tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52942014710781196472024-03-04T21:16:31.065-08:00The GeorgesIn the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-35723791989608014002011-12-13T22:53:00.000-08:002011-12-13T22:53:47.846-08:00Cookie Love.Recently Julianna came home from early preschool singing this song:
5 little gingerbread men in a row
Not gonna eat one, No, No, No!
But they look so pretty (yummy?) from head to toe
Crunch! Munch! Uh oh!!
4 little...
3 little...
2 little...
1 little gingerbread man in a row
Not gonna eat him , No, No, No!
But he looks so pretty from head to toe
Crunch! Munch! OH WELL!
A In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-28317233987562348672011-05-08T15:15:00.000-07:002011-05-08T15:15:22.679-07:00Happy Mother's Day 2011On my second Mother's Day, I woke up early and left the family in bed to run my first ever race. It felt awesome to do something for myself, but at the same time to set a healthy example for my daughter. As I was running, I thought about how Julianna is the best gift I've ever been given. She truly is the meaning in my life, and I hope that I can live that life with intention, earning the In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-87260070717342823962011-05-04T20:23:00.000-07:002011-05-05T13:10:33.698-07:00Running | My StorySkeptical.
Anxious.
Enthused.
Weak.
Discouraged.
Renewed.
Determined.
Strong.
Powerful.
Proud.
Fatigued.
Injured.
Uncertain.
Apprehensive.
Hopeful.
Ready.
Since I began running, this has been my flood of emotions. However, despite the roller coaster, in the last ten weeks, I've run four times per week without fail. According to what I've logged on Dailymile.com, I have covered 133 miles and haveIn the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-45975263763708898822011-04-18T13:11:00.000-07:002011-04-18T13:11:13.572-07:00Around Here | Spring 2011Throughout the Winter months in Seattle, we get a lot of weather that looks (and feels) like this.
We have lived here going on four years now, and each Winter brings me a different set of emotions. Our first year felt almost unbearable, and a quick escape to Dallas didn't make it any easier, reminding me how good the sun feels on your face and skin. A lack of Vitamin D is almost like a lackIn the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-34776385348622894392011-03-31T22:16:00.000-07:002011-03-31T22:16:49.924-07:00Dear Julianna: 18 months
What a fun month we've had as we've watched your personality develop over the past month.
Your Daddy just finished the last class of his MBA and this was our first weekend together as a family without the thought going through the back of our minds that Daddy really should be studying!
This morning (Sunday) we all slept in until about 8:15am when we heard you start to chatter in yourIn the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-47181102624150807032011-03-27T22:47:00.000-07:002011-03-27T22:47:39.468-07:00Leavenworth Road TripOver President's Day Weekend, Matt had a day off work, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to take a one-day vacation from dishes, laundry, television and studying. We headed out on a day trip to Leavenworth. Ever since I found out about this Alpine Bavarian Village, I've wanted to check it out. A two-hour drive (from Kirkland, WA) through the mountains to escape daily life and enter a In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-48667846053931800262011-03-21T22:00:00.000-07:002011-03-21T22:00:38.971-07:00Cheers to Best FriendsWhat I love about friendship is that it offers variety. There are the friends who are full of wisdom and give great advice, and then there are the attentive listeners who know when advice is not really what's wanted or needed. There are the partiers who always know how to have a good time, drawing you out of your comfort zone, and then there are the friends who don't need to be entertained and In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-41530577603604908532011-03-14T23:34:00.000-07:002011-03-14T23:34:48.380-07:00Remembering Our First Trip to the ZooSince Julianna has been focusing more on her ABCs (and she's old enough to handle books carefully), I thought it would be a good time to pull out this alphabet book I made for her last October.
Last year, Jules and I took a trip to Oklahoma City to visit some friends of mine from high school, Amy, J.B., and their son, Evan, (I've mentioned them before). Amy and I always enjoy a good craftIn the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-47167596366677173242011-03-08T20:14:00.000-08:002011-03-08T20:20:01.742-08:00MadGab
I've been wanting to do this one for a while now...
A Game of MadGab, by Julianna George
(*Can you guess the words?)
1. putilator
2. nuke
3. chedieoh
4. cackoo
5. i luhlou
Julianna seems to be learning new words by the minute, and when she repeats words they are coming out more and more clearly. A handout I read at the pediatrician's office said that by two years of age, most of the "In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-17140154899185315292011-03-02T09:59:00.000-08:002011-03-02T12:04:30.118-08:00A Recent Favorite Design ProjectA fun little trivia question for you:
Why are the letters of the alphabet named uppercase and lowercase?
It's a reference to the way Typesetters stored their letters. Capital letters were stored in the Upper drawers and the regular letters in the Lower drawers.
With inkjet and laser printers, my daughter will probably never even know about those beautiful, old metal block letters!
In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-72978029176736451742011-03-01T00:56:00.000-08:002011-03-01T00:56:58.443-08:00The VocalistLately, Jules has been actively participating in singing and signing nursery rhymes. She belts out a few words here and there letting me know she anticipates them and acts out the appropriate gestures. Itsy Bitsy Spider was her favorite for the longest time, but we've graduated to Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Ring Around the Rosie and Pat-a-Cake.
On one particularly creative occasion she made In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-43443855206748321912011-02-25T15:15:00.000-08:002011-02-25T15:15:06.386-08:00Treats for TashiBelow is a more recent video of Julianna. This was taken at my parents' house in Colorado over Christmas.
We all wondered how Julianna (then 15 months) and my parents' cat, Tashi, would get along. Tashi is my parents' only child living at home, and he is rather pampered as far as "Hersley cats" go (eats wet cat food, sits on bathroom sinks to get a drink of water and uses a litter box rather thanIn the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-73260846308727572762011-02-22T13:11:00.000-08:002011-02-22T13:11:28.760-08:00Family RecipeI've never been much of a cook. So when my mother-in-law asked if I ever make Indian food, I had to honestly reply, "I'm still trying to get the hang of American food." I'm not sure if she took pity on me, or wanted her son to be able to enjoy a little of his culture, but regardless, she said she was going to teach me how to make Fish Moilee (AKA Salmon Curry).
She started out by chopping In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-35066186898654359172011-02-19T12:05:00.000-08:002011-02-19T20:32:59.147-08:00White Running ShoesI seriously can't believe I am about to do this, but I'm posting it on my blog, so I must be planning to follow through. I'm joining a running club with the goal of running either a 5 or 10K. I have never participated in any kind of running program in my life. In fact, I've never run over two miles. Yes, there was that one summer - I was 14, and I decided to think about joining In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-42907526502180471532011-02-16T08:13:00.000-08:002011-02-16T08:16:19.101-08:00That Place With All The BooksSo I have to admit, I haven't had a library card since I was in college, and even then, I was an art major, so much more of my time was spent in the studio than with my nose in a book. I do remember going to the library as a kid, but I dreaded the card catalog, and was quite relieved when they finally became tech savvy enough to install computers. I liked reading mystery novels, murder In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-62215959294909808642011-02-14T14:52:00.000-08:002011-02-14T14:52:52.513-08:00Oh Lovely Day!Valentine's Day is as good a day as any to resume blogging, right? Matt and I usually celebrate fairly low-key. The past couple of years we have decided to treat each other with a bottle of cologne/perfume. We headed to the mall together and took turns smelling a mix of perfumes and coffee beans to select just the right scent for one another. But this year, neither of us really needed perfume (In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-38613260809745928072010-08-03T16:22:00.000-07:002010-08-03T16:22:48.044-07:00For the Love of LambUncle Varugis and Aunt Leanne gave Julianna this stuffed animal, and she loves using it to practice her signs of affection. Mommy and Daddy are starting to get a little jealous..In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-6194724272118924872010-08-01T23:37:00.000-07:002010-08-01T23:38:03.979-07:00Summer Visitors
In June, our friends Amy and JB from Oklahoma came to visit us with their six month old son, Evan. Amy and JB have a very special place in my heart since I have known both of them since High School. There is a unique bond you have with good friends from childhood... friends who know the house you grew up in, are familiar with your parents and your siblings and who can relate to a very defining In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-70391637139557390552010-06-20T11:32:00.000-07:002010-06-20T14:50:49.911-07:00First Father's DayDear Matt,When you signed up for this job, to become a DAD, did you know that you would be blessed with this precious little girl?... and she'd start out so small?... and she'd challenge your patience and maturity, looking to you for comfort?... and she'd depend on you for all her basic needs?... and she'd be your Snuggle Bunny who doesn't particularly like whisker kisses?... and she'd make you In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-83534233076650068702010-06-02T21:05:00.000-07:002010-06-02T22:13:00.350-07:00Downward Dog, er, Cat.It's been known for a while now that Dash has had a bit of a weight problem. We've tried putting him on diet food, reducing his serving sizes and making sure he gets outside to get a little exercise, but honestly, we've kind of given up. So now we are just careful when we talk about him as to not hurt his feelings. He prefers we call him "big boned" or "fluffy" or his favorite, The Lion.Julianna In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-69267626171773334832010-05-24T21:51:00.000-07:002010-05-24T22:42:22.355-07:00Dental HygienistSome of you may know that I post a monthly picture of Julianna on Facebook. I'm planning to print these pictures as 8"x8" enlargements to put in her baby book as monthly dividers, so each month I try to either represent the current holiday, a monthly theme or some milestone that Julianna has crossed. I decided May should be dedicated to Julianna's two new teeth (and the third and fourth that are In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-47541792737694396732010-05-24T21:00:00.000-07:002010-05-24T21:48:47.141-07:00Looking For A Reaction.This scrunchy nose has become a favorite game of Julianna's. It's pretty difficult not to smile when she scrunches it up and and then "snorts". And the more we laugh, the more excited she gets. Scrunch, snort! Scrunch, snort! (Ok, maybe we do encourage it just a bit... all three of us snorting away at the dinner table.)I guess baby snorts aren't too bad. But the other day while I was in the In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-85000376600741294462010-05-10T23:42:00.000-07:002010-05-11T00:03:21.476-07:00I'm a MOM?!Mother's Day breakfast: Eggs, orange juice, coffee, and Belgian waffles with banana and syrup all prepared by the hubby. Yum!I still kind of can't believe I'm a MOM. I called my Mom on Mother's Day to wish her a happy day, and then I thought about the warm fuzzy feeling I get when I think of her because of the hundreds of school projects and papers she helped me with, the elaborate Birthday In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-48831272638996149172010-05-10T22:55:00.000-07:002010-05-10T23:36:54.154-07:008 month old horse.Our little Jules is quite the hearty eater. Ever since she realized there is more to the menu than milk and rice cereal, she's been happy. We started with the Baby Mum-mums to get her used to using her hands, and since then, we've been experimenting with a few other finger foods. She now can pick up and shove into her mouth: bits of toast (sometimes several bits at one time), banana chunks, In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294201471078119647.post-36027951656974566562010-04-27T21:49:00.001-07:002010-04-28T10:32:27.507-07:00Colorado in March(This post is a little tardy, so some of Julianna's accomplishments may seem like old news. But the story is a little lengthy, so it's taken me a while to sit down and document it.)Dear JuliannaOne of the great benefits of me not working right now is being able to take you to see Grandma and Grandpa. We got to spend two whole weeks with them in Colorado, and boy did they enjoy it! They couldn't In the Pacific NWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891071693173004349noreply@blogger.com0