Archive for August, 2011
« Previous EntriesSuch Strength in Such a Small Girl
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011“Mom why do I always have to have everything happen to me?” ~ Madeline while driving to the dentist to her abscess tooth extracted this morning. “I don’t know Mimi.” ~ Mommy as her heart is breaking with the knowledge of all Mimi has had to endure in her lifetime. “I don’t like it” ~ [...]
Always Cleaning My Reusable Snack Bags
Monday, August 29th, 2011Just a typical day around here. Now that school is back in session my kids are taking lunches and snack to school and utilizing their snack bags. With three kids in school and one in preschool that makes for a lot of bags. Most people don’t even realize how many baggies they are wasting a [...]
Last Day at the Public Pool
Sunday, August 28th, 2011Today, Sandi decided to give the kids a special treat and so we took everybody to the public pool. It was really fun watching all of them doing the same things that we used to enjoy when we were children. Annie jumping off the high dive (doing dives, cannonballs, and pencil drops), Kimberly racing me [...]
Runny Nose Blues
Thursday, August 25th, 2011Every year it is the same story. Send the kids to school and within a week they will have runny noses. Always kind of funny to me. During the summer the super immunity we build up all year goes down because we aren’t in direct contact with millions of outside germs on a daily basis. [...]
Paul’s First Day of Pre-Kindergarten
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011Paul was up early ready to start his first day of preschool. He was excited to come downstairs and see his tote bag ready with the letter “P” he requested on it. His helpful sisters were so excited for him as well. Kimberly made him his waffle. Mimi put on his tennis shoes while he [...]
Sending the last one off to Shadow Rock
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011Tomorrow Paul will begin his pre-k year at Shadow Rock Preschool. I am excited for him and wonder what he will learn and do this year. As this day approached I looked back at when the other children began preschool. Things were so different with Annie and Kimberly. They had only ever been left with [...]
Big Bed = Big Boy
Monday, August 22nd, 2011Over the weekend we got Paul shifted over to his big boy bed. He was excited to pick out his new brown sheets. He climbed right up in his big bed and settled in. He missed his toddler bed when it was time for bed but he fell asleep easily in his spacious bed. This [...]
New Stepping Stones
Friday, August 19th, 2011This summer we created new stepping stones to decorate the pool area. I LOVE how they came out. I purchased unique ceramic tiles from ARTTILEMOSAICS on etsy. These mosaics are gorgeous. The level of artistry in such small pieces is wonderful. I had each child to help me select mosaic tiles to reflect their individual [...]
Emotions Running High
Thursday, August 18th, 2011I remember the day I realized Annie and Kimberly would be going to preschool. I recall how I felt letting them go, how I was far more worried for how they would handle the world than for how I would. Next Tuesday Paul has his open house at preschool so we can both go check [...]
M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011I love to create fun cookies to give and eat. When I saw this recipe for chocolate chip cookies that included M&M’s I had to get a
Brave Boy
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011Today Paul had his 4 year old well check. He did a great job during his exam. Everything checks out for Paul. He is a perfect square. Measuring in at 33 inches tall and 33 pounds. He is in the 10th percentile for weight and 25th percentile for height. He has grown a whole 3 [...]
First Dentist Appointment for Paul
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011Today Paul had his first dental appointment. I went into it knowing that there were issues with his teeth. I was stunned when I found out that he had 8 cavities. You remember the Lone Ranger tooth Paul had as a baby. That tooth will have to be pulled. Our Doctor had always told us [...]
Kick Off the School Year Right
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011Each year we have several traditions that start the school year. We read The Kissing Hand and Owl Babies the night beore school starts. We review the order of operations on the white board in the kitchen before bed so we can have a smooth morning. The kids have sweet dreams for a year full [...]
Kimberly Found Out
Thursday, August 11th, 2011Kimberly just figured out today that we have this blog. They have always referred to it as us just “putting things on the internet”. She never knew that there was a complete site devoted to their lives and our feelings while we raised them. She was in awe, and of course she somehow thinks this [...]
Back to School 2011
Thursday, August 11th, 2011The Girls had fun shopping for their sassy outfits. It is neat to see them beginning to have their own identities through their outfits. Each one looked perfect! Hard to believe we have two 2nd graders and one 1st grader now! The years certainly are flying by.
Paul’s 4th Birthday
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011Paul was so excited to have his birthday this year. Four year olds just seem to get it. He knew it would be his special day. He woke up bright and early and ready to start his day at 6 am. Not generally a time I like to start a nice leisurely day, but this [...]
Sewing with Love
Monday, August 8th, 2011It is a very good thing I love Kimberly and Madeline sooooo much. Today I helped each of them sew a sock monkey from socks. I HATE hand sewing so the fact that I got through both of them is a true testiment to how much I love those ladies. I can’t say I would [...]
Revisiting the Diagnosis
Friday, August 5th, 2011A couple weeks back Paul had a follow-up appointment with his GI doctor. The good news of the appointment is that Paul is growing. He has grown a lot this last year. Unfortunately, while the medication had fixed his stomach issues for a while, his discomfort has been increasing and it was clear he needed [...]
Wishing and Hoping
Thursday, August 4th, 2011When each one of the Girls went to the mall they each asked to make a wish and toss a coin into the fountain at the mall. I took that time to drop my own coin in the fountain with a special wish for each girl. My wishes and hopes revolved around a successful school [...]
Let’s Make a Date
Thursday, August 4th, 2011Today Kimberly had her date with Mommy. She needed to return some shoes since she bought the wrong size when we went out this past weekend. Unfortunately they didn’t have her size in those shoes so we had to trudge off to find an entirely new pair. We started our date off with some Starbucks. [...]
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