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Oh Baby! 2007-05-09 16:03:28 Yesterday was spent having fun in the sun pretty much the entire day. With the exception of running into Wally World for a couple of needed items and the 20 minutes we spent at the dinner table, Emily was outside either riding her bike or wandering around the yard aimlessly....
He Can Tie!! 2007-05-08 15:55:29 Yes, my son is six years old and in the final days of his 1st grade year and didn't know how to tie his shoes until Sunday. It was difficult to teach him, as he is left handed. Whether or not being left handed makes a difference, I don't know...
Wasted Day ... 2007-05-07 15:55:34 What do you get when you combine whiskey tonics with a person who normally does not drink? A COMPLETELY WASTED DAY!! Poor guy ... I actually felt sorry for him ... for just a little while. Then I made him take me and the kids out to dinner. And now... Read more:Wasted
Word of Advice 2007-05-10 16:15:47 Has anyone ever decided to cut their bangs, first thing in the morning before they were truly awake and worked out the stiffness is their hands? Before they've had their first daily dose of caffeine and a nice eye opening shower? Ever had that experience? Yeah, I wouldn't recommend it....
A First ... 2007-05-13 05:08:17 Jake is in the middle of his first baseball tournament ever. It's been fun today ... even though in addition to his 2 games, we had 2 soccer and a football game for Drew, which were held about 35 miles from the tournament. No biggie, all worked out. And the... Read more:First
What Kids Have To Say About Angels ... 2007-05-12 21:32:00 I only know the names of two angels. Hark and Harold. Gregory, 5 Everybody's got it all wrong. Angels
don't wear halos anymore. I forget the reason why, but scientists are working on it. Olive, 9 It's not easy to become an angel! First, you have to die. Then you...
My Jakey! Sweet Jakey! 2007-05-18 14:46:00 First of all ... don't tell him or anyone he knows that I called him Jakey. I DO indeed call him that, in the privacy of our own home. And he doesn't mind. Actually I think he secretly likes it. But, if I ever called him that in public or... Read more:Sweet
The Margarita Pool ... Yummy! 2007-05-17 15:41:08 Some of you might remember last year when I was ready to give up fast food to save enough money to persuade hubby to buy me a real pool this Spring. Remember that? Well ... I couldn't do it. I just enjoy my fast food too much. So, because a... Read more:Margarita
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Up For A Challenge? 2007-05-16 23:19:42 Last week, I volunteered myself to participate in a challenge Julee was doing. She found an article in Women's Day that said, if you walk 6 days a week for 30 minutes per day ... in a month you'd lose a dress size. Sounded good to me, so I left... Read more:Challenge
Everywhere I Turn ... 2007-05-16 16:24:40 I feel like a failure. In all aspects of my life ... I feel like a failure. I do know this will pass. I really do ... but gosh darn it, it's so hard to get past right now. Obviously, I haven't been blogging. This may be because I have...
WFMW: Vomiting Children 2007-05-22 22:42:48 Okay ... if you are a regular reader of my blog, you know two things. #1 - I haven't participated in WFMW in a long time. #2 - That my girls were sick not too long ago and just couldn't seem to shake it. I know, the picture I posted... Read more:Children
Wish I Had A Picture ... 2007-05-21 22:02:36 because I worked my rear off today planting flowers. Oh, and not only flowers, but our garden. Here is the deal. I have loaded, pulled, carried and poured so much top soil, I think the hernia surgery that I had a few years back has been ...ummm... destroyed. I can... Read more:Picture
Finally Up With The Times ... 2007-05-26 20:22:00 As I sat in our hotel room with 3 sleeping children when our Travelin' Team made their way to West Des Moines for a baseball tournament ... I figured out how to add Flickr to my blog and make it really easy to share photos with all of you. If... Read more:Finally
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We're a Travelin' Team ... 2007-05-26 16:57:00 Yup ... we traveled a whole 2 hours to West Des Moines for a baseball tournament. Yesterday, I planned. I devised. I prepared. I packed. Contrary to popular belief, putting everything together for a family of six for even a 2 day trip only 2 hours away can be quite...
Up For A Challenge - Week 1 2007-05-25 08:20:28 Well, I did it. I walked every day this week. It felt really good and I found that I even had a bit more energy than normal. I needed it. Hubby was out of town all week so I was a single parent for 6 days. I don't know how... Read more:Challenge
And She Takes The Lead ... 2007-05-30 10:08:38 Yes, little Miss Molly was trying her hand at gymnastics, acrobatics, or something along those lines and didn't do very well. After several practice jumps (and her very smart mother telling her no no, she was going to get hurt) she catapulted off the ottoman and slammed her pretty little...
We Are Home ... 2007-05-29 13:43:01 And we are tired. Very very very tired. The girls have cried almost non-stop since they woke up this morning. I can't say I blame them ... if I were 3, I might be right there with them. Don't you wish you could do that? When something pisses ya off,...
For Those Who Care ... 2007-05-27 22:40:35 What a day at the ball park. So much fun. Jake's team, Cedar Rapids Prairie Hawks, won 2 out of 2. The standings just came out and we are the #2 seed for tomorrow's games. Who knows what will happen? We play our first game at 9:45. If we lose,...
This One Is For The Girls ... 2007-05-27 10:07:00 As we were leaving yesterday morning for the baseball tournament ... we got about a mile and half down the road when I realized what the date was. If you are a woman reading this, you'll understand that when you do the calculations of something that happened a month before... Read more:Girls
Up For A Challenge - Week 2 2007-06-01 09:44:54 I have to admit, I didn't do very well this week. I'd like to say it's because of the holiday weekend and some rain in the middle of the week. Hey, it's my story ... and I'm stickin' to it. My week 2 results: Weight - 1 pound less than... Read more:Challenge
Left or Right? 2007-05-31 05:00:45 Which are you? No, I'm not talking politics ... that subject just seems so touchy right now, I feel as though it's off limits until everyone calms the heck down. Did you see Rosie and Elizabeth go at it? Yikes. I'm talking which HAND are you ... right or left?... Read more:Right
The Why Series 2007-06-05 12:19:57 So many times an event occurs in my everyday life and I find myself asking over and over, Why?. I normally can not come up with an answer. As you may have figured out by now, I'm not always the sharpest crayon in the box, so when I find myself...
I'm Letting Go ... 2007-06-05 09:01:16 If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know that I struggle with my To Do List, always commit to doing more than physically possible, and then beat myself up for being a failure when I can't accomplish all I've set out to do. Recently, my hubby sent... Read more:Letting
Last Week Of School Tradition 2007-06-04 09:40:38 Every year, for the last week of school, my husband does this to my boys and they LOVE IT (wish I could say the same): ==========================... Read more:School
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The Favorite Number ... 2007-06-07 16:37:39 This morning I agreed to drive the boys to school in celebration of their final day of school. Of course, the girls did not cooperate in our efforts of getting out the door in a timely manner. We weren't late, but we weren't early either. As we traveled down a... Read more:Favorite
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A Different Perspective 2007-06-06 14:50:22 If you are from Iowa, then I know you've heard of the Solon girl, Ashley Truitt, who was on vacation with her family in Florida, gave birth to her baby and then threw it down a trash chute, right? Solon is only about 10 minutes from where I live and... Read more:Perspective
WFMW: Treasure Hunt 2007-06-05 23:29:19 Today is a themed Works For Me Wednesday. The Mom - I'm Bored! Edition. We've all been through it. Kids griping, moaning and groaning every morning for the last 3 months asking when summer vacation is finally going to be here, and then when it does indeed arrive ... usually... Read more:Treasure
Can Girls Wrestle? 2007-06-15 07:42:00 The other day, the children were getting ready to go swimming. As I was helping Emily (age 3) into her suit, Molly (age 2) grew impatient and decided to get her suit on by herself. When she emerged from the bathroom, this is what I found: Swim suit on backwards... Read more:Girls
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