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692 days ago
Nope, I haven't been hear much lately...I know. I have moved blog operations to a different site and I have been waiting to let many know until I felt comfortable with it. I am very happy over at blogger. I like the way of things and it is much easier to do certain things as well. Plus, visitors do not have to register with blogger in order to leave a comment...lovely. So please move your link for me to here: www.apolskaya.blogspot.com So for now I will put the MSN blog in hibernation. Never fear, there will still be pictures and ramblings over at the new digs, just in a slightly different, simpler format. I will see ya'll over there! Sarah :)
713 days ago
In a sea of blogs that are all a dither with holiday festivities (which I have been enjoying reading and getting inspiration from), my mind has also been focused in a completely different area. The NPR junkie that I am has allowed me to hear all about all of the presidential canidates and issues being batted around for 2008. I am hyper-aware of what is going on in the world and I believe that everyone needs to do what they can. So pardon me while I pull out my dusty soap box, step-up, and say a few words. Aahem...Please, please, please register and vote in this election and especially if you have never voted before. Regardless of which side you may land on, whether red or blue or what issues you may hold as most important, vote! There are millions of people that would kill (and have through out history) for the right to have a say in the furture of their country, but are not (were not, have not been) allowed to. Especially if you are a woman, excersize the privilege ...
717 days ago
This weekend has been slow and sweet. I got a lot accomplished, but also I took time to read and relax. We spent quite a bit of time in our PJs. The floors were vacuumed and surfaces were dusted. Organization happened...I know *gasp* A bath was given to a dirty Little Man. Cupcakes were made. A book was started. A winter quilt was added to the bed. Laughter with my Sweetie. Favorite Christmas movies were watched: Holiday Inn and Scrooge (the best one with Albert Finney). Life is sweetness itself.
721 days ago
It has been a winter wonderland here in the mid-west. It is amazing how crisp and clean the world looks when covered with a blanket of snow. Everything is more hushed and things seem softer. It is as if our house is wrapped in a fluffy blanket which adds to our coziness. But, it is ever so cold, last night it was in the minus temperatures and it was best for all just to stay indoors. But, I do love how the snow and frost seem to make Christmas lights around town twinkle and sparkle just a little bit more. Up until yesterday I was not in the mood to do any decorating for Christmas. So this weekend I am going to try and locate our stockings and maybe a few other things to brighten the house for the holidays. It is after all Elijah's first Christmas and I don't want it to be entirely devoid of Christmas cheer and even though he won't remember any of it...I will. The sunrise this morning was stunning! The new light made all of the snow covered trees glow pink and the empty ...
729 days ago
November has flown by in the blink of an eye. It is a wonder to me that Thanksgiving has come and gone and Christmas is just around the corner. I haven't done any decorating yet and I'm not sure how much I will do. There are still some unfinished parts of unpacking left that require the purchase of bookshelves from IKEA and so the living room feels unfinished and I don't want to add a Christmas tree to it all. It would seem like chaos. So I might just hang a wreath on the door and call it good. If Elijah was a little older I would go all out, but he won't have any memory of this Christmas, so I think I'll just hold out until next year when everything in the house should be about done, including painting. Elijah is now completly mobile...he is crawling everywhere and getting faster everyday. It's great fun to watch, he sort of has the look of a bulldog when he is clomping away to get to where ever he is wanting to go. His arms and legs are placed wide as he moves. At ...
