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Samantha was a Narrator for the 1st Grade Nativity Play. She was very nervous, but practiced and practiced. It was quite a production, and the entire school attended. She did such a great job! I was proud at how well she enunciated and read her lines.
Read more →We took the plunge and spent part of our Fall/Thanksgiving Break at Disney World. The girls had a great time, and they were SO good while we were there. Despite spending the evening in the emergency after-hours clinic with Ellie the night before we left, she plowed through. Each of the girls had been on an airplane …
Read more →Ellie was sick for her Thanksgiving Program, but I didn’t realize it until later that day. As evidence by her profuse yawning, and other tale-tell signs of sickness, she probably should have stayed home. But, she did a great job fighting through and singing her best. This year, she was a pilgrim. And an excerpt from …
Read more →Samantha played soccer again this season. This age group was an all-girls group. She enjoyed it, and seems to get better every season.
Read more →I don’t know what Halloween is like at your house, but it is SO exciting around here. Painting and carving pumpkins, eating mummy pizzas, having permission to go talk to your neighbors, dressing up, getting candy, it’s all just too much. Samantha’s pumpkin was decorated with an Angry Bird kit. Ellie’s pumpkin started …
Read more →The excitement this morning, as we opened the box, was palpable.
Read more →Samantha lost another tooth yesterday. I think that makes 8 or 9. It still doesn’t get any easier, and there are many tears shed before/during/after it comes out. You can see the hole really well in the following picture. In other news, she turned 7 years old last week. My how time flies. She is a goofy girl, with …
Read more →I think she’s now lost seven or eight teeth now. Once again, she wouldn’t let us pull it despite it causing her pain when eating. We’ve been asking for almost two weeks now. Finally this morning, she let me pull it. There wasn’t any pulling involved. I merely picked it up. I think the only reason she didn’t swallow it …
Read more →It’s nice to see that targeted advertising isn’t that good yet. Yes it’s spooky that they know our names, address and anniversary date. Thankfully they don’t know Janie’s taste in jewelry yet because this is tacky. Happy 12th Anniversary, Janie!
Read more →In the first place, I’m not happy right now. Thank me some time. In the second place, Ellie licked the batter! She gets to make the cake! I was doing homework! Ellie’s happier. I’ve got no time with you! We really don’t know how this kind of note-writing started; we don’t leave notes like this. Sam’s note is very …
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