Just Me & My Girl

Lazy Days of Summer

2010-06-17T14:37:00.000-07:00

For me, yes. For Caitlin, not so much...she's taking swim lessons!! She LOVES the water, so nobody's dealing with my girl going nuts. (I'm still the lucky one with that privilege.)

In other news, Megan's 2nd baby girl, Jalaina, will be here in less than 2 weeks! I am so excited to be an aunt (again) and Caitlin's excited for another cousin, but I think she might be more excited to be seeing Jocelyn again.

Other than that, there's not really anything else to report...I made 2 As & 2 Bs in my spring semester classes-but according to everyone I've talked to, I'm more surprised than anyone else that I did that well.

Back to being lazy...love you guys!

Birthday Weekend

2010-03-08T22:50:00.000-08:00

Busy, busy weekend...usually is when the whole family is in town, especially Aunt Jenni (gotta love her and all of her craziness)!!

This past weekend we celebrated Grandma's 75th birthday-that house was crowded! It was the first time more than 2 members of the youngest generation (Caitlin, Jocelyn & my cousins' girls) have been in the same room at the same time...the girls had a blast-pictures coming soon. Lots of fun had by all, and lots of memories made this weekend.

Also this weekend marked Kyle's 32nd birthday. This has sparked comments such as "I want my daddy" and "Daddy's not an angel because he doesn't have wings". I think my sweet girl might be beginning to question what happened to her daddy, and not taking everything I say on faith anymore. She's growing up way too fast which scares me quite a bit...

Love you guys!

Deirdre the Cook

2010-02-16T18:53:00.000-08:00

No, please don't go running for the hills....I just accomplished something that I never thought I would be able to-I made fastnachts for Fat/Shrove Tuesday (depending on how you look at it).

The tradition of going to my grandma's to partake of these yummy doughy delights has gone on ever since I can remember and was probably happening before I was born. However, this year was different-in recent years, my aunts have taken turns helping with the dough since Gram was diagnosed with Parkinson's. This year, I made the dough!! (Yes, the one who could burn water if that were possible.) I am so excited!!

In other news, Megan & Jocelyn will be here in two weeks, and the rest of the fam (aunts, uncles & cousins) will be here a few days after that for my grandma's 75th birthday-it will definitely be a whirlwind of a weekend!

Love you!!

What is This Country Coming To?

2010-02-04T09:08:00.001-08:00

I heard about this story on the Glenn Beck Program this morning...I've got one word for you-WOW (and not in a good way). Just thought I'd share this; makes me glad I'm here in Texas and not in North Carolina!

North Carolina Schools May Cut Chunk Out of U.S. History Lessons - Local News News Articles National News US News - FOXNews.com

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Darn progressives running this country!!

School Daze

2010-02-03T20:48:00.000-08:00

Just thought I'd keep everyone up to date on various accomplishments for Cait and I...

Caitlin got her mid-year progress report, and with the exception of one little thing (Thursday is not a day in her week) she is rocking her teacher's world-or she should be if Mommy has anything to say about!!

I found out last week that I have been invited to join Phi Sigma Pi, which is the national honor fraternity , which means I will have to rush (NEVER thought I would do that, but would totally be worth it) in a couple of weeks...we'll see how that goes.

Excitement will run amok in the next few weeks as Megan & Jocelyn will be coming for a visit...when Jocie comes Cait will only be still when she's asleep, although I'm not sure what the difference is between how she normally behaves and when Jocelyn's in town. Gotta love my girl!!

I will post again next week when we find out if Meg's having a boy or girl...

Happy New Year!!!

2010-01-17T20:30:00.000-08:00

Time flies when you're busy and not paying attention! For Caitlin & me, it's been a fairly uneventful few months-she's behaving herself in school, I'm practically acing college (with the occasional B), and we are slowly but surely getting into a routine...YAY!!!

Our holidays were quiet this year-Thanksgiving with Mya, Papa, G.G., and the rest of the Hammond clan, 2x the Christmas fun with the Cuthbertsons Christmas Eve and the Hammonds Christmas Day, and New Year's with Mya, Papa, Uncle K.C. & Aunt Danielle...good times, fun games & yummy food were had by all!

In other news, Caitlin's getting a new cousin!! That's right, Megan's due the first week of July-hoping for a boy this time...we love our girls, but it's time to throw a boy in the mix!

Will post more when more happens! Love you all!

We did it!!!!

2009-09-05T17:47:00.000-07:00

To quote Dora the Explorer..."WE DID IT!!!" (commence the dancing) :) Caitlin is potty-trained, and has moved from training pants to big-girl Disney Princess panties. How awesome is that? Way AWESOME!! My girl totally rocks! I'm a pretty happy mommy right now...:D! Thanks to everyone for their love, support, and advice.

She's having a blast in school too-learning her letter sounds, rhyming words, and same/different. She also has a basic concept of familial relationships, too...she knows Aunt Megan is Mommy's sister (I am reminded of that fact daily), and Jocie is her cousin-friend (we've coined a new term here, and she reminds me of that fact more than once daily...she's a smarty-pants, just like her parents). We're still a little shaky on the rest of the family, so we know who is truly important here...JOCIE!!! I guess that means :P on everyone else...

Mommy's gotten into the swing of things at her school, too-I've had to readjust my schedule to switch from French to Spanish (much easier, less stress), and I've had a teacher changed in one class due to a promotion within the history dept., and it looks like I might have another one due to health issues (different history class)...I'll know by Wednesday what's going to happen there.

Mommy's also gotten a little bit more conscious of our nation's governmental actions due to recent announcements and impending Presidential school speeches...not trying to make this a platform, but suffice it to say I'm more than a little terrified at the current swing of the political pendulum-it's going way off "track" (not exactly the word I am looking for, but you get the idea). I'm mainly getting involved for Cait's sake as she is a part of this nation's future, but this is also (unfortunately) history in the making; I need to be "anxiously engaged in a good cause" (direct quote from somewhere in the Book of Mormon-help me out & tell me where it is).

I'm going to try to keep the blog more current than I have in the past year or so since its creation...squeeze in a few posts between homework assignments!

Love you guys!

Late Summer 2009

2009-08-24T16:23:00.000-07:00

Woo-hoo!! My first day @ Sam Houston State University was totally awesome! Now on to catching everybody up on the rest of our summer...

Caitlin's 3rd birthday was wonderful-thank you to friends and family who made that possible! She began her first official day of school last Monday, and she loves it-her teacher's name is Ms. Hammond...pretty ironic!!

Mommy's changed her major back to history-can't deal with the stress of accounting even though I practically aced the class...some people can, and some people can't...like teaching!!!!

Megan & Jocelyn came for a visit the second half of July...the girls loved seeing each other, and Caitlin says every day, "Where's Jocie? I miss Jocie." My sentiments exactly, but while Cait doesn't say it, I miss Aunt Megan too...COME BACK!!!

So, that's all for now; I'm going to try again posting pics...here goes nothing!

Spring/Early Summer 2009

2009-06-28T20:50:00.000-07:00

Again, I live a busy life-I'm working on my organizational skills!

Okay, so things have slowed down enough to get something up here...but what to say? Let's start with the fact that I made an "A" in my physics class, changed my major from history to accounting, nursed my little girl through her first ear infection, started her in school/daycare, and am currently considering changing my major back to history! There you have it, three months crammed into a paragraph!

Anyway, there will be more to come-Cait's 3rd birthday is next Tuesday...how the time has flown!! My baby isn't really a baby anymore-she's "Cait" (that's what she calls herself)!

I will get pics up when I have a moment...

Easter 2009

2009-04-12T21:00:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I haven't posted any pictures yet-it's been crazy with Miya's (my mom) new puppy Jock, as well as me going to school, and blah, blah, blah. Bear with me, the pics are coming!

Easter was pretty fun-we had an egg hunt at church Saturday morning, with one "scheduled" @ G.G.'s (my grandma) for Sunday afternoon. Even though we had rain this morning, the 2nd egg hunt went on without a hitch...YAY!!!!! Caitlin had fun hunting for eggs both times, and she even shared some eggs with another little girl at church yesterday morning-how very sweet of her, and a way to learn service even at a very early age...Mommy was very proud of her.

I was grateful for the opportunity to go to church this Easter morning and reflect on what my Savior means in my life-He lives and because of His sacrifice for me, I'll be able to be live with Him, my Heavenly Parents, and my family in the next life.

Catching Up

2009-03-03T08:39:00.000-08:00

Okay, my CD drive works-don't know why I didn't think about cleaning it. I reseated the drive, but never thought about cleaning it....anyway, now I can post pictures!

Not on my computer to post but will be soon-pics of Cait with my mom's new dog Jock...I might have a pic of my cat Oliver to post as well. I took those on Sunday.

Also in the family news-my cousin Adam and his wife Allison had their little girl Emi Michelle last Thursday...the same day my niece Jocelyn turned two!

More to come!

February 2009

2009-02-18T08:00:00.000-08:00

Okay, I'm writing mainly to get people off my back-I know it's been a while since I posted anything! I love you guys anyway ;D.

Not much has happened...Valentine's Day (or for the first time in several years, Singles Awareness Day)...my cousin Ransom was baptized (YAY for Ranny!)...not much else. Our lives have been fairly uneventful, which is a good thing, I suppose.

Spring Break is coming up, and while we are not going anywhere, excitement will run amok-can you say potty-training? Hopefully, we can squeeze a few playdates with friends and cousins, but we'll see.

My computer's CD drive is being a pain (what else is new?) but I will post pictures soon!

Love,

Deirdre and Caitlin

Happy New Year!

2009-01-04T21:24:00.000-08:00

Happy 2009! I hope this year is better than last year...as my sister Megan told me, it really can't be worse.
I would like to say that Cait and I had a fairly uneventful holiday season, but that wouldn't be true. Caitlin managed to be sick on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and the day after New Year's. Thankfully, she hasn't been seriously ill, just some sort of 24 hr. bug.
Anyway, our Christmas was good-Cait was on the mend, and she was spoiled by grandparents, aunts/uncles, great-grandparents, friends and Santa-she got a kitchen w/accessories, a Cinderella dress w/crown & shoes, and a lot of books and clothes--a big THANK YOU to those who helped make Cait's Christmas a wonderful one: I know it was wonderful (and the best present of all) for Mommy to see that Caitlin is so loved by her family and friends.
The holiday season was good to me as well-it was a great opportunity to reconnect with a couple of old friends from high school! It was wonderful to see them and I am grateful to have people who I haven't seen or talked to in 10 years wanting to stand beside me while I am adjusting to the changes in my life-I know my family is standing with me, but it's nice to know I didn't drive everyone away in high school! :)
I'll be posting Christmas pics on here soon! We love you guys!

BooBee Vacation

2008-10-14T17:40:00.000-07:00

It was a good time had by all while we were in Phoenix, but I was reminded Friday night why I don't watch scary movies-I totally flipped out while most of us (my aunts Jenni, Penny and Deana, my cousins Amy and Erin, Jenni's friend Brandi and myself) went to a haunted corn maze. I will never make that mistake again!

Saturday was fun, too-we went to my cousin Leanne's house and played with her dogs; then we had a BooBee/surprise b-day for Amy party complete with a boobie cake! (SO not my idea) After that, we went to go play laser tag.

Sunday we participated in the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure-I walked with Penny, Deana, and Brandi up near the front. Midway were Aunt Lin, Leanne, Erin, her friend Tammy, and Erin's son Aidan. Bringing up the rear were Grandma, Aunt Jodi, Jenni and Amy. We all came together a block from the finish line and crossed the line together an hour and ten minutes after we started.

Like I said, a good time had by all!

2008-09-26T22:29:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

We made it through Ike okay, housewise-we finally got power back on Wednesday. I feel so sorry for Aunt Jodi and Uncle Dan, because they are still using a generator-that really sucks! Cait is still recovering from her fireant attack; she's fine, but I don't think I've ever seen that many bites on one person at a time-OUCH, my poor baby!

Sorry, no pictures of Ike damage-we are one of the few fortunate families that didn't suffer any damage. The Lord really looked out for us!

We love you all very much!

2008-09-16T19:39:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody! Sorry it has taken me so long to get more stuff up here-it has been seriously crazy the last few weeks, but maybe I can catch you guys up.

Kyle (my brother) and Danielle got married Aug. 15, so Megan and Jocelyn were in town for a few weeks. I started work again the next week, and I went back to school the last week in August. Choir rehearsals for our stake's "Lest We Forget" concert started the first week in August with the concert being September 13.

As if I wasn't busy enough, an annoying, pesky storm named Ike decided he needed to visit the second week of September. The concert has been postponed, both the school I work at and the college have been shut down and Cait and I have been staying at Grandma's-FUN!

Caiti has gotten so much bigger, and talks more-she is never quiet!! :) She gets cuter everyday, but please don't tell her I said that!

Love you guys and hope to see everyone soon!

2008-07-17T23:40:00.000-07:00

Hi family & friends!

Just a little note to let you know that Cait & I are up & running as bloggers! We spent our 4th of July holiday moving in with Mae & Pa (aka Grandma & Grandpa). Sorry we missed everyone at the cabin-hopefully we'll get there next year!

Also, if anybody has any recent pics of Caitlin, please send them to my e-mail!

Love you & miss you guys!