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This post in particular is for all my local neighbors out there.Monday, June 30, 2008
If You See Smoke...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Donation Time
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While we were painting the other day, Zachary looked at me and said, "I think we should sell Kaleb."Thursday, June 19, 2008
What Comes After Terrible Twos?
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You hear so much about the terrible two's, but my experience has been more that it's the year AFTER that which seems most difficult.year
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Our Little Squatters
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One of my friends called me this morning and wanted to get together. And I truly wanted to.But the kids just wouldn't cooperate long enough to let me even get one load of laundry started. Started. Not from start to finish. Just collected, put in the washer, soaped up and going.
I sent them outside to play for half an hour. And not even two minutes later someone was screaming. Bubbles had spilled. A few minutes later, someone had stolen one minuscule fruit snack from an other's bowl. Or hit another. Or told another what to do. The cycle just kept going and going. And the laundry didn't even get in the washer.
Zachary managed to also get himself soaking wet, since the wading pool was full of rain and he decided to slide into it. He didn't like being wet, but I made him stay in his clothes to play in the meantime. A few minutes later, Laurianna came running inside to let me know that Zachary was running around the backyard completely naked.
Shocking, I know.
Before I could get his clothes back on, he started yelling he had to pee NOW (which he did!!) so with lack of foresight, I let him pee in the corner of the yard, quickly re-dressed him and reminded him to keep his clothes on.
I finally got that load of laundry started (after only an hour and a half) and sat down with Kaleb to read a book with him when McKenna came running in, all excited and smiling.
"Mom! Guess what Zachary and I did?"
I can't even begin to guess. And never in a million did I expect to hear:
"We pooped in the backyard! Right where Zachary peed!"
Sure enough, both of them collaborated, squatted and did their business. IN MY BACKYARD!!And that was my morning - all before 10:15am. How was your day?
Friday, June 13, 2008
Toothless Wonder
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And I will admit that it was hard for me not to giggle for the first few days after she lost it. It's just too cute and strangely odd looking.
Even now as I look at the pictures that I took, it just makes me smile. But at the same time it's a little sad. Yes, I am aware that my children are growing up. This makes it even more obvious. Her face is maturing. Freckles are popping up and spreading ever-so-sweetly overnight.
Of course, in the end it all boils down to how much the tooth fairy is willing to cough up for a precious top tooth. This one warranted $2 - the first dollar since it was such a special tooth and the second dollar because we managed to get this tooth out before the replacement tooth came out (which was a BIG issue with the bottom two).
*** A little explanation: $2 is not a per tooth norm. This was a special, ummm... cash prize, because of the dental issues (getting it out before the other tooth came in) associated with the tooth. The first tooth ever was $1, and subsequent teeth have only been 25 cents. We would go broke if we attached that much cash to each tooth *grins*. ***
The money aspect has McKenna wiggling as fast as she can in anticipation of the vast benefits that await her. She's convinced she'll be rich, rich, rich.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
As the Gas Goes Up..
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With gas prices rising, I am thinking that perhaps the minivan should be left in the driveway and we might need to invest in one of these as a family adventure of sorts...a bicycle built for 6!The Sign of a Good Cook
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I'm really hoping that this picture shows how dedicated I am to cooking...and not anything contrary to that fact.Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite...or Scare You
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Monday, June 9, 2008
The Best Part of Waking Up at VBS
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While I went to a local homeschool convention this last weekend, Laurianna travelled with our church on her first overnight (and really 2 nights) trip away from home. Our church had VBS for the older kids at a retreat center and this was the first year she was able to go.And very excited to go!
I came home on Saturday and she didn't return until Sunday afternoon - and I hadn't seen her since Thursday. Is it possible that she seemed to have matured ever-so-much just in those few days? She hopped right out of the van drinking a can of grape soda (a huge treat since we don't drink soda), chatting about everything and full of energy.
She talked pretty much non-stop on the way home about all the things she saw in the creek, the songs they sang, the games they played (with full actions from the backseat), how late she stayed up at night, the campfires, and the food. And the best part of the food? Other than the cake every meal?
The coffee bar.
She had coffee with breakfast each morning. While I can inevitably see coffee in all of our children's future due to our love of it, I wasn't quite planning on it starting at age SEVEN!
A Wii bit of a Casualty
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We caved. Succumbed to the pressure. Joined so many others in the Wii ranks.Sad, but true. But with the weather pushing 100 these last few days, it's been fun for the kids and me to play some "active" games indoors. Kaleb even tries to get in on the action by swinging a remote to the VCR around.
When we first got it in the mail last week, I left it in the box, we put the kids to bed, and then I left to run some errands - and let Rick get it all hooked up and ready to go.
I came home, walked in the door, and immediately saw the glass globe to one of our lights cracked, broken, and in many pieces. Just pitifully lying on our kitchen counter.
I knew the kids were in bed when I left and couldn't figure out what in the world had happened. I just gave Rick a blank questioning look of sorts in an attempt to get an answer.
Tennis.
Rick was so actively involved serving in tennis that the Wii remote hit the cord to the ceiling fan, which in turn swung up rather strongly and shattered the globe to our fairly new ceiling fan. Thankfully, Rick was the one to break it. Not me. Not the kids. :)
I, however, have had much fun in passing along the breakage information to most anyone. Especially the guys at Lowe's today when I went to find a new globe for the light. They all had a good laugh when I explained how the globe from a ceiling fan could have possibly broken.
Our first (of many, I am sure) Wii casualty.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
The Craziness Continues
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I have so much that I really want to post about...and what seems like so little time to do it all in. I am preparing to go to a homeschool convention this weekend, pack Laurianna for a church retreat for a few days...catch up on laundry before I head out, make sure meals are in place for everyone while I'm gone....Someday I will have a chance to sit down. Other than the 2 minutes I had for this.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Just in Time
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