tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24988866185395302362024-03-12T21:33:11.962-05:00The Johnson JournalThe happenings of the Johnson FamilyLuke's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542850660650342228noreply@blogger.comBlogger550125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498886618539530236.post-12836609235207343322017-04-25T18:53:00.000-05:002017-04-25T18:53:01.413-05:00WITL SundayIt was a great family day! I was the last to get up again (not really any surprise there especially on the weekend). We had breakfast and got ready for church. We are really enjoying our church and the pastor's sermons. This weeks sermon was about being a witness in any situation even if you don't realize you're doing so. On the way home from church we decided to go for a family walk to the park after we had lunch. Once home from that adventure, Troy takes a nap, LJ reads and H wanted to ride her scooter so I was outside with her. We came in after she fell and scrapped her knee; she watched Sofia and I blogged. When Troy got up, he and Hannah went to the pool store for some supplies so Troy could open the pool. Luke and I played in the driveway while they were gone. Of course the kids just had to help Troy get the cover off the pool. Then they helped spray it off although Troy and I finished the job. While they were all outside, I fixed a quick, easy dinner and after eating we worked on the Disneyland Castle again. Hannah also wanted to play memory which we did before heading upstairs for bed. After lights out I finished the dishes and then vegged on the couch and watched NCIS and Bull. Troy was getting ready for the week in the office. I fixed lunches and he fixed his coffee before we headed to bed.<br />
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Observations/Gratitude:<br />
We were all a little grumpy this morning. The kids didn't complain much on our long walk and I think we all really enjoyed it. We talked about hiking on our upcoming road trip and LJ imagined seeing different wildlife which was fun.<br />
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Favorite Moment:<br />
Our walk<br />
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Pics Taken:<br />
106 (finished strong)<br />
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Wanting out</div>
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Hannah took this one for me after I had to put some powder on her face first.</div>
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So, these were the pins that were in LJ's arm. Troy had them in his car because Luke wanted NO part of seeing them after the doctor gave them to Troy (I'm not really sure why we got them in the first place). I asked Luke if he wanted to see them or not because I was going to throw them away. He wanted to see them and told me I couldn't throw them away--sigh! My finger is there for scale (thanks to my scientist husband).</div>
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Showing off her earrings and headband</div>
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Luke always reads the verses before the service starts--love that.</div>
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She insists on sitting on one of our laps--Troy got the priviledge today.</div>
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Driving home from church</div>
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Everything was so green and the kids matched, unintentionally, so I decided to grab some quick pics when we got home. I'm really liking Hannah's hair with the headband.</div>
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Love this!</div>
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He was in a great mood and I didn't get a cheesy smile but a real one. Also, that's as straight as he was able to get his arm at that point. At least he had on a shirt that I didn't have to cut to fit over his cast.</div>
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Maggie even posed.</div>
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Heading down the trail</div>
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He didn't want to stop walking.</div>
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Love this too!</div>
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I got warm so I took my jacket off. Unfortunately, I forgot the sunscreen. Luke, Troy and my neck/shoulders all got too much sun. Hannah's hair protected her.</div>
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She is an expert monkey bar crosser.</div>
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He wanted to watch the people at the skate park for a bit. First thing he said to me was maybe I should go tell them to put on helmets.</div>
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Again</div>
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You can just see the ball above the roof line against the trees. We had a great time playing just the two of us in the driveway. He made up a game and unfortunately for him, I beat him rather soundly.</div>
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Getting the cover off</div>
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Impossible not to play</div>
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Maggie was hoping for a drink; she loves to drink out of the hose.</div>
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Her turn to clean.</div>
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One of my clematis vines has probably 30+ blooms on it right now.</div>
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The pic didn't turn after I edited it; I'm too tired to go fix it. This was part of our dinner.</div>
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Mint chocolate chip--the only flavor in his opinion</div>
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She's partial to it but open to others.</div>
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Family build time</div>
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Memory--her favorite game. She usually beats the socks off whoever she plays but I managed to beat her pretty well this game.</div>
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First night back in his own bed after getting the cast off. I think he was happy to be back in his room. See how red his poor neck is--mom guilt on that one.</div>
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And that concludes WITL 2017. This was a hard week to document this year for some reason. I'm so glad I pushed through and finished posting every day on my blog. I love to go back and look at years past. My first WITL was in July 2011 when I was pregnant with Hannah. Life has changed so much since then. I'm guessing these everyday stories and pics will be the ones I treasure most when the kids have moved on. Thanks for reading!</div>
<br />Luke's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542850660650342228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498886618539530236.post-23229474841727850762017-04-23T16:17:00.000-05:002017-04-23T16:17:20.062-05:00WITL SaturdayIt was a super chill, relaxing day around here. H was supposed to have a soccer game but the fields were too wet from the storm so it was cancelled. The kids wanted a pj day so that's what they did. Troy and Luke were up way too early; thankfully Hannah slept in a bit and I really slept in (my congestion was really bad so I rested longer). Troy made french toast for breakfast and I got some fruit ready to go with it. Troy did the dishes while I got the kids in the shower and redressed in pj's (so we wouldn't have to worry about it later and we could have movie night). I took a quick shower and the kids played upstairs. The kids then needed some quiet time so they watched Sophia and How to Train Your Dragon. The kids had a picnic lunch and Troy and I ate in the office and talked. The kids played upstairs again. I left to go shopping for some auction stuff--I went to Lowe's, Hobby Lobby, Tuesday Morning and TJ Maxx. When I got home, Troy and the kids were working on the Disneyland Castle. H wanted me to play with her so the kids and I had a tickle fight. Then it was movie time. I wanted the kids to see another classic so I choose the original "The Parent Trap" which I think the kids really enjoyed. We ended up ordering bbq for dinner because I was so worn out and ate while watching the movie. The kids went to bed after the movie was over and I cleaned up the kitchen and changed the laundry (again!). Troy watched another documentary while I blogged. We were in bed about 11.<br />
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Observations/Gratitude:<br />
It was a chilly day especially with how warm it has been--only in the upper 50's. The kids were in good moods almost all day. They love having lazy pj days at home because they don't happen very often any more. I was super tired all day; I was surprised I left the house for as long as I did. I'm so glad that LJ is able to take showers again! <br />
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I love the giggles and squeals during tickle fights!<br />
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Playing with Lego Dragons before breakfast</div>
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French toast--the kids were super excited Troy was in charge of breakfast this morning; they LOVE Troy's french toast.</div>
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Happy kiddos--french toast must have syrup, powdered sugar and mini chocolate chips</div>
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LJ's first shower since he broke his arm.</div>
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He gets all the points for emptying the dishwasher and cleaning up after breakfast.</div>
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I figured out which shoes I was going to wear with my dress for the black tie gala Troy and I are going to in May.</div>
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Down time</div>
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He made the goofy face on purpose.</div>
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She's always close by if the kids aren't around.</div>
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My purchases (again I forgot to take a pic of any of the places I went)</div>
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Lego building</div>
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My favorite pair of boots that I bought last fall--I was excited to wear them again since it was chilly.</div>
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Tickles (Maggie gets nervous for some reason when we do this.)</div>
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Troy was cold but family time watching the movie.</div>
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Berenstain Bears again</div>
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Might be the last night he sleeps in the guest bed</div>
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<br />Luke's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542850660650342228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498886618539530236.post-84761849577451893042017-04-22T21:58:00.000-05:002017-04-22T21:58:05.444-05:00WITL FridayWhat a wet and stormy day! The first round of storms woke Troy and I about 2:30 but thankfully we were able to get back to sleep before the alarms went off. I texted Troy right when I got up to make sure he didn't have any problems making it into work (heavy rain almost always causing flooding around here). I actually got dressed in "real" clothes rather than workout clothes this morning. Poor LJ came downstairs crying--apparently he had slipped on the stairs and fell down the last few. The kids were amazed with all of the lightning and talked of nothing but the storm all morning. It truly was pouring (later in the day we figured out it was raining at 4 inches an hour). We actually sat at breakfast with the lights off in order to see the lightning better. We left the house later than I wanted and when we were in the driveway I noticed the trash cans had been washed down the street a bit and one had tipped over because of the water rushing down the street. I didn't have time or the desire to get totally soaked to pick it up but when I got home later some nice neighbor had picked it up for us. Of course the drop off line at school was totally backed up because everyone was going to the overhang and even then the kids were still getting wet. I was worried that Hannah and I were going to be late to her audiology appointment (my biggest pet peeve). We made it with 5 minutes to spare--surprising with the weather. Hannah's testing went well and showed no changes--hooray! I get her back to school, talk with the ladies in the office and a few friends for a bit and check on LJ to see how his arm is doing. Thankfully the rain had let up quite a bit. I stop to pick up a prescription before heading home. I walked around outside for a bit to check out what the storm had done and see how much water was in the ponds. Then I just chilled on the couch and waited for Troy to get home (love half day Fridays). We had lunch, cleaned up the kitchen, changed the laundry and then T left to give his presentation to the 1st graders at school. I decide to take a nap because I was so tired. Not long after I woke up, Troy and the kids made it home. LJ set to work on his Lego set; Hannah went upstairs to play with Legos and Troy took a nap. After a quick snack, LJ gets ready to go to Calvin's bday party and I pick up the house a bit before Penelope comes over. Jen (neighbor) dropped P off and took LJ with her to the party. Hannah and Penelope were very excited to hang out and did so fairly well. After dinner, the girls and Troy and I watched Tangled before Jen brought LJ home and took P home. We got the kids in bed after a short reading time and Troy watched a WWI documentary. I fell asleep on the couch and Troy wakes me to tell me to go to bed which I did.<br />
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LJ was pretty careful with his arm because it's still fairly sensitive. Maggie is so scared of storms, poor pup. We are all ready for the weekend. We needed the rain but maybe not quite in that manner. I was grateful to have taken a nap. Hannah enjoyed being the oldest kid when Penelope was here.<br />
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My nap and quiet time on the couch.<br />
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Troy's response</div>
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She hates thunder and storms and followed me all morning and tried to find somewhere to hide in each room we were in--this is Hannah's room.</div>
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Waiting to get down the hill to the overhang</div>
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Good-bye hugs</div>
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Being goofy waiting for Ms. Krystal</div>
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"Coloring" while waiting; she picked out this color hearing aid in December.</div>
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In the sound proof booth taking her test.</div>
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It was PE time but with the weather they couldn't walk to the gym so they were in the cafeteria making paper airplanes and pop balls.</div>
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Almost over</div>
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Our dry bed was definitely not dry this morning--first time I've ever seen it actually look like a creek.</div>
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Muddy, very full pond behind our house</div>
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We normally walk along this sidewalk along the edge of the pond--the water was rushing down the spillway.</div>
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I had a nap buddy.</div>
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Presenting on erosion and weathering</div>
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So green and fresh after the storm</div>
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Glad you're home</div>
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Nutella is a big fav around here</div>
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zzzzz</div>
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Ready for the party</div>
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Watching Tangled</div>
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Paint Your Art Out put the May calendar out today; I texted some friends to see if they wanted to go paint this cardinal. I got one yes. I'm excited about it.</div>
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Snuggle bug</div>
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We took the compress off before bed. I was fully expecting this to look much, much worse. </div>
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LJ's books</div>
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Troy and I enjoyed my favorite dessert after the kids were in bed. Leftover pound cake from Easter dessert is the best for strawberry shortcake.</div>
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Ready for bed</div>
<br />Luke's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542850660650342228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498886618539530236.post-82857011920828872952017-04-21T18:01:00.001-05:002017-04-21T18:01:39.519-05:00WITL ThursdayHalfway point of WITL--hooray! It's been a struggle this week for some reason but I know I'll be so glad I've stuck with it.<br />
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Hannah had a bit of a rough, grumpy start this morning but the kids got to school with no problems outside of that. We talked about LJ getting his cast off later this afternoon. I got some gas for the car and went to Target to shop for some of the auction baskets. When I left Target it was raining which was a big bummer because I was supposed to go for a walk with my neighbor, Jen. So I came home and took a quick shower. Then I downloaded my pics and looked at Ali's blog. I ate lunch and watched part of Designated Survivor before leaving to get LJ for his doctor's appointment. He came into the office crying because he was so nervous about getting his cast off and mostly getting the pins taken out. I tried to cheer him up by blasting some music but what worked the best was just talking about random things. Troy beat us to the drs office and LJ was very glad to see him. They took his cast off first which wasn't a big deal but knowing the pins were visible was not so good. He then had x-rays which was hard because his arm felt so weird being out of the cast. And then came the part we had all been dreading--getting the pins out. Troy and I tried to keep Luke from completely freaking out but it didn't work. Thankfully the surgeon got them out really fast and then it was over; Luke did scream bloody murder though. I have never experienced that so I don't know what it feels like but the whole idea of it freaks me out. The nurse that was helping the dr said LJ was pretty tame compared to how some kids act. Troy went back to work and I took Luke to the Lego Store for his choice as a reward for the whole ordeal of breaking his arm. We then went to get Hannah from school and head to gymnastics. Luke played on his Kindle and I watched H/played on my phone while H had gymnastics. Troy stopped to pick up pizza for dinner and beat us home. The kids had another picnic and watched How to Train Your Dragon. After some down time, H goes to play Legos and LJ starts on one of his new sets while I attempted to write my blog. Troy and I notice that LJ's arm is pretty discolored and we unwrap the ace bandage and the color becomes more normal. It was a bit of a rough night getting the kids in bed. Luke was still upset/worried about his arm and H was really tired (typical for Thursday night). Once everyone is settled I go back to my blog and Troy works on his presentation in the office. I fixed lunches for the kids once I was done with my blog and head to bed. We both turned out the light a little early.<br />
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Observations/Gratitude:<br />
LJ was nervous, anxious, and excited about getting his cast off. I was so bummed it rained and couldn't go for a walk with Jen. LJ was hurting pretty bad after his cast came off but we were SO glad it was off. Hannah has really improved on her kartwheels and forward rolls. It was awesome that Troy picked up dinner and we had a lazy evening.<br />
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Favorite Moment:<br />
There wasn't one moment that stands out as a favorite today. I did have fun shopping for the auction; helping LJ pick out his Lego sets and watching HB at gymnastics.<br />
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Letting Maggie out for the first time of the day</div>
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Good-bye hugs</div>
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Auction notes and documentation</div>
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Summer fun basket and road trip basket</div>
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LJ has AR goals for reading. He needed 10 points from Spring Break to the end of school and before this test he had 4.5 points. So proud of him for getting it done with such a big book!</div>
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She knows exactly when I'm going to put my shoes on so she can get some face rubs.</div>
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Lunch</div>
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LJ snapped this one of me driving--definitely a different perspective.</div>
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Occupying some time while we wait</div>
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The view of downtown from our room.</div>
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Getting the cast sawed off--much easier the second time when you know what's going to happen.</div>
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X-ray--this was a bit tough moving his arm around for the first time</div>
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Happy with some new sets</div>
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He was very kind to let H help him build.</div>
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Relaxing</div>
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Observations/Gratitude:<br />
I'm still having a hard time remembering to take pictures and I have no idea why that it. Hannah was pretty tired after school today; thankfully it didn't create drama. Survivor is still one on my most favorite shows ever. I love the friends I've made at the Y. And dancing to fun music will always bring a smile to your face.<br />
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This is a bit strange but one of my friends at zumba and I figured out we had on the same sports bra--we thought it was hilarious (I think you had to be there). And building Legos and dancing with the kids was super fun today.<br />
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Wish she could get rid of these overnight diapers</div>
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If he has time, this is his go to in the mornings.</div>
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She's finally letting me do pigtails more often--yay!</div>
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Hug and kiss before walking into school</div>
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Love this view out the kitchen window</div>
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My faithful companion</div>
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Happy girl after school</div>
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Waiting for me to pull up</div>
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Love that they have so much fun together</div>
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No you can't see H but I really like the pic a bunch for some reason</div>
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She wanted me to swing with her; no matter how old you are swinging is fun!</div>
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Always good at school (well almost)</div>
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"I want a chocolate roll for snack Mom."</div>
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This week's spelling, vocab and verse for LJ.</div>
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Building away</div>
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Hannah insisted I build something on my own and then I got started and she insisted on helping me. This park was our creation.</div>
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Her usual spot when we're upstairs. It's getting really hard on her to come back down, poor puppy.</div>
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We're almost done with the castle.</div>
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Saying goodnight with a kiss</div>
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After I finished Harry Potter, he read and finished his second Rush Revere book. He absolutely loves them and history (he totally gets that from his dad).</div>
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Jeff--I truly do love this show</div>
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The flash made him squint but he didn't wake up. He's been sleeping in the guest bed in order to have more room for extra pillows to support his cast.</div>
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A normal morning routine of getting up and ready and then getting the kids ready for school. Then I went to the Y and worked out solo--a walk to warm up, rowing machine and then some ab work. I came home and cleaned up the kitchen, did some laundry, talked to my sis and made a few phone calls about the auction. Then I took a shower and got ready. I downloaded my pics and looked at Ali's blog and a few others and then I wrote mine. A quick bite of lunch before I went to get my haircut. Then I ran a few errands for the auction and got to school early to take of a few things for LJ's spring program. The kids and I had about 20 minutes before we had to go get their hair cut so we went to the "duck" park. On our way home from hair cuts we stopped to grab Chick Fil A for dinner since we didn't have much time before LJ had to be back at school for the program. The kids had a picnic dinner and Troy and I talked about our days. LJ and I left to get to school at the appointed time and I helped had out DVD order forms. Troy and Hannah got to school about 10 minutes before everything started. After the program, Troy took the kids home to bed and I went to bunco. Several of us arrived late and it was a small group so we didn't actually play (not that do on a regular basis anyway). I got home and had a horrible headache; Troy and I talked about some news I got from our realtor at bunco about the golf course closing; I fixed lunches; Troy changed the laundry; we got ready for bed and my light was out immediately.<br />
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Observations/Gratitude:<br />
The kids and I had fun singing to great music on the way to school. It was quite warm and sunny today. Unfortunately, I had another horrible headache. I was able to secure more donations for the auction! I love OCA; it is such a great school for the kids to be attending.<br />
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Favorite Moment:<br />
LJ's Program<br />
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Pics Taken:<br />
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He insisted on eating immediately (he wanted time to play Minecraft before we left for school)</div>
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She still insists that I carry her downstairs every morning. I don't mind really; it's a little reminder that she's not a "big" girl completely.</div>
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SO GOOD! I love these--if you're a yogurt fan you need to try them.</div>
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Tying LJ's shoe--that's a near impossible task with one hand in a cast.</div>
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I was super stoked about my rowing time. I haven't rowed for probably two months and my goal was 3500m under 18 minutes--made it by 1 second!</div>
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Her favorite spot to catch some vitamin D.</div>
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Maybe the cleanest the kitchen will be all week.</div>
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Love our shower floor</div>
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She loves to snuggle with me when it's quiet but she insists on being on top of me. Today she was literally on top of my hand.</div>
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Ready to come back in</div>
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I always enjoying catching up with Staci at my appointments.</div>
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Shadow pics are so fun!</div>
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His cut--he hates having Staci spray his hair down with water. She always gives him an extra squirt at the end just for fun.</div>
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Her cut--she doesn't understand or like having the big clips in her hair. Today she insisted that they made her look like a gorilla--I have no idea where that came from.</div>
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Chick Fil A picnic dinner watching How to Train Your Dragon</div>
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She'll do anything for a french fry.</div>
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LJ's program</div>
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Hannah's friend Caroline sat with her during the program. Such cuties!</div>
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He's looking SO grown up.</div>
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Luke's best friend Aubree--her mom and I try to get a pic of them together at all the major school events. They hate it that we insist.</div>
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Scaring Dad before lights out.</div>
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He's adapted so well to not being able to use his dominant hand.</div>
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Fixing lunch for the kids--our new frig is so clean and organized (hoping to keep it that way).</div>
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The dreaded laundry chore.</div>
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Carrots are also pretty high on her list of favs.</div>
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Here is yesterday:<br />
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The day started like any school day--get the kids up and ready to go. I was anticipating it being a rough morning after a long, busy weekend away but both kiddos were in good moods and we left the house a little earlier than normal. I walked H into her class because I needed to chat with her teacher and I also needed a few things from the office. I then headed to the Y to train with Crissy which was a challenge since I ate a lot of junk on Easter Sunday. Then I went to Sam's Club (ran into my friend Ashley) and then to the grocery store before making it back home around 11:30. I unloaded everything and picked up the kitchen and sorted laundry and then ate some lunch. It was a nice quiet afternoon working on things for the school auction coming up. I left to pick up the kids early to be able to go back into school for more auction stuff. We left school about 3:15 and checked on the veggie garden when we got home. Some creature has been digging where it shouldn't so we put out the pinwheels. Luke reads; Hannah played with Legos; and I changed the laundry (again). Hannah wanted to play in the driveway so while she rode her scooter I pulled some weeds and then we played together for a while. Luke requested some time to play Minecraft which I let him do while I started on dinner and H went back to her Lego creation. While I was talking to mom, Troy got home very exhausted and done with the day. We grilled some chicken and veggies for dinner and then we all went for a walk. The kids took shower/bath and got ready for bed. After getting H in bed, I did the dishes and changed the laundry (again). When Troy finished reading to LJ he went to the office while I worked on sending some emails and working on auction stuff again. Hannah came downstairs about 8:30 complaining her toe hurt--we sent her back to bed with a band-aid and a warning not to get up again. LJ came down at 8:45 for a final good night after reading on his own for a while. Troy ironed before getting ready for bed and reading. I fixed lunches and got ready for bed early. We were both tired. Of course the minute Troy turned out his light he was snoring. I got stuck playing a matching game on my Kindle and turned out the light later than I wanted too.<br />
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Observations/Gratitude:<br />
It was nice to have a somewhat relaxing day unfortunately that wasn't the case for Troy. I was pleasantly surprised by the kids' good moods while getting ready for school. We all enjoyed a nice family dinner with no complaining about the food.<br />
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Favorite Moment:<br />
I loved our family walk!<br />
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Pics Taken:<br />
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Always like to have this overview of the week for WITL</div>
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She insists on massaging her face on my legs and feet every morning when I put my shoes on.</div>
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He comes downstairs and snuggles in a blanket for a few minutes before starting his day.</div>
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Didn't really want to wake up</div>
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Breakfast</div>
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New as of December--Hannah adjusted SO well and puts them in all on her own</div>
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Multi-tasking</div>
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Just dropped off her Frozen backpack</div>
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Running to line up to go inside</div>
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My trainer (she's awesome)</div>
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Her spot when the house is empty (under Troy's desk in the office)</div>
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We really needed some groceries!</div>
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My kitchen is a disaster after being gone for the weekend.</div>
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Blech!</div>
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Time to go outside</div>
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Wishing she could go outside</div>
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Auction freebies I've collected</div>
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Lettuce sprouts</div>
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Carrot sprouts</div>
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Stay away animals</div>
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I realized how desperately this needs to be weeded last week. I'm not excited about the task.</div>
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Reading Rush Revere</div>
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Creating her zoo</div>
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Master scooter rider</div>
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Starting on the weeds</div>
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Having some fun</div>
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Sweet puppers is getting old</div>
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Dinner</div>
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Heading out</div>
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Being active together--love it!</div>
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How old are you? 8</div>
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How tall are you? shrugs his shoulders; I ask him to guess--about 4 feet-ish</div>
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How much do you weigh? holds a finger up (like hold on) and goes out of the room--56.0 after returning from the scale</div>
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What is your favorite toy? dragons</div>
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Favorite book? Rush Revere</div>
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Favorite movie? How to Train Your Dragon</div>
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Favorite TV show? um, Looney Tunes</div>
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Favorite food? french toast</div>
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Favorite fruit? cantaloupe</div>
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Favorite snack? chips deluxe minis</div>
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Favorite drink? slush (said while drinking a green apple slush from Sonic)</div>
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Favorite activity? thinks for a bit--play hide n seek</div>
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Favorite color? green</div>
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Favorite sport? soccer</div>
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Favorite song? that's hard there's a lot of new songs; I can't pick one</div>
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Favorite animal? leopard</div>
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Favorite game? Life</div>
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Favorite outfit? boxers</div>
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Favorite holiday? Christmas</div>
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What do you need in bed when it's time to go to sleep? my cuddle buddies</div>
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Best Friend? Aubree (Northcutt)</div>
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When I grow up I want to be? new store owner</div>
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Nicknames? Munchkin, Lukester, Dude, Luke Dude</div>
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Thing I am really good at? Legos</div>
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Clothing size: 8 slim pants and 8-10 shirts</div>
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Shoe size: 1-2</div>
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Height: 4 feet 3 1/2 inches</div>
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Weight: 56.0 (according to our scale)</div>
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Luke's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542850660650342228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498886618539530236.post-67369381180544896152017-01-22T14:21:00.001-06:002017-01-22T14:21:30.834-06:00Hannah's 5 year Questionnaire<div style="margin: 0px;">
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How old are you? 5</div>
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How tall are you? Questioningly, 40 inches. And then, "I think I'm way taller than 40 inches."</div>
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How much do you weigh? 40 tall feet; then, "What does that mean?"; then I say go to the scale and she says, "Oh, yeah!"; she comes back and says 4-9-0 which is 49.0 lbs</div>
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What is your favorite toy? my pink Barbie</div>
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Favorite book? Big Red Barn</div>
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Favorite movie? Ariel (The Little Mermaid)</div>
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Favorite TV show? Sophia the First and Curious George</div>
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Favorite food? mac n cheese</div>
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Favorite fruit? strawberries</div>
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Favorite snack? fruit snacks</div>
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Favorite drink? water</div>
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Favorite activity? play Legos</div>
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Favorite color? pink</div>
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Favorite sport? hibernating; I asked for an explanation which she explained perfectly and I said that wasn't really a sport and asked again and she said soccer</div>
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Favorite song? Ariel song</div>
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Favorite animal? giraffe</div>
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Favorite game? Life (we got it for Christmas)</div>
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Favorite outfit? my sparkly dress that I wore to the ball with Daddy</div>
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Favorite holiday? Christmas Eve</div>
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What do you need in bed when it's time to go to sleep? stuffed animals, covers and pillow</div>
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Best Friend? Kayden (Beller); she is so much my best friend</div>
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When I grow up I want to be? a mom and take care of people</div>
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Nicknames? Sugar Bean, Beanie, Hannah Banana</div>
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Thing I am really good at? monkey bars</div>
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Clothing size: 6x at least for tops and 5 or 6 for pants</div>
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Shoe size: 13/1</div>
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Height: 3 feet, 10 inches</div>
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Weight: 49.0 (according to our scale)<br />
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The biggest change in the last six months for Hannah is getting hearing aids. In October her teacher asked us if we had noticed that she may not be hearing everything correctly. I commented that I thought that at the beginning of the summer but we chalked it up to her being 4 1/2 and just her age. The school had hearing screenings in November which she failed. We went to the pediatrician in early December and she recommended we see an audiologist which we did a week later (Hannah had passed the hearing screening at her Feb 16 well child appt). At the first audiologist appointment we learned that Hannah had mild to moderate hearing loss in both ears in the lower frequencies. She would need hearing aids (deep breaths for mom and dad). We met with the audiologist a total of 3 times, the ENT once and had a MRI all in the span of 2 weeks right before Christmas (it was a bit hectic, crazy and stressful). Hannah actually got her hearing aids before we saw the ENT. It will probably go down as one of the best birthday presents she'll ever receive and one of the best Christmas gifts for Troy and I. It was the afternoon of December 20, a Tuesday. She had choosen turquiose hearing aids and the molds are clear with hot pink swirls and pink glitter. Troy and I wanted her to pick them out so she could really "own" them as hers. I wasn't sure about the pink glitter but they look awesome and she was SO proud of them. It was pretty amazing when she had them in for the first time. She told Troy, "Daddy, your voice sounds weird." That's because she hadn't been hearing him correctly since the loss was in the lower frequencies which is typically male voices. She was very excited to get back to school for her class Christmas party and show off her new hearing aids. We saw the ENT the next day and he wanted to do an MRI to make sure everything was okay structurally. He said if that was the case then the cause was probably a delayed birth defect or a genetic anomaly but there wouldn't really be a way to know definatively. Hannah had the MRI on the afternoon of the 23rd and she was a trooper and held still perfectly for the 20 minute test. The results were normal. Hannah has adjusted SO well to her aids. I've told countless people that it has been harder on Troy and I than it was for Hannah. Her classmates have not given her a hard time and so far no one else that we've encountered has either. I pray this will continue to be the case but will not be surprised when the day comes that someone is unkind about them. One other factor that only time will tell is whether or not the loss will continue to get worse. This is by far my biggest fear--I pray everyday that this will not happen.<br />
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How old are you? 4</div>
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How tall are you? 4 and I asked again and got the same answer</div>
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How much do you weigh? says nothing but puts fisted hands up in the air; I ask her if she wants to weigh herself and she goes to do that; comes back and says 45 pounds</div>
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Favorite book? Princess</div>
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Favorite movie? All Creatures Big and Small and How to Train Your Dragon</div>
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Favorite TV show? Sophia, the 1st</div>
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Favorite food? chicken</div>
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Favorite fruit? strawberries</div>
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Favorite snack? pirate booty, I love pirate booty</div>
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Favorite drink? Sprite</div>
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Favorite activity? watch a movie</div>
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Favorite color? red, turquoise and pink</div>
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Favorite sport? riding bikes in the driveway</div>
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Favorite song? "Fight Song" and Taylor Swift</div>
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Favorite animal? polar bear, I mean penguins</div>
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Favorite game? puzzles</div>
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Favorite outfit? I love to wear my big skirt, the long one</div>
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Favorite holiday? um, snow</div>
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What do you need in bed when it's time to go to sleep? pony and baby</div>
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Best Friend? she described a friend in her camp that she's in this week; I couldn't understand the name she said; if I answered this question for her I'd say her brother is her best friend</div>
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When I grow up I want to be? police officer</div>
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Nicknames? Sugar Bean, Beanie, Hannah Banana</div>
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Thing I am really good at? cart wheels (not sure I'd agree although she did a lot of them today) I'd say she awesome at coloring and drawing.</div>
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Clothing size: 6 for tops and bottoms</div>
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Shoe size: 12</div>
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Height: 3 feet, 8 inches</div>
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How tall are you? um, don't know (Guess--last time I checked I was 4 feet 6 inches)</div>
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How much do you weigh? I'll go check--heads to the scale--comes back and says 55.0</div>
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Favorite book? Rush Revere and Spirit Animals</div>
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Favorite movie? How to Train Your Dragon</div>
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Favorite TV show? Odd Squad</div>
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Favorite food? french toast and pancakes and then added Dad's french toast</div>
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Favorite fruit? cantaloupe, loupe, loupe</div>
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Favorite snack? fruit snacks, no chips ahoy (big sigh from mom)</div>
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Favorite drink? milk, no root beer, no fanta grape</div>
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Favorite activity? play with dragon toys</div>
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Favorite color? green</div>
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Favorite sport? golf</div>
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Favorite song? "Stitches" and "Shake it Off"</div>
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Favorite animal? leopard and jaguar</div>
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Favorite game? hum, hum, mousetrap</div>
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Favorite outfit? swim suit--means your going swimming</div>
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Favorite holiday? When Jesus was born</div>
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What do you need in bed when it's time to go to sleep? pillow doggy, blankets, toothless and pluto</div>
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Best Friend? Aubree (Northcutt)</div>
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When I grow up I want to be? movie designer, I want to design two new movies about How to Train Your Dragon movies</div>
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Nicknames? Munchkin, Lukester, Dude</div>
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Thing I am really good at? Lego building, of course</div>
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Height: 4 feet, 2 inches</div>
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Weight: 55.0 (according to our scale)</div>
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He had a party at Laser Quest on Saturday, the 9th. Grandma and Grandpa J and Grammy and PawPaw were here and after the party we swam before having ribs, corn on the cob and cantaloupe for dinner at Luke's request. On Sunday, his actual birthday, we had french toast for breakfast at LJ's request and then the grandparents left and he opened his presents from us and Hannah. In the afternoon Grandma and Grandpa H came over to swim and Luke requested Olive Garden for dinner.</div>
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How old are you? 4</div>
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How tall are you? "Wider than Luke." I asked what that meant. "I'm just taller than Luke." (that's not true)</div>
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How much do you weigh? Um, 4. </div>
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What is your favorite toy? Cars for Jenny (her new 18" doll)</div>
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Favorite book? Pinkalicious</div>
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Favorite movie? "Let me think," and tapping her finger on her head. "Frozen!"<br />
Favorite TV show? Curious George</div>
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Favorite food? macaroni and cheese</div>
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Favorite fruit? strawberries and black olives</div>
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Favorite snack? fruit snacks</div>
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Favorite drink? water</div>
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Favorite activity? play toys</div>
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Favorite color? brown horsey and then I asked again--turquoise and pink</div>
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Favorite sport? swimming</div>
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Favorite song? Frozen "Let It Go"</div>
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Favorite animal? lion</div>
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Favorite game? Lead iPad (she got a new LeapPad for Christmas)</div>
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Favorite outfit? dress</div>
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Favorite holiday? Christmas</div>
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What do you need in bed when it's time to go to sleep? horsey<br />
Best Friend? at school, Noah </div>
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When I grow up I want to be? a grown up</div>
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Nicknames? HannahBean, Sugar Bean, Beanie, Hannah Banana</div>
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Thing I am really good at? toys</div>
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Some other stats:</div>
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Clothing size: 5 (not the toddler 5 but a regular 5!)</div>
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Shoe size: 11</div>
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Height: 41 1/2"</div>
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Weight: 39.5 lbs<br />
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Some other info I want to remember:<br />
Sayings:<br />
zert=dessert<br />
squito bugs=mosquito bites<br />
clip clops=flip flops<br />
sumscreen=sunscreen<br />
mommy, hold her=pick me up<br />
my brush teeth=her toothbrush<br />
no eyes in soap=no soap in her eyes during bath time<br />
globbles=goggles<br />
Lukie=Luke<br />
mato=tomato<br />
dance on mommy's puter=mom play songs from your computer so I can dance to them<br />
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Luke's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542850660650342228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498886618539530236.post-11299293806792144582015-08-23T11:43:00.000-05:002015-08-23T11:43:08.924-05:00WITL--Thursday<div style="text-align: justify;">
My final day of WITL! I was glad I recorded and took pics all week but I'm also glad it's done. It remains to be seen whether or not I get the actual scrapbook completed. I really would like to this year.</div>
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I was getting ready in the bathroom when Hannah came downstairs (rather early for her). She was so excited to go to Grammy and PawPaw's; she asked numerous times if it was time to go to see Grammy. It was such a different day and morning today. The kids and I all ate breakfast together and they were both in great moods. It was just the thing I needed after a tough day the day before. After dropping LJ off at school, Hannah and I came home and finished getting ready to leave with final packing for her and me. We loaded up the car; I got a movie going for her and we headed out. After a quick stop for some cash, we were on the road. Hannah watched "The Little Mermaid" and I listened to some tunes and also talked with Troy, my sister and my mom. We got to the Towanda interchange a bit before Grammy and PawPaw. I got gas; we went to the restroom and then we walked around a bit. Hannah was so excited when she saw Grammy's car pull up. We ate lunch and then transferred all of Hannah's stuff to their car. There was no hesitation for Hannah when she got in their car. After they pulled out, I looked up my route to Tulsa and then I was on my way as well (a bit excited myself--I love going to CKC; I've gone every year they've had it which is 11 years). I have to say that I had really enjoyed my 3 hours in the car alone. I cranked the music way up loud, sang at the top of lungs and did some car dancing. I got to the hotel and unloaded all my stuff and then relaxed and read for a while. I headed downstairs to meet my friend Susannah after her class and we went to dinner with our scrapbooking group, the Paperdolls. It was so fun to hang out with the ladies and enjoy some good food. A smaller group of us had a class that night so headed back to the convention to grab a table. We enjoyed the class although not as much as past years and some of the shopping that went along with it. Susannah and I headed back to our room and got organized for tomorrow. I talked to Troy and read and of course Susannah and I talked before lights out.</div>
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Troy and Luke: Luke stayed at extended care after school (he'd been bugging to try this since last year). Troy picked him up after work and they came home and did homework before going to eat dinner at Pop's.</div>
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Hannah: They got back to KC about the same time I got to Tulsa. Grammy and Hannah went for a walk and then they all had dinner and went to get dessert at Yogurtini.</div>
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Observations/Gratitude:</div>
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*Boths kids were in a good mood this morning.</div>
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*Hannah was very excited to go to KC.</div>
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*I was very excited to get to Tulsa.</div>
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*Hannah showed no signs of being sick.</div>
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*I was very grateful to be heading toward two night away at a scrapbook convention.</div>
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*Luke had a good day at school he said.</div>
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*I'm glad the boys get to have some extended "man" time.</div>
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Favorite Moment:</div>
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*Breakfast and the car ride to school with the kids because we were laughing and being silly and having fun together.</div>
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*Having dinner with my scrapbook friends.</div>
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Pics Taken: 42 (definitely the end of the week and not in a normal routine today)</div>
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What can I say, I really enjoy using a q-tip to clean out my ears. </div>
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Simple, quick and easy </div>
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Breakfast all together </div>
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Feeding the animals (sometimes there is an argument about who does this but not today) </div>
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Walking into school </div>
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All set up for the road </div>
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Down the highway </div>
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She zonked out about 10 minutes before we got to the interchange. I was hoping for a little longer. </div>
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Filling up </div>
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Greeting with hugs and kisses </div>
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She had to sit next to Grammy at lunch and she was in a very silly, talkative mood. </div>
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Cheese </div>
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Goodbye hugs and kisses (she's awesome at giving hugs and usually pats your back when she's doing it) </div>
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One more wave </div>
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Down the road I go </div>
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Troy and I always keep track of license plates when we're traveling. It's fun and occupies some time. Before I got the app, I used to remember them all in my head which was a game in and of itself. I was surprised I saw over half the states today.</div>
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Playing on Grammy's porch </div>
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Dinner with the ladies </div>
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Techniques class with a few of the Paperdolls </div>
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My goodies from the evening </div>
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Orange pop at Pop's </div>
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Love this pic that Troy got of LJ. Great perspective!</div>
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Wednesday was a one of those days that started out and continued all day to be nothing like you had planned or imagined or hoped it would be. It was rough. We had early morning storms and there was lots of thunder and lightning which put me in that groggy, half awake, half asleep state. Just before my first snooze on my alarm was about to go off I heard Hannah yelling for me from her room in that hurry, I need you quick, I don't feel good voice. Not great when you're half asleep and really need to go to the bathroom (or anytime for that matter). I flew upstairs (that would've been quite a pic) just in time to hear her throwing up on the carpet :( We got her cleaned up and calmed down and then I brought her comfort items downstairs and set up her sleeping bag on the floor in my bedroom so that I could take a quick shower (guessing at this point I may not have any other time in the day to do so). As I was getting out of the shower she got sick again (she didn't have a temp). At this point I texted Troy a second time and he asked if I needed him to come home to help. I took him up on it as Luke still needed to get to school and then his 7 yr check-up and I didn't want to worry about Hannah throwing up in the car. While Luke got ready for school, I got H set up on the couch and watching a movie. Troy still had to work from home so he grabbed his computer right when he walked in the door and Luke and I left for school. I went to get gas in the car and then for a quick trip to Target (something I was planning for later in the day). I also talked with my mom about Hannah because I was supposed to meet her and my step-dad halfway to KC the next day for them to have Hannah for a few days. We decided just to wait and see how the day went and make a decision later. I was anxious about it because after dropping her off with them I was to go to Tulsa for the Creating Keepsakes Convention for the weekend. I really didn't want to alter my plans for that because I've really been looking forward to it (but obviously I would've done whatever was best for Hannah). After LJ had been at school for about an hour, I picked him up so we could head to the doctors office. We got back to school about 2 hours later and I rushed back home with lunch so Troy could get back to work after eating. Hannah asked for something to eat and as she had yet to be sick again, I fixed her some toast and applesauce and she ate while watching the George movie again. It was clear that she was exhausted so as soon as the movie was over I suggested she take a nap. She told me that she thought that was a good idea. I took advantage of sitting down for a bit and checked Ali's blog and worked on my own. I also did more laundry (ugh!), packed for my weekend away and then did a few chores on the computer. I had to wake Hannah up to go get Luke from school--she had been asleep for over 2 1/2 hours. I could tell she had a temp when I got her up but didn't take it until we got back from getting LJ. I was thrilled the pick up line was shorter today and moved much faster. Hannah's temp was 100.8 enough for me to be more concerned about her and the chances of her going to KC. The kids watched another George movie (they really love Curious George) and I do some more chores--getting the house completely picked up for the cleaning lady to come the next day. Mom and I talked again about the next day and decided we'd make it a completely last minute decision for in the morning. Luke worked on his nightly homework which was again very rough and hard on both of us. I fix dinner with reluctance because Troy is working late and I still wanted Hannah to have pretty bland stuff. The three of us ate dinner and then LJ and H both cleaned up and then took showers. At this point, Hannah has said she didn't feel sick anymore and her temp was gone. LJ reads while I get Hannah in bed and then I read to LJ and Troy gets home. He gives the kids hugs and kisses and has to get back to work (critical point in the well). I fixed dinner for him which he ate in the office while working. I finished gathering things for Hannah's trip (I was pretty sure she was going at this point), cleaning up for the cleaning lady and did one final load of laundry. I packed LJ's lunch and then headed upstairs to my scrap room to organize and pack my stuff for the convention. Troy helped me load the car and then we went over the plan/info for the weekend. I got in bed early but once again got stuck on my book. Thankfully, we all slept well.</div>
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*Poor Hannah was scared this morning when she was sick (hate that for my kids!).</div>
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*Luke was scared he would have to get a shot at the drs office.</div>
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*I was worried that H wouldn't be able to go to KC.</div>
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*Unbelievably cool weather for August</div>
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*Troy asked and then came home to help with Hannah.</div>
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*Luke had a great check up at the dr.</div>
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*Luke is such a sweet boy--as soon as he got in the car after school he asked Hannah how she was feeling.</div>
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Hearing Luke's concern for Hannah</div>
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Sick girl all snuggled up </div>
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Getting in </div>
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Different cozy location </div>
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Breakfast with bed head still for him </div>
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Walking into school </div>
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Fill up </div>
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I always park on this side even though I didn't get many groceries today. </div>
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Rain moving out </div>
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Luke took this one of the train that we followed out of Edmond. I love that he still gets so excited when we see trains. </div>
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Not very excited about this appointment. He told me it was embarrassing. He was 47.6 lbs (45%) and 47 3/4 inches (45%). </div>
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Saying good-bye before heading back to work. Notice her eyes are still glued to the TV. </div>
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She really enjoyed the cooler weather today. </div>
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I had the door open with screen for a good part of the afternoon and I eventually had to close it because it was getting too cool. </div>
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Recording and documenting with a sweet treat </div>
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She loves to sit on the back of this chair and watch all the birds out the window. </div>
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Love, love, love this part of the project! </div>
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More of this again! </div>
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Packing for the weekend </div>
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Renewing library books online because that was on the list for after school but clearly couldn't take H since she was sick. </div>
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She said she was going to take another nap while we were waiting for LJ. </div>
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The intersection at the end of our street. </div>
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The most unfortunate part of the day. </div>
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Homework battle </div>
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Dinner </div>
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Getting the tangles out </div>
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Dinner while working </div>
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Evening treat </div>
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My evening treat</div>
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Gathering everything together </div>
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Another usual spot </div>
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Ready to go </div>
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Tuesday had some great highs and a couple of pretty low lows. After getting Luke off to school, Hannah and I came home and I did a few things around the house while she played. She was so excited about Sydney (a daughter of a good friend) coming over to play with her. Sydney needs some practice babysitting so my friend asked if I would mind if she came over to hang out with Hannah. It was great! I had some uninterrupted time to do some things (mainly work on printing invitations for Troy's parents' 50th wedding anniversary which didn't go very well) and Hannah had lots of fun playing and being way too bossy. Hannah and I had lunch after Sydney left and then she had quiet time in her room. I read, worked on my blog, and did laundry (which it seems I've done everyday this WITL project). When I went to get Hannah she was snuggled on the floor with a bunch of blankies (as she calls them) and her stuffed animals almost asleep. We rocked and tickled and played and talked in her rocking chair before going to get Lukester. The pick up line is still a big work in progress. The enrollment is way up thus making for longer waiting times. I was frustrated with it yesterday. When LJ finally got in the car the kids requested we go to a park (fairly normal after school thing for us). They choose the rocket ship park and we were there for about a half an hour before heading home. LJ needed some down time before starting on his homework and asked to watch another George movie. There was a meltdown when I paused the movie to work on homework (after agreeing to that before the movie started, a few reminders during the movie and a countdown to the pause time). It was very apparent that Luke was incredibly tired and he told me that he'd had a really rough day at school which is rather unusual for him (had to rewrite a paper because he didn't write it neat enough, had to go to time out for talking without raising his hand and at recess no one wanted to play the game he did). Troy got home during the second attempt at homework and helped Luke finish while I fixed leftovers for dinner. I ate quickly and got ready to go to my monthly bunco group. Troy put both kids to bed early again. I had fun at bunco although I completely forgot to get a picture of the group of us. There were only 7 of 12 of us because of a few last minute cancelations so we talked and drank and ate which was just fine with me. When I got back home Troy was again working and watching the Royals game. I immediately got ready for bed while Troy waited until the game ended (Royals won in 13 innings). My nose got stuck in my book yet again and I didn't turn my light out until late. </div>
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*Hannah couldn't wait for Sydney to get here.</div>
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*I guessed I would get frustrated with my printer and the invitations--I was right.</div>
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*LJ is very grumpy after school.</div>
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*My late nights reading are catching up with me.</div>
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*I really enjoyed my time in my scrap room.</div>
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*I love my bunco group and having girl time.</div>
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Playing with Hannah in her room after quiet time.</div>
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All snuggled in not wanting to get up</div>
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He mentioned the day before that they were supposed to have seen a volcanic rock in class but didn't end up having time. I pulled these two volcanic rocks out of our rock collection and we talked about them while he ate breakfast. </div>
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In an effort to conserve space in the classroom, each kiddo has a drawstring bag like this with a number. Luke will be #6 all year.</div>
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I take turns eating breakfast with the kids so neither of them feels left out. She always eats better and faster if I'm eating with her.</div>
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Trying to figure out if she can slip out</div>
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These next several pics are from around my gardens and flower pots. They turned out a bit blurry for some reason but here they are anyway.</div>
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Stretching--she's on this rug most mornings soaking up the sunshine (although it wasn't too sunny this morning) </div>
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Getting my Ali fix for the day </div>
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Sharing my WITL--bottom left is my link (This has always been one of my favorite parts of this project--sharing with others, connecting with people I don't even know.) </div>
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Playing in her room </div>
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The mess that is my scrap room (I didn't get an after pic but you can now see the floor and the table top.) </div>
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Order from the Gap that came in the mail--I've been doing a lot more online shopping recently. The Gap had their friends and family sale not too long ago and I took advantage. </div>
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Hubby's work shirts all clean (so thankful he irons them himself!). </div>
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Sydney's mom wanted a pic of them together so I took one too of course! </div>
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Lunch for her. </div>
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Lunch for me. </div>
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I couldn't get in the door because she had blocked it again. That's recently become a pattern.</div>
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Almost asleep </div>
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Making sure I'm all healthy </div>
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LONG line down the hill for pick up </div>
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Waiting to climb in </div>
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They love running back and forth and over and under this bridge. </div>
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Luke kept saying, "Don't make it spin; don't make it spin!" He's been very sensitive to motion lately. </div>
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Who wouldn't want to ride on a purple dinosaur!?!? </div>
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LJ is peeking out. </div>
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This is a very fast, bumpy slide. Luke loves it! </div>
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She is definitely more cautious about it. </div>
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Veggin' out </div>
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Working on homework </div>
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Cutting her meatball (love the way she says that) all by herself </div>
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My step-mom, who hosted bunco </div>
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I walked into to him looking like this. He was a bit stressed. </div>
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Nose in my book (or Kindle rather)</div>
Luke's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542850660650342228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498886618539530236.post-41227920007878811742015-08-18T14:19:00.000-05:002015-08-18T14:19:05.935-05:00WITL--Monday<div style="text-align: justify;">
I just need to say that it's really hard to get back in the routine of school and getting up early again (especially when you're reading a really good series of books that you just can not put down when it's time to go to bed). That said, yesterday was a really good day. Luke went off to school with no problems and Hannah was very excited to start back at gymnastics in the morning. After gymnastics, we went to Office Depot and the grocery store before coming home for lunch and quiet time. I was productive during quiet time cleaning up the house, dealing with trash and laundry. I enjoyed about 30 minutes of quiet time for me checking FB and updating my WITL stuff before I went to get Hannah. She was sound asleep! She gave up her nap about a month ago and there are days when she does still fall asleep if she's in her room long enough--I'm sure gymnastics wore her out. I let her watch a show to wake up before we picked up Lukester from school. I knew I wanted to let the kids have the chance to swim as the weather for the next couple of days doesn't look very conducive to that and they were excited to hear that. I talked to my mom for a while watching the kids have a great time in the pool. We came inside and they took showers before watching Curious George 3 (it was on PBS and I recorded it for them) which they have been super anxious to see as it was constantly being advertised and I started dinner. Troy got home while I was working on dinner. We decided to let the kids have a picnic dinner (much more rare than picnic lunches) and finish the movie while we enjoyed a dinner for two at the table. After the movie, Luke started on his homework. As a first grader this year, he will have homework every night. I'm estimating it will be about 30 minutes a night. I'm not sure how I feel about this yet other than knowing I wished we had over the weekend to complete the homework packet for the week rather than a Monday-Friday timeline. Hannah cleaned up her room while LJ did his work. It was apparent again that both kiddos were pretty tired and after a few minutes of playtime it was time for bed. I read to LJ again and Troy read to HB. She's come around the last week or so and is okay with Troy reading to her more (hooray!) Troy did some work before heading to bed early while I watched some TV and folded laundry for what seemed like forever! I watched the news and worked on Sunday's blog post and made Luke's lunch before heading to bed myself where I again got my nose stuck in my book too late!</div>
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Observations/Gratitude:</div>
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*Hannah was very sleepy this morning.</div>
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*It's never a good idea to go to the grocery store when you are hungry.</div>
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*The kids played really well together in the pool.</div>
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*Hannah was so excited that she has Coach Sammy again for gymnastics.</div>
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*I was productive!</div>
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*Troy had a good day at work and got some great news about the well he's working on.</div>
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Favorite Moment:</div>
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Watching Hannah at gymnastics--it's a full hour of pure entertainment for me.</div>
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Pics Taken: 87</div>
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First thing I look at on my phone every morning </div>
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Getting ready for school </div>
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On the road </div>
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My sweet boy giving me hugs and kisses for the day. </div>
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And Hannah gets some love too! </div>
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Breakfast--she put the strawberries on the the peanut butter toast but I'm guessing that wouldn't be a bad combo </div>
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The only time she ever lets me do anything with her hair is on gymnastics day. </div>
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She looks so cute I wish she'd let me put it up more often. </div>
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A quick load before we leave </div>
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Waiting to get started </div>
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Peek a boo! </div>
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She's really good at somersaults. </div>
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Insisted that I carry her into the store </div>
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I'm not sure how I didn't remember to get a pic of Hannah riding in the car grocery cart but I didn't and this is the only one I got to show we were even there. </div>
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I asked Hannah to take a picture of me putting away the groceries--good to see her perspective. </div>
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Lunch </div>
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Love these! Especially the black raspberry. </div>
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And again </div>
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Getting caught up </div>
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She's been making these beds on her floor but this is the first time I've found her sound asleep! </div>
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Sleepy snuggles </div>
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1, 2, 3, Jump! </div>
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This butterfly kept saying hello while the kids were swimming. It was really pretty--black with lots of yellow/golden spots.</div>
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I posted this one on FB saying, "Love these smiles!" Aunt Sarah commented saying, "Me too!" </div>
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Clean smile </div>
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Clean smile </div>
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He said, "Mom, you have to take a picture. My head looks like a spikey ball!"</div>
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A Christmas present I made for Troy. It's been a really fun thing to have in the bathroom and get a surprise note from each other every so often. </div>
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Cantaloupe from the farmer's market--it's super tasty! </div>
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Engrossed in George </div>
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Peaceful dinner for two </div>
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Working hard </div>
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This week's spelling list. He nailed every one of them the first time I asked. (I wasn't surprised.) </div>
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20 minutes of reading too! </div>
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Doing her own work </div>
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Stories with Dad </div>
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Wiggling hard to get the other front one to come out </div>
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It was not a typical Sunday for us. Troy had to go into work which he did right before I got up. I showered and got ready before get having breakfast with the kids. I then got them ready for our back to school photo shoot we did with a group of friends. We met at the park in our old neighborhood where we had props and a back drop for the photo shoot. It was really a lot of fun. The kids all took turns rotating through the different locations that were set up for the pictures. I was happy to get several great shots of the kids. We headed home and because the kids had had so many snacks they weren't hungry for lunch so they went to their rooms for quiet time. I fixed lunch for myself and read while I ate. Troy got home about 20 minutes after I had finished my lunch so Troy and the kids all had a light late lunch. I made a quick grocery run for dinner while the kids were playing. After I got back I watered all my flower pots while Troy was watching the PGA Championship and the kids were still playing together. Troy took a nap after I came back inside and LJ requested some alone time so Hannah came downstairs with me and watched Daniel Tiger. The kids had really been wanting to swim but since one of the pumps was broken we hadn't been able to all week. Troy got the pool clean enough that he was comfortable letting them get in and they really had so much fun. I was outside with them for a while and then Troy came out to watch them while I started fixing dinner. He supervised showers while I finished up dinner. We all then enjoyed a super yummy dinner (chicken parmesan meatballs). The kids cleaned their rooms with my supervision while Troy emptied the dishwasher and cleaned up the kitchen. It was apparent that both kiddos were very tired and we decided an early bedtime would be good. I read to Luke and we had a great conversation about TV characters and Luke designing a machine that would allow them to come out of the TV and be in real life. Troy ironed and worked on his computer a bit while watching the Royals game and then he let me watch some TV while I downloaded pictures and blogged. I packed LJ's lunch and Troy went to bed. I did a few more things before going up to check on the kids. I found Hannah laying on the floor all curled up in a ball blocking her door. I quickly put her in her own bed but she said, "Mommy, you scared me." I read for a bit before turning my light out (again probably too late).</div>
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Observations/Gratitude:</div>
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*The kids got along well for the most part.</div>
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*Troy is very stressed with work right now.</div>
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*We love having a pool in the backyard.</div>
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*Fresh picked basil smells SO good!</div>
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Favorite Moment:</div>
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Watching and listening to the kids splash around and laugh in the pool</div>
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Pics Taken: 116</div>
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Back to School Pics Taken: 176</div>
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Hannah took one of me putting on my lotion. </div>
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Part of our breakfast routine every day </div>
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Capturing </div>
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One of my most favorites to eat</div>
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Lunch by myself--a rarity these days </div>
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Building creations </div>
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Working hard </div>
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Just a few quick things for dinner (it's rather unusual for me to run to the store like this) </div>
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Love this sign I got for Mother's Day </div>
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Giving everything a drink </div>
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Reading (love that he does this willingly) </div>
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Keeping track for school </div>
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His alone time </div>
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Reading while H was watching </div>
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I think I mentioned that she is my faithful companion. </div>
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He loves jumping in! She's getting there. </div>
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My lock screen pic (I haven't it changed it in over two years because I love this picture so much.) </div>
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Main screen </div>
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Chatting before I go in to fix dinner </div>
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Quick Skype call with Grandma and Grandpa </div>
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Setting the table--a shared job they do every day </div>
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Whipping up some yummy stuff </div>
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Unloading the dishwasher (so grateful that he helps with this) </div>
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Good night kiss and hug </div>
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With Dad this time </div>
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She is such a sweetie! We sing Frere Jacques before lights out. She also has a kiss and hug routine. We get a kiss on each cheek, one on the lips, one on our hand that then has to go our cheek and our heart, a big hug and finally a long kiss on the lips. </div>
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At seven, I'm thrilled he hasn't had any objections yet to good night hugs and kisses. He also gets Frere Jacques and a backrub before lights out. </div>
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Getting ready for the work week </div>
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She typically climbs up in my lap after the house is quiet for the night.</div>
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How do you eat an apple with a huge hole from missing teeth?</div>
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Like this Mom!</div>
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Saturdays around here can be really busy, totally lazy or somewhere in between. I would say today was somewhere in between. Troy got up a bit early and went for a bike ride; I got up not long after he left and took a shower and got ready. I heard Hannah get out of bed while I was getting ready and LJ got up while Troy was taking a shower. We all had breakfast together and then I went to the farmer's market with a quick stop at a friends to drop off a chair. Troy worked and the kids played and watched TV while I was gone. When I got back, we attempted to get the kids ready to leave and Luke proceeded to have a meltdown about leaving (he is such a homebody on the weekends especially when school is going). We eventually made it out of the house and headed for the granite store where Troy and I both proceeded to be completely overwhelmed. We went out to lunch which went well and then came home and the kids had quiet time. Troy took a nap while I cleaned up the kitchen and downloaded pictures. I talked to my mom for a bit before doing a blog post about WITL. After an extra 30 minutes in their rooms for arguing, the kids came downstairs and they watched videos with me on my computer before we had a tickle fight. I fixed an early dinner so we could head to the baseball game. Parking was super crazy downtown and it was good we left early. We all enjoyed the game and left during the 7th. Troy tried to find some stars for the kids to look at with the new telescope but he wasn't able to find anything (the target scope was out of battery) so we got the kids in bed as it was so late for them. Troy took a quick shower and I got ready for bed. Troy turned his light out much before I did because I couldn't put my book down.</div>
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Some observations/gratitude:<br />
*Everyone except me seemed to be in a bad mood before lunch.<br />
*For the second time this week I forgot to wear earrings which is really odd for me.<br />
*I love that my kids enjoy watching old videos of themselves with me.<br />
*I'm glad we all went to the baseball (it was iffy at a few points during the day because of behavior).<br />
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Favorite Moment:<br />
Going to the baseball game<br />
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Pics Taken: 103<br />
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He hardly ever wears regular tennis shoes. </div>
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She jumps in bed with me almost every morning after Troy gets up. </div>
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She is always in the bathroom when someone is in the shower (I have no idea why).</div>
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She insisted on having some of my face lotion while I was getting ready. </div>
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Love the freshness</div>
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My selections</div>
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Glued to the TV </div>
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Too many choices </div>
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Really like these as potential accent strips </div>
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Fierce game of tic-tac-toe </div>
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Coloring </div>
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Again, she is my ever faithful companion </div>
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Quiet time for him </div>
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The bed she made during her quiet time. </div>
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Love the smiles! </div>
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Getting buckled </div>
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Yes, I usually drive with my leg up like this. </div>
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Going to the game </div>
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Devon tower </div>
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I love good shadow pics. </div>
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It was a long, warm walk to the stadium. </div>
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My cutie </div>
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The boys </div>
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Family shot </div>
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Snow cone goodness </div>
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He kept making funny faces. I was just thrilled he had asked to sit in my lap for a bit. </div>
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Downtown view driving home </div>
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Oh that flash is bright! </div>
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Brushing, brushing, brushing </div>
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Cheesy smiles while hoping Dad will find something to look at in the telescope</div>
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Today was a fairly normal day around here with the exception of it being Luke's second day back at school. Troy was up and at work early; an earthquake woke me early; I'm not used to getting up early yet with our new school schedule. After getting Luke to school, Hannah and I had breakfast and then we headed to the hospital to visit my friend Ashley who had her 4th child the day before. When we got back home after a quick stop at Hobby Lobby, Hannah and I played with her princess castle a bit before she ate lunch. I had lunch with Troy when he got home around 12:45. Hannah had quiet time; Troy took a nap; I read after cleaning up and laundry. Troy went to the pool store before going to pick up Luke from school. When Hannah came out of her room she and I had a dance party while Troy was gone. After talking with Luke about his day a bit the kids watched a couple of shows and had a snack. Troy was working on installing Sirius radio in both of our cars (with a little help from Hannah) while I was reading some more. Hannah insisted on FaceTiming with Grammy after hearing her on the phone which we did. Hannah hit Luke really hard with her cup and went to her room. I started dinner and we ate just after 6. The kids took a shower before they watched a movie (LJ was really tired from school); Troy was working from home; I was working on my WITL album title page. After getting the kids in bed, Troy watched the Royals game while I continued to work on my album. We headed to bed after the game was over and turned our lights out about 11:20.</div>
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Some observations/gratitude:<br />
*It rained most of the morning so I didn't have to water all of my flower pots.<br />
*Everyone enjoyed dinner! (not always the case)<br />
*LJ is definitely still adjusting to his school schedule and was obviously tired.<br />
*Dance parties are fun and can get everyone back in a happy mood.<br />
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Favorite moment:<br />
Watching Hannah with baby Caleb. She really was in awe at least until he cried and then she looked terrified.<br />
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Clean and dressed</div>
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Did not want to get up; did not want to eat breakfast; did not want to get dressed...you get the idea</div>
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Streches before exchanging the diaper for undies</div>
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He still sits on his left foot (have a pic of the same from last year's WITL)</div>
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My go to breakfast</div>
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"Not many tangles today, Mom."</div>
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Baby had to come to the hospital with us and she has to be safe and buckled too.</div>
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"Two babies!!!"</div>
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Trash and recycle day plus a wet driveway--loved the rain and cool temps!</div>
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Right outside the back door</div>
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Amazing for August 14</div>
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Always have this pic for WITL</div>
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Playing with the princess castle</div>
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My ever faithful companion</div>
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Fixing lunch</div>
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Picnic lunch</div>
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Catching some zzz's</div>
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Never ending--blah</div>
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From Thursday--love having this for the beginning and end of the year</div>
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Her typical spot when I'm on the couch </div>
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Reading on my kindle ("Only Time Will Tell" by Jeffrey Archer) </div>
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Kids are very good about helping with Maggie </div>
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Installing the radio </div>
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FaceTime--didn't know I got her tongue sticking out :)</div>
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Eating dinner</div>
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Doing the dishes while I supervised showers </div>
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Getting it back in place </div>
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My sugar bean</div>
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Comfy, cozy movie time</div>
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Watching the numbers on his well </div>
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Fish feeding </div>
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She gotten really good at doing this on her own. </div>
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Reading Geronimo Stilton (one of his favs) </div>
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My title page </div>
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Watching the game and working </div>
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Yay Royals!</div>
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Once again my favorite scrapbooker, Ali Edwards, is doing her famous Week In The Life project starting on Monday. I love this project although not as much during it but looking back on it down the road and remembering what our lives were like at that time. Next week is not so typical for us. Hannah and I will be gone from Thursday through the weekend. So, I decided to change up when I started my week in the life so be able to capture more "normal" stuff for us. I actually started taking pics and documenting life yesterday. I wanted to get this intro blog done yesterday but it didn't happen. I had my nose stuck in a book instead. Hopefully, I can get a blog posted about each day. I also plan to do an actual album this year (yay! I've started on it already). So without further ado....</div>
Luke's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542850660650342228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498886618539530236.post-6783111557203642962015-07-10T20:33:00.001-05:002015-07-10T20:33:23.771-05:007 Year Old Questionnaire<div style="color: #4a2701; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.591999053955078px; margin: 0px;">
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Seven, Luke is seven! I can't believe seven years ago at 5:41 am I became a mom. I love this questionnaire and how some answers have changed so much over time and others are still the same. I know I'll treasure these questionnaires in years to come.</div>
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How old are you? 7</div>
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How tall are you? Um, can we get a measure. (which we didn't do)</div>
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How much do you weigh? Um, I'm gonna go check that out. (runs to the scale) He says, "4-7-0." (47.0 lbs)</div>
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What is your favorite toy? Dinosaur Legos</div>
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Favorite book? How to Train Your Dragon</div>
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Favorite movie? Um, How to Train Your Dragon</div>
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Favorite TV show? Um, uh, Odd Squad and Wild Kratts</div>
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Favorite food? french toast</div>
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Favorite fruit? cantaloupe</div>
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Favorite snack? fruit snacks</div>
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Favorite drink? milk</div>
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Favorite activity? build Legos</div>
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Favorite color? green</div>
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Favorite sport? soccer</div>
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Favorite song? Shake it Off (Taylor Swift)</div>
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Favorite animal? every (asked to pick one one) He said, "No, I like all animals too much."</div>
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Favorite game? I've got to think about that. Um, the Lego Chase game. (Lego City Alarm)</div>
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Favorite outfit? green</div>
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Favorite holiday? I can't decide. They're all really good.</div>
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What do you need in bed when it's time to go to sleep? pillow doggy and blankie</div>
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Best Friend? Aubrey (friend at school)</div>
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When I grow up I want to be? a Lego maker and maybe a movie maker</div>
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Nicknames? Munchkin, Kiddo, Lukester, Lukey</div>
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Thing I am really good at? making Legos</div>
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Some other stats:</div>
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Clothing size: tops are 6/7 and bottoms are 5 slim or 6 slim </div>
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Shoe size: 12 1/2</div>
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Height: 48" (based on being able to go on ride's at Frontier City--amusement park)</div>
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Weight: 48 lbs</div>
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April 1: Hannah and I went to surprise LJ with McDonald's after gymnastics.</div>
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April 2: Luke's spring party at school--I was in charge of the craft (decorating eggs with wet chalk). The highlight was the egg hunt though.</div>
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LJ's friends Aubrey and Hunter</div>
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April 3: We went to KC for a long Easter weekend. Our first morning went to an art store where you can choose between several crafts. LJ picked sand art and Hannah painted a wooden container.</div>
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In the afternoon we went to the park although it was a little chilly.</div>
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April 4: The next morning we went to the zoo. The highlights were the polar bear and most definitely the penguins--we watched the penguins for at least a half an hour.</div>
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April 5: Easter Day--we spent the day at the Boetcher's with the Masonbrinks (our tradition to spend Easter with them continues).</div>
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Crashing hard on the way home</div>
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April 8: H still loves gymnastics especially swinging!</div>
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April 10: Luke's "Bunnies" Program at school. It was super cute!</div>
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Back row in the center</div>
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April 10: Daisy loves to lay in the sun by the back door.</div>
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April 10: We love, love, love our Japanese maple out our kitchen window. It's constantly changing colors during the different seasons.</div>
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April 13-18: Troy and I went on a last minute trip to Jamaica. Dad and Frankie stayed with the kids while we were gone. Our trip was extended a day when we missed our connection into Jamaica on our way there (not a good day but we made it the next). We had a great time just enjoying each other's company and relaxing for 4 days. It was a nice break for us both!</div>
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April 19: We went back to our old neighborhood to play with friends and Luke really had fun helping build this fort.</div>
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April 21: The "dinosaur" park after school--this is the kids' favorite park in the spring because in the summer it gets too hot.</div>
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We came home and then they colored the curb on the driveway with sidewalk chalk.</div>
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April 22: More gymnastics</div>
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April 24: Friday morning snuggles with H</div>
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April 24: OCA has an annual auction and each class is supposed to have a project that each student participates in. I volunteered (sort of) to be in charge of Luke's class project and putting together the items from his class for the auction. Each student used one color and they filled in OK with their fingerprints. I was hugely surprised at the auction. Two moms were going back and forth on the silent auction paper for this and so the auctioneer made it a live auction item. Would you believe that the bidding got as high as $1800? I was standing with LJ's teacher and she suggested that we make another one. So I interrupted the auctioneer and said if both moms would pay $1500 I would have the kids make a second one. So the kids and I made another one. Whoa!</div>
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April 25: Watching LJ's team</div>
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April 25: Our first baseball game of the summer</div>
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April 28: Luke attempting no training wheels.</div>
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April 28: Sweet Magger Moo</div>
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April 29: More gymnastics</div>
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And another lunch with LJ after gymnastics</div>
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April 29: The "duck" park after school to see all the ducklings.</div>
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March 1: Cozy snuggle time on the couch</div>
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March 4: Hangin out with Dad in the office with some super cute pigtails</div>
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March 5: Reading the Lego Club magazine on his own</div>
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March 8: I went on a scrapbook retreat weekend. This is a wonderful group of ladies and we always have a great time together!</div>
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March 9: Snuggles with mom</div>
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March 10: Troy was out of town. Luke had soccer practice and we'd just had a ton of rain. In a effort to maintain clean shoes and provide entertain I brought Hannah's bike to practice. She rode around on the sidewalks for almost an hour. </div>
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March 11: Some swingset time after school</div>
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March 12: Luke had a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese and Hannah came along for the ride. Both kids had such an awesome time!</div>
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March 13: Watching Mary Poppins along with some more snuggle time</div>
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March 14: LJ's soccer game</div>
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March 15: One of many dance parties we have</div>
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March 15: Looking very grown up and wanting to play soccer just like Luke</div>
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March 15: Kids helped me make chocolate chip muffins</div>
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March 15 (it was a busy day): Snuggles and tickles with dad</div>
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Another March 15: Cutest hard-hat wearer I've ever seen</div>
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March 17: During Spring Break, we did numerous Pinterest crafts. The kids made tissue paper rainbows with pots of gold for St. Patrick's Day. I love Luke's tongue--it's what he does when he's concentrating.</div>
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March 18: My friend Leslie and I went to Paint Your Art Out to paint some water lilies. I think they turned out well.</div>
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March 19: Painting the fabric batik project (again the tongue)</div>
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March 21: Celebrating Grandpa's birthday</div>
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March 22: Both kids helped me get some seeds planted to get our garden growing early inside. Well, we had no luck with any of our seeds. </div>
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March 24: Driveway time</div>
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March 25: Swinging after school at the park</div>
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March 26: She basically put the puzzle together all by herself. She was super proud!</div>
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March 28: Maggie really enjoys driveway time too. Big girl on her big bike.</div>
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March 29: Finally getting to the finishing touches on the swing set.</div>
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March 30: Hannah and I went to the park and had no idea all of the tulips were blooming. She let me get a few pictures before she had to swing (still her absolute favorite!).</div>
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Hannah's half birthday was a little over a week ago. I just remembered that I wanted to get her answers to this questionnaire. <br />
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How old are you? 3 said like free</div>
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How tall are you? 49</div>
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How much do you weigh? not taller</div>
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What is your favorite toy? i don't know and then when prompted again she said baby doll</div>
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Favorite book? my owl</div>
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Favorite movie? Cinderella</div>
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Favorite TV show? Daniel (Tiger)</div>
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Favorite food? macaroni n cheese</div>
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Favorite fruit? strawberries</div>
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Favorite snack? mix up (trail mix)</div>
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Favorite drink? kool aid</div>
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Favorite activity? play games</div>
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Favorite color? pink</div>
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Favorite sport? in there (pointing to the playroom downstairs)</div>
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Favorite song? Frozen (Let It Go)</div>
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Favorite animal? baby (I said that wasn't an animal and she said penguin)</div>
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Favorite game? I don't know (then she said uffalo which LJ interpretted as Hungry, Hungry Hippos)</div>
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Favorite outfit? my dress</div>
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Favorite holiday? Halloween</div>
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What do you need in bed when it's time to go to sleep? baby<br />
Best Friend? baby</div>
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When I grow up I want to be? play</div>
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Nicknames? HannahBean, Sugar Bean, Beanie, Hannah Banana</div>
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Thing I am really good at? I keep whining. (No joke this was her answer without pause or hesitation of any kind. More than a little telling :/ )</div>
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Some other stats:</div>
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Clothing size: 5 (not the toddler 5 but a regular 5!)</div>
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Shoe size: 10</div>
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Height: 41 1/2"</div>
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Weight: 39.5 lbs<br />
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Some other info I want to remember:<br />
Sayings:<br />
zert=dessert<br />
squito bugs=mosquito bites<br />
clip clops=flip flops<br />
sumscreen=sunscreen<br />
mommy, hold her=pick me up<br />
my brush teeth=her toothbrush<br />
no eyes in soap=no soap in her eyes during bath time<br />
globbles=goggles<br />
sumscreen=sunscreeen<br />
Lukie=Luke<br />
mato=tomato<br />
dance on mommy's puter=mom play songs from your computer so I can dance to them<br />
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Hannah has a fairly regular schedule these days. She is up anywhere from 7-8:30. She is still taking a nap after lunch. Most days it's about 2 hours long but there are some where it's much shorter and maybe 1 or 2 times a week it's closer to 3 hours. Luke gave up his nap between 3 1/2 and 4 without warning so I'm curious to see how long Hannah will nap. Bedtime is very dependent on the days activities and nap length. She has lights out no later than 8:30 but sometimes as early as 7:15.</div>
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When school starts in the fall, she will go three mornings a week, Tuesday through Thursday, with an option to stay for the afternoon. I'm anticipating doing one afternoon a week to see how she does since there won't be a nap on those days. </div>
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One of our biggest struggles right now is whining and tantrums. I know this is a trait of most 3 year olds but man it is a big struggle for us--above the norm for sure! This phase has lasted since about Christmas and there are days when Troy and I just want to pull out our hair. It's hard for Luke as well because he misses out on some things because of her behavior. It is unpredictable what will set her off and meltdowns have ruined plans and shifted entire days. It took us a while to figure out a consequence that has meaning for her as well. It's going to her room until she calms down (I think it's being alone more than being stuck in her room). I hesitated on this one because I thought she would destroy her room while in there but so far that hasn't happened. I am so ready for her to transition out of this stage. </div>
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Hannah is also now sleeping in a big girl bed. She never really tried too much to climb out of her crib like Luke did and it was easier just to have her contained in her crib when it was time to sleep. She transitioned well with about 2 weeks of getting out of bed to play but once we started taking away any TV time for the next day she figured out that staying in bed was a good thing.</div>
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Hannah is full of life! </div>
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She loves her brother, her baby dolls and being outside. </div>
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She loves to color, draw and be "artsy." </div>
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She holds writing utensils correctly and loves to use scissors. </div>
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We are working on counting, letters and writing her name.</div>
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She sings ALL the time and loves to dance.</div>
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She would rather wear a dress than shorts and a shirt.</div>
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She has gained some independence in playing upstairs alone and with her dollhouse in her room. Games are starting to be more fun for her; we have a Disney princess cupcake game she really likes. She is very confident in the swimming pool with her floatie on but wants no part of learning to swim without it. </div>
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Swinging is still her favorite at the playground although she's adding twisting the chains to the fun now. </div>
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She can be super snuggly or want absolutely nothing to do with you. </div>
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She insists on kissing your hand and you kissing hers before bed and putting said hand to your cheek. About two weeks ago, I tried to incorporate some new "be-be's" (comfort item: cloth diapers) into her collection but she has yet to really even acknowledge they are there. The old ones are so gross and discolored. </div>
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Eating is usually not a problem for Hannah. Her favorites include: cheese, mac n cheese, strawberries, tomatoes, corn on the cob, chocolate milk, scrambled eggs, chips when she can have them, and her favorite meat is chicken. She's still not a huge fan of eating a lot of meat though.</div>
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Luke's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542850660650342228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498886618539530236.post-79876162815018193672015-05-15T08:56:00.000-05:002015-05-15T08:56:48.965-05:00February Snow<div style="text-align: justify;">
Okay, it's time to attempt to catch back up with the monthly posting. When I did February's post I had intended to do a seperate post about the snow we had at the end of the month. That hasn't happened--until now! </div>
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February 23</div>
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It was a Monday. I was supposed to be helping at Hannah's school with enrollment for next year. The turnout wasn't as high as expected because it started snowing early in the morning but no schools were canceled. I got an email from Luke's school saying that we were welcome to come and get our kiddos early if we wanted since the roads were rapidly deteriorating. Since Hannah was with me, we just left early and went to get Luke about 11. I'm really glad I didn't have to get out for the rest of the day because the roads got really bad, really fast. Luke and I really enjoyed watching the snow fall while Hannah napped. The minute she was awake it was get outside as fast as possible for Luke. We got all bundled up and headed out. I have to say that it was COLD! I don't remember what the temperature was but it was well below freezing. Hannah was done in 5 minutes. I distracted her enough that she and I stayed out for about 20 minutes but when she ran to the gate and was screaming to do inside I figured she'd really had enough. We did have fun making snow angels, swinging and sliding, and making large trails of tracks on the golf course before coming inside. Luke stayed out for about 15 more minutes and tried to make a snow man but the snow was very dry so it didn't work.</div>
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This is the snow man, a pile of snow with some stick arms and leaf buttons.</div>
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February 24</div>
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School was canceled because the roads were still really bad in the morning. It warmed up fast though and made everything very slushy. Luke really wanted to go back outside but he waited until Hannah was napping. By that time, it was slushy enough to put together some actual snowmen. He then played with our neighbor for a long time.</div>
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This was a Saturday so since I had reinforcements in the form of Dad we went sledding in our old neighborhood with friends. Both of the kids had a really fun time. Troy and I also enjoyed the slope although after a few trips down the hill my back was done. We came home for hot chocolate and spent the rest of the day in our pj's--perfect, snowy Saturday with the family!</div>
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