Archive for August, 2009
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Sunday, August 30th, 2009Our next-door neighbor gave us some items today that she no longer needed, one of which was a heart-shaped wooden end table. We had it sitting in the living room when Kimberly had the bright idea of using it as a book store:
Since Sandi and Mimi were sitting on the couch nearby eating chips and [...]
Aliens invade
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Today we went to a birthday party. It was a space themed party and in the goodie bags were blow up aliens. The Girls blew them up when we got home and played with them. Later, when they were bathing I went up to help get everyone dressed and found where the [...]
Big pile of goo
Saturday, August 29th, 2009“Bye-bye Momma.” ~ Paul
He said this after I tucked him in tonight as I was walking out his door. My heart melted.
Paul says so few words and he really never discusses me since I am always here. It was so sweet to hear him say my name and bid me farewell. [...]
Could she be any cuter?
Thursday, August 27th, 2009Seriously I don’t know if she could. As I brought her to school this morning we saw my good friend, Donna and she asked me this. It is hard to think that Mimi could possibly be cuter.
Her first day went spectacular. She had a delightful time and really enjoyed herself. [...]
And then there was one
Thursday, August 27th, 2009Today was Mimi’s first day of preschool.
We dropped her off without a hitch and headed down the stairs. Bill holding one little hand and me holding the other. We have never had just one kid so this felt weird.
It is going to be a huge adjustment for Paul to not have [...]
Open House
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009Today Mimi went to her preschool Open House. She was very quiet and moody this morning. This is pretty typical of how her nerves show through. Once we got there she was all smiles for Mrs. Larsen and Mrs. Thurman. She got busy and her nerves settled.
She had a great [...]
4th time is a charm
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009It isn’t often that things can be passed down from Annie, Kimberly, Madeline and make it all the way to Paul.
The first, and most obvious reason, is because Paul just doesn’t wear much pink.
The next reason is because my kids aren’t prone to growing all the quickly and they [...]
Knowing Her, Probably
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009“Let’s play Kewlopolis. You know, with horses.” — Annie
“Kewlopolis? Is that all you think of?” — Kimberly
Overheard in the pool as they were trying to decide what to do after the sustained spinning contest was over. “Kewlopolis” is some Saturday morning cartoon bloc; they watched “Horseland” this weekend and apparently Annie was quite enamored of [...]
Color choices
Monday, August 24th, 2009Yesterday we had a family movie night. The movie choice was the Shirley Temple Movie, Heidi. It is in black and white and I didn’t even think about how the kids might not respond well to that.
To our surprise they did very well with it. They asked when we turned it [...]
Never Too Early
Monday, August 24th, 2009“Do rock stars have to go to college?” — Kimberly
This is the latest in a long series of career planning discussions we’ve had with Kimberly. After I answered in the negative, Kimberly responded incredulously with “So they just make up their own songs?” This was, to my knowledge, the first career choice she had inquired [...]
One small step
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009In 8 days this tiny foot will be going to preschool. It is so hard to think of her being ready, but she is.
This week she has been solemn. I think she has been sad because the Girls started school and she is still waiting for her school to start. [...]
Holding on
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009“Love is stronger than death even though it can’t stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries it can’t separate people from love. It can’t take away our memories either. In the end, life is stronger than death.” ~Unknown
“Life gives us brief moments with another…but sometimes in those brief moment we get [...]
Seen through my eyes
Monday, August 17th, 2009I decided today to not take a load of pictures but rather to just soak up the day in my mind. I wanted to keep those mementos as snapshots in my mind. John Mayer said it best in his song “3X5″:
Didn’t have a camera by my side this time
Hoping I would see the world [...]
Off they go!
Monday, August 17th, 2009Culture Shock
Saturday, August 15th, 2009Come Monday Annie and Kimberly will be kindergarteners. A fact that honestly has me shocked.
Everyday I know it is time. They are maturing and learning at such a fast rate that formal education is a must. They are maturing and in need of some personal freedom to begin testing the [...]
20 months
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009Paul had his 20 month appointment today. He has grown a whole 1.5 inches in 2 months time! He is FINALLY on the growth chart for height!!!!!!!!!!!! (5th percentile) Big tears well in my eyes as I type that. A year ago my boy was 13 pounds and 24 inches tall. [...]
Barney lover
Monday, August 10th, 2009Paul is in love with Barney the Dinosaur. He loves the singing and dancing and asks to watch Barney often.
I guess it is typical since this show was also on Annie and Kimberly’s top five shows at his age.
If I had to list Paul’s favorite shows it would be:
1. Barney
2. Wiggles
3. Word [...]
His special treat
Saturday, August 8th, 2009Yesterday for Bill’s birthday I planned a nice dinner for him. He loved French food when I met him. I had never really taken the time to figure out how to cook it for him until recently. I made him beef bourginon and he LOVED it. The kids weren’t really into [...]
Birthday Boy
Friday, August 7th, 2009Happy Birthday Bill. Hope you enjoy the relaxing day we have planned for you.
Early showers
Thursday, August 6th, 2009This morning we enjoyed a twenty minute shower. Kimberly couldn’t resist going out and jumping in the teeny puddle that accumulated.
It was a nice break to have a morning shower. All the kids enjoyed dancing in the rain.
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