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And we're somewhat in...
We closed on the house last week, but gradually moved in thinking that would be easier. A friend of ours described it well as saying it was like "death by a thousand paper cuts" - yep - exactly. Anyway...
View ArticleOdds and Ends
We are in and settled - such a nice feeling. Kent is furiously working on putting the lawn in - fun! I have to figure out what I can plant in the flower beds and not end up killing since I have a black...
View ArticleThis peace and quiet is getting to me...
Joel went down to Atlanta with my mom to stay for a week. I called the first day - Joel was too tired to talk to me. I called the second day, Joel was having too much fun to talk to me - finally he...
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Is it really November?
Where has this year gone? I can't believe that it is time for the holidays and the end of the year is almost here! My son is back home and it is so great to have him back. My parents are heading back...
View ArticleWinter Iceland
Is it really already the middle of December? How did that happen? The past few days have been fun with ice and rain and temperatures hovering at the freezing mark. It makes you want to stay in your...
View ArticleCan I just hibernate?
I love the holidays, but to be honest, I am a warm weather person. Although I love the thought of snow, but in reality, it is really cold. We spent the holidays in Colorado and I had a great first half...
View ArticleHere's to New Year's Resolutions...
Well - right after New Year's my husband wanted us to have a family meeting to discuss our goals (as individuals and as a family) for 2008. The main goal he had in mind was a budget...you can take a...
View ArticleThe Joys of Potty Training
Well, I am back and settled in from our trip to Florida. We had a great time and to be honest, I am not sure if I should have gone only because now the cold weather here seems that much worse! The...
View ArticleWhat an adventure
I know I posted in one of my past entries that my husband was looking to do an adventure race. The race was this past Saturday up in Lawrence, KS (where KU is located). Although most know Kansas as a...
View ArticleThis wasn't in the manual....
On parenting that is. Yesterday Joel got out and helped me plant our garden - he was in a great mood and the only thing that upset him was that he had to come in for a nap. Last night at church...
View ArticleI think we should we quarantined...
Well after spending the first half of last week helping Joel get over the stomach flu, we were both lucky enough to catch the other cold based flu this weekend. So, I am in the process of washing...
View ArticleI am getting my pay backs...
or at least my husband's. On the way home from church tonight I was singing the books of the New Testament with Joel - which he already knows, but he wasn't doing so well. So, I told him to sing them...
View ArticleSuccess!!
Warning - for those of you that are not parents, you are going to think I am a loser - which I am, but I still try and live in denial!! So - Joel is finally potty trained...yes, if you have been...
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One big muddy mess
Well - it has been a hectic past few weeks. Joel went to see my parents in Atlanta for a week and although I was really missing him by the end of the week - he was having a blast and didn't seem to...
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Rocky Mountain High
Well, we are back from our trip to Colorado and it was a blast. We had such a great time. Joel wanted to "fish" the whole time - I put this in quotes because he has a pole with a fake fish on the end...
View ArticleTa-Da
I had to post this funny story from last Sunday. Joel came out of Bible class with a card made of construction paper. I asked him what he studied about and he took his card and said..."Noah built an...
View ArticleShake it off...
Last night we went on a family bike ride. We live out in the country, but about 3 miles away is the local Coliseum - so we rode with Joel in the bike trailer and packed his strider bike (a small bike...
View ArticleHumorous Joel Anecdotes
It's been a while and I thought I would post some of Joel's funniest comments these past couple of months. As a preface to the first story - Joel is obsessed with pirates right now. He has several...
View Article4 months?!
I can't believe I haven't updated in 4 months! So - here is a quick recap: November - enjoyed the lovely fall weather and spent Thanksgiving here - all my family came into town, so it was my first...
View ArticleThe Macaroni and Cheese Dance
I am sure you are all curious what this is...well, Joel loves to talk about doing the potty dance when he has waited a bit to long and the other day at lunch it was obvious this was the case. So I...
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