Miss M….Face Painting at Brookfield Zoo..
Then (2007)
Now (2011)
Pretty as a Peacock
June 29, 2011 7 Comments
A Weekend Filled With Nothing Much But..
June 15, 2011 4 Comments
Torturing Cousins…
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| Being An Awesome Soccer Player.. |
Reading Mommy Her Birthday Cards…
and catching a little piggy on the sly.
P.S. Don’t forget I have a simply wonderful giveaway going on that you do not want to miss!
C and Tommy by Miss M
May 26, 2011 Leave a Comment
C loves Tommy. C has a boyfriend named Tommy. She plays with him. Tommy is 1. His birthday is in September. Tommy has a big sister. She is 3. And in kindergarten, Tommy has a older brother. His name is Sam. Sam is a part of the boy’s team and I am too. I am the only girl in the club. I also have a friend named Brodey. I am Brodey’s helper. He is the boss of all the boys and I am his helper.
i sit at brodey’s table. I also sit with Yusef and Athena. And Yusef is also a part of the boy’s team. Brodey has a lot of helpers and my friend Chase is a part of the boy’s team too. He also has a twin sister named Skyler. And i have to go now.
bye bye.
[Dictated to AEK by Miss M, age 6 1/2]
Ode to a Two Year Old
May 16, 2011 2 Comments
On Saturday, my youngest daughter, “C” turned two. Below is my letter to her.
Dear C,
You are now two and thank goodness! I am so happy to say that there are no more babies in this house nor will there ever be (at least coming from me!) You are officially a toddler and a strong willed one at that. You hold your own against your 6 1/2 year old sister and we all respect you for that. You are quick to give a hug and love to be held. I can’t tell you how many times a day I hear the words “hold you” from you to be picked up. And what do we do? We pick you up because you are the baby of the family. The next year holds many new experiences/challenges for you that will take you even further away from being a baby. Some of which are to start going on the potty (we hope!) and giving up your binkie (we hope!) We know that everything will be accomplished in your own time.
I am so thankful that you are not my first born. Your sister made me a mom for the first time but I believe you have made me an even better mom. You have taught me patience and comfort in the knowledge that I do not know everything there is to know about motherhood. You see, your sister had me fooled. She was such an easy baby that I thought this parenting stuff was no big deal, easy peasy. You have taught me otherwise. I now know to never judge another parent’s decisions or actions because they too might have a Miss C in their midst. And that is a good thing.
So, Happy Birthday, Miss C! May God’s Blessings shine on you today and always.
Love,
Mommy
Who Wore It Best?
April 27, 2011 3 Comments
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| Miss M age 18 months (2006) |
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| C age 23 months (2011) |
Same dress. Same sweater. 5 years apart.
Now that is getting my money’s worth.
Easter 2011 Replay
April 26, 2011 1 Comment
In our family, we spend every Thanksgiving with J’s family and every Easter with mine. While we miss the other side when we are not with them, I do like the consistency this schedule gives my girls. J’s parents were actually up for a short visit this year so they were able to give the girls their Easter goodies before they left on Saturday morning. This was a nice bonus to the holiday.
On Sunday, we went to early, early mass with my folks. (They like the 8am mass). The only good thing about this time is that we live close enough to their church so that we were able to make it there in plenty of time and without rushing through the house to get ready. I had Miss M pick out her Easter dress the night before so there wouldn’t be any last minute quarrels (on my part) or frustrations (on both of our parts). I also ironed both mine and C’s outfits the night before so we were all set to go. Speaking of outfits, the only one who got a new Easter outfit this year was ME! C wore M’s hand me down, M wore a dress that I won from Little Pea and I was sick of wearing the same thing every Easter. I swear it looks like I have an Easter uniform in the old photos! So I found something I like on Land’s End and bought it. Winning!
We went to mass and then came back to our house for some delicious french toast casserole that J had prepared the night before and then cooked in the morning. It is awesome. While waiting for the french toast to finish baking, we did our egg hunt outdoors. It was fun. C was definitely getting more into the hunt this year and so we had to remind M to leave some eggs for her sister!
We don’t do a big easter basket filled with treats, etc for the girls. Instead we buy them each a Christian themed book and perhaps a chocolate bunny and that’s it. We try hard to keep it real simple and let the focus remain where it should be..the resurrection of our Lord and Savior.
After C’s afternoon nap, we returned to my folks place and had a lovely dinner. Although my side can be quite large with a total of 6 children (blended family) plus spouses and grandchildren and great-grandchildren, it is every so often, as it was this year, that it is just us and my folks at Easter. It is a nice and simple gathering. My folks also gave everyone a lovely Easter card with some Easter goodies inside.
We are so blessed.
Here are a couple of pictures from the day:
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Anyone have their Easter hunt indoors?
How Not to Spend a Sunday Evening
April 19, 2011 3 Comments
Sunday night I went to the Gymboree sale in Bolingbrook that I mentioned here. The sale started at 6:00 and I got there about 6:45 or so. The store was packed. It is a tiny store too. They had all the clearance items just stacked in boxes and so you had to pick your way through them with lots and lots and lots of moms and dads. I am sure the boxes at one point were organized by size, but not by the time I got to them. Thankfully everyone was quite civil to one another and would even help you find a size if you said what you were looking for.
So after I did some searching I found 11 items to buy. By 7:30pm I was in line. I did not check out my purchases until 8:30pm. Yep, ONE HOUR. Fun. They had two registers and people buying lots and lots and lots of clothes. I mostly was looking for clothes for Miss M for next fall/winter and I think a lot of people were looking for my size as well since I didn’t find a whole lot in her size. There was a lot of baby and newborn clothes or else clothes that I just didn’t like the style. Even if it is on sale I am not going to buy it if it won’t get worn or I don’t want her to wear it.
While I was standing in line, J calls me and tells me that Miss M was complaining about her ear bugging her again. She has been doing this for the past couple days. We weren’t sure how serious it was since it didn’t appear to be a constant pain and sometimes would appear when she was looking for attention or didn’t want to do something (or so it seemed). I told him to let her watch some tv but I probably won’t be home real soon.
When I finally arrived home at 9pm, I checked on Miss M and she was crying in her bed. She said she had a bad dream and her ear was really bugging her. I talked with J and we decided that we shouldn’t wait this out any longer. I then took her to the ER while J stayed home with C (who was asleep).
Even though the ER was very busy we were seen right away and the doctor confirmed it was an ear infection in her left ear. Since she is allergic to amoxicillin he prescribed azithromycin, which M has taken before. The nurse also put numbing drops in her ear to dull the pain until we could get her the other medicine. After getting it, we were back home and M was back in bed by 10:40. Not too bad.
She even went to school the next day. I, on the other hand, was not too happy when C started to cry and wake up at 6:30.
P.S. In case you are curious if the sale was worth it, I spent $48.64 before taxes on eleven items. If I had paid for those same items at full retail price, I would have spent $237.45! An 80% savings…not too shabby.