https://www.wineplz.comWhen the baby is screaming and the toddler is shaving the cat: Wine Pleaseen-UShttps://www.wineplz.com/2012/04/09/car-cupholder-coasters-crochet/https://www.wineplz.com/2012/04/09/car-cupholder-coasters-crochet/Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:58:49 GMTBecause I got tired of having my drinks drip on me (whether because of condensation, or because my drink sloshed and got messy on the outside), I began using a napkin smashed down in each of my cupholders to absorb any moisture on the outside of my cups. It wasn’t pretty, but it worked. I looked into investing in…https://www.wineplz.com/2012/03/30/easy-knit-man-hat/https://www.wineplz.com/2012/03/30/easy-knit-man-hat/Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:46:59 GMTYes, I know it's a Man Hat, but the only man in the house wasn't exactly willing to model it for me. Great for beginners just learning to use 16-inch circular needles to knit in the round Materials: Bulky Yarn, approximately 80yards/73meters 16-inch circular needles, size 10-1/2 (6.5mm) Or a set of 5 double-pointed…https://www.wineplz.com/2011/02/02/backlogged-videos/https://www.wineplz.com/2011/02/02/backlogged-videos/Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:13:50 GMTRealized that I forgot to post the pics and videos I took on Christmas. I’m also still finishing up some Christmas gifts. Sad, really. So here are some of the videos that have been on my camera. Christmas Eve: Nolan on the Piano from Colleen Rummel on Vimeo. Christmas Day: Christmas Morning 2010 from Colleen Rummel…https://www.wineplz.com/2011/01/26/snow-day-a-live-blogging-event/https://www.wineplz.com/2011/01/26/snow-day-a-live-blogging-event/Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:23:27 GMT8:15am – School is closed. There’s a dusting on the ground and it’s presently raining…there better be a heckuva lot more snow by 3pm. less snow at the time of this pic then there was when I woke up 90 minutes prior 9:00am – After dropping Cooper and Nolan off at daycare, stopped at the grocery store to get a…https://www.wineplz.com/2011/01/25/quotable-cooper/https://www.wineplz.com/2011/01/25/quotable-cooper/Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:17:43 GMTCooper is a smart little three year old. I’d like to think he’s the smartest I know, but realize I might be a bit biased so I’m willing to say he’s the second-smartest three year old, and is too smart for his own good. He’s very well-spoken and has really high verbal comprehension, so much so that he’s been…https://www.wineplz.com/2011/01/18/starting-young/https://www.wineplz.com/2011/01/18/starting-young/Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:36:58 GMTWe start ’em off young on Legos around here.https://www.wineplz.com/2010/12/20/my-house-runs-like-a-finely-tuned-machine/https://www.wineplz.com/2010/12/20/my-house-runs-like-a-finely-tuned-machine/Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:06:14 GMTOhmigosh! How hard are you laughing right now? It’s more like a sputtering old jalopy that needs a tune-up. Especially since my last post four weeks ago was all whiney and I’m going to try harder and post more and read more and do more and blah blah blah, and then I got so busy between home and work and Christmas…https://www.wineplz.com/2010/11/24/is-this-thing-on/https://www.wineplz.com/2010/11/24/is-this-thing-on/Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:57:57 GMTHi, my name is Colleen, and I’ve been MIA for longer than I care to think about. Between commuting to my full-time job, caring for our three children, three cats, two dogs, and one house, I was busy. Justin’s job sending him to all sorts of locations for days on end just made things insane. So here I am. I’m trying…https://www.wineplz.com/2010/10/06/happy-five-months-nolan/https://www.wineplz.com/2010/10/06/happy-five-months-nolan/Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:06:05 GMTWhere did the last three months go, because it seems that you should just be a little past two months old? Oh, that’s right…I went back to work. Amazing how fast time flies when you are too busy to sleep. But I digress. My little monkey pumpkin is now five months old and I can’t believe that it’s been that long.…https://www.wineplz.com/2010/09/05/the-rummels-storm-the-beach/https://www.wineplz.com/2010/09/05/the-rummels-storm-the-beach/Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:45:39 GMTLast week we packed up the kids and the dogs in the truck and headed south to what seems to now be our annual trip to Virginia Beach (two years in a row makes it “annual”, right?). I was a little worried about the weather, as they were calling for rain several times during our stay, but we only ended up getting…https://www.wineplz.com/2010/08/10/happy-three-months/https://www.wineplz.com/2010/08/10/happy-three-months/Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:21:15 GMTAs most parents say, hard to believe three months has already flown by, and I’m no exception. However, I think I have missed being home with Nolan this past month even more than I did when I went back to work after Gavin and Cooper were born, and I think it is because Nolan will most likely be our last child. Seems…https://www.wineplz.com/2010/07/31/dumb-food-247/https://www.wineplz.com/2010/07/31/dumb-food-247/Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:53:02 GMTUh yeah, can I get a coffee flavored coffee?https://www.wineplz.com/2010/07/22/cooper-and-his-amazing-exploding-ear/https://www.wineplz.com/2010/07/22/cooper-and-his-amazing-exploding-ear/Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:36:50 GMTNot for the faint of heart… Cooper, age three, not wanting to be outdone by younger brother, Nolan, and his exploding butt, decided to up the ante. Instead of just super-charging an existing bodily function, Cooper got incredibly creative and introduced a new bodily function that amazed not only his long-tenured…https://www.wineplz.com/2010/07/20/secret-sleep-formula/https://www.wineplz.com/2010/07/20/secret-sleep-formula/Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:57:50 GMTI understand the following post may cause a lot of you parents out there to hate us, but since this is partly doubling as a scrapbook, I’m going to post this anyways: Nolan is a good sleeper, and has been from Day 1. I’ll wait till you’re done cussing to continue. My theory is that he’s a good sleeper because he’s…https://www.wineplz.com/2010/07/05/dumb-food/https://www.wineplz.com/2010/07/05/dumb-food/Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:42:20 GMTWhat a relief! I sure do I hate when they use old, lumpy cream.https://www.wineplz.com/2010/06/29/bein-contrary/https://www.wineplz.com/2010/06/29/bein-contrary/Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:02:19 GMTI swear he did that nasty scratch in the five minutes it took to call and make an appointment to get his portraits done. Stinker. He also has been on a bit of a nursing strike the past day and a half, and pooped in the tub during his bath today. Due to the velocity at which he poops, I think I’ll be finding remnants…https://www.wineplz.com/2010/06/28/nolan-does-science/https://www.wineplz.com/2010/06/28/nolan-does-science/Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:18:38 GMTOver the past couple weeks I’ve been pumping and storing some milk for when I go back to work. I haven’t gotten very far as it seems we have endless doctor appointments or other items popping up and making it a bit difficult to take 20-30 min to get myself situated to pump sometime in the earlier part of the day. I…https://www.wineplz.com/2010/06/21/nolan-smiles/https://www.wineplz.com/2010/06/21/nolan-smiles/Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:41:19 GMTAnd it was at me instead of the scrollwork on our headboard or the curtains in our living room. And I caught it on film. Or whatever it is on a camera phone. I’ve been trying for about a week to catch one of these elusive smiles that aren’t performed for inanimate objects or the dogs, and have managed to amass some…https://www.wineplz.com/2010/06/16/eats-sleeps-and-shoots-poop/https://www.wineplz.com/2010/06/16/eats-sleeps-and-shoots-poop/Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:35:00 GMTAs with most babies, it takes a little time to learn their likes and dislikes, and to start guessing at what talents they may have as the grow. With Gavin, he instantly enjoyed music and was singing complex songs before he was actually speaking well. Cooper appeared to be on-course to be a brilliant comedian…https://www.wineplz.com/2010/06/11/chubbin-up/https://www.wineplz.com/2010/06/11/chubbin-up/Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:24:14 GMTAs you can see, we’re starting to fill in that empty second chin Nolan was born with.