"Rosie"
"Mommy" (Mac)
"Daddy"
"Pop Pop"
"Ninja"
"Gigi" (Grammy, Grandma, Grandpa)
"Trula"
"Lucy"
(She can't read the words, but when she sees the letter R, for example, she yells out "Rosie!")
We're working on B ("Burcusa") next.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
letters
"Rosie"
"Mommy" (Mac)
"Daddy"
"Pop Pop"
"Ninja"
"Gigi" (Grammy, Grandma, Grandpa)
"Trula"
"Lucy"
(She can't read the words, but when she sees the letter R, for example, she yells out "Rosie!")
We're working on B ("Burcusa") next.
Monday, August 4, 2014
Rose-isms #7
Rose's new favorite phrase is "buy more." As in, when we run out of a certain favorite food, she firmly instructs us to "buy more!" Such a good little capitalist. :)
She also (clearly) likes to boss us around. Particularly Mike. This morning I woke up to hearing her yell "No, Daddy! Go away! Mommy wake up me!" She certainly knows what she wants and when she wants it!
She also (clearly) likes to boss us around. Particularly Mike. This morning I woke up to hearing her yell "No, Daddy! Go away! Mommy wake up me!" She certainly knows what she wants and when she wants it!
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| Dancing! |
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| Being silly! |
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| Mrs. Potato Head is serious business. |
Monday, July 28, 2014
Rose's long weekend with Ninja and PopPop
As much as I've been enjoying my time at home alone, I'll admit that I've also been checking my phone about every 3 minutes for updates about Rose. I LOVE seeing what Rose has been up to with my parents. I've been getting about one photo a day:
Less than 48 hours until I get to see little miss again!! (P.S. Sorry the size of the photos is so wonky. I'm too tired to figure out how to fix it!
Less than 48 hours until I get to see little miss again!! (P.S. Sorry the size of the photos is so wonky. I'm too tired to figure out how to fix it!
my LONG weekend alone
My parents have been asking begging to have Rose for a long weekend, so we finally figured out a way to make it happen (given that I'm trying to stockpile my PTO so I can take time off between jobs without any guilt)! Mike drove Rose out to their house on Thurday, and then he took off for some camping in Michigan's upper peninsula. My parents get Rose, Mike gets to camp, and I get the house to myself - a good deal all around!
Here's a quick summary of how I occupied myself:
Thurs: happy hour (dinner) with a friend, then I walked around Ikea for about an hour. Didn't buy anything, but it sure was fun to browse!
Fri: got my hair cut, then made some homemade bread. My late dinner was a bacon (from a local farm) - avocado - fresh mozzarella - tomato (from the garden) - lettuce (from the garden) sandwich. It was AMAZING (if I do say so myself). And I did some quilting while the bread was rising and cooking. What a treat not to have to eat exactly at 6pm for Rose!
Sat: "Slept in" until 6:30am, then had a leftover piece of bread slathered in butter, along with some homemade chai, as I leisurely read the paper. Ahhhhh. Then I did some quilting until my friend Marcy was ready to go for a walk.We explored a cute new neighborhood, and ended up walking for about 8.5 miles by the end! Then I finished my quilt in the afternoon/evening (final photos forthcoming).
Sun:"Slept in" again, then read the paper while drinking chai. (I could get used to weekends like that!) Started a new quilt, then tried a new yoga class at my gym. Did the grocery shopping for the week, then came home to sew more. Got tired so started watching a movie. Fell asleep during it (yes, it really was that bad!), then woke up to start baking bread. Then more sewing!
I have two more evenings (Mon and Tues) on my own, then Mike, Rose and my mom are all headed back on Wednesday. As much as I've been enjoying my time alone, I'm also SO excited to see them again!!! Being able to get BORED this weekend has been the greatest luxury.
Mike turned off his phone for the long weekend, so I have no idea what he's been up to. I'll make a separate post with the photos that my parents have been sending of their adventures with Rose. Hope you've all had as lovely of a long weekend as I've had!
Here's a quick summary of how I occupied myself:
Thurs: happy hour (dinner) with a friend, then I walked around Ikea for about an hour. Didn't buy anything, but it sure was fun to browse!
Fri: got my hair cut, then made some homemade bread. My late dinner was a bacon (from a local farm) - avocado - fresh mozzarella - tomato (from the garden) - lettuce (from the garden) sandwich. It was AMAZING (if I do say so myself). And I did some quilting while the bread was rising and cooking. What a treat not to have to eat exactly at 6pm for Rose!
Sat: "Slept in" until 6:30am, then had a leftover piece of bread slathered in butter, along with some homemade chai, as I leisurely read the paper. Ahhhhh. Then I did some quilting until my friend Marcy was ready to go for a walk.We explored a cute new neighborhood, and ended up walking for about 8.5 miles by the end! Then I finished my quilt in the afternoon/evening (final photos forthcoming).
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| Lucy "helped" me attach the binding. |
I have two more evenings (Mon and Tues) on my own, then Mike, Rose and my mom are all headed back on Wednesday. As much as I've been enjoying my time alone, I'm also SO excited to see them again!!! Being able to get BORED this weekend has been the greatest luxury.
Mike turned off his phone for the long weekend, so I have no idea what he's been up to. I'll make a separate post with the photos that my parents have been sending of their adventures with Rose. Hope you've all had as lovely of a long weekend as I've had!
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
happy hour!
Mike got a haircut last night (sorry I didn't get a before/after shot!), so Rose and I hung out on the patio of a local Mexican restaurant. Her very first Happy Hour! She was madly in love with the Shirley Temple she got :)
And since we were so HOT yesterday, we followed it up with ice cream for dinner. (Please don't report me to the parenting police.)
Friday, July 18, 2014
hello again!
It's been WAAAY too long since I've been blogging regularly. As a result, I've been getting totally overwhelmed about where to even start. So, I decided to just hit the "high" points so you know what's been going on in the Burcusa household.
* My work has been crazy for about a year and a year. Like super, crazy, totally overwhelmingly busy.
* By February it got bad enough that I was horribly depressed and started back up in therapy again. (Should have listened to Mike and done it months earlier! I love my psychologist for helping me so much.) I can't even begin to describe how miserable I was feeling back then. I have a new level of empathy for anyone who is experiencing clinical depression.
* In early May, Mike accepted a job to be a chemistry teacher at Shakopee high school! Yay, Mike!
* Around that time (thanks to a lot of self-reflection, challenging, and creative thinking in therapy) I made the decision to find a new job.
* Also around that time, we transitioned Rose to her toddler bed. (<- my one post of the summer!)
* For Memorial Day we went to Hayward. Rose LOVED Grandma Roles' chickens, and she also got over her fear of the water and eventually went out on the boat once. :)
* Only about a week or so after I decided to find a new job, I was contacted by a former supervisor who wanted to recruit me! (Yes, the universe is amazing sometimes.) Interviews commenced.
* In early June we went to a family party (birthday / graduation / going away) and Rose got to hang out with her cousins.
*My parents came to visit in early June, and they introduced Rose to "rollercoasters"!
* In mid-June Mike started staying home with Rose. They have been having so much fun together! They go to new parks, visit family, and just hang out together. I'm jealous!
*Right away Mike started with the potty training. (For Rose, not himself. Obvs.) It was a smashing success! He is like a potty jedi.
*In June I was offered a new job - and I accepted!! I'm super excited that I'm going to be starting at the Minneapolis VA in early September. I'll be working on a rehab team, with patients recovering from stroke. I'll also probably be seeing some amputation and palliative care patients. I am thrilled with this upcoming adventure in my career!
*In late June I also learned that my phone would automatically make fun collages from the pictures I took.
* For the fourth of July, we had a GREAT staycation at home. And Rose started to enjoy her Burley!
* Mike and I each watched the movie Tiny, which was incredibly thought provoking. It caused us to seriously reconsider our plans to move into a new (bigger) house in the next year or so. We're going to try to make a go of staying in our own tiny house instead! This is going to require a lot of cleaning and organizing...
* Rose and I like to go for walks whenever we can. She has started to love picking out her own clothes to wear, and often chooses many of the adorable dresses that people have given us.
* Mike took Rose to the cabin again last week, which meant I got to have the house to myself! Ahh, some OITNB, some wine, and some sewing. :)
* Finally, Mike and I just ordered new beds for ourselves (two twins, which is the equivalent of a king-size bed) because we are both light-sleeping control freaks who are unable to share (tee hee). Our plan had been to move our queen-sized bed downstairs to make a nice guest room in the basement, but our plan was foiled when the box spring couldn't make it down the steps. D'oh! So guess who now has a huge new bed? :)
Well, that's all folks! How's that for a whirldwind recap of the past several months? Now that I'm caught up (and no longer depressed), hopefully I can go back to some more regular blog posts to keep you, my loyal readers, up to date.
Happy Friday!
* My work has been crazy for about a year and a year. Like super, crazy, totally overwhelmingly busy.
* By February it got bad enough that I was horribly depressed and started back up in therapy again. (Should have listened to Mike and done it months earlier! I love my psychologist for helping me so much.) I can't even begin to describe how miserable I was feeling back then. I have a new level of empathy for anyone who is experiencing clinical depression.
* In early May, Mike accepted a job to be a chemistry teacher at Shakopee high school! Yay, Mike!
* Around that time (thanks to a lot of self-reflection, challenging, and creative thinking in therapy) I made the decision to find a new job.
* Also around that time, we transitioned Rose to her toddler bed. (<- my one post of the summer!)
* For Memorial Day we went to Hayward. Rose LOVED Grandma Roles' chickens, and she also got over her fear of the water and eventually went out on the boat once. :)
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| Rose also loves the cheese curds and ice cream at the Burnett Dairy! |
* In early June we went to a family party (birthday / graduation / going away) and Rose got to hang out with her cousins.
*In late June I also learned that my phone would automatically make fun collages from the pictures I took.
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| One cupboard done... |
* Mike took Rose to the cabin again last week, which meant I got to have the house to myself! Ahh, some OITNB, some wine, and some sewing. :)
* Finally, Mike and I just ordered new beds for ourselves (two twins, which is the equivalent of a king-size bed) because we are both light-sleeping control freaks who are unable to share (tee hee). Our plan had been to move our queen-sized bed downstairs to make a nice guest room in the basement, but our plan was foiled when the box spring couldn't make it down the steps. D'oh! So guess who now has a huge new bed? :)
Happy Friday!
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Rose-isms #6
Sorry again for the lack of posts recently. I promise to write more in August/September once I can have a little more blog freedom. Until then, call me or email me if you're curious.
Anyway, Rose has been such a cutie pie and a total terror recently. In other words, she is a total toddler! She feels everything so strongly - she is a great reminder to always live in the present moment. I'm trying to learn from her.
Last Friday we went out to the local FroYo shop for afternoon snack as a very special treat. Rose gobbled up her delicious pineapple ice cream with kiwis. When we went to the bathroom to wash up before heading home, I asked she needed to use the potty. She turned on her super cute voice and replied, "need more ice cream, Mommy." :)
Rose still loves baking with me, and her favorite thing is to make "muff-mahns" (aka muffins). Tonight she told me a really long story about how daddy was going to eat a muff-mahn, and Mac shouldn't eat his muff-mahn, and Mommy shouldn't eat the muff-mahn, etc., etc., So I grabbed my phone to capture the cuteness of the "muff-mahn" story, but of course she immediately clammed up. I tried to entice her to re-tell the story by asking, "Can I ate eat Daddy's muffin?" (since she had just told me "no muff-mahn, Mommy!") but of course she replied "yes, mommy!" Ah, toddler defiance...you'll just have to take me word for it, but hearing "muff-mahn" makes me smile every time!
Finally, here's your moment of zen:
(She will only sleep with her pillow, three quilts, one cup, three board books, giraffe, Baby Boo, Baby Oof, lovey, Corduroy, and puppy dog.)
Anyway, Rose has been such a cutie pie and a total terror recently. In other words, she is a total toddler! She feels everything so strongly - she is a great reminder to always live in the present moment. I'm trying to learn from her.
Last Friday we went out to the local FroYo shop for afternoon snack as a very special treat. Rose gobbled up her delicious pineapple ice cream with kiwis. When we went to the bathroom to wash up before heading home, I asked she needed to use the potty. She turned on her super cute voice and replied, "need more ice cream, Mommy." :)
Rose still loves baking with me, and her favorite thing is to make "muff-mahns" (aka muffins). Tonight she told me a really long story about how daddy was going to eat a muff-mahn, and Mac shouldn't eat his muff-mahn, and Mommy shouldn't eat the muff-mahn, etc., etc., So I grabbed my phone to capture the cuteness of the "muff-mahn" story, but of course she immediately clammed up. I tried to entice her to re-tell the story by asking, "Can I ate eat Daddy's muffin?" (since she had just told me "no muff-mahn, Mommy!") but of course she replied "yes, mommy!" Ah, toddler defiance...you'll just have to take me word for it, but hearing "muff-mahn" makes me smile every time!
Finally, here's your moment of zen:
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