Kai opening some socks from Grame and Grandpa Cherri.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Christmas Day 1
Kai opening some socks from Grame and Grandpa Cherri.
Christmas Eve 2
Quinn hitching a ride with me at the beach. It was a chilly Christmas--almost 65 degrees!!
Christmas Eve 1
The kids watching a new toy that Theresa got Kai for Christmas.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Our Christmas Decorations
After seeing my sister's blog, I thought it would be appropriate to throw a couple pictures of our Christmas decorations on the blog. This is it, folks. We just have one tiny table-top fake tree.
If it were a little scanter on the branches, it would very closely resemble the Charlie Brown Christmas tree.
Our Christmas tree on the table.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
100th Post
I can't believe that I'm doing my 100th post. In the spirit of the blogging community, I am taking this post to tell you 100 things about myself. It's something I've seen other bloggers do, so hopefully it won't be construed as a major case of narcissism....or at least it will be socially acceptable narcissism. So here goes:
100 Things About Me
1. I was born November 4th, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee.
2. In my parents’ bedroom.
3. No doctor or trained midwife was present.
4. I think that’s really cool.
5. I’m a birth advocate myself.
6. I believe birth is natural, normal and powerful.
7. My husband caught our second baby in our bedroom.
8. No doctor or trained midwife was present then either.
9. I have two children and am pregnant with our third.
10. I think this one is a boy.
11. Shawn wants to name the baby Asher.
12. I think he’ll get made fun of with a name like Asher Cherri.
13. But it’s not like Kai and Quinn won’t get made fun of.
14. Shawn says with a last name like Cherri, it’s bound to happen.
15. I know he’s right.
16. I love my husband.
17. I knew the night before we met that I was going to marry him.
18. Shawn’s brother knew that Shawn was going to marry me, too.
19. On the way to meet me, he said to Shawn, “Are you ready to go meet your future wife?”
20. Shawn was dumbfounded.
21. We were set up by his mom.
22. The night we met, he wore a shirt that said, “I’m the guy your mom warned you about.”
23. I about died.
24. I thought that there was no way my parents would let me get involved with him.
25. They thought the shirt was funny.
26. The night my dad met Jamas, Celeste’s (my sister) husband, he was wearing a shirt that said, “I’m here for your daughter.” On the back it said, “Don’t wait up!”
27. I don’t think Daddy noticed.
28. I miss my sister a lot.
29. She’s my best friend in the world.
30. Well, she and Shawn are both my best friends.
31. I think she’s hilarious.
32. She has put up with a lot of my crap.
33. She’s a lot tougher than me.
34. And prettier.
35. Our mothering skills are probably tied (BL).
36. I miss Taco Bell, too.
37. I love Mexican food.
38. Well, Tex-Mex.
39. My favorite color is cobalt blue.
40. I love music.
41. It moves my soul.
42. I like all kinds, but sometimes am embarrassed to admit that I like country, too.
43. I’m listening to the Dixie Chicks right now.
44. It’s a cover of “Landslide,” originally done by Stevie Nicks.
45. I love Stevie Nicks.
46. I want to see her in concert.
47. I’ve been to lots of concerts.
48. I used to really enjoy them.
49. Not as much any more.
50. I think I damaged my hearing from going to so many and listening to loud music.
51. I’m in denial about my hearing loss.
52. But I have to watch movies with subtitles sometimes.
53. I’d like to believe that it wasn’t my listening to extremely loud music, but my very loud children that caused it.
54. I love my children very much, but I’m not particularly maternal.
55. They don’t seem to mind.
56. They’re really independent.
57. Kai came at just the right time in my life.
58. He arrived before Shawn did.
59. I was scared at first, but his presence in my life changed me forever.
60. For the better.
61. I don’t like the kind of person I used to be.
62. I’m thankful to God that I’m not her anymore.
63. I believe in redemption and healing.
64. I keep my toenails painted all the time.
65. I stopped biting my fingernails about a year ago.
66. It doesn’t matter because they’re so wimpy that they peel off as soon as they get long enough to be pretty.
67. I don’t really know for sure what my natural hair color is.
68. I started dyeing it when I was 14.
69. I like the variety.
70. I love to write.
71. But not creative stuff.
72. One of my first jobs was as a dancing chicken.
73. I used to dance, sing, act, paint, and draw.
74. In kindergarten, I got a state-wide award for a drawing that I did.
75. I don’t consider myself to be very creative.
76. I’m cerebral.
77. I wish I could be a student forever.
78. I wish I could be a midwife.
79. I am usually a skeptic and a pessimist.
80. Shawn has helped me to be more positive.
81. He is almost always optimistic.
82. I don’t know how.
83. I read a quote somewhere that said, “The thing about being a pessimist is that you are always either being proven right or pleasantly surprised.”
84. I use this to justify my pessimism.
85. I grew up with three siblings.
86. I want four children because of this.
87. After that, I think I want my tubes tied.
88. I want to live in Europe some day.
89. I’m looking very forward to moving back to the States.
90. Everyone keeps asking when that will be.
91. I don’t know.
92. They don’t believe me.
93. But it’s true.
94. I miss our families so much.
95. I think when we get back, we’ll just tour around and live like gypsies, visiting all of our relatives.
96. They would probably be fine with that idea.
97. I’m not looking forward to the traveling back part.
98. It’s a 24+ hour trek across many continents, with many flight changes.
99. This was a really long list.
100. I am glad it’s over.
100 Things About Me
1. I was born November 4th, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee.
2. In my parents’ bedroom.
3. No doctor or trained midwife was present.
4. I think that’s really cool.
5. I’m a birth advocate myself.
6. I believe birth is natural, normal and powerful.
7. My husband caught our second baby in our bedroom.
8. No doctor or trained midwife was present then either.
9. I have two children and am pregnant with our third.
10. I think this one is a boy.
11. Shawn wants to name the baby Asher.
12. I think he’ll get made fun of with a name like Asher Cherri.
13. But it’s not like Kai and Quinn won’t get made fun of.
14. Shawn says with a last name like Cherri, it’s bound to happen.
15. I know he’s right.
16. I love my husband.
17. I knew the night before we met that I was going to marry him.
18. Shawn’s brother knew that Shawn was going to marry me, too.
19. On the way to meet me, he said to Shawn, “Are you ready to go meet your future wife?”
20. Shawn was dumbfounded.
21. We were set up by his mom.
22. The night we met, he wore a shirt that said, “I’m the guy your mom warned you about.”
23. I about died.
24. I thought that there was no way my parents would let me get involved with him.
25. They thought the shirt was funny.
26. The night my dad met Jamas, Celeste’s (my sister) husband, he was wearing a shirt that said, “I’m here for your daughter.” On the back it said, “Don’t wait up!”
27. I don’t think Daddy noticed.
28. I miss my sister a lot.
29. She’s my best friend in the world.
30. Well, she and Shawn are both my best friends.
31. I think she’s hilarious.
32. She has put up with a lot of my crap.
33. She’s a lot tougher than me.
34. And prettier.
35. Our mothering skills are probably tied (BL).
36. I miss Taco Bell, too.
37. I love Mexican food.
38. Well, Tex-Mex.
39. My favorite color is cobalt blue.
40. I love music.
41. It moves my soul.
42. I like all kinds, but sometimes am embarrassed to admit that I like country, too.
43. I’m listening to the Dixie Chicks right now.
44. It’s a cover of “Landslide,” originally done by Stevie Nicks.
45. I love Stevie Nicks.
46. I want to see her in concert.
47. I’ve been to lots of concerts.
48. I used to really enjoy them.
49. Not as much any more.
50. I think I damaged my hearing from going to so many and listening to loud music.
51. I’m in denial about my hearing loss.
52. But I have to watch movies with subtitles sometimes.
53. I’d like to believe that it wasn’t my listening to extremely loud music, but my very loud children that caused it.
54. I love my children very much, but I’m not particularly maternal.
55. They don’t seem to mind.
56. They’re really independent.
57. Kai came at just the right time in my life.
58. He arrived before Shawn did.
59. I was scared at first, but his presence in my life changed me forever.
60. For the better.
61. I don’t like the kind of person I used to be.
62. I’m thankful to God that I’m not her anymore.
63. I believe in redemption and healing.
64. I keep my toenails painted all the time.
65. I stopped biting my fingernails about a year ago.
66. It doesn’t matter because they’re so wimpy that they peel off as soon as they get long enough to be pretty.
67. I don’t really know for sure what my natural hair color is.
68. I started dyeing it when I was 14.
69. I like the variety.
70. I love to write.
71. But not creative stuff.
72. One of my first jobs was as a dancing chicken.
73. I used to dance, sing, act, paint, and draw.
74. In kindergarten, I got a state-wide award for a drawing that I did.
75. I don’t consider myself to be very creative.
76. I’m cerebral.
77. I wish I could be a student forever.
78. I wish I could be a midwife.
79. I am usually a skeptic and a pessimist.
80. Shawn has helped me to be more positive.
81. He is almost always optimistic.
82. I don’t know how.
83. I read a quote somewhere that said, “The thing about being a pessimist is that you are always either being proven right or pleasantly surprised.”
84. I use this to justify my pessimism.
85. I grew up with three siblings.
86. I want four children because of this.
87. After that, I think I want my tubes tied.
88. I want to live in Europe some day.
89. I’m looking very forward to moving back to the States.
90. Everyone keeps asking when that will be.
91. I don’t know.
92. They don’t believe me.
93. But it’s true.
94. I miss our families so much.
95. I think when we get back, we’ll just tour around and live like gypsies, visiting all of our relatives.
96. They would probably be fine with that idea.
97. I’m not looking forward to the traveling back part.
98. It’s a 24+ hour trek across many continents, with many flight changes.
99. This was a really long list.
100. I am glad it’s over.
The Family's Latest
Quinn trying to attack Daddy's feet.
Quinn and Kai playing in their bedroom.
Shawn this week after a basketball tournament. They came in first total for the season (points-wise amongst the teams), but in this portion of the tournament, they came in second.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Shawn's Australian Adventure 3
Surf school.
Henry's Injury of the Week--surfing can be dangerous! This beauty required five stitches.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Sydney's world-famous Opera House.
Shawn's Australian Adventure 2
A manta ray that Henry and Shawn saw while scuba diving.
Shawn golfing on Sydney's coast.
Shawn's Australian Adventure
As many of you may know, Shawn went to Australia this past week with my brother, Henry. They had a wonderful time, doing all sorts of outdoorsy stuff. They went scuba diving, surfing, snorkeling and hiking.
Here is the view from their hotel. The beach is Coogee Beach.
Here is a picture that was taken underwater while they were scuba diving of some sort of sea plant.
Here's Henry and Shawn getting ready to go scuba diving.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
A Year Ago Today
A year ago today, I had our baby girl Quinn. She was born at 4:19 AM in Abu Saiba, Bahrain. After laboring through the night, she was born into her father's hands in our bedroom with only us present. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life.
Shawn examining his new baby. She was probably less than an hour or two old here.
Shawn cutting the cord so that it was a little bit shorter.
Me holding Quinn later on the day she was born.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Things I Will Miss About Bahrain
-Being able to have a nanny
-Everybody delivers, even local supermarkets and fast food restaurants
-Call to prayer
-Modesty being celebrated as a virtue and being the cultural norm
-Religious infusion in the culture
-Everybody delivers, even local supermarkets and fast food restaurants
-Call to prayer
-Modesty being celebrated as a virtue and being the cultural norm
-Religious infusion in the culture
Things I Don't Miss About America
-Slow, boring, conservative driving
-Negative attitudes about children/families
-Hyperparenting
-Negative attitudes about children/families
-Hyperparenting
Things I Miss About America
-Family
-Walmart
-Taco Bell
-Fall and winter
-Full-sized washers and dryers
-Houses that have plenty of outlets
-Trees/nature
-Reliable internet
-More social interaction/mental stimulation
-Holidays
-American TV
-Being able to drive and not see your life flashing before your eyes repeatedly
-Summers that don't involve crazy, humid, mind-bogglingly scorching heat
-Walmart
-Taco Bell
-Fall and winter
-Full-sized washers and dryers
-Houses that have plenty of outlets
-Trees/nature
-Reliable internet
-More social interaction/mental stimulation
-Holidays
-American TV
-Being able to drive and not see your life flashing before your eyes repeatedly
-Summers that don't involve crazy, humid, mind-bogglingly scorching heat
Reasons This Week is Awesome
I just found out, thanks to our celebrity-obsessed media that I have a better backside than Jennifer Love-Hewitt and a better belly than Cindy Crawford. Woohoo!
I think it's about time that these people have some REAL pictures taken to show REAL women that even celebrities have cellulite, a little extra around the backside or middle, stretch marks, etc.
It reminds me of this post on my sister's blog and this post on her friend's blog about how warped our perception of beauty is because the media heavily doctors most photos of models and celebrities.
I think it's about time that these people have some REAL pictures taken to show REAL women that even celebrities have cellulite, a little extra around the backside or middle, stretch marks, etc.
It reminds me of this post on my sister's blog and this post on her friend's blog about how warped our perception of beauty is because the media heavily doctors most photos of models and celebrities.
Reason This Week is a Bummer
.....Shawn has gone to Australia with my brother Henry for 8 days! I miss him already, but hope they have a great time.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
A Christmas Meme
My sister has a Christmas Meme!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
Both. It depends on how festive I'm feeling.
2. Real tree or artificial?
I prefer real, but we have a teeny, tiny artificial one for the moment. Not too many fir trees in Bahrain.
3. When do you put up the tree?
Depends. The years I've been pregnant, I've put them up early. The year Kai was born I put it up in October. Quinn got a tree in November. So far I haven't put this one up, though, so that kind of breaks the Christmas pregnancy nesting theory.
4. When do you take the tree down?
When I get around to it. I think last year it was February??
5. Do you like eggnog?
I used to until that stupid MTV show Jackass ruined it for me.
6. Favorite gift received as a child?
Pioneer Christmas. We all made or re-gifted our gifts. My mom gave me her girl scout knife from when she was a kid.
7. Do you have a nativity scene?
Yes, but it's in the States.
8. Hardest person to buy for?
Shawn.
9. Easiest person to buy for?
The kids.
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
Turtlenecks.
11. Mail or e-mail Christmas cards?
Mail....in theory.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer--you know, the claymation one? That movie rocks.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
Usually some time in December. Usually later, rather than sooner.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
Yes, but not to you, of course!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
My mom makes this cranberry salad that I only get at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's just not a holiday without it!
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree?
Either, but I do like the cheer of colored lights.
17. Favorite Christmas song?
O, Holy Night. I get chills whenever I hear it.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
Stay home.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
You know Dasher and Prancer and Dancer and Vixen. Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen. But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all? Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer....
20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
Either.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
Either. I personally dig Christmas Eve more because then I don't have to get up early.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year?
Rabid consumerism.
23. What I love most about Christmas?
Family, relaxing, the spirit of joy, peace and happiness. And of course--the food!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
Both. It depends on how festive I'm feeling.
2. Real tree or artificial?
I prefer real, but we have a teeny, tiny artificial one for the moment. Not too many fir trees in Bahrain.
3. When do you put up the tree?
Depends. The years I've been pregnant, I've put them up early. The year Kai was born I put it up in October. Quinn got a tree in November. So far I haven't put this one up, though, so that kind of breaks the Christmas pregnancy nesting theory.
4. When do you take the tree down?
When I get around to it. I think last year it was February??
5. Do you like eggnog?
I used to until that stupid MTV show Jackass ruined it for me.
6. Favorite gift received as a child?
Pioneer Christmas. We all made or re-gifted our gifts. My mom gave me her girl scout knife from when she was a kid.
7. Do you have a nativity scene?
Yes, but it's in the States.
8. Hardest person to buy for?
Shawn.
9. Easiest person to buy for?
The kids.
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
Turtlenecks.
11. Mail or e-mail Christmas cards?
Mail....in theory.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer--you know, the claymation one? That movie rocks.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
Usually some time in December. Usually later, rather than sooner.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
Yes, but not to you, of course!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
My mom makes this cranberry salad that I only get at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's just not a holiday without it!
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree?
Either, but I do like the cheer of colored lights.
17. Favorite Christmas song?
O, Holy Night. I get chills whenever I hear it.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
Stay home.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
You know Dasher and Prancer and Dancer and Vixen. Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen. But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all? Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer....
20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
Either.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
Either. I personally dig Christmas Eve more because then I don't have to get up early.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year?
Rabid consumerism.
23. What I love most about Christmas?
Family, relaxing, the spirit of joy, peace and happiness. And of course--the food!
Friday, November 23, 2007
Interior Decorating
Yeah, Cel--eat this! I'm going for duct tape chic.
This is what you have to do when your kids won't stop tipping the lamp over the second you're not looking. Unfortunately, it was broken to begin with. The kids have just furthered the poor thing's misery.
Augusta's Injury of the Week
My bruised and swollen foot.
My foot in the bandage/wrap/sock thing.
The other day I was at work and they were doing construction in the area around our office. Part of the brick sidewalk had caved in about 6 inches or so, leaving a little depression there. I was walking along and was distracted by one of the stray cats that runs around that area. Of course I stepped directly into the hole and my foot slid out of my heeled sandal, twising my ankle. The side of my foot hit the bricks in the bottom of the hole with pretty much most of my weight on it. I felt a popping sensation and then it started to hurt.
However, the pain wasn't so bad that I couldn't still walk on it just fine. I could still move everything and I just assumed that I had bumped it pretty bad. Immediately, a bruise popped up and a dull ache started.
When Shawn met me after work later that evening, I said to him somewhat jokingly, "I think there is a small chance that I broke my foot today." He of course rolled his eyes because he knows of my tendency to be a wee bit dramatic at times, especially when it involves an injury/pain.
Later that evening, my foot was still okay. I could walk on it, but it had started to hurt a little bit more. I decided it would be a good idea just to have it x-rayed. We went to a nearby hospital, but they said they could not x-ray it because I was pregnant. We went back home and I figured it would probably feel better in the morning.
Around 5:30 AM Wednesday morning, my foot was hurting enough that I woke up and could not fall back asleep. Later in the morning, I told Shawn it was still bothering me, so he when he went on base to get some groceries, he tried to make an appointment for me at the Navy medical facility. There was a doctor there that we knew from our EMT clinicals. He said that I could have an x-ray while pregnant, but that their x-ray machine was down.
Shawn came and took me back to the hospital from before and the doctor called radiology. They put three lead aprons on me and then took a couple of x-rays. An orthopedic surgeon guy came and looked at the x-rays and told me that I had a small fracture on my fifth metatarsal.
Yes, I broke my foot! I couldn't believe it! Shawn said, "You been walking long?"
So now I have my foot in this soft, supported brace thing for 3-6 weeks! GREAAAAAAAT.
To add insult to injury, because I was technically at work when this happened, I have to fill out paperwork for an accident report with both the Navy College and Central Texas College.
Could it be? My son is THREE! Part Two
Shawn and Kai playing with his new fishing rod.
Blowing out his birthday candles.
Enjoying cake!
The aftermath.
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