Time to Vote!!!

Voting is a very important American duty. As a woman, and coming from a legacy of suffragists, I take advantage of my right to vote at every possible chance.

so yes, I will make an effort to stop by my local polling place today and mark my ballot.

And this week, I have reason to vote in another very unique poll — I am voting for BODEN to be this week’s finalist in the B107.3 Baby Idol contest!!!

We would love to have your vote as well!

in fact, you can vote once per 24-hour period each day this week, until 12noon (C.T.) through this link. (Technically, you can vote once per day, PER Device – so smart phones, tablets, netbooks, you know… each count as a vote). (AND, as i tested the link, i learned that you can ALSO enter once per day, per EACH type of Browser – so if you have Internet Explorer, or Firefox or Google Chrome – each of them works independently – so that adds up to multiple votes too…. not that i am encouraging you to stuff the ballot box…. but, by the looks of this post, i guess i am!)

If Bo is one of the top three vote-earners this week, he will go into a Final Round of Voting next week (fingers securely crossed!)

Feel free to share this link with others. We greatly appreciate your vote, as always!!


Boden at 18 Months (December, 2011) – photo from Laura Matoush Photography (recognize Bo from his 12-month session on her splash page?)

May 15, 2012. Tags: , , , , , , . Fun Times, Fun Times With Baby Becker. 1 comment.

Run

It seemed so easy to sign up for the .5marathon five months ago.

It definitely wasn’t easy fitting in all of those training runs (in fact, most of the time I didn’t… )

It has been a daily challenge, as of late, to get as mentally prepared for this event as I possibly can.

A roller coaster, if you will.

Now, here I sit, trying to gather up my final preparations… Listening to the pouring rain outside (I know, awesome huh?)

We’ll see how this goes.

As miserable as some (most) of this has made me, I can feel a small bit inside of me saying, “let’s do this again.”

I still haven’t decided if I will listen.

May 6, 2012. Tags: , , . anticipation, Not So Fun Times. 1 comment.

Hole-y moly!

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Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a hole in our dirt!!!!!

Can I get an Amen?

April 30, 2012. Fun Times. 1 comment.

count on it

we’re counting everything around here.

up to twenty.

down from ten.

uno a diez.

i just love to hear Boden count… i’ll see if i can translate:

“a’wahh” = one
“tuue” = two
“rwee” = three
“borr” = four
“bibe” = five
“xics” = six
“seben” = seven
“ATE!!!” = eight (his most favorite!)
“nye” = nine
“Teynn!” = ten

April 25, 2012. Fun Times With Baby Becker. Leave a comment.

The Tao of The Cow

Since about 13 or 14 months of age, B has had a love of “Moo’s”.

Every cow he would see would lead to a big, emphatic “MOO!”

We love our cows, I mean, Moos.

Until last night, and then again this morning, I heard it clear as day, “Cow”.

Oh, more evidence that my baby is really and truly a Big Boy!

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April 16, 2012. Fun Times. Leave a comment.

Pick Two

Source: sawdustcityllc.com via Katie on Pinterest


this sums up my week month year past decade.

what would you accomplish if you were only required to master two? just two?

oh, the possibilities.

April 12, 2012. Tags: , , . shareable. Leave a comment.

What’s Cooking, Good Looking?

In my ever-evolving quest toward Super Mom-dom, I am continuing to minimize, organize and strategize.

Amidst all that, I encountered a brainwave that I hope will revolutionize this household….

Et viola!

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An 8″x10″ frame.
Scrapbook paper, cut to size.
A dry erase marker of your choice.

Please to enjoy. 

February 25, 2012. Fun Times. Leave a comment.

Home made play dough!

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It’s freezing out on the Nebraska Tundra. So Big Boy B and I are staying in.

so far today, we have made heart shaped sugar cookies, Acai apple sauce, pretzels rolls and now, Boden’s first ever play dough. Blue, of course.

This is a recipe from my mom’s days as a preschool teacher. Enjoy!

Play Dough from Kids Day Out

1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 T. Alum
1 T. Oil
3/4 cup water
Food coloring of choice

Mix together dry ingredients.

boil water in microwave. Add oil and food coloring. Add to dry ingredients.

Mix and play.

Store in a zip bag or air tight container.

Boden had fun playing, working on his fine motor skills, identifying shapes and making snakes, accompanied by the “Ssssses” sound.

The dogs enjoyed hanging out by the high chair waiting for pieces to drop.

Anybody know if it’s safe for dogs to eat alum?

February 11, 2012. Tags: . Fun Times With Baby Becker. Leave a comment.

.5marathon training lessons – hitting the pavement

last time i ran a 1/2 marathon, i thought i would be kind to myself and take a month off…

SEVEN years later, i am back on this “wagon” of sorts.

last time around- i religiously stuck to my training schedule… and learned a valuable lesson on every single one of those Sunday Long Runs: each one prepares you for Race day, in one way or another.
- you learn what to wear, and what not to wear
- you learn how to hydrate, and how not to hydrate
- you learn what to eat, and what not to eat

today, i set my alarm for what wouldn’t have been too terribly early, had i been provided with a “good” night of sleep. but arise at 6:47am, did i. due to the schedule o’ the day, the early run would probably be my only real chance to make it happen today… and honestly, if i didn’t run today- it might be another week before i head back out.

Lucy saw my running clothes and practically bounced her way into her leash and harness.

wanna know what i “learned” today:
- don’t run when you’re tired
- don’t run with gloves, if you’re not used to running with gloves
- don’t run without gloves if it’s 22-degrees out at 7:10am
- hydrate, at least some water, please
- eat, at least something (a banana would probably have been a smarter move than nothing.)
- watch out for cracks in the sidewalk…

yes, i biffed it. Lucy was a good little nurse. and of course, it happened at the exact half-way point to home… so, no chance of a short cut.

we made it, yes we did – jogging the whole way home.

and now i have a use for those barbie band-aids.

January 29, 2012. running. Leave a comment.

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