The Fitch Clan

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Winter is fun when you are all dressed for it!

I went for a walk out back so took a picture of our home from the back!

Erin got to go one last time!

Isaac even lasted out there in the cold after he lost his scarf!

Try snowboarding on a sled (Jeremy and Curt) with Isaac in front.

last bunch of pics

Erin loving the snow!

Curt giving Jeremy a push.

Curt, Erin and Isaac

We got to see the neighbors newest calf - one week old there were 2 as of yesterday, another one was born! So cute!

Curt, Isaac, Daddy and Erin! Erin loved it so much, she had to go one more time before we went in - she didn't want to quit but we were all hungry and cold!

Grandpa Coe

Grandma Coe and Brooke after her gift of monkey butt powder:)

Brooke and Aunt Heather - Heather is wearing the vest Grandma got Brooke

Amber and Francisco

Grandpa playing for all of us!

winter pics

Dad playing guitar and harmonica!

Opening gifts!

my brother, Phil

Amber and Lyndsay - she was doing peek-a-boo

winter fun!

Christmas at Dad and Teresa's Brooke and her peacoat with Carly and Heather

Chelsea opening her gift

Isaac's face says it all!

Erin and horses....

Curt and some shoes he's wanted for atleast a month!

Here we go!

Grandpa, Erin and Maggie feeding the birds!

Daddy and Lyndsay napping near the woodstove!

Goofing around with Uncle Chris

trying to get our Christmas card picture - Erin was not cooperative!

Well, the well has been inspected, the chickens are outside in the stall (gotta check on them this morning to make sure the owl I heard this morning didn't get any:), the kids' bathroom is put back together - no more leaks in the tub, no falling through the floor (new subfloor and linoleum), new used vanity to replace the 2x4's holding the old sink up, now just have to paint it and it will be ready to use. We will use that bathroom cuz now hubby will have to pull our garden tub out of our bathroom and fix it as well. There are 2 huge cracks in it. We are trying to fix things as cheaply as possibly - this is temporary! We have been battling frozen pipes and once the inspections and leaks have all been fixed, we will put skirting on and hook up the woodstove to help with heating costs! I keep it at 68 and we are freezing. I am turning into a slipper wearer - if my feet are warm, the rest of me is warmer:) Sweaters are a common sight among us now, too! Once the skirting is on, hubby will put the radiator under the trailer with a blower and that will warm the floor, then some baseboard heaters in a few of the rooms will help immensely! We went sledding the other day, saw a few baby calves across the road, keeping busy with school, etc. Today we are almost done with school and heading out to do some errands, banking, groceries, etc. It's always good to get everyone out of the house once in awhile! The boys could play video games all day 24/7 but are ornery as all get out! I was up early today thanks to the cats running around being very noisy in their wrestling and prowling. Shadow was upset with Jeremy for closing the shade in our bedroom. She loves to lay on our bed and look out the window - even at night with the moon, you can see quite far out there! She's laying there right now! Yesterday, Brooke had an orthodontist appointment - they hooked up to her impacted tooth via a wire/chain deal - very painful and has to go back in 4 wks instead of 8 to have it adjusted again. The tooth is almost in the middle of the roof of her mouth - yuck!She was in pain last night! My pantry is runnin low and need to resupply it today! I hate it when I go to make something and don't have everything! I was going to make french toast this morning - not enough syrup! I hate making scrambled eggs- use a whole dozen to feed everyone! Oh well - they were good! I have been trying to go back on my diet but it's been really hard to stay away from what everyone else is eating:) I made some apple bread 2 days ago - got the recipe from someone on Facebook and it was delicious!!! Well, going to post some pictures - so enjoy:)

Friday, January 8, 2010

Back to the diet....

Wow - what a holiday season - lots of good foods, desserts, fellowship and now time to go back on my diet to lose the dessert parts! It was worth it, though! We stayed at Aunt Jenni's New Year's eve and I went in to lay down with Lyndsay after the midnight ball dropped and fell asleep myself:( But, everyone else had fun and stayed up til wee hours of the night. We got up, made pancakes for breakfast, watched the parade for a bit then headed home. The wedding was beautiful (the church was still decorated for Christmas - lots of lights, etc.) and we had fun visiting with family there. Saturday night we had Christmas with my Mom and Bill at Heather and Brian's house - that was fun. Francisco got to come with us and he hopefully had a good time - I know it was atleast memorable:) We played dominos there, too - fun game! It's nice when the kids get older, you can actually sit down and play something without being interrupted every 5 seconds! Especially when the cousins are playing! Now we are trying to get into more of a schedule. Getting to bed earlier, up earlier and going in the morning. Started school again this Monday. Going pretty good. Jeremy's been working on organizing things, putting away things in the barn so we can get farm equipment back in there. They are coming out to inspect the well on Monday. A few more inspections to be done before we are done. Once they are all done with those, then we can build something for the horse and chickens and do a few more electrical things in the barn. We moved my 2nd set of washer/dryers into the room in the barn as well as our freezer and then Jeremy moved his lathe and some shelves in there for tools. My norditrak is in there, too and the room is pretty well full now! We've been putting the dog in there at night - too windy and cold outside. He loves his kennel full of hay and shavings!

Monday afternoon, Erin, Lyndsay and I took Amber, Rachel and Fransisco back to college. We hit a snowy stretch for about 80 miles on I94 and got there around 6ish I think. I headed back about 8pm. Erin got so upset after we pulled away, I had to turn around, call Amber back out so she could give her a kiss as well. I pulled away the second time and Erin wanted to tell her she loved her. Sorry, only twice going back for me kiddo... She always wants to stay at college with Amber! When we go up to Amber's room, she and Lyndsay like to race up and down the dorm hall and I encourage it so that they burn energy they've accumulated from 5 hours in the car and a nap:) Then, we dress in jammies and head back home. I ended up stopping for a nap again at around 10pm and then got home 1:45am. It's funny - I fight staying awake all the way home and once I was home, I couldn't fall asleep! UGH! Amber had a job offer with Americall which will help her pay for schooling in full with no student loans. I am proud of her for taking it. It will be hard with classes and everything, but I know she can do it! She had to move to a different dorm after agreeing to the employment. Be praying for her, please! I believe it's an opportunity God has put out for her to enable her to keep going and finish her schooling!

Brooke came out this morning and announced that Sheridan Road had a snow day! I laughed and said - too bad for you:) So, after we got the majority of our school done, we all got dressed up warm and headed outside to enjoy the new snow. We went across to the neighbors (love our neighbors - he had already plowed our driveway for us:), and got to see 2 of the 18 or so calves he's expecting fro heifers in the next few weeks. The mommas were very nervous and protective, but it was neat - they are a week old and very cute! Jeremy got the snowmobile to start with no problems and we headed up to the hill at the neighbor's to do some sledding! Lyndsay even went down with me once. After an hour, we were hungry and getting cold. Erin was upset we had to stop - she didn't want to quit sledding! We are all tired out from all the fun! Curt and Brooke are at all night youth activities - separate locations for the boys/girls so we dropped them off and I stopped by our old neighbors on Moore Rd to give them some banana bread and our Christmas card and new address info, then headed to Jen's to practice a song for sunday night and even got to eat some of her delicious lasagna and salad before heading home. Erin and Lyndsay had a great time playing with her girls and didn't want to leave! I need to get up early and pick up the kids at 9am and 11am and am bringing one or two extra boys home for the night - our first guests in the mobile home since we've had power:) So, I need to get to bed and get my beauty sleep:) Lyndsay has been sleeping awhile and now I have to convince Erin and Isaac it's ok to sleep in their rooms with big brothers and sisters here. Isaac hates sleeping alone and it's even worse now that his room is at the opposite end of the house from us:( I used to be able to convince him it was ok because I'd leave our door open and his room was just across the hall in the old house. So, wish me luck! Have a good weekend and God Bless!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

New Years Eve!

Happy New Years Eve everyone! We have had a great week! Went up to my Dad and Teresa's on Sunday and had our Christmas there - lots of good foods and treats and fun watching the kiddos opening presents and watching the cousins playing good together! Dad played his guitar and harmonica at the same time - very impressive! Monday morning, had to be in Saginaw at 8:30am to take Amber and Brooke to the oral surgeon - Brooke had a tooth exposure done for an impacted tooth and Amber had all 4 of her wisdom teeth pulled. But, they were ready to go to the mall right after for a little bit:) Then stopped at Walmart on the way home. Tuesday was a relaxing, laid back kind of day, laid around played video games, watched HGTV, hallmark movies... Wednesday I took the kids to see the Christophers at Grandma Reid's. Brooke and Curt leave to go to their Dad's tonight for 2 days and wouldn't get to see them when we go to a wedding tonight. Had pizza with them and good visiting. Today I plan on doing some baking for tonight, laundry, baths, etc. We are going to a wedding at 6pm, then to Jenni's for games, food and fun! I plan on spending the night there because I don't last as late as others - need my beauty sleep:) Saturday night we have Christmas with my mom's at Heather's house and then we are done:) Seriously back on my diet to counter all the goodies I've been eating! I miss going for a walk everyday - maybe I'll get back into that next week - just don't enjoy the cold! Once i get out there it's not so bad... just talking myself into getting out there is the hard part:)

So, updating more often now, I hope. Hope you all have a great night tonight with friends and family! Christine