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Snow Fun!

We got hit with a ton of snow again! 10 inches! I couldn't resist taking Kate out into the Winter Wonderland to get some pictures of her in the snow! She even made a snow angel!

Happy Anniversary to us!! Feb. 16th

Hard to believe that Mike and I have been married 6 years! They have been an amazing 6 years with our share of ups and downs! But through it all we have laughed and loved and cried and taken care of each other. We have a strong marriage that I like to think is pretty unbreakable...after all our years of infertility we came out on top and with a beautiful little girl! I would marry Mike all over again! When we are apart... I feel lonely. When I am waiting to see him I sometimes still get butterflies . It's an amazing love that we have. He is my rock! I am proud to be Mrs. Michael Murphy!

Happy Valentine's Day

Well we spent our Valentine's Day with Kate's heart Doctor...how fitting! She had a follow up appointment with our favorite Dr. Marx! He is very happy with how well Kate is doing. She is now weighing in at 6lbs 13 oz almost gained a pound since we were last in 3 weeks ago!!! Her echo is showing no changes since her last echo...which is great! Her heart is doing what its supposed to. He did up her blood pressure meds (due to her increased weight) He was pleased that she was fighting her 1st little cold very well...still feeding well! He said little Kathryn is still stumping me, but I'm not complaining... we'll see you in a month! Go Kate!!! She is such an amazing little girl!

Interview Someone

This is the latest Blog Challenge I received. Most people interviewed their kids, but since Kate can't talk. I interviewed Mike!

(1) What is something that I always says to you?
WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?

(2) What makes me happy?
Our darling baby

(3) What makes me sad?
Finacial Stresses

(4) How do I make you laugh?
When you laugh...its contagious

(5) What was I like as a child?
Precocious

(6) How old am I?
27

(7) How tall am I ?
5'7

(8) What is my favorite thing to do?
Scrapbook

(9) What do I do when you're not around?
Do you really want me to say Sleep???

(10) If I become famous, what will it be for?
Having a famous daughter

(11) What am I really good at?
Making beautiful Babies... creating artisitic crafts

(12) What am I not very good at?
Housework

(13) What do I do for a job?
teacher

(14) What is my favorite food?
Roast beef dinner

(15) What makes you proud of me?
you're a good mother

(16) If I were a cartoon character, who would I be?
Wilma Flintstone

(17) What do you and I do together?
EVERYTHING

(18) How are you and I the same?
We both live for the here and now

(19) How are you and I different?
You're in Extrovert
I'm an Introvert

(20) How do you know I love you?
Because you constantly tell me

My 2 Favorite Girls

Long before Kate there was Merrie! Did I mention that I love MERRIE! I always hoped that we would get pregnant quicker so Merrie and our baby would be best buddies. Well I didn't and Merrie will be 6 in March (oh my gosh where does the time go?) So maybe she can teach Kate along the way. She is the sweetest little girl. Mike and I hope that Kate grows up to be as sweet, caring and kind as Meredith. I waited a long time to have a picture of my 2 most favorite girls!

New Mommy Hair Do!

Kate and I went to the salon today so I could get my hair cut! I needed something that was easier to take care of. My hair was soo long and curly and all I ever had time to do was put in a pony... I wanted a more put together look that wouldn't take a lot of time. I also got my eyebrows waxed...(much needed) Best of all... Kate slept through it all.

Kate & Shelby

Before Kate arrived... Mike & I both worried about how Shelby would handle a new baby in the house. He is such a good puppy...but, very excitable! He has surprised us! He hasn't quite figured Kate out... but is very protective of her when she cries he comes running! The only problem we have had so far is he thinks Katie's bouncy seat is his new bed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UGH! So we just have to be sure not to leave that around!

Corn Chowder

Corn Chowder
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup diced bacon
4 medium potatoes, chopped
1/2 medium onion, chopped
2 cups water
2 1/2 to 3 cups cups cream-style corn, 2 (12 ounces each) cans
2 teaspoons salt
pepper to taste
2 cups half-and-half or light cream, scalded

PREPARATION:
Sauté bacon until browned and crisp; add chopped potatoes and onions. Add water, corn, and seasonings; cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in half-and-half; heat through but do not boil.

This is what we had for dinner... Sooo yummy! A real comfort food!

Cardic Appointment

We just got back from Children's... All three of us! Its a good thing when Kate comes back home with us. I'm not going to lie I was a little nervous this morning. Kate is doing fantastic! Dr. Marx says that this little girl keeps amazing him, and he is thrilled with how well she is doing! She was a trooper for her echocardiogram : ) Slept through most of it : ) She is now weighing in at 5lbs 11 oz. (I'm sticking to Children's scale... I don't think the one at my peds office is accurate) We go back on Feb. 14th Valentine's Day!

Katie's 1st Bath!

" I'm not sure about this mommy"

Tonight, we gave Kate her 1st bath in her tub! Up until now we have been giving her sponge baths! I was afraid she would scream and cry...She didn't she LOVED it! She was so content! I of course was the worried mom...thinking the water was too hot. Even though her rubber ducky (which doubles as a thermoter) said it was just right, as did her daddy! There is nothing as sweet as the smell of a just bathed baby!!!

Ranch Pasta!

Yummy!!!

16oz pasta ( I used Bowties)
1 Stick of Butter
1 Pkg. Dry Ranch Dressing
1/2 C. Frozen Peas
2 Chicken Breast cooked and cubed

After cooking pasta, move to a bowl. In a pot melt the butter and mix in Ranch mix. Stir in frozen peas and stir until melted. Mix in chicken and cooked pasta. Combine until butter covers pasta well.

This is from the ScrapShare Cookbook. ( That my dear friend sent me a copy of since I missed out on ordering one Thanks Christina) This was super simple and super yummy!

Scrapbook Page!

Well, if you know me you know my favorite hobby and the only one I have really stuck with is Scrap booking! I love all aspects of it...the craftiness, the paper, the PICTURES & the STORIES! Now that Kate is here it is more important then ever that I scrapbook for her. ( at least now I know I have someone to leave them to ; ) ) Anyway, as with everything else life gets in the way and I haven't had time to scrap. I knew with a new baby it would be harder then ever. So for 2008 I vowed to do 1-3 layouts a week! The scrap booking board I frequent, is helping me do that by posting weekly challenges using different sketches and layouts. I'm already behind its week three of the challenge and I am just starting. It just means before Sunday I have to do at least 2 more layouts ideally I would like to do 6 more! So here is my 1st challenge layout. In honor of my pseudo niece Merrie! ( She was the reason I scrapped before I had Kate... I have sooo many pictures of her in my books I thought I would just leave her my albums... I still may leave her some!)

Baby Bjorn

Mommy & Kathryn hanging around : )

Blogging...

Checking email....



Amiee & Katie Scrapbooking






What a great invention!!!! Kate loves to be held and cuddled... and lets face it I love to hug and cuddle her! But, it makes getting anything else done rather impossible. Well Mike brought out the Baby Bjorn and lets just say Mommy and baby are in love! She is soo content and I am so comfortable. It allows me to cuddle my lovey and still check email, blog, scrapbook and even fold laundry...LOL ok I probably won't fold laundry. : )

2 Things

Saw this on a blog challege...thought I would try it...

2 favorite scrapbook topics: Family, and Christmas
2 best places I've been to: Disney and the beach...any beach
2 things I do everyday: Check Scrapshare.com and cuddle with my two babes
2 things everyone knows about me: I scrapbook, and I love my baby
2 places I wish to visit: Ireland, and Disney with Kate
2 things you may not know about me are: There is 22 years age differece between me & my hubby. I became what I wanted to be since I was a child.. a mommy and a teacher!
2 favorite foods are: roast beef dinner or anything Italian

The Best Dip EVER!

Buffalo Chicken Dip

INGREDIENTS:
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1 cup blue cheese salad dressing
1/2 cup Frank's REDHOT Buffalo Wing Sauce
1 cup crumbled blue cheese
1 cup shredded Sharp Cheddar cheese
2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken ( I use Perdue Short Cuts)

DIRECTIONS:
HEAT oven to 350°F. Place cream cheese into deep dish 9-inch pie plate.
Microwave 1 min. to soften. Whisk in salad dressing, Buffalo Wing Sauce and blue cheese until smooth. Stir in chicken. BAKE 20 min. or until mixture is heated through. Cover with shredded cheddar cheese. Bake 5 mins or until cheese is melted. Serve with Trisuts or tortilla chips.

I orginally got this recipe from my friend Beth on Scrapshare. I didn't like it with the canned shredded chicken, so I tweaked it a bit and now I can't get enough!

We just had it tonight! YUMMY!

What I plan to do here:

So my intentions for this blog are:
1. Talk about my princess and our life
2. Share pictures of my princess and the rest of our life
3. Post Scrapbook Pages and fun crafts for all my crafty friends
4. Share favorite recipes
5. Ramble on about nothing!

Enjoy!

Trying again...

Well I tried this back in April... that was before I got pregnant and my life got CRAZY!!! So now I have a whole new reason to blog. I'm sure our family and friends care much more what's going on with our sweet baby girl then just me & Mike anyway! So I have a great insentive to keep up on this. Again it's too much info to go back and fill you in on all that stuff that has happend! If you are reading this you probably know all that already. I may fill in some of the back stuff if our life ever gets boring and I need something to write!

Random

10 Favorites
Color: Pink & Green
Food: Itailan
Month:September
Song:Beautiful In My Eyes (Our Wedding Song)
Movie: Pretty Woman
Sport: Baseball
Season:Fall
Day of the Week:Saturday
Ice Cream Flavor:Mint Choc. Chip
Time of Day: Early Evening
9 Currents
Mood: Unsettled
Clothes: Jammies
Taste: Dove Dark Chocolate
Desktop: Messy
Toenail Color: In need of a pedi
Time:7:22
Surroundings:Bedroom
Thoughts: Almost time for my shot
Wonderings: Will this cycle be the one
8 Firsts
Best Friend: Dennis
Kiss: Real kiss Shawn Turnquist
Screen Name:Amiees917
Pet:Dog RIP Zaboo
Piercing: ears
Crush: I don't remember
Computer: Packard Bel
Home Location: On my own Littleton MA
7 Lasts
Cigarette:EWWW NEVER
Drink: Iced coffee
Kiss: About an hour ago
Movie seen at the theater: The Zodiac Killer
Phone Call:RSVP to Jonathan
CD played: ITUNES
Gift received: Target gift card and cute socks from one of my students for St Paddy's Day
6 Have You Evers
Dated One Of Your Best Friends: Yup married one too
Broken the Law: everytime I drive
Been Arrested: nope
Skinny Dipped: yup
Been on TV: nope
Kissed Someone You Didn't Know: yup
5 ThingsYou've
Eaten Today:
You've Done Today: created a blog
You Can Hear Right Now: Shelby panting
You Can't Live Without: Mike
You Do When You're Bored: SS, Check email watch tv sleep
4 places you've been today haven't left the house : )
3 people you can tell anything to Mike, Mom and Kris
2 Choices1. Black or White: Black
2. Hot or Cold: Hot
1 thing you wanna do before you die be a mom

1st Post... Finally took the plunge

Well after months of reading various blogs... mostly from the scrapshare ladies... I decided I needed my own. I was hesitant for a few reasons:
1. I have tried many times to keep a journal and have FAILED maybe this will be different
2. I don't want all the weirdos knowing every little detail of my life
3. Do people really care all that much about what I have to say

The answers to the above questions:
1. This may be the answer... it might be easier for me to hold myself to even if I just do a blog challenge...
2. I just confessed to being the weirdo that has been reading blogs for the past 6 months.
3. If they don't care they won't read it... I think I will consider this a year long Christmas Letter.

I think it is pretty much impossible for me to back track and try to give a history so its from this point on if I am rambling on and you don't know what I am talking about sorry! Too much baggage to try and bring you up to date. Off to post this on SS. (SS=Scrapshare the board I am on way tooo much its a scrapbooking board and sooo much more)