WANDERINGS

The next Generation of Music Lovers

2010-01-10T09:01:00.000-05:00

Jackson and I have been sick for the past week. Having a sick 3 year old if not so much fun. He has been having a hard time sleeping because of his congestion. The other night he woke up around 3:00am. He turned to me and said " Mom, can we listen to music on your Ipod?" I laughed and told him no. Secretly, I wanted to listen to music on my Ipod too. He told me that it was ok and he went back to sleep.

Winter Wonderland

2009-12-07T20:24:00.000-05:00

We are starting to get into the holiday season. Jackson and I went and got our tree this weekend. This is the first year Jackson has been old enough to kind of get the whole Christmas thing. He loved decorating the tree. You could tell where he was standing, all of the ornaments are right on top of each other. I am trying, really hard, to be excited about the holiday. Jackson makes it kind of easy.

(the glorious tree)

Thinking . . .

2009-11-30T21:01:00.000-05:00

Jackson: "Mommy are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
Mommy: "I don't know, what are you thinking?"
Jackson: "I am thinking that when the sun comes up we should take a walk downtown."
Mommy: "I wish we could but when the sun comes up we have to get ready to go to school."
Jackson: "Oh, well when you pick me up can we walk downtown when we get home?"
Mommy: " Oh course, I would like that."

I love that we have a downtown to walk to and that my son loves to walk there.

Fall on the horizon

2009-09-26T07:27:00.000-04:00

It has been a long time since we posted anything. Life, as usual, has taken many turns in the last few months. Jackson and I had a wonderful summer. I was able to take 2 months off and we spent time together and with friends. We even made it out to Wisconsin for a week in August. It was fun and revitalizing for both of us. We are now back to school. The transition was much harder for me than it was for Jackson. He is a champ!
Jackson turned 3 this summer and is learning to ride a bike, he is now sleeping in a big boy bed and is almost completely potty trained!!!!!!!! Such a big boy now! I am going to try and be better about posting things and pictures from here on out. Here are some pictures from out summer adventures:

May 2009

July 2009

August in Wisconsin

A Winters Day Hike

2009-02-24T19:37:00.000-05:00

I know that it is soon for another post but I thought I would share a cute little story from my day. I went hiking up Pack Monadnock in Peterborough this morning with my homeroom. The point of the hike was to get to the top so we could sled down. The group had a rough go of it but while we were there we were passed by a couple, also on a hike. The two of them stopped to chat and said that this was a place that they used to spend a lot of time at in the summer and occasionally during the winter. The man then told us that he was 83 years old and his wife was almost 81- she got upset since she was only 80 and her birthday was not for a few more months. They were super cute and made it to the top when most of the teenagers I was with gave up only half way.

February Vacation- Kind of

2009-02-23T09:51:00.001-05:00

This week is supposed to be February Vacation week. It is one of those awesome perks to being a teacher. Well not so much. Since I work at a private school we had fewer options for making up snow days compared to public schools. So we decided to work the first three days this week. By work of course I mean we made it Winter Week. Today I was going to be cross country skiing, tomorrow I will go ice skating and Wednesday I get to go skiing at Cannon Mountain. Not bad for a week of work! Of course we got a snow storm last night and school was delayed two hours. I am going to miss today for another reason- Jackson continues to fight this flu bug and after 4 plus days of being sick I am taking him to the doctors to make sure he is ok. I think Jackson will tell you that he feels better and that over the last 4 days he has more than made up for all the t.v. Scott and I never let him watch! I think his favorite new phrase is "I want to watch it over and over and over Mommy!" Thankfully I have not gotten the flu yet- seems like a miracle since Jackson prefers to get sick on me instead of in the bowl or the toilet! I love being a mom- it has been kind of nice hearing him ask to snuggle all the time.
I have a few pictures from our Valentines trip to Seapoint Beach and when I find the camera I will post them for everyone to see. It had been way too long since the family hit the beach and I think we all had an awesome time, especially Cassidy.

We hope everyone is doing well. Spring is on the way and soon we will have lots of pictures of our upcoming camping adventures!

Here are the pictures from the beach- the last one shows a sad boy who didn't want to go home!
For good measure I am going to add some pictures of the sick pup this morning. We went to the doctor and she said that if he is still sick on Wednesday we will need to run some tests but so far he seems to be holding his own. I sure hope we don't have to do any tests later this week!

Another Sunday, Another Snow Storm

2009-01-18T13:09:00.000-05:00

Jackson and Mommy after a long morning playing in the snow

Happy New Year everyone! Jackson and I are staying busy- Jackson eating lots of snow and for me it's shoveling. I did go and hire a plow guy- which has been super exciting and helpful. Jackson and I had a wonderful time in CA for Christmas. It was sad to come back to all the cold and snow but we are already talking about going back on the big airplane. Jackson probably had an easier time adjusting then I did and now every time he sees a plane it is always flying to CA.
Here are some pictures from our trip home- Jackson had a great time playing with all of his cousins and his many aunts and uncles. Of course I think Jackson enjoyed playing fetch with Napoleon the most!

Jackson and Napoleon at the park

Jackson on the slide- not sure what to do next

Jackson and Mommy Christmas morning

Jackson and Aubrey- they did really well together sharing this time around

Popeye, Jacob, Jackson and Loni- Christmas Eve dinner

The three boys eating together

Since being home we have been playing outside and when it is too cold to go outside (which it has been the past week) Jackson has taken to riding his bike in the house really fast! Well that is how he explains it at least. He is getting really good at navigating the turns and furniture. He also enjoys chasing Cassidy around the house on his bike- not sure Cassidy appreciates the game of it all. She is doing much better with Jackson and now Jackson kisses her at night and says " I love Cassidy and Cassidy loves Jackson" Too cute.

The other big news is that next week our house will officially be up for sale. It's very sad and kind of exciting all at the same time. The idea of packing and de-cluttering is kind of overwhelming right now. Fingers crossed we can sell it quickly and for the price we are asking. I have not been able to decide where to go once the house sells- I guess we need to figure that out pretty quickly!

New England Weather

2008-12-16T22:29:00.000-05:00

As everyone in the country knows we are dealing with a total disaster here in the northeast. The ice storm knocked out power to thousands of people. Thankfully we lost power for a few hours on Friday and that was it. The only other small issue we had was that two large tree limbs fell off a neighbors tree onto the car. Scott was able to cut up the limbs to remove it. The only damage that is obvious are the dents in the hood- no broken glass!! Now Jackson wakes up and asks if a tree has fallen on the car!

Hope everyone is safe and warm this week!

Here are some pictures of the adventure . . . .

Ice Rules!!!
On the up note here are some pictures from the rest of the weekend. Jackson loves to snuggle as he watches his little 20 minute video before bed some nights. Here are some pictures of him watching the bunnies hop and also of him talking to his new tractor.

Be well

One last Hurrah

2008-11-02T13:47:00.000-05:00

Jackson and I went camping with some friends in Pawtuckaway State Park last night. We had the campground to ourselves which was nice. We camped right along the water, which Jackson was thrilled about because it meant an endless supply of rocks to throw in the water! We went on a nature hike and Jackson ran the entire time. It was going great until Jackson for some reason decided to rub sand in his face. Crying and screaming continued for some time- which included sand filled tears and snot. Poor kid! As usual Jackson was a champ sleeping in the tent. I was a little on the cold side but he didn't seem to be bothered at all. We decided with we would make this camping trip an annual event- the first Saturday after Halloween. Makes me wish I had been able to get off my butt and take Jackson camping a few more times this past summer . . . . but now we are gearing up for snow and winter fun. Next summer we are definitely going camping more often and everyone is welcome to join us!

Jackson throwing rocks

Jackson and Maya

Mommy and Jackson

The next few pictures are not from camping but they a too cute not to share. Lately Jackson has been way into playing with flour on the counter. He "cooks" things and also drives his tractor through it. He makes a huge mess but it's worth it.

3 out of 4 people agree- The Avett Brothers Rock!

2008-09-27T20:09:00.000-04:00

As many of you know- Amy loves the Avett Brothers. I was not such a fan- the Youtube videos are horrible! Then I decided that I would take one for the team and go with Amy to the largest music festival in Maine- Shangri-la. It was rainy and there were barely any people there. Amy and I "camped" in a motel nearby and we gave it all we had at the show. That night I became a true convert. I have been listening to 3 of their albums non-stop since. They are now officially the soundtrack to my life. Jackson also really likes them- If it's the beaches is his "favorite" ( I think he says that because it's mommy's favorite!) Scott supposedly doesn't like them at all, although he is listening to them for Jackson. Beware- they will grow on you!
So if you have the chance to catch a show- do it! If you have a chance to talk to them- do it! (Amy missed the boat on that one last month)
So here is a video of Jackson rocking out. Enjoy. This video makes me smile and I sing along when ever I watch it. Smile, sing and dance until you can't dance anymore . . . .

First Day of Summer

2008-06-21T12:07:00.000-04:00

While we have been delinquent in our postings things have been very busy around here. Jackson turned two earlier this month and also went on his first camping trip. Work has been busy for the adults in the house and we are still trying to figure out what Delilah can't seem to say no to going potty in the house. Jackson has become very efficient in finding the poopy.
Here are some pictures from our camping trip. Loni and Jackson headed north to meet up with Amy and Adam. The trip only lasted one night but it was well worth it. On the way out of Errol we even saw a Moose!!!!! Jackson enjoyed running up and down the dirt road and throwing rocks in the river. He did great in the tent- even though he got up way too early.

Looking for at all times

KIng of the sticks

Amy trying to brainwash Jackson into the helmet

After we went camping Jackson celebrated his big 2nd birthday. He loves to hear happy birthday and has really enjoyed all of the new trucks and books about trucks that he received.
Here is one picture from the big day- unfortunately we didn't take that many do options are slim on this one.

Happy Birthday Jackson!

Mother May I

2008-05-18T12:06:00.000-04:00

Finally some nice sunshine!!!!

Outside riding his "bike"

Winter has finally lost it's hold on all of us. The weather has been surprisingly nice here in Newmarket. Jackson is loving his time outside and we wish more and more that we had some sort of yard for him to play in- but we make due with what we have!
The chickens are still laying lots of eggs- we have 6 dozen in the fridge as we speak! The other day we had a really big egg- not quite the worlds largest but pretty close (Scott researched this of course!) We felt bad for the chicken that had to lay that one!
Jackson and I had a nice mother's day last week- here are some pictures from our adventures. Jackson already has an infinity for tractors and big trucks- so he was very happy to sit on Paul's lawnmower most of the morning.

Tractor mommy, tractor!

Happy mother's day!

We will try to take more pictures as we get out and have fun in the sun. It's hard to believe that in a little less than a month Jackson will already be 2!!! We will post some birthday pictures for everyone!

The Never Ending Winter

2008-03-01T10:00:00.000-05:00

the family at Seapoint Beach

It's Saturday March 1, 2008 and it's still snowing. It's been snowing for ever it seems like. I think everyone is ready for winter to be over- especially Scott. In an effort to start spending more time outside like it was spring we took the pups to the beach this week. It was a balmy 37 degrees on Monday which was nice- sadly enough. Cassidy always loves the beach and Delilah seemed to enjoy the running around as well.
Jackson is talking more and more. He now says " Bless you" when someone sneezes or coughs and he says" thanks much" when you give him what he wants. He is too cute. We are enjoying the new fun of Skype. Amy bought us a web cam and now we can see her all the time. Jackson loves it!!!!!! so if anyone is one Skype let us know- Jackson would love to talk with you. Here are some pictures from this past week. . . . .

Papa and Jackson on a Tractor

Jackson and Delilah watching Clifford

Jackson rocking mommy's headband

AS PROMISED

2008-02-09T17:35:00.001-05:00

We finally got a new memory card. I have 90 pictures of the other one so we are hopeful that we can figure out a way to get them off. Last night we had the pleasure of have Adam and Amy over for one last slumber party. When we got up this morning we had homemade pancakes and eggs. We sent the two travelers off with full bellys and lots of hugs. There were only a couple of tears. Kobe was sad to leave.

So here are a couple of pictures of the newest Rowe. She is super cute and way mellow. I am also adding a picture of the futuer football player. He really loves his football.

A new addition

2008-02-04T14:04:00.000-05:00

I know- what could this mean? Is Jackson welcoming a little brother or sister? Well yes and no. Yesterday-with the encouragment of "Mamey" we picked Delilah up at the Northwood Hannaford. We were ready to walk away if we had- I swear. She is the sweetest little munchcin. I want to show her off but my memory card is not cooperating so you will all have to wait. She is super mellow. A black and white setter mix, Delilah is form Georgia and her birthday is 12/01/07. She is mostly white with black specks- the opposite of Cassidy. Cassidy loves her- I think she is excited to have a friend in the house. So far so good. We can't wait for her to meet the family!!!!

Happy New Year and all that jazz

2008-01-07T12:15:00.000-05:00

Things are finally settling down. Jackson and I are getting ready to hit the road- we are making a trip to California/Las Vegas for Wesley's 21st birthday. Big goings on for sure. We are super excited about the trip but bummed out Scott will be staying behind- not sure if he is really that upset (I am sure he will like to sleep in and only have to take care of the dog for a few days!).

The holidays were pretty much a success- the only glitch was that the postal services lost my box. Scott and Jackson got their boxes from my mother but mine is still floating around somewhere in America. God bless it. We had family over and Amy gave Jackson way too much sugar. Jackson's new years resolution is to sleep less and not sleep at all at anyone elses house. This is pretty awesome for his parents!!!!

We are trying to spend more time outside and more time doing things we love. Yesterday Jackson helped make some bread and a couple of pillows. He is quite the home maker!

We hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season. If we weren't able to see you we hope that we get to soon.

Egg-citement

2007-12-08T13:39:00.000-05:00

Since the last post we got what we asked for. The chickens are working over time for sure! We are getting anywhere from 5-8 eggs a day. We currently have 3 dozen in our fridge. If anyone is in the market for some farm fresh eggs- just ask!!!!

Jackson is on egg boycott for now. After a week of eggs for breakfast and some for dinner he gave up. I can't blame him- he likes variety!!!!!!!!

Thanksgiving has come and gone and Christmas is well on its way. Jackson loves Christmas music and he makes us play the wind up Santa all the time. He also tries to sing along to jungle bells which is super cute because the only word he really knows is "hey". Adorable I tell you.

Here are some recent pictures- enjoy.

All about the Chickens

2007-10-28T13:40:00.001-04:00

the first egg- YIPPEEEEEE

Ok so I think that the chickens may have bought themselves some time!!! This afternoon we found our first egg. Scott was stacking wood and heard all the comotion. He found the little brown egg in one of the nesting boxes. A barred rock was the proud layer. Scott has been talking about adding the chickens to the cow in the freezer for awhile now. It is a beautiful fall day in Newmarket- the leaves are falling quickly and the wind is blowing. I am starting to get the garden ready for winter. We have two little pumpkins growing but I don't think they will make it. Jackson and I are going to pick out our pumpkins this afternoon- only a couple days left to get the jack-o-lanterns ready!!!!!!

We hope that everyone is enjoying the fall. Before we know it winter will be here.

the happy egg layer

the chickens of Elm Court

Seapoint Beach

2007-10-01T19:57:00.000-04:00

Today was the perfect fall day. The whole family was home- which is a rare occurence these days. Scott came up with the great idea to head to Seapoint Beach, which is one of our favorite places to take Cassidy. It is a dog friendly beach on Kittery Point in Maine. We haven't been all summer, which is kind of sad. So we headed out this morning. It was beautiful. The beach was empty except for a couple of other dogs and their owners. Cassidy had a blast!!!!! It was nice to see her running free. This place is highly recommended for any dog lovers in the area. Maggie Glacier would love it!

So we did some walking, some digging and some tide-pooling. We were there for almost an hour. The sun was out and a breeze was blowing. You couldn't ask for a more perfect fall day. The rest of the day was spent seeing old friends- like the wonderful Doula that helped us with Jackson's birth and a friend from college. We made bread, babaganoush (spelling is definitely wrong on this one) and Scott stacked some wood. We even did laundry. If only most days could go like this one.

On a slightly differnt note- I have a new cookbook that I got for Jackson. It's called Better than Peanut Butter and Jelly. It is a great little cookbook for kids. It is vegetarian but full of wonderful variety. I have been making things out of it for the past month. I would tell anyone with kids (or experimental adults) to grab it. Jackson has liked everything I have made so far.

Hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful fall season.

Happy Fall

2007-09-22T18:41:00.000-04:00

Today is the first day of fall. Probably our favorite season of all. The weather was crisp for a few days but got warmer the last few days of the week. Newmarket is having it's annual Heritage Festival this weekend. The Rowe's love Kettle Corn!!!!!! The chickens still aren't laying any eggs. Scott gave them another month before the half a cow in the basement as 10 chicken friends for the winter!

We got Jackson's Halloween costume last week- so darn cute.

Enjoy the little preview . . . . .

September Heat Wave

2007-09-08T20:24:00.000-04:00

We are now a week into September. It's hot. Really Hot. Even at 8:30pm. I guess thems the breaks. We wanted to wish Lynn/Mom/Grandma a happy birthday. It was great to see everyone at the lake today, even though Jackson slept for a big chunk of the time. He had such a great time that he didn't sleep at all in the afternoon (he sat in the basement talking to MArvin instead- he was happy down there for a while because it was cooler down there). Jacskson happily went to sleep after a full day of family fun. Mom and dad are tired as well. Partying is hard work!!!!!

So i got a few new pictures from Lynn. In August we went walking at an old farm site here in Newmarket- The Wiggins Farm. It is only about a mile loop but it sure is nice. You pass by a little pond- which Cassidy loves!!!! and then walk up to the hill top to over look the field. It will be nice to snowshoe around if we get enough snow! THe day we went of course it was raining. Betty and Lynn were champs and we made it about half way before turning back. Enjoy the pictures!!!!

maggie this ones for you

2007-09-06T21:02:00.000-04:00

We have to find the software so we can upload videos from our video camera, so to remedy the situation we used the camera. I know it's sideways and the quality isn't very good, but it's still pretty cool. We've got a hot-rod on our hands...

Laboring away on Labor Day

2007-09-04T21:00:00.000-04:00

So Maggie requested more pictures of Jackson. We have big news in Newmarket- Jackson is walking!!!!!!!!!! It is pretty friggin' cool. Now, he isn't walking all the time, but he is going for quite some distance. He is choosing to walk more often. He has been walking a few steps here and there for a while now. Yesterday he just thought it was the coolest game to walk for a while and have us clap for him. Scott started his new class today- he loves being back in school!!! He said he felt like he was back in high school. His class is Making Babies. When he finshes this class he will only have a couple more left before he too becomes a UNH alum.

Loni is hanging in there. She is hoping to find a new job- she is willing to commute. Maybe it's time for someone else to help protect the children of Rockingham COunty . . . . Job opportunties are welcome . . . . .

Beware of lead . . . and dirty fingers

2007-08-20T18:49:00.000-04:00

It has been a long week at 3 Elm Court. We started off strong with a lead poisoning scare. We got the call following Jackson's yearly blood test for lead levels. It came back at 24 (anything over 10 the call the state). Lots of tears were cried. We were super worried. Our saving grace came when talking to the state lead poisoning specialist- error rates for finger prick blood draws are high. So Jackson had to go back on Thursday for the real deal- straight from the veins. Papa got to sit through that with the little man. So we waited and wondered if out little miracle boy would end up with unknown troubles in the future because our house was poisoning him. . . . . the new test results came back and they were great. His lead level was only at 2. The lesson of this horrible few days was this: don't let Scott take Jackson for blood work- the little guys fingers were dirty. I guess Scott didn't think he needed to clean him up after a visit to the dairy farm. Go figure.

Things are back to normal. Jackson is happy and is parents are only worrying about the little things again. Like what we should feed him for dinner . . . .

could it be this hot in hell?

2007-08-02T21:12:00.001-04:00

guess this is what summer is all about. it's better than -20 and 5 feet of snow. scott has a blister the size of a half dollar on his heel, loni's lost 10 pounds and jackson has a nice body rash. the rowe boys of 3 elm court do not like this weather, the girls- don't seem to mind (yes cassidy counts).
rumor has it that jackson said Bumpa today. he loves board books with trucks and cars. he still sucks on one paw of his bed time bear- it's totally disgusting. he loves animals, makes cow and chicken and duck noises. he gives kisses and tries to whisper "i love you" when it is time to go to sleep. we still make him go to bed.
life is not that exciting here in newmarket. but everyone is tired and happy at the end of the day.

it's raining . . . so sad

2007-07-19T19:18:00.001-04:00

1. i am thankful that i don't live in Raymond
2. it is raining . . . . so sad
3.jackson finally said mama (that makes his vocabulary a whole 9 words- he could be president!)
4. it's still raining
5. jackson only needs his fan on 2 tonight because it's raining.
6. jackson's new diapers still leak- i am on the case i knows diapers
7. our neighbor hasn't over waterer our plants this week because it's raining
8.if i stand outside long enough does that count as a shower?
9. newmarket it better than Raymond.
10. Cassidy is sad because it's raining.

today

2007-07-16T19:33:00.000-04:00

I have started a blog for the sole purpose of having the option of posting comments on others sites (as per the rules laid out by the beermaker). Don't hate congratulate! Don't expect too much I refer you to the title. Today Jackson pooed on Sue and Dads carpet.