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Saturday, December 31, 2005
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Merry Christmas
Our family hopes that you will have love, peace, and joy in every day of the new year.
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Whew!
It's done for now. We are finished with classes at our co-op for Christmas break. Today was the Christmas party & program, which was very sweet. I cannot really claim any of the glory...except that I do take some pride in my own girls taking part and doing a beautiful job. All of the girls love singing, and they each performed a solo.
Hannah sang her very favorite song, "This is the Day," with such sweetness that it brought tears to my eyes. She took a graceful curtsy at the end & gave a big smile.
Sarah sang "Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star" and didn't even smile once...I don't think anyway, which was cute in itself. She can carry a good tune for a 3-year-old, though.
Erin sang "Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer" and made me proud, too. She sings loud and clear, making it easy to listen to her sweet voice.
Lindsey wiggled, giggled, and clapped through most of it. However, when a very talented teen played his violin, my baby girl melted into sweet sleep in her Grandma's arms. Precious.
The other kids were pretty great, too. I just tend to favor my own. Who can blame me for that?
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Who Knew?
I tried something today that I have never done before on my own: baked bread from scratch. I must say that it is quite delicious. The girls each had an entire little loaf. Lindsey had some and cried when it was gone. I couldn't get her more fast enough. Now, Marty may have a different opinion of the bread since he's pretty picky, but I thought it was very good.
Now I need to go exercise so I can justify eating as much as I did.
Brrrrrrrr!
An early winter has arrived in our part of Texas.
As I watched Marty scraping ice off of his windshield this morning, I was reminded of the hundreds of times I have done that in my life. From grade school until I moved to Texas in 1997, it was a regular part of my life every winter.
It used to be fun to be the first kid up in them morning so I could be the one to sweep the deep snow off the car. Not just the windshield, but the whole car...with the big push broom, mind you. Then, when I started driving, it was already in my head that it was normal to have to chip ice & snow away every morning since we didn't put our vehicles in the garage. As I became an adult, scraping the ice off the car was drudgery for me. It was quite nice to move to Texas where it is only necessary a few times a year. I don't miss it at all.
Today is certainly cold here. We are not expected to get above freezing today. School is out almost everywhere around here. The girls spent a little time outside touching the ice and snow. It didn't last long, though, because they have misplaced their mittens and gloves for the time being. Those items end up being dress-up clothes once in awhile because my girls have to pretend to have winter. Part of me is sad that my kids won't have the same kind of snow experiences that I grew up having. Another part if me is glad because they get to have something different that we can share together.
We are staying warm now, drinking hot cocoa and eating popcorn. Those are good memories for all of us.
As I watched Marty scraping ice off of his windshield this morning, I was reminded of the hundreds of times I have done that in my life. From grade school until I moved to Texas in 1997, it was a regular part of my life every winter.
It used to be fun to be the first kid up in them morning so I could be the one to sweep the deep snow off the car. Not just the windshield, but the whole car...with the big push broom, mind you. Then, when I started driving, it was already in my head that it was normal to have to chip ice & snow away every morning since we didn't put our vehicles in the garage. As I became an adult, scraping the ice off the car was drudgery for me. It was quite nice to move to Texas where it is only necessary a few times a year. I don't miss it at all.
Today is certainly cold here. We are not expected to get above freezing today. School is out almost everywhere around here. The girls spent a little time outside touching the ice and snow. It didn't last long, though, because they have misplaced their mittens and gloves for the time being. Those items end up being dress-up clothes once in awhile because my girls have to pretend to have winter. Part of me is sad that my kids won't have the same kind of snow experiences that I grew up having. Another part if me is glad because they get to have something different that we can share together.
We are staying warm now, drinking hot cocoa and eating popcorn. Those are good memories for all of us.
Monday, December 05, 2005
First Self-Feeding
Lindsey loves mashed potatoes, as you can see.
Lindsey has fed herself finger foods before now. This was the first time she used an eating utensil. It was fun to watch and it was hard not to do it for her. She wouldn't have let me help anyway, though. She's pretty determined.
Friday, December 02, 2005
Toothless Times Three
Erin lost her 3rd tooth last night. It was, surprisingly, not the tooth we thought would be next. But as you can see from the photo, the one we thought it would be is not too far from coming out, too.
She was so giddy about it that I thought she was going to burst into hysterics. She had to call her Grandma even though it was already 10 pm. She has calmed down some today, but she still giggles when she tried to say certain words that cause her to spit uncontrollably due to the gap. It's a fun day for sure!
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