Showing posts with label husband. Show all posts
Showing posts with label husband. Show all posts

September 25, 2013

Sick days and wood piles


Hey everyone! I’m here, stuck at home with two sick kids, and a cold myself. It’s gloomy and rainy outside, which has made this transition to fall quick. With this cold though, I’m already making loads of warm tea and snuggling up under my Pendleton with two kids and a book. So it makes it worth it! Jeremy and I always check in on Ruby and Shepherd before we go to bed, and lately we’ve been amazed at how big they are getting. The other night, we found Shepherd on the floor next to his bed, cuddled up with his blanket still on him and his teddy bear he calls “baby.” We are not sure if he fell out of bed, or just decided that was cozier, but it sure was cute! We decided last night could be a special night where they both could sleep in the bed with us…turns out we can’t all fit. Shepherd kept slapping me in the face or kicking me in the stomach. I had to quietly move him back to his room. Somehow when I woke up this morning, there he was, squished right between Ruby and I on the bed (such a sneaky boy!)

Aside from our sleeping stories, Jeremy has been keeping busy with collecting wood and creating things from his collection. He keeps bringing home small scraps of wood that he couldn’t see go to waste. The past few months he’s made cutting boards, a wooden knife, fairy wand, a desk, a mallet, and wood handles for a purse I made. I love that he can escape into his shop for a few hours and come out with something he free form sculpted.

Well, I’m off to make another cup of tea…and go brake up a fight.





 
 

 








July 24, 2012

Life lately...and deal of the week

Yes, it has been a while since my last post, and yes, I am not so good on keeping this blog consistent, but I do my best with the time I've got. We have been pretty busy here in the Hanson household, potty training Ruby, sleep training Shepherd (which is long overdue!) and attending quite a few birthday parties.  Which brings me to my deal of the week. This deal is the best kind out there...you know, the FREE kind? Jeremy and I put our skills to work to make two little twins very happy for their birthday, at least I hope they were happy with the gift :-)
       I had the idea of making bean bags out of some Heather Ross fabric and Jeremy was more than willing to make a wooden stand with three holes in it for the bean bags to be tossed in. The morning of the party Jeremy went down to the shop, gathered some wood scraps and was done an hour before we needed to leave!
       We also are getting ready to take the kids on their first camping trip of the summer! I just hope it doesn't mess up the work we've put into getting Shepherd to sleep through the night!



HOMEMADE GRANOLA FOR OUR CAMPING TRIP





May 17, 2012

Rattlesnake Ridge






         The last time Jeremy and I got to go out without the kids was to see The Hunger Games, which was a bit of a disappointment compared to the book and was very rushed. We went straight to the movie and came straight home.  But last Saturday was a very special treat. My sister-in law gladly watched our kids all day while Jeremy and I went on a hike. We went to Rattlesnake Ridge and completed the 5mile hike to the top. It was so beautiful, but I must admit it reminded me of how afraid I am of heights…it's the kind of fear where I can’t stop thinking of different scenarios in which Jeremy or I would somehow slip off the edge of the cliff. Anyway, we found a safe spot on the top to have some lunch then headed back down. At the bottom was a calm lake that Wyatt fully enjoyed after the hike.  Sometimes you forget how important it is to have time as a couple away from your children. All of our focus could be on each other and we were not interrupted by a crying baby or a poopy diaper, although I wouldn’t change having those moments for the world, well maybe we could do without the poopy diapers!

March 27, 2012

A very productive beginning

The sun has started to make its appearance here in Seattle and our family has been taking full advantage of it because we know rain could come at any time! On Sunday we walked around old Ballard and went to my favorite fabric store, The Quilting Loft. I have been wanting to start sewing again and thought I'd start with making things for the kids room. I picked up some heather Ross fabric and also a pack of fat quarters. The line is called Reunion by Sweetwater for moda fabrics. I decided to make a mini quilt out of the fat quarters, and have almost finished it. I just need to go buy some fabric for the border!


My husband has also got the creative bug that has crept into our week. He has this week off so he decided to spend some time in the wood shop making some furniture for our house. In just two days he built a credenza and a wood mount made from black walnut for some of our deer antlers. The mount also has a butterfly joint that he put in to prevent the wood from splitting completely. The credenza was made out of scraps of white oak. I was so excited to see what he had come up with and I completely fell in love with them both! I felt like it was my birthday, even though they weren't actually gifts to me specifically :) Can't wait to see what he comes up with next!