good day so far…   October 23, 2008

only minimal pain, so holding on for monday’s surgery.
had to share these…

in the event your 6 yr old comes to you, and says:
dd: mommy, for halloween, i want to be a BEE!
m: ok, let’s go look online for some costumes and then hit the stores!
dd: ok, but can it be a scary bee?
m: what does that entail?
dd: you know, a stinger and everything!
m: ok, we’ll go see what we can find.
dd: and i want to be magical, like a fairy mommy!
m: ok, so you would like to be a scary fairy bee for halloween?
dd: OH YEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! exactly, you are now correct mommy!
m: awesome, [thinking to myself, what in the world...] but ok, let’s go to it!

well, online we found many infant and toddler bee costumes, so after 3 stores later, we pieced it altogether, and came up with the above! my personal FAVE are those glasses! reminds me of edna from incredibles! note: the wand, gotta love it!

and here’s some snapshots from the day in the life of an almost two year old! she *helped* me at nicole’s baby shower, played with the balloons, confetti and ate some mints before the guests arrived. she had a ball with angel’s tanner and lil sierra running around the backyard with my dear mom. and then, she was all partied out!
here she is, learning to drink from a big girl cup and NOT spit the water out! so, she will say AHHHHHHH immediately after drinking. and this face in the second photo- i get alot when she is trying to pierce her food onto her fork. instead of directly putting the fork into the food, she will often place it on, and then eat it. kid cracks me up.
hopefully, no more acute attacks!

off to swimming lessons after naptime.

happy thursday!

b l o g break . . .   October 21, 2008

until post surgery. have a wonderful week+ everyone!!!
blessings,
erin yamabe

fun. release. scared.   October 17, 2008

yep, that would be me, all in one day!
scheduled my surgery today.
since i had an abo exchange with our dd, i need to bank some blood.
spent the morning cleaning my house, felt GREAT!
like a weight has been lifted, now to spend all the free time i have with my family.
just in case. something were to happen during surgery.
it is OK to be scared.
went through all of that.
and then, had an absolute blast with my mom tonight, after a day of cleaning, hugs from my girls [who did amazingly well at swim lessons this afternoon], helping at emi’s school, did my monthly session at dream dinners, and created a halloween costume for my emi girl, who cannot wait to rock it at her friend’s party tomorrow:) we had a blast, creating a super fun gift for my dear friend’s baby shower this weekend!!!
i love you mom.
i love you dh.
i love you emiko.
i love you mari.
i love you dad, for helping me make decisions this past week, especially.
i love you gfs, you know who you are!

hump D A Y   October 15, 2008

omgosh, i cannot believe it is already october 15th! yikes! i knew going into october, it was going to be busy, but after meeting with today’s surgeon, it will be that much busier!
this month, started off with a super fun trip with suzy, to the collins group show in florida, representing MLS.
since then, we’ve had our first daisy meeting for the girls, and just to kick off the year!
birthday parties, and coming up a halloween party!
costumes to choose, create, and keep on creating until it works and lil girls are happy.
fun DT assignments- almost completed:)
pumpkin patch day with the family.
fieldtrips for graders!
an awesome assignment from becky fleck, featured on her page maps site!
finally chose and joined an official mom’s group, today! [ for miss mari ]
planning mari’s 2nd birthday bash!
i will be another year older, soon.
basketball practices, swim lessons.
playdates. lots of those:)
kit my lo class, coming up next month.
scheduling my surgery, last week of the month.
trick or treating.

happy 1/2 birthday, emi girl!!!

happy tuesday find!   October 14, 2008

check out webster’s pages, if you have not discovered them already…

go here now.

as promised…   October 13, 2008

here’s some photos to share:

these are from suzy’s blog:

these were some of my favorites from disney world and animal kingdom. historically, i’m not very good on roller coasters, typically, i get too nauseated to enjoy it, thus a fear has developed over the years. and starting on this trip, i tested myself, knowing how much emi loves the thrills of the ups and downs. so, i did it, started fresh, and got on them ALL. and i had so much fun! thanks suzy!!! we had a wonderful two days of P L A Y in between working for MLS at the collins group show.

here’s my garage girl assignments! tried some new things, but layered nonetheless. surprise? LOL. the first one features new goodies from sassafrass lass. LOVE Them!
this one features fun glossy paper with sweets and cherries:)
this one features fun chipboard sayings, from colorbok.

and here’s what i’ve been working on for MLS assignments this month! i got to play with the orange marmalade line, LOVE it! i’m in the middle of working on another project, and will share that asap:)

and finally, here’s some shares from our family day out at one of our favorite pumpkin patches!

we had so much fun! we enjoyed the music, esp mari, who kept dancing her lil heart out! it was quite a site, to see all the pumpkins arrive that were being entered into the biggest pumpkin contest! we enjoyed a bootsie the bee corn maze tour, a train ride, and an awesome hayride, that led us into the butterfly gardens. the girls’ were so tired, mari took a 3+ hour nap. gotta love those days:)
happy columbus day!
emi doesn’t have school today, so after speech, we met friends at the park, and then enjoyed lunch together, playing many rounds of 10 questions - a grader version of 20 questions, riddles, and knock knock jokes!

what are you up to?

it’s been a while.   October 12, 2008

hello blog world!
well, my life has been turned upside down, ever since my ER episode. after many tests, xrays, blood work, and an abdominal ultrasound, they’ve discovered i have gall stones and need surgery. that pretty much says what i’ve been consumed with, besides getting settled in at home, after returning from florida with suzy, at the collins group show, representing MLS.
i love my family.
i love my girls.
i love my sweet, amazing dh.
i love my girlfriends.
i love my life.
i love having quality time with my family, above all else.
i love that they forgive me even when i’m distracted, stressed, or in a funk due to this pending surgery.
i love scrapbooking.
i want it to just be fun again.
i did create my gg assignments, in 3 hours last night:) it only took me 1 week to sit down and actually want to try something different. hope you like the results. they will appear here soon. again, you know i’m distracted if it takes that long for me to scrap!
miss emi has been doing very well so far in 1st grade. we have parent teacher conferences coming up soon, so we’ll know more details about areas she can improve on, etc. she is LOVING her basketball time. she started in the same league that her daddy grew up in, so you know he is having a ball out there with her! once mari moves her naps or is no longer napping [dare i say that?], we can all enjoy that time as a family.
miss mari is almost two. and that terrifies me, and thrills me all the same. ever since she was 18 months, since she was doing so much more than emi was at that age, she has almost already seemed two to me. and now, that we’re in her planning stages for her birthday party… [ among other things- getting ready for another fun baby shower, getting ready for halloween, and in the midst of planning and organizing daisy events], it has really hit me. she so isn’t MY BABY anymore. waaahhhhhh! seriously, i am wallowing for just a moment. ok, over it:)
i’ll have pictures, stories, and some creations to share shortly.
back to my MLS assignments…

see you soon!
blessings,
erin

h o m e   October 6, 2008

got home just after midnight last night.
lots to share.
sifting through emails.
getting back into our routine.
love sleeping in my own bed.
so missed my girls, omgosh…this time, harder than it has ever been.
so meant to be a sahm. thank you, God. won’t be forgetting to trust you there. anymore.
one of my fave emails, contained this photo:

more later on. going to hang with my dh and mom, now that the girls are in bed.
and then tackle piles of other stuff. of life.
happy monday!!!

proverbs 31:30   September 29, 2008

charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
LOVE this scripture verse. so need to remember this, daily!!!

fundraiser.   

if you are in the reno area, please…
consider donating for my dear friend’s son, tanner.

LIVE AUCTION FUNDRAISER for LOCAL RENO
3-YEAR-OLD TANNER BERTAUCHE to be held on
Sat. November 8, 2008 at 100 VINO WINE SHOP IN RENO.

Tanner began his long hospitalization on July 7th at
RENOWN Regional Medical Center.

TANNER’S CASE IS THE ONLY 1 LIKE IT IN THE WORLD.

The very rare Juvenile Xanthogranuloma (JXG) disease affects his airway preventing him from eating or breathing without intervention and has taken his happy voice. After a tracheotomy, a port in his chest, a gastrointestinal feeding tube, & chemotherapy with complications, Tanner and his family are still facing 1-3 years of hospital stays, treatments and medical procedures.

Please join us in contributing to a wonderful cause for this Reno family Saturday Nov. 8 from 3 – 6 pm in which 100 VINO will donate 10% of any purchases to the Tanner Bertauche Medical Fund.

Come early to show your support & review auction items, sample wine, shop the store, or even just make a donation. Auction will be held at approx. 5:00pm.

100% of all monetary donations go directly to Tanner & his family to help with their continuous medical costs.

Contributions can also be made to the: TANNER BERTAUCHE MEDICAL FUND at any Wells Fargo Bank, or mailed to P.O. Box 1208, Shingle Springs CA, 95682-1208