice him to come without the force.

Cotton + Vine

I am super excited to announce that I finally have something on the internet for my Cotton + Vine line of products. It's not at all ideal, but hopefully this will help get my feet off the ground!

http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/group.php?gid=151008899864&ref=mf

I also have two shows coming up! But, the most exciting part about the shows is that I will have Noah in tow with me -- I can't believe he's less than 2 weeks away!

I love this...

I love parties

This weekend isn't over yet, but we've already had about 75 people go through our house in the last 24 hours. We had a BBQ Last night for our small group at church that is starting up in September, and this morning we had a birthday party for two of our favorite little girls in Kentucky. We are so blessed to have the friends and community out here that we do- they are truly a family away from family. Here are some pics from the party today...

Making necklaces out of yummy cereal...

Every girl got a tutu, wand and crown. I have never seen so many cute little princesses running around in one place... pretty magical!

Yummy cupcakes (I'm hungry now...)

Cereal necklace station...

Princess wands...

What a great past two days! I can't wait to have more parties at our place- they just seem to get more fun after every one!

My Husband is Rambo

This whole week has been dedicated to taking care of some unfinished business that we have in our new house. Painting walls, hanging pictures, kitchen projects, landscaping, and all kinds of other things.

While Drew and I were in our back yard last night weeding, raking, and digging out some day lilies that pretty much took over our yard, my husband decided that it was time to take out a couple tree's that were VERY unwanted.

Since our house sat vacant for about two years, there was a lot of uncared for, and unwanted growth of many things that had just sprouted up from seedlings... a group of trees in particular. There was about 6 of them that were all clumped together trying to out-grow the other one while taking part of our fence with them. Yes, it was time. So, my Husband (aka Rambo) took them all down. On the last one, as he was hacking away with a hatchet and a pair of beefy pruning sheers (no, not at the same time) his super buff and studly arms broke our really-intense-no-nonsense-we-mean-business pair of pruning shears. I stared in awe as he pulled the shears out of the tree while part of the blade was still in the branch.

I thought that this meant that our time in the backyard was finished. What else could we do about this tree if the main tool we were using just broke because my husband is so strong? Well... Drew was not finished yet. He was wearing a very studly t-shirt that had the arms cut off (heavy sarcasm about the studly t-shirt), but had he been wearing longer sleeves he would have rolled them up, clapped his hands, and swung his arms back a forth a few times right before he took the tree down with his bare hands. Yes... his bare hands.

That's right. I married Rambo. Here's a picture to prove it:

Golf Education

My sweet husband just got a new set of golf clubs. He has been so patient with me telling me everything he knows about the game, what the different clubs are called, and what different phrases mean.

But today while Drew and I (and his new golf clubs) were watching part of the British Open I heard the announcers say something confusing.

What I heard: "There's a pot of gold chicken"

What my loving husband corrected me with when I told him this is what I thought they said:

" He could putt it or chip it"

Lesson #1 in golf: There are no gold chickens

What?

I thought my first blog post would be more difficult to come by. I'm not super creative when it comes to writing-at all. But while I was frequenting one of my all time favorite blogs... I had a sudden inspiration.

Lady's and gentlemen- if you have not had the pleasure of ever visiting this site, please go there now. I promise you won't be disappointed.

The picture up top is just one of the many gems that awaits for your visit.

Welp... it was time

With every new name, and new house... there comes a new blog. At least in this case there does.

Since my last blog a lot has happened. I like the idea of writing about what is going on so I can look back on it later, but also so that the people who care to be kept in the loop can be... even when I forget to call on a regular basis.

So cheers to my new blog, I'm going to be really intentional about keeping this one up!