tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23223821706601241402024-02-19T09:14:05.437-08:00Sunshine SAHMBecause Life Is What You Make ItSunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-52411552527402597712012-01-10T07:45:00.000-08:002012-01-10T07:45:29.534-08:00Ten Things I Forgot to Thank My Father ForAwww... you didn't think I could thank mom for all her sacrifices without thinking of some of the crazy stuff we put dad through did you?
Two really good lookin' people who were
destined to have really good lookin' kids.
And grandkids.
My parents have been married for over 35 years. They either love each other very much, or couldn't stand the thought of having to start over and raise more Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-42122848370733307982012-01-03T23:02:00.000-08:002012-01-03T23:02:00.844-08:00Ten Things I Forgot to Thank My Mother ForAs the saying goes,
"You don't know what you've got until you're the one having to do it all yourself."
Well, something like that anyway. Over the past few weeks, the holidays have kept us pretty busy here in the Sunshine household. Despite all the extra hubbing and bubbing, there are certain tasks that continue to be done regardless of how crazy life gets. Most of the time, those tasks fall Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-59177960522151433712011-11-18T08:00:00.000-08:002011-11-18T08:00:08.746-08:00Another Week Gone...Ah yes, another week gone. WHO AM I KIDDING? I haven't updated you for a month! But you're still here, so let's just carry on and pretend like everything is normal, 'kay? Speaking of normal, there was the usual:
Grace choking hugging Mark
Mark bailing before anyone else could "love" on him
"Mark, if you spill that... I won't tell anyone. Hee."
Mark: "You think she knows we're the onesSunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-21723945444293540482011-11-15T22:11:00.000-08:002011-11-15T22:29:33.069-08:00That's What YOU ThinkMy kids do not think like I do. (Shocking, I know.)
Rumor has it this will continue well into adolescence. It's been said that even when they finally acheive adulthood and some form of maturity... they may still think differently than I do. (I assure you I will do my best to prevent that from happening.)
Um, this is not exactly what I meant when I said,
"Lay down and go to sleep!"
At what Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-50681465612833685352011-10-28T15:05:00.000-07:002011-10-28T15:05:12.157-07:00Another, Um, Month Gone?It turns out October is a surprisingly busy month. We have birthdays, trips to pumpkin patches and local attractions like Apple Hill, and of course the usual chaos that comes with red-headed mess makers:
"See no evil..."
"Look ma! No hands!"
I've been working on planning specific activities for the kids. Part of it is to encourage imagination and play, helping them to learn and experience Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-55830353866572974052011-10-11T07:54:00.000-07:002011-10-11T07:54:24.364-07:00Because My World Is SmallOnce, I held a rather large place in the world.
Okay, not really. It seemed much larger than the place I hold now though. In my early twenties, I had a job where I'd fly all over the West Coast, helping to train staff at new offices from Washington to Arizona. In my thirties, I was part of a statewide organization that brought me into contact with staff from every county in California. Our job Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-33468453085622268192011-10-04T08:00:00.000-07:002011-10-04T08:00:03.625-07:00Lies Our Parents Tell UsBy parents, I mean OUR parents - the Grands. Remember when you were a teenager, and you thought you knew far more than your parents did? Then you got smacked upside the head with reality and came to your senses? Well, apparently as we age, this process reverses. Your parents tell you things and think you won't catch on.
I'm a bit concerned this will continue to devolve, until they're actually Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-35954730051591204072011-09-30T15:47:00.000-07:002011-09-30T15:47:34.216-07:00Another Year Gone...
Happy 3rd Birthday Gracie!
It is September 30th. I am going to pretend that because we are technically still in Gracie's birth month, this makes it okay that her celebratory pictures and updates are three weeks late. Join me in my delusions, will you?
Whatever you say lady, just keep the sweets coming!
As usual, we continued our tradition of making Gracie's birthday cake together and then Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-10245030256895143572011-09-14T14:57:00.000-07:002011-09-14T14:59:25.413-07:00I'm Not Dead... My Laptop Is
*Warning: This post is not meant for younger audiences. It contains lots of text and NO pictures. I'll try to make it vaguely interesting for those of you willing to brave a pictureless post.*
Did you know that veteran bloggers tell newbies that you should always leave your readers wanting a little more? That way they come back to visit your blog. Something tells me they didn’t mean to write Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-69620734076509545242011-08-23T23:02:00.000-07:002011-08-23T23:13:34.352-07:00A Retailer RantA quick update: the Sunshine family has been house hunting, church helping, family visiting maniacs the past week. And we all got the flu. Yay family!
For the most part, the kids and I have recovered from a version of the 24 hour flu. Rob is still a little under the weather, but he's planning on returning to work tomorrow. With all this excitement in the house, I was getting a bit stir crazy. I Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-89825425019084641572011-08-12T14:25:00.000-07:002011-08-12T14:25:11.616-07:00Another Week Gone...I took very few pictures this week. Don't worry, I'm not ill or anything.
We did a lot of the usual; running errands, playing in the backyard, even went out of town to visit some friends yesterday. Thinking about my post today, I decided to pull out the camera this morning so the Grands wouldn't go into withdrawal for lack of pictures. But a funny thing happened on the way to the Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-62260423051551752512011-08-09T23:35:00.000-07:002011-08-09T23:35:24.545-07:00So What Did You Do Today Honey?You know the 'ol soap opera and bon bon joke? Well, I never bought into that one. I did however, wonder how a woman could be home ALL DAY, with no appointments, obligations or demands on her time, and still not manage to have the dishes and laundry done.
Now I know.
Why yes, that is half a roll of paper towels coming
from the kitchen. Thank you for noticing.
For those of you who are still Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-14000818027258695772011-08-05T22:16:00.000-07:002011-08-05T22:40:29.814-07:00Another (Few) Week(s) Gone...Hmmm... the title says it all. If you actually make it to the end of this post, you'll know why. My last post was in mid-July. I think it's really rude that July just up and ended so quickly. It would have been far more polite to hang around a bit instead of rushing off like that. Oh well, maybe August will slow things down a bit.
Maybe.
I can hardly believe how quickly the kids are Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-57364498260133821412011-07-15T23:47:00.000-07:002011-07-15T23:52:06.375-07:00Another Week Gone...I've been ignoring my digital life lately. Well, not really ignoring it. I respond to e-mail, comment on Facebook posts, and generally keep in touch with anyone willing to send out an electronic shout. When it comes to ME sending out the electronic love... I've just not been into it. On the upside, my house is getting organized (not CLEAN really, but organized) which is always a good thing.
Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-50269229624385381932011-07-11T14:10:00.000-07:002011-07-11T14:22:44.178-07:00Someday...Someday I will not be peed or pooped on.
Someday I will find my keys where I left them.
Someday I will have a clean floor after meal time.
Someday I will not have my hair pulled.
Someday I will keep my glasses clean for more than twenty minutes.
Someday I will not referee.
Someday I will sleep through the night without the hum of a baby monitor in my ear.
Someday I will dress only Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-52314661681186667632011-07-01T15:49:00.000-07:002011-07-01T15:49:15.734-07:00Another Week Gone...Okay, so it's been two weeks.... Daddy is on vacation this week, and we've been having lots of fun. The week prior to that wasn't nearly as much fun, but it was productive! We had a really great Father's Day, and then we got down to business. We went nowhere and did nothing. Well, we did a little something:
Last year, Elmo was the only one that made it to the potty.
Grace is Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-41183177274592873252011-06-21T14:41:00.000-07:002011-06-21T14:41:30.592-07:00Romantic SASSYou know your perception of romance is forever changed when "I love you" is replaced by those three magical words that never fail to make your heart go pitter patter:
"Call the babysitter."Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-18512504528071181362011-06-19T08:00:00.000-07:002011-06-19T08:00:01.668-07:00Another Week Gone... Part TwoDid you miss Part One? Check it out here. After we got home from Papa and DeeDee's, we got a visit from Auntie Bonnie (no pictures), visited with our friends Olivia and Laura (no pictures) and Mark went in the pool for the first time (no pictures and he hated it). After all that, you'd think there would be no pictures.
You'd be wrong.
As usual, there were plenty of shenanigans going on at the&Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-41356725971770742752011-06-18T23:06:00.000-07:002011-06-19T08:18:20.948-07:00Another Week Gone... Part OneThis was a good week. A good week!!! This might be the first time I've ever written those words on my weekly post... hmmm. I should probably work on that. I have about thirty pictures to share, and that's just the first half of the week (now you know why this is late) so we'd better get to it.
Since the weather has finally decided that summer has arrived, we played outside. We have a nice Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-50568877188147244722011-06-14T10:16:00.000-07:002011-08-06T22:57:30.317-07:00A Post Dated Post*
Dear Mommy,
Thank you so much for taking care of me this weekend when I was feeling sick. I have heard it said that boys can be big babies when they don't feel well, so I did my best to live up to all expectations. You did a great job of holding me constantly, and if you ever need a recommendation for best person to pull an all-nighter with, you've got it.
I especially appreciated Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-31848857040106808822011-06-10T08:00:00.000-07:002011-06-10T08:00:12.389-07:00Another Week Gone...I can't believe it's June already. The year is half over. It's not just me either. Living in California, we're usually quite well into the swing of summer by now. This year, the weather has only just caught on - we started the week with cold and rainy weather. Thankfully, the sunshine and temps in the 80's have found their way to the Sunshine SAHM household. Momma was goin' a bit stir crazy. Now Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-29036211472469243402011-06-05T22:15:00.000-07:002011-06-05T22:58:25.721-07:00Another Week Gone...Okay, so this blog is three days late. Do you want to know why? (Well, if you're still reading, of course you do!) I have a major mommy confession to make.
I took NO pictures of the kids this week. None. Nada. Zero. Zip. For most moms, that's par for the course. For me, it's practically child neglect. So, since I had very little material to give you... I didn't.
However, I did have some Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-49121659687377565452011-05-31T21:57:00.000-07:002011-05-31T21:59:40.962-07:00Quantum ToddlerI have a secret: my child is a genius. He's only just begun to walk, and already he's a master at quantum physics.
Yeah, I'm a smart one. What can I say?
Let me explain. The science of quantum physics has many subfields, but the one that Mark seems to have mastered is quantum tunneling. Quantum tunneling, in very simple terms, is when an electron appears to "jump" from one place to Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-9902942279168023642011-05-27T22:32:00.000-07:002011-06-05T21:15:32.805-07:00Another Week Gone...This week was pretty normal (whatever that is) so I don't have a lot to share... I do have lots of pictures though! Imagine that.
Grace had two milestones this week. First of all, she knows how to count AND she recognizes her numbers. She still has some issues with the number four. This week she started counting train cars going by as we waited at a crossing.
One, two, three. Pause.Sunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-73182798606597807682011-05-20T23:12:00.000-07:002011-06-05T21:13:59.801-07:00Another Week Gone...This week Mark tried to overschedule us again... I guess he's practicing for when he gets his MBA and has to schedule and attend meetings all the time.
Alright, let's get this party started!
Hello? Um, yes, can I speak to your biggest
head honcho muckity-muck?
Yes, that's right. Meetings at 10, 2 and 4 on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Hey! He hung up on me! Hmph. Maybe I should have
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